Perfect timing Jon, uploaded on the hottest day of the year so far. I prefer to wash the car in the morning because the panels will be cooler after the night than after the heat of the day.
Here in Western Australia, I usually have to wash my Black car in hot sun, Recently I have found that after quickly towelling most water off, I then use Opticlean as a drying aid and I find this is better than any other detail spray at removing the water stains. I also find that pure shampoo works better than wash and wax. If I find any smearing from the Opticlean I go round the car later in the day with another detail spray.
I tend to work panel by panel as you said, but one thing I also do is before starting, rinse the car down with low pressure for a few minutes to just cool the panels down a bit. I also do the getting most of the water dried and then following up with Xpress wax spray or something as a drying aid.
It's a nightmare washing the car in Indian summer with no pressure water sprayers. Even if you wash your car in the night, the water dries up before you finish washing the entire car. Great tips.
Thanks! I try to do what you said and wash in the mornings/evening but if that can't be done I use ONR one panel at a time. That way if it does dry it's no big deal. That is a lot less stressful I've found and helps me enjoy washing my car more when it's hot.
You must have sent that telepathically, I did the neighbours (very dirty) black Vito van snowfoam all over, jetwash after a couple of mins the only thing I did different was to wash and rinse and dry each side of the van individually, worked a treat ... thanks for the tips
Hi. Love watching your channel you've got some great cars when I clean my car in summer time I do it early morning about 7am in good shade and have over three hours before the sun gets to the car. Keep up the good work thanks
Recently added Koch FSE to product collection as I have zero shade, must say it’s brilliant for water spots and glass and the added bonus is it’s so easy to use
it does work well on tidying up scummy white glass as well. Its so important for a detail spray I think to have this descalar function. It really is a must have product. But also be carefull with FSE on hot panels.
Jon for occasions like this its worth having a water filter (just for rinsing though, don't want to use it up to fast), once rinsed you do not have to rush to dry, even in the sun it will not leave water spots, always worth having in your arsenal !!
I used the garden hose on a soft flow, it can sheet the water off when rinsing - plus it doesn't spray everywhere. When the water sheets off (because we have already got the paintwork nicely protected 👍) it means there isn't so much surface water left to dry. Also - I would wash, rinse and dry the glass first (as it is privacy glass and you see water spots very easily) 👌
Hey British guy, great channel. I am in SoCal, so this "hot sun"' video is a point of interest for me (also have a porsche like in the video). I like the forensic approach of your channel. For hot sun: it seems this is only a problem for half the car, correct? The sun can shine on only one side of the car at a time. I usually set my car perpendicular to the sun, and perform a complete detail on the dark side of the car. Then I move the car around and repeat.
Watching this just after I have done my car in the mid day sun and struggled with the 2 bucket method 😂. I kept spraying water to cool it down and make sure water does not stand to create water spots. Towel dried the car and other water evaporated, no water spots. Applying the wax was fun, a little harder to buff off, but still buffed with no chalky residue, so top marks to Soft99 Water Block.
With the long hot days, I washed my car starting at 1930 on a Saturday night ... some one walked along on the other side of the road "What a strange time to wash the car". Had to was in sections - had to ditch the 2 bucket like you say. Would wash, blast the mitt with the pressure washer to clear dirt.
Great vid as always. Something I’ve been experimenting with this summer is Meguiars NXT shampoo. It is also a water softener and I think seems to help with rinsing and reducing risk of water spots on a hot day
Really useful video John, thank you. Even as an experienced weekend warrior, it’s still good to have the reminders. The heat almost totally changes the routine. As a side note, the water purifiers are excellent. They are a bit of a faff, but they virtually eliminate water spotting etc. Well worth a try. I think you’ll be surprised how much easier to dry it makes it. 👍
I'm in Australia and can relate to all your points. one extra thing I do is prepare all my buckets/brushes mitts etc before wetting the car. Also if the car isn't too dirty i do a rinseless wash with ONR, the polymers in it help to reduce waterspots I find.
I just last week purchased gyeon Q2M water spot remover and used it on stubborn water spots on glass it worked amazingly. I also have FSE which is good after car has been cleaned.
I don’t have a garage, so I’m always at the mercy of Mother Nature. Glad to see my instincts were correct; early morning wash/decon, then break for a very extended lunch, then come back later afternoon for compound+polish. Work in sections, avoid strong chemicals, dry each section *immediately*
I am living in Greece so high temperatures are often a “problem” . I am using CarPro Ech20 1:20 or Sonax BSD 1:1 and they really help to eliminate any spot after drying ! Everything you said is good in action too, plus I am always using the “drying aid” with the method which you explained and i find it perfect(if panel is very hot, i am spraying on the microfiber towel) P.S. Always like your videos ! 😉
another idea - use a car cover especially in the summer to cut down dust build-up . This has been a real time saver in lockdown when we have used cars less
My sons Fiesta ST is black and was a nightmare to avoid water spots. The sun facing panels would almost dry immediately leaving nasty water marks to deal with. We bought a suction hose for our washer and containers of de ionised water. Using it as a final rinse it makes such a difference in hot weather.
My top tip in the heat is don't do a three day detail in the open air on a gravel drive. I just did and still weeping. My other top tip is don't use snow foam on hot data. I'm Dubois aboat it's effectiveness anyway but it's just more trouble than it's worth. Use BH Surfex HD 1 to 10 in a a pump sprayer instead.
