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Very sick Pearl White.
Welcome back to Detail Garage.
Today is an exciting day because we're talking about how to protect a brand new car.
Now the owner of this car just picked it up from the Subaru dealership.
He drove it from the dealership to here in the Detail Garage.
Over the trip it was rainy and he did get some mud splashing on the car but it's still
in practically mint condition.
There's not really any defects on the paint and its not too contaminated or scratched up.
So the time to protect a brand new car is now!
Yeah the car has very light water spots because it did rain on its way over here.
It has minor scuffs from being unloaded which we're going to address and we'll show you
how to get rid of those marks.
So as with any detailing it's all in the prep work.
If you do the prep work correctly you're going to get the best results.
We're actually going to apply a vehicle coating to this car.
There's many levels of protection you can have a wax, a sealant or a vehicle coating.
Now the higher up you go in the hierarchy the better protection you'll get, the longer
it'll last and the longer you'll keep your car looking great.
We're going to apply Carbon Flex C9 Vehicle Coating over all the paintwork.
We're going to apply it to all the clear surfaces, polished parts, any glass, optical plastic
like head lights and tail lights, paintwork, badges and chrome trim around the vehicle.
We're going to apply Carbon Flex C9 Trim Coating on any of the plastic and rubber trim around
the vehicle to keep all that looking great as well.
So to get started we're going to take the car outside and give it a bubble bath with
Honeydew Snow Foam.
Then what are we going to do to decontaminate the car Alex?
We're going to be using a Light Clay Bar to remove the contamination without marring the
paint or damaging the surfaces.
When you have a brand new car all you need is a Light Clay Bar most of the time.
We already did a test spot on the vehicle and it's feeling very very smooth already
it just has very light contamination from being out on the ship.
So it's not going to need too heavy of a clay bar service.
Looking around the vehicle there aren't too many spots that need polishing.
There's maybe just a couple but we'll show you how to do it in case your car has scratches.
So we'll take care of any scratches before we put on the coating.
Anything under the coating is going to be there for up to three full years.
We're going to take out any marks that we don't want and then we'll seal to protect the car.
Lets get started!
So the paint isn't too contaminated but it is already feeling a little bit rough and
the paint is actually pretty sticky.
Even though it is totally clean my hand is getting caught on the paintwork so we need
to take off all this rough feeling using a clay bar.
The Blue Clay Bar, like Alex said, is a light duty one.
We don't need an aggressive grit clay bar to pull off heavy contamination or oxidation
we're just taking off very light surface contamination.
You see the clay bar comes in a 100 gram block.
You don't need to use the whole brick when you're just claying a car by yourself.
The best thing to do is to break off a small piece of the clay bar.
Roughly about one third of the block.
So one whole block will do about twelve cars.
Depending on how dirty or how big they are.
You can see how stretchy this clay bar is.
Even the light duty one is very sticky.
It's easier to handle this clay bar around the vehicle but if you drop it you have to
throw it out.
That's another reason why you only want to use a small piece at a time that way if you
drop it you don't lose a whole clay bar in one shot.
We're also going to be using our Clay Lubricant.
Clay Lubricant is going to make the surface really slick and it's also healthy for the
clay bar so it won't degrade the clay bar at all.
It's going to make your clay bar last a lot longer and it's going to make the surface
super slick making it easier for you to pull out the contaminants.
Once you've washed the vehicle, you saw that we did a foam cannon wash but you can wash
the vehicle any way that you choose whether you choose a bucket wash, foam cannon, fun
gun or waterless detailing method like EcoSmart.
Once you get all the dirt off and the vehicle is clean you're ready to decontaminate all
the stuck on debris with the clay bar.
Now what exactly are we pulling out?
This is sort of like extracting blackheads from skin.
If you've ever used those pores strips on your nose or something.
We're doing the same thing to the paintwork.
All we're pulling out is stuff that gets stuck in the pores of the paint like brake dust,
rail dust, industrial pollution, contamination, tree sap or bug guts we're pulling it out
with the clay bar.
You'll know you're done when you're scrubbing an area with the clay bar and it turns very smooth.
That's how you know you're done decontaminating an area and then you can move on to another.
It's best to do one region or panel at a time so you can see that Alex and I are focusing
on the hood right now.
We'll do the whole front end and then the roof, doors and trunk in different passes.
Also one thing to remember while you're claying is the technique.
The technique you want to use is make the clay into a disc and keep it well lubricated.
As you're moving you want to do short fast strokes back and forth.
