Today we're gonna show you how to do a maintenance wash and dry
on a car that already looks good using our new Hybrid V7 High Gloss Car Wash Soap.
This soap is excellent to use because it is super slick,
so you won't scratch the surface as you wash your car.
It also has special gloss enhancers to magnify the look
of any wax or sealant coat that you already have
to help make the car look like it was freshly waxed.
I'm gonna show you how to get set up with the two-bucket method,
and the foam gun for extra lubrication and soap on the car
to further reduce the chances of scratching the car.
Lemme show you how to get set up.
To get started, I already have my two buckets set up and filled with water.
I'm using a Grit Guard in each bucket.
This is a wash baffle.
As you go in with your mitt and rinse off any dirt you pick up off the car,
the dirt falls past the screen, settles at the bottom, and gets stuck in the fins,
so the dirt doesn't swirl back up into the water.
You have less chance of putting it back on the paint and scratching the car.
I've also got a microfiber wash mitt.
It will help me pick up any dirt, it's nice and soft, very absorbent,
holds a lot of soap, and will pick up any dirt and keep it off the car.
I've got my Hybrid V7 Soap:
As per the instructions, I only need one ounce in a 5 gallon bucket of water.
I'll just use one ounce in the bucket to make tons of suds.
I've also got the foam gun here.
This is pre-filled with water, and I only need one to three ounces of soap in the foam gun.
I'll add two ounces in here.
There's one... there's two!
You see the foam gun tank turn a nice orange color.
Put the top back on and give it a good shake to mix the solution,
and I've got an awesome activated soap mixture here.
I'll activate the suds here in the bucket with the hose...
And you see the mountains of suds this product creates!
I've got tons of suds to wash the car, less chance of scratching the paint,
and I'll do this maintenance wash to make the car look awesome.
I'll get started and wash the car.
First things first, I need to rinse the car down.
I want to get the large pieces of dirt, dust, and debris off the car
before I even touch it with the mitt.
That way there's even less a chance of scratching the paint as I go.
To get started, wash the car from the top to the bottom.
The bottom of the car gets the heaviest dirt and debris
like brake dust, which is the most abrasive stuff.
I'll wash it from the top down to get the lighter dirt off first,
then the heaviest for less chances of scratching.
Now that I have the car rinsed down, I'll attach the foam gun to the nozzle.
There is a dial here to control the air/mixture ratio with the soap in the gun.
It controls the amount of foam I get.
I can get a lighter foam, or heavier foam as I go.
I like to use a lot of foam for a lot of lubrication on the surface.
I'll use the two bucket method as I wash,
and a special method called "priming the mitt."
As I wipe the car, I'll spray the foam into the mitt for extra lubrication and suds.
I've got my soap, microfiber mitt, and I'll wash the car from top to bottom.
Here we go!
We like to wash in straight lines;
we don't like to scrub back and forth,
we don't want to use circles.
Everything we do is to minimize the chances of scratching the paintwork.
Once my mitt gets full of dirt and debris, I come back to the second bucket.
The second bucket just has clean water in it.
I rinse the mitt off, then wring it out on the ground.
That's to get all the dirt and garbage that we picked up off the paint out of the mitt.
So when I come back to the soap bucket, there's no more dirt
to put back on and scratch the car as I go.
I'll wash the whole car with this method for the lowest chances of scratching the car.
Now it's time to dry the car.
It's important to use a fine microfiber towel when you dry the car
because 95% of swirls and scratches come from
washing and drying your car improperly and with the improper tools.
I'm using the Fatty Orange Super Dryer Towel.
It's a very large towel, and it's great for drying large surfaces,
like an entire car.
It's very plush, made with high grade microfiber,
and it has silk-banded edges for less chances of scratching the car.
I'll take the towel, fold it in half, and wipe down the surface.
I'll go in one direction to pull off all the water.
Now the surface is effectively dry!
Keep going, then flip to a dry side and buff it dry.
Now this whole half of the hood is nice and dry.
I'll keep going and do the entire car without any swirls or scratches
from washing and drying the car today.
There you go!
That's how you do a weekly maintenance wash on your car using
Chemical Guys Hybrid V7 High Gloss Car Wash Soap.
The soap is super-slick so we got no extra swirls or scratches on the paint,
and the gloss enhancers made the car look as if it were freshly waxed.
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You've got a nice car,
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with Chemical Guys!