Solid video again Jon, keep it up bigman!. Thank for the advice on getting the Garage Therapy/decon wash and Koch FSE, when i clean it next week im going to put some protection on it. Anything you recommend i got a few things lying around to try but i use that chemical brothers stuff and thought it was crap tbh, got done and dusted si so might give that a whirl. Thank
Definitely going to pick up some FSE, I have two black cars and my drive gets sun most of the day. Thanks for the tips Jon will be a little more mindful with your advice. Great content as always 👍
continued... have covers on both our cars and it has saved so much time. In UK Halfords do an all- season quilted cover that is great value and if you are an AA member you get 10% discount but remember to get a print out on your home P C of the allotted code from the AS website before you leave home - its not good enough to just show Halfords your AA card at the door - do a click and collect.....
My drive is in the shade until around 10.30am so I get it down early as possible much to the annoyance of the neighbours. If I am in the sun, then ONR is the way to go panel by panel.
I have been using the usual echo/reload combo for the last yr, but instead of distilled water I used FSE. It provides a good sealant and water spot remover. I have also used FSE for a base to mix with other detail sprays to get it to last longer, but if anyone does this test it fitst to make sure the solution doesn't clump with the acidic FSE. I have recently bought a DI resin water filter and it is honestly the best thing I have purchased for detailing. The days I cant be botheted to dry the car or apply a detail spray, I just leave it to dry with no water spots. Added advantage is that it avoids the 'love marks' from touching the car again with a cloth, also I no longer need to buy DI water in 5L bottles.
Getting a water demonizer setup has helped me more than anything I’ve tried. If your water is hard, it really is worth the cost if you frequently wash your cars in the sun.
Good video and thoughts, my driveway is south facing and is in full sun all day. Was thinking of getting a dome canopy, but do use spotless water but pressure washer struggles a little. Might go for optimum no rinse for a while.....
Some good tips John I have to wash the car really fast in the sun cause it's a black Audi a6 a big car to get round in a short time the neighbours must think I'm a nutter! Ps like the tip 15 in a 14 tip video 👍
Hello Jon, A good video with some great tips.👍Not usually problem for me, as I live in the Peak District. We get two sunny days a year, usually.🤣 I regularly wash the car when it's raining and have even been know to wash it, when it has been snowing. You should see the look on my neighbours’ faces.🤣🤣🤣
DI vessel has made the single biggest difference to me. Especially when you're washing per panel, you can rinse and move on. It's a costly investment but wow does it make a difference.
Detailer/drying aid tip: Instead of spraying it on the paint directly and then buffing, rather mist it over the cloth and then gently wipe it over the surface.
I have my man Jeeves clean the Corniche and the Silver Spur when they get dusty. I'll pass your tips along to him and have him ring you up on the phone if he needs more info. Good day my good man!
I live in oklahoma and our summers are constantly 90's-100's about every day, and i own a black 350z, what i have found is speed is essential and almost constant rinsing with hose is a must bc if u even go panel to panel the soap is about but dry by the time u have put ur mitt back in bucket and reach for hose- speed speed speed,
@@gaycha6589 I find it useful to spray it on the panel then leave it for about 10 seconds before wiping it off 👍. Yeah sometimes when I look in the evening when the sun has died down I notice some areas where the water spots weren't fully removed.
Switch to ONR. Pre-rinse as normal and then wash with ONR, drying each panel as you go. Obviously doesn't work for a filthy car but for one that is well looked after it's great. ONR also does a good job at lifting newly formed water spots so even if your pre-rinse water has dried on a bit it'll come off with the ONR wash.
Absolutely the best video in how to wash a car safely and effectively. Wow. Great job and oh 👍 the knowledge you share with us with common sense techniques. I live in California with "Hard" water. I work with a company called Pure Tec that drops off a 400 pound resin tank that deionized the water for my garage. One time deposit of $250 and then $15 a month for rental and $83 every time they replace the canister. It lasts for a few thousand gallons. I use it for initial rinse, application of Snow Foam, rinse, contact wash, rinse and put 12-20 gallons in 5 buckets; 2 for contact wash, 2 ONR, 1 general use for the week. 3-5 cars each week, total monthly usage is about 400 gallons. I have been using the system for 6 months so far on the original canister. But even if I only got a 1,000 gallons, it's still a bargain compared to the other two resin tanks I had used prior. Perfect "0" water, no spots. Use it Jon and you will be glad you did. I know Pure Tec is obviously not in England but I guarantee you there is someone.
Nice video mate! All I would say is work on the video quality, instead of standing holding the camera. Maybe set up a tripod a chair with the car in the background and then shoot come b-roll such as the sun, drying the car or rinsing like you did do! Great tips keep it up mate
Can confirm, if at all possible, don't polish any panels that are hot from the sun. I found out for my first time as it hit 30 degrees on my lunchbreak. The compound dries out from the heat so fast it just powders as well as the heat from the buffer friction adding to the working time being even shorter. The breeze was also adding to it drying out. As I have to do it outside the wind isn't something that even occurred to me until today and not something I've heard mentioned on any video I've watched. Good tips there, though.
Another tip for avoiding water spots is that you can add a bit of rinseless wash like ONR into your rinse solution (spray on like you would foam except as part of the rinse) as they have water softening properties.
Good vid Jon! *Ive got a video idea * pH comparison on vinyl wraps! For my sins I've got a gloss wrap on my car, which limits what I can do and theoretically limits what products I can use, I.e. pH neutral snow foam, however I find these products just aren't as strong/good as others. I'd really like to use bilt Hamber auto foam after watching how effective this product is on your channel for example, but I use pro valet advanced neutral instead which just doesn't work as well. I got told at by the owner of local detailing store that heat is the issue on wraps not pH, however all vinyl wrap companies state that you should use pH neutral products so I'm reluctant to try. A panel comparison of products that range in pH on a vinyl wrap would be a very useful video for a big section of the car community, including me! Cheers 🍻.