You don't have to do a crazy circular motion just straight strokes.
Before we coat this car with Carbon Flex we want to correct any imperfections that might
have come from the dealership.
Although this car is brand new sometimes technicians boots can run along the side of the car.
Even when they unwrap the car because these hoods usually come wrapped and sometimes it'll
get scuffed or scratched.
So we're here using V36 and our TORQ 10FX.
I'm also going to use a white pad.
White is usually used for polishing.
But since this is a new car it'll be perfect to get this imperfection.
It'll leave the surface nice and smooth and ready for
the Carbon Flex.
There we go the scuff is gone, there is one more scratch on the other side.
I'm going to check the vehicle for any other scratches and once we get them removed it'll
be ready for Carbon Flex.
Now that our paint is finally clean we got rid of any scratches and imperfections and
also decontaminated it it's ready for Carbon Flex C9.
Carbon Flex C9 is going to protect this paint for up to 36 months so we want to make sure
this paint is immaculate just like it is.
Start off by opening the bottle of C9 then spread a small amount on the micro suede applicator.
Now that we've got the Carbon Flex C9 spread out on this micro suede it is time to start
applying it.
Make sure it is applied in nice even strokes.
It is always best to work in small areas.
Giving nice even coverage.
Alright perfect so now we're going to allow five minutes for the Carbon Flex to thoroughly
bond to the surface.
Now that five minutes have past it is time to buff off any excess or streaks.
You'll notice that many of the streaks disappeared within the five minute period but there still
may be some left over just buff them off with a microfiber towel.
It has a really nice high shine.
This pearl is really starting to look really good.
As I'm wiping I can feel the surface is really slick.
I'm very happy with the results I'm getting on this paint.
This paint is looking amazing.
Remember that after you wipe off any excess streaks you have to throw away that microfiber
towel and also the micro suede towel and do not touch the paint for at least 24 hours.
Let Carbon Flex C9 properly bond to the paint before applying any dressings or waxes or
added protection.
Let this dry for 24 hours before you decide to add any additional coatings of protection
or shine.
So now that we've gone ahead and coated the whole exterior of the vehicle we're going
to move on to the rear and dress the trim.
We have some of this textured black plastic around the vehicle such as the rear spoiler
on the bumper, around the cowl on the windshield, the plastic trim pieces around the fog lights
and the rubber stripping around the door seals and windows.
We're going to seal up this trim with Carbon Flex C9 Trim Coating.
You notice a lot of cars driving on the road and you see the plastic trim like on the backs
on large trucks or the fender liners/flares on Jeeps have a lot of the plastic trim that
looks really weathered, really white and really chalky.
That's from things like UV sunlight and caustic cleaners or chemicals leeching into the plastic
fading it or staining it.
So to seal up the plastic and help protect it from all the harsh elements I'm going to
use Carbon Flex C9 Trim Coating.
It applies much the same way as the C9 Vehicle Coating you just take the micro suede applicator
towel wrap it around the included Durafoam Applicator Block.
I'll activate the C9 Trim Coating.
Just like when you're spreading out C9 on the applicator for the paintwork just invert
the bottle and put it directly on the applicator.
That is more than enough to do the rear spoiler on this bumper.
Now you notice I'm sitting on the ground on a piece of cardboard.
This is a great way to get very low on a vehicle without messing up your clothing and I'm can
still be comfortable when I spread out the Trim Coating.
I'm making sure to get it in all the different areas.
This piece is not only made with textured plastic it is actually a very intricate sculpted shape.
It has a lot of little fins and grilles and grates that need to be dressed back here but
the Carbon Flex spreads very easily.
It's very easy to get this whole surface.
I'm just going to make sure that I coat the whole rear spoiler so that it stays looking
deep black and crisp and clean for up to three full years.
So no water, mud or road salt is going to stain it and the UV sunlight isn't going to
fade it.
Now I have just a normal Workhorse Microfiber Towel and I'll buff off any excess.
This is looking great so I'm going to finish off the rear spoiler and we're going to go
around the car making sure to dress all the other trim pieces around the doors and windows
and on the front bumper.
So now we got this car completely protected from bumper to bumper.
We put Carbon Flex C9 over all the paintwork, the glass, the clear plastic and C9 Trim Coating
on all the parts around the windows, the front and rear spoilers and even around the door mirrors.
Those parts are known to turn white and look chalky over time.
Yeah this car has beautiful white pearl paint and it looks amazing with this new coating.
So now that we've protected this car it's going to look brand new for years to come.
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