Excellent video thank you so much. With all that said Florida being one of the worst hot humid tropical climates and specifically Jacksonville Florida has some of the hardest highest calcium water out there. I purchased a deionizer and it’s hands-down the best preventative care and the best purchase I’ve ever made! I change the resin when it needs it which is usually .5 PPM TDS. I can virtually leave the water on the car on the hottest part of the day and it’ll all evaporate and not leave one water spot! I highly recommend anyone that really wants to avoid water spots purchase one
I hate hate hate washing in the heat and sun !!! 🤬🤬 but yeah great tips and do a lot of them already. Lowering the concentration is a great tip. I just go quick but thorough, avoid any cleaning product other than shampoo/snow foam and then wait until late evening to do anything else.
I had to give up through poor health, but was a mobile valeter for a few years. Biggest tip I would give, is use deionised water. I bought an RO/DI system years ago when they were expensive, but now they are peanuts. Takes a long time to create in volume and is very wasteful, so think twice if on a water meter. I used to filter directly into a 1000L IBC container, from which I'd fill my van. You can use it to cool the car you are working on, just by spraying down every few minutes. Work in sections, top down, wash, rinse, wash, rise. No need to dry the car, so far less contact. No water marks.
Question: How do you avoid pollen, seeds/buds from trees, and misc airborne debris from landing on a wet car before hand drying? I tend to ALWAYS get crap stuck to the wet car, and I don't want to drag that into the paintwork.
@@proffesionalretard right, so it's similar to the hot sun in that you need to just do it fast, and maybe rinse the side or panel you're on again for good measure.
Big tip I learned the hard way. Blazing hot windshield. Start washing the roof. Windshield has a huge rock chip, really bad one. Cold hose water runs down windshield, craaaaack. Rock chip spiderwebs. Do not let cold water anywhere near the windshield if you have a rock chip.
Especially working on black cars I like to break it up into sections. Spray the section (e.g. the bonnet and wings) with the pressure washer to cool them, then snowfoam said section, mitt then rinse - Move onto next section.
already subscribed . it's you, Brian @ Apex, and Paaaaaaaan the organizer. best 3 out there. :)btw, what's the best way to remove concrete splatter that has dried rock hard?
There are always a lot of ONR comments on detailing videos. Are there that many people without water access, or do a lot of people use this method even though they have the ability to do a normal wash?
It took me a year to become a believer in using ONR. I probably do 3-5 every week along with normal washes. When I need to really clean a car I use snow foam and contact. But when it is just dust or a little road grime behind the tires, I'll use ONR. It is so fast and it works GREAT. Try McKees 914 over ONR, it is ONR on steroids and smells like apples. Great replacement for ONR. Although I have 6 gallons of ONR to finish off first. Lol
Great tips. It's all very logical really. Happy to say I do most of those, I don't have a water spot remover though. How are they for use on a ceramic coating and top coat like the Gtechniq Crystal Syrum coatings and C2 Liquid Crystal spray? P.S it gets f*****g hot here West of Sydney and yes washing is a pain in the arse when you go 2-4 weeks of 35-46 degress every day lol. Even in the shade and washing a panel at a time it dries very quickly.
I find that the summer dust tends to cling to my car more than any winter dirt and grime. If I don't snow foam it a couple of times before contact washing I find that the dust is still there in some places when drying.
I'm surprised he didn't mention a gazebo, they are very handy to get that shade on your car to make working on each panel much safer and spend more time on it.
Hi John quick question is you're long hose (no jokes please) an original Karcher or aftermarket as mine is a pig for twisting just not behaving yours looks much better thanks Richard.
Hi Reg, I know this is an old post but someone mentioned raceglaze refillable 0ppm water filter. Im tempted to get one but have you had any experience with this? Don't know if you'd fancy doing a test on one?
106 Fahrenheit was at ICC Scranton Pennsylvania Richmond Virginia 112,would be 50ts and 55 or 60ts here its 30 degrees celsius till Friday than cool down
Hi can you do a test on the new technology artdeshine metal oxide, we need to focus on these things. Also about the kamikaze self healing and fenylab self healing coatings. We need to know
I understand a ph neutral high soap/low detergent shampoo is preferable too. The only uk one i found is Angelwax shampoo but prepare yourself for the cost. If there are good alternatives, I'd love to hear them.
@@KMD-if2gm thanks, I already use adams car shampoo. I tend to buy a gallon but was looking for a slightly cheaper uk alternative. In fact, I just thought, the angelwax is 5l, not the 3.78l of adams. So the angelwax is better value. The heat must be getting to me. :)
Big tip from me...just wait till evening wen the cooler air is here,it’s 29.5 where i am right now in the UK it’s hot as Fuck,so I’ll wait till about 8.30pn then go clean the car
no point use cleanser fluid before the cleanser polish really mate. So like clean wash dry. Then either cleansuer fuild and wax. Or cleanser polish and wax. polish if you want to improve the paint gloss more and polish if you have clayed to remove clay marring.
Noticed you dragged the towel? I dab on my black golf as I'm paranoid of scratching. Does it matter much which method?? Would you recommend I just continue dabbing?
dabbing is safer. but like , you have to get it dry, it takes so long to dabb dry it. plus im going to be polishing it so like its not too critical.. but yer dabb = very safe.
its awesome Dave. I did a review on the unplugged channel (hah I bet your thinking yer I heard that before!) but I did I think. Its a top class took. solid robust. doesnt require constant pumping.. few pumps give lots of pressure. totally worth the month and I highly recomend this and the 360 sprayer I will be buying more.
Morning Jon. Completely corrected my car 2 weeks ago today. First week it rained constantly. Finally washed it after 11 days and I have no tight beads which is strange and I have a haze of some sort. Not sure what the wax problem is but the haze is probably soap or Touchless. Any tips to remove? Any tips on the wax problem? Auto wash and Touchless and in2detailing ceramic crystal wax was used.
the durability is a bit low on the cyrstal wax mate. if you check out my detailing scene wax comparison video. touchless is free risning and comes of the car great. Autowash can I think create some filming if you dont stick to the concentration. The film can also mask the hydrophobic properties of wax underneath. If you have a haze on the car after wash that suggests to me you used more than say 7-10ml of autowash and it dried a bit on the car. make sure you rinse and towel dry the car to remove the detergent film.
Another channel compared pre-wash with Koch Chemie GSF (pH neutral) vs water, and the GSF cleaned better. However, Bilt-Hamber Touchless (alkaline) was the best. Even better now is that B-H Touchless V2 is close to pH neutral now (pH 8's with 1% PIR)
Slightly off topic, but one question relating to drying, as my car is very well protected and beads well, I tend to find that my drying towel becomes saturated very quickly, by the time I’m finished ‘drying’, I have to go in again with another towel or microfibre cloth and go over the whole car again to remove the streaks, have you any tips to prevent this please?.
Read the comment above by terryterryd...it works great. On protected paint, you'll reduce your standing water beads by 75-80%. Weather permitting, you can remove the nozzle and flood the surface with free-flowing water. This extra step dramatically reduces the amount of water on the surface and the risk of water spotting.
sure, hit me up with a link and ill pin your video in on this one. if I dont do it just message me again its because I have not seen your message. message notifactions are not reliable.
Gotta love the "captain obvious" stuff - "avoid midday sun", brill :). BTW, mosdt of the links to products in the description below are not working and could do with a bit of an update :)
thanks Peter in2detailing rebuilt their website Ive got to go through most of the videos and recreate the links. Ive done most of them now just the old ones to work my way through.
@@ForensicDetailing Oh, I see, they need to be told to maintain the old links as well. It shouldn't be a problem to map old URLs to new ones so they are being redericted automatically. Otherwise you are doing their work for them for free and with the amount of (excellent) content you have it is days ...
I tend to just wash mine once every couple of weeks regardless of the weather. I work on other peoples every now and then and I just work around the weather.. so answer is yes sure.
Perfect timing Jon, uploaded on the hottest day of the year so far.
I prefer to wash the car in the morning because the panels will be cooler after the night than after the heat of the day.
Here in Western Australia, I usually have to wash my Black car in hot sun, Recently I have found that after quickly towelling most water off, I then use Opticlean as a drying aid and I find this is better than any other detail spray at removing the water stains. I also find that pure shampoo works better than wash and wax. If I find any smearing from the Opticlean I go round the car later in the day with another detail spray.
Great tips. Bailing on the top down method in the summer sun... brilliant. All the tips are spot on.
I tend to work panel by panel as you said, but one thing I also do is before starting, rinse the car down with low pressure for a few minutes to just cool the panels down a bit. I also do the getting most of the water dried and then following up with Xpress wax spray or something as a drying aid.
I've been using ONR and getting great results on a black BMW. My daughter even asked me why the car looks wet, good vid John
David Bates is that a powerspot?
Its a no rinse wash and it works well.
It's a nightmare washing the car in Indian summer with no pressure water sprayers. Even if you wash your car in the night, the water dries up before you finish washing the entire car.
Great tips.
Thanks! I try to do what you said and wash in the mornings/evening but if that can't be done I use ONR one panel at a time. That way if it does dry it's no big deal. That is a lot less stressful I've found and helps me enjoy washing my car more when it's hot.
It's nice to hear some of the things I do on hot days be validated by this channel. Thanks for the content
You must have sent that telepathically, I did the neighbours (very dirty) black Vito van snowfoam all over, jetwash after a couple of mins the only thing I did different was to wash and rinse and dry each side of the van individually, worked a treat ... thanks for the tips
Hi. Love watching your channel you've got some great cars when I clean my car in summer time I do it early morning about 7am in good shade and have over three hours before the sun gets to the car. Keep up the good work thanks
Recently added Koch FSE to product collection as I have zero shade, must say it’s brilliant for water spots and glass and the added bonus is it’s so easy to use
it does work well on tidying up scummy white glass as well. Its so important for a detail spray I think to have this descalar function. It really is a must have product. But also be carefull with FSE on hot panels.
Jon for occasions like this its worth having a water filter (just for rinsing though, don't want to use it up to fast), once rinsed you do not have to rush to dry, even in the sun it will not leave water spots, always worth having in your arsenal !!
I used the garden hose on a soft flow, it can sheet the water off when rinsing - plus it doesn't spray everywhere. When the water sheets off (because we have already got the paintwork nicely protected 👍) it means there isn't so much surface water left to dry. Also - I would wash, rinse and dry the glass first (as it is privacy glass and you see water spots very easily) 👌
Just do ONR! Even on baking hot black cars it works pretty well for me, as it's steaming away! Stinks a bit though.
Hey British guy, great channel. I am in SoCal, so this "hot sun"' video is a point of interest for me (also have a porsche like in the video). I like the forensic approach of your channel. For hot sun: it seems this is only a problem for half the car, correct? The sun can shine on only one side of the car at a time. I usually set my car perpendicular to the sun, and perform a complete detail on the dark side of the car. Then I move the car around and repeat.
Great tips !
Watching this just after I have done my car in the mid day sun and struggled with the 2 bucket method 😂. I kept spraying water to cool it down and make sure water does not stand to create water spots. Towel dried the car and other water evaporated, no water spots. Applying the wax was fun, a little harder to buff off, but still buffed with no chalky residue, so top marks to Soft99 Water Block.
With the long hot days, I washed my car starting at 1930 on a Saturday night ... some one walked along on the other side of the road "What a strange time to wash the car". Had to was in sections - had to ditch the 2 bucket like you say. Would wash, blast the mitt with the pressure washer to clear dirt.
Great vid as always. Something I’ve been experimenting with this summer is Meguiars NXT shampoo. It is also a water softener and I think seems to help with rinsing and reducing risk of water spots on a hot day
Or use bilt hamber as they don't have salt in their products and there is a lot less water spots and marks to start with
Really useful video John, thank you. Even as an experienced weekend warrior, it’s still good to have the reminders. The heat almost totally changes the routine. As a side note, the water purifiers are excellent. They are a bit of a faff, but they virtually eliminate water spotting etc. Well worth a try. I think you’ll be surprised how much easier to dry it makes it. 👍
Lubricity - what a wonderful word
Cool video john
I'm in Australia and can relate to all your points. one extra thing I do is prepare all my buckets/brushes mitts etc before wetting the car. Also if the car isn't too dirty i do a rinseless wash with ONR, the polymers in it help to reduce waterspots I find.
I actually didn't know such a thing as a "water spot remover" existed.. they seem rather brilliant. Thanks for the tips!
I just last week purchased gyeon Q2M water spot remover and used it on stubborn water spots on glass it worked amazingly. I also have FSE which is good after car has been cleaned.
I don’t have a garage, so I’m always at the mercy of Mother Nature. Glad to see my instincts were correct; early morning wash/decon, then break for a very extended lunch, then come back later afternoon for compound+polish. Work in sections, avoid strong chemicals, dry each section *immediately*
I am living in Greece so high temperatures are often a “problem” .
I am using CarPro Ech20 1:20 or Sonax BSD 1:1 and they really help to eliminate any spot after drying !
Everything you said is good in action too,
plus I am always using the “drying aid” with the method which you explained and i find it perfect(if panel is very hot, i am spraying on the microfiber towel)
P.S. Always like your videos ! 😉
"Blazing"? Laughs from the colonies... Useful tips nonetheless.
lol he said when it cools off at night, that's cute...
another idea - use a car cover especially in the summer to cut down dust build-up . This has been a real time saver in lockdown when we have used cars less
William Kerr covers tend to grind whatever dust you have on the car into the paint. Same idea as wiping a dry towel on a car
Thank you for sharing your Tips! You’re Amazing! More blessings to you and your family!!!🙏
thank you jayson, same to you and your family.
My sons Fiesta ST is black and was a nightmare to avoid water spots. The sun facing panels would almost dry immediately leaving nasty water marks to deal with.
We bought a suction hose for our washer and containers of de ionised water. Using it as a final rinse it makes such a difference in hot weather.
My top tip in the heat is don't do a three day detail in the open air on a gravel drive. I just did and still weeping. My other top tip is don't use snow foam on hot data. I'm Dubois aboat it's effectiveness anyway but it's just more trouble than it's worth. Use BH Surfex HD 1 to 10 in a a pump sprayer instead.
Solid video again Jon, keep it up bigman!. Thank for the advice on getting the Garage Therapy/decon wash and Koch FSE, when i clean it next week im going to put some protection on it. Anything you recommend i got a few things lying around to try but i use that chemical brothers stuff and thought it was crap tbh, got done and dusted si so might give that a whirl. Thank
Hi tech = TAC systems Moonlight + Shinee Wax to maintain
Low Tech = Any Paste wax you like (BH finish wax, Autoglym UDH etc) + Bilt Hamber QD diluted 1:10
cheers mate.
@@ForensicDetailing Thank Jon, looking at your patreon page now.
Definitely going to pick up some FSE, I have two black cars and my drive gets sun most of the day. Thanks for the tips Jon will be a little more mindful with your advice. Great content as always 👍
continued... have covers on both our cars and it has saved so much time. In UK Halfords do an all- season quilted cover that is great value and if you are an AA member you get 10% discount but remember to get a print out on your home P C of the allotted code from the AS website before you leave home - its not good enough to just show Halfords your AA card at the door - do a click and collect.....
Great tips, thank you 😊
Filtered water works for me. I also only do a panel at a time. Wash and rinse panel by panel
My drive is in the shade until around 10.30am so I get it down early as possible much to the annoyance of the neighbours. If I am in the sun, then ONR is the way to go panel by panel.
I have been using the usual echo/reload combo for the last yr, but instead of distilled water I used FSE. It provides a good sealant and water spot remover. I have also used FSE for a base to mix with other detail sprays to get it to last longer, but if anyone does this test it fitst to make sure the solution doesn't clump with the acidic FSE.
I have recently bought a DI resin water filter and it is honestly the best thing I have purchased for detailing. The days I cant be botheted to dry the car or apply a detail spray, I just leave it to dry with no water spots. Added advantage is that it avoids the 'love marks' from touching the car again with a cloth, also I no longer need to buy DI water in 5L bottles.
Great advice Bud 😀👍Keep them coming 😀😀
Getting a water demonizer setup has helped me more than anything I’ve tried. If your water is hard, it really is worth the cost if you frequently wash your cars in the sun.
They're great for preventing water spots, but the demons might be even worse.
You obviously mean a demineraliser
Steve'sdetailingmk he said water demon. He meant water demon.
Rob Barker What do you mean...demons?
For anyone that's in the same boat as me, no shade. Sonax xtereme shampoo (the blue one) is amazing in hot weather.
Good video and thoughts, my driveway is south facing and is in full sun all day. Was thinking of getting a dome canopy, but do use spotless water but pressure washer struggles a little. Might go for optimum no rinse for a while.....
Some good tips John I have to wash the car really fast in the sun cause it's a black Audi a6 a big car to get round in a short time the neighbours must think I'm a nutter! Ps like the tip 15 in a 14 tip video 👍
Hello Jon,
A good video with some great tips.👍Not usually problem for me, as I live in the Peak District. We get two sunny days a year, usually.🤣 I regularly wash the car when it's raining and have even been know to wash it, when it has been snowing. You should see the look on my neighbours’ faces.🤣🤣🤣
We're back to rain tomorrow, how do you wash your car in the rain - that would be a good vid!
What a coincidence Jon both washed Porsche’s in the same week cracking video Jon beautiful cars
DI vessel has made the single biggest difference to me. Especially when you're washing per panel, you can rinse and move on. It's a costly investment but wow does it make a difference.
Detailer/drying aid tip: Instead of spraying it on the paint directly and then buffing, rather mist it over the cloth and then gently wipe it over the surface.
Been using FSE for a long time now on water spots it’s the best. Works so well.
Fantastic tips as usual. Love the channel ❤
I have my man Jeeves clean the Corniche and the Silver Spur when they get dusty. I'll pass your tips along to him and have him ring you up on the phone if he needs more info. Good day my good man!
I find just wetting the car down for 10 mins before you make a start really helps to cool the panels down
I live in oklahoma and our summers are constantly 90's-100's about every day, and i own a black 350z, what i have found is speed is essential and almost constant rinsing with hose is a must bc if u even go panel to panel the soap is about but dry by the time u have put ur mitt back in bucket and reach for hose- speed speed speed,
speed yer, working fast, have the rinse hose handy, final big rinse and bang dry. thats like the foundation isnt it.
Number 1 thing ➡️ Koch chemie fse
Great stuff use it a lot.
@@viperautovalet4479 I always use it every time I wash my car. Really adds gloss to the paint
@@gaycha6589 I find it useful to spray it on the panel then leave it for about 10 seconds before wiping it off 👍. Yeah sometimes when I look in the evening when the sun has died down I notice some areas where the water spots weren't fully removed.
As with others, it doesn't work very good, only on fresh spots I think. Also you can't just it in the sun 😬🙁
Switch to ONR. Pre-rinse as normal and then wash with ONR, drying each panel as you go. Obviously doesn't work for a filthy car but for one that is well looked after it's great. ONR also does a good job at lifting newly formed water spots so even if your pre-rinse water has dried on a bit it'll come off with the ONR wash.
Absolutely the best video in how to wash a car safely and effectively. Wow. Great job and oh 👍 the knowledge you share with us with common sense techniques. I live in California with "Hard" water. I work with a company called Pure Tec that drops off a 400 pound resin tank that deionized the water for my garage. One time deposit of $250 and then $15 a month for rental and $83 every time they replace the canister. It lasts for a few thousand gallons. I use it for initial rinse, application of Snow Foam, rinse, contact wash, rinse and put 12-20 gallons in 5 buckets; 2 for contact wash, 2 ONR, 1 general use for the week. 3-5 cars each week, total monthly usage is about 400 gallons. I have been using the system for 6 months so far on the original canister. But even if I only got a 1,000 gallons, it's still a bargain compared to the other two resin tanks I had used prior. Perfect "0" water, no spots. Use it Jon and you will be glad you did. I know Pure Tec is obviously not in England but I guarantee you there is someone.
Why demonise the water? Are you hoping to send it to hell?
@@mespud3389 LOL, thanks I just edited my recorded text. 😁
Nice video mate! All I would say is work on the video quality, instead of standing holding the camera. Maybe set up a tripod a chair with the car in the background and then shoot come b-roll such as the sun, drying the car or rinsing like you did do! Great tips keep it up mate
Can confirm, if at all possible, don't polish any panels that are hot from the sun. I found out for my first time as it hit 30 degrees on my lunchbreak. The compound dries out from the heat so fast it just powders as well as the heat from the buffer friction adding to the working time being even shorter. The breeze was also adding to it drying out. As I have to do it outside the wind isn't something that even occurred to me until today and not something I've heard mentioned on any video I've watched. Good tips there, though.
OIL porshe an old registration from county fermanagh northern ireland
Another tip for avoiding water spots is that you can add a bit of rinseless wash like ONR into your rinse solution (spray on like you would foam except as part of the rinse) as they have water softening properties.
Good vid Jon! *Ive got a video idea * pH comparison on vinyl wraps! For my sins I've got a gloss wrap on my car, which limits what I can do and theoretically limits what products I can use, I.e. pH neutral snow foam, however I find these products just aren't as strong/good as others. I'd really like to use bilt Hamber auto foam after watching how effective this product is on your channel for example, but I use pro valet advanced neutral instead which just doesn't work as well. I got told at by the owner of local detailing store that heat is the issue on wraps not pH, however all vinyl wrap companies state that you should use pH neutral products so I'm reluctant to try. A panel comparison of products that range in pH on a vinyl wrap would be a very useful video for a big section of the car community, including me! Cheers 🍻.
Excellent video thank you so much.
With all that said Florida being one of the worst hot humid tropical climates and specifically Jacksonville Florida has some of the hardest highest calcium water out there. I purchased a deionizer and it’s hands-down the best preventative care and the best purchase I’ve ever made! I change the resin when it needs it which is usually .5 PPM TDS. I can virtually leave the water on the car on the hottest part of the day and it’ll all evaporate and not leave one water spot! I highly recommend anyone that really wants to avoid water spots purchase one
I hate hate hate washing in the heat and sun !!! 🤬🤬 but yeah great tips and do a lot of them already. Lowering the concentration is a great tip. I just go quick but thorough, avoid any cleaning product other than shampoo/snow foam and then wait until late evening to do anything else.
Just buy a resin filter system from a window cleaner supply company. No drying, no water spots. Job done.
I had to give up through poor health, but was a mobile valeter for a few years.
Biggest tip I would give, is use deionised water.
I bought an RO/DI system years ago when they were expensive, but now they are peanuts.
Takes a long time to create in volume and is very wasteful, so think twice if on a water meter.
I used to filter directly into a 1000L IBC container, from which I'd fill my van.
You can use it to cool the car you are working on, just by spraying down every few minutes.
Work in sections, top down, wash, rinse, wash, rise.
No need to dry the car, so far less contact.
No water marks.
Question: How do you avoid pollen, seeds/buds from trees, and misc airborne debris from landing on a wet car before hand drying? I tend to ALWAYS get crap stuck to the wet car, and I don't want to drag that into the paintwork.
I tend to rinse with the pressure washer literally just before drying to ensure there’s no fallout on the surface.
@@proffesionalretard right, so it's similar to the hot sun in that you need to just do it fast, and maybe rinse the side or panel you're on again for good measure.
Greg S yes! Leave as little time as possible for fallout to land on the surface 😎
Big tip I learned the hard way. Blazing hot windshield. Start washing the roof. Windshield has a huge rock chip, really bad one. Cold hose water runs down windshield, craaaaack. Rock chip spiderwebs. Do not let cold water anywhere near the windshield if you have a rock chip.
Blazing hot was our temperature today 110F. Early morning or after sundown is a rule of law here.
Raceglaze water filter. It’s the dogs danglies. Zero water spots
Especially working on black cars I like to break it up into sections. Spray the section (e.g. the bonnet and wings) with the pressure washer to cool them, then snowfoam said section, mitt then rinse - Move onto next section.
already subscribed . it's you, Brian @ Apex, and Paaaaaaaan the organizer. best 3 out there. :)btw, what's the best way to remove concrete splatter that has dried rock hard?
There are always a lot of ONR comments on detailing videos. Are there that many people without water access, or do a lot of people use this method even though they have the ability to do a normal wash?
It took me a year to become a believer in using ONR. I probably do 3-5 every week along with normal washes. When I need to really clean a car I use snow foam and contact. But when it is just dust or a little road grime behind the tires, I'll use ONR. It is so fast and it works GREAT. Try McKees 914 over ONR, it is ONR on steroids and smells like apples. Great replacement for ONR. Although I have 6 gallons of ONR to finish off first. Lol
Great tips. It's all very logical really. Happy to say I do most of those, I don't have a water spot remover though. How are they for use on a ceramic coating and top coat like the Gtechniq Crystal Syrum coatings and C2 Liquid Crystal spray?
P.S it gets f*****g hot here West of Sydney and yes washing is a pain in the arse when you go 2-4 weeks of 35-46 degress every day lol. Even in the shade and washing a panel at a time it dries very quickly.
If you havent got moderately hard- hard water you shouldnt struggle with water spots anyway. Ive had a system fitted to my house recently its awesome.
I do one bucket with 5 or 6 pads in the wash bucket.
Great informative vid as always. Can I ask what hose and gun you use for your k7 karcher and whether you know if it will fit the k4 ? Many thanks.
I find that the summer dust tends to cling to my car more than any winter dirt and grime.
If I don't snow foam it a couple of times before contact washing I find that the dust is still there in some places when drying.
I'm surprised he didn't mention a gazebo, they are very handy to get that shade on your car to make working on each panel much safer and spend more time on it.
fair play thats worth mentioning for sure.
I watched this video and then it pissed it down non stop.
Hi John quick question is you're long hose (no jokes please) an original Karcher or aftermarket as mine is a pig for twisting just not behaving yours looks much better thanks Richard.
Hi Reg, I know this is an old post but someone mentioned raceglaze refillable 0ppm water filter. Im tempted to get one but have you had any experience with this? Don't know if you'd fancy doing a test on one?
Q: How do I wash my car in the blazing hot sun?
A: DON'T 😆
106 Fahrenheit was at ICC Scranton Pennsylvania Richmond Virginia 112,would be 50ts and 55 or 60ts here its 30 degrees celsius till Friday than cool down
Hi can you do a test on the new technology artdeshine metal oxide, we need to focus on these things. Also about the kamikaze self healing and fenylab self healing coatings. We need to know
I understand a ph neutral high soap/low detergent shampoo is preferable too. The only uk one i found is Angelwax shampoo but prepare yourself for the cost. If there are good alternatives, I'd love to hear them.
Adam's shampoo £9.99 @ prestigecarcare - ghost10 for discount if it still works
@@KMD-if2gm thanks, I already use adams car shampoo. I tend to buy a gallon but was looking for a slightly cheaper uk alternative. In fact, I just thought, the angelwax is 5l, not the 3.78l of adams. So the angelwax is better value. The heat must be getting to me. :)
try mixing babys shampoo from johnson inside your mix
Big tip from me...just wait till evening wen the cooler air is here,it’s 29.5 where i am right now in the UK it’s hot as Fuck,so I’ll wait till about 8.30pn then go clean the car
Awesome, would you use bh cleanser fluid then bh cleanser polish followed by double speed wax jon or just skip the cleanser fluid.
no point use cleanser fluid before the cleanser polish really mate. So like clean wash dry. Then either cleansuer fuild and wax. Or cleanser polish and wax. polish if you want to improve the paint gloss more and polish if you have clayed to remove clay marring.
@@ForensicDetailing ok cheers jon .
Jon from where you order the black bucket organizer ?
Have you not got yourself a DI Vessel yet Jon? It's about time that changed if not; cut down the towel use on the paint.
All I want to know is how did you roll the car back and forward with your hand?
Noticed you dragged the towel? I dab on my black golf as I'm paranoid of scratching. Does it matter much which method?? Would you recommend I just continue dabbing?
dabbing is safer. but like , you have to get it dry, it takes so long to dabb dry it. plus im going to be polishing it so like its not too critical.. but yer dabb = very safe.
@@ForensicDetailing ta.👍
California... Morning or evening only and keep it wet.
Jon is that a Kwazar Venus pump sprayer? how do you like it?
its awesome Dave. I did a review on the unplugged channel (hah I bet your thinking yer I heard that before!) but I did I think. Its a top class took. solid robust. doesnt require constant pumping.. few pumps give lots of pressure. totally worth the month and I highly recomend this and the 360 sprayer I will be buying more.
Morning Jon.
Completely corrected my car 2 weeks ago today.
First week it rained constantly.
Finally washed it after 11 days and I have no tight beads which is strange and I have a haze of some sort.
Not sure what the wax problem is but the haze is probably soap or Touchless.
Any tips to remove?
Any tips on the wax problem?
Auto wash and Touchless and in2detailing ceramic crystal wax was used.
the durability is a bit low on the cyrstal wax mate. if you check out my detailing scene wax comparison video. touchless is free risning and comes of the car great. Autowash can I think create some filming if you dont stick to the concentration. The film can also mask the hydrophobic properties of wax underneath. If you have a haze on the car after wash that suggests to me you used more than say 7-10ml of autowash and it dried a bit on the car. make sure you rinse and towel dry the car to remove the detergent film.
@@ForensicDetailing Thanks Jon.
Absolute star 🌟
Hi
Is pre-wash with ph neutral soap is alot better than only prewash with water?
Another channel compared pre-wash with Koch Chemie GSF (pH neutral) vs water, and the GSF cleaned better. However, Bilt-Hamber Touchless (alkaline) was the best. Even better now is that B-H Touchless V2 is close to pH neutral now (pH 8's with 1% PIR)
Slightly off topic, but one question relating to drying, as my car is very well protected and beads well, I tend to find that my drying towel becomes saturated very quickly, by the time I’m finished ‘drying’, I have to go in again with another towel or microfibre cloth and go over the whole car again to remove the streaks, have you any tips to prevent this please?.
Read the comment above by terryterryd...it works great. On protected paint, you'll reduce your standing water beads by 75-80%. Weather permitting, you can remove the nozzle and flood the surface with free-flowing water. This extra step dramatically reduces the amount of water on the surface and the risk of water spotting.
DPW 247 thank you for that, I will try it.
Jon, I'm going to make a video about using a DI vessel, I'll cross link to yours if you want and you could do likewise?
sure, hit me up with a link and ill pin your video in on this one. if I dont do it just message me again its because I have not seen your message. message notifactions are not reliable.
@@ForensicDetailing I'm hoping to is l have it done by the weekend so I'll let you know 👍
@@ForensicDetailing here we go dude - czcams.com/video/enwWaKcU5-o/video.html have a watch and let me know what you think.
@supercharged llama sorry I only just saw this I link it in now great work.
@@ForensicDetailing no problem Jon, you've got a lot more interactions to deal with 😂
Summer sunshine is hard to manage but for your area what is the air temps?
32deg today.
Gotta love the "captain obvious" stuff - "avoid midday sun", brill :). BTW, mosdt of the links to products in the description below are not working and could do with a bit of an update :)
thanks Peter in2detailing rebuilt their website Ive got to go through most of the videos and recreate the links. Ive done most of them now just the old ones to work my way through.
@@ForensicDetailing Oh, I see, they need to be told to maintain the old links as well. It shouldn't be a problem to map old URLs to new ones so they are being redericted automatically. Otherwise you are doing their work for them for free and with the amount of (excellent) content you have it is days ...
Would you wash a car knowing it's going to rain and to be driven after?
I tend to just wash mine once every couple of weeks regardless of the weather. I work on other peoples every now and then and I just work around the weather.. so answer is yes sure.
Do you switch to Adams car Shampoo In the summer. Seems to work well in the heat
Yeah, in Dad’s Adams shampoo review he highlights that point exactly.
I dont now because ive run out but that could be of benefit I forgot about that. the normal adams blue color shampoo is nice in the sun.