- What's up, guys?
want to see what a year of dirt and grime looks like?
Well, you're looking right at it.
So, we're going to take all the proper procedures
to make sure that we have a safe clean
to make this ride all fresh and clean.
what's up, guys?
Welcome to Chemical Guys Detail Garage.
Do you have a ride that's been sitting for a year?
Well, we have this very neglected Mazda3 right here,
and Joey, tell them what it's covered in.
- [Joey] Probably covered in two inches of dirt and grime.
You have some bird turds on the top of the roof,
you even have some rat turds on the very back of the trunk.
So, this vehicle was parked in a parking complex
for about a year or so.
The owner has been working from home,
so he hasn't really seen much, I guess, what would you say?
Much effort in driving the car
or let alone cleaning it or maintaining it.
So, this is pretty much the result that we have.
So, it's completely dirty, it's completely filthy.
This thing is probably one of the worst,
dirtiest vehicles that's probably came around here.
- So, stay tuned while we show you the proper procedures
how to clean this ride safe and clean
and get it all fresh.
So, to start off this wheel detail,
I'm going to rinse down the wheel,
get all the dirt and contamination off.
And now, I'm going to get my Wheel Cleaner,
spray the tire and the wheel as well, get all that junk off.
And then, I'm going to activate my bucket
and spray Wheel Cleaner onto my Red Rocket,
just to have added lubrication and cleaning power.
We're going to scrub deep into the barrel.
We're going to start from top to bottom
to make sure that we do a nice and even clean.
Get really deep in there.
Make sure that all the dirt and grime's out.
And then we're going to move on to our Green Flagged Tip Brush.
I'm going to spray it with some more Wheel Cleaner
for more cleaning power and scrub down the face.
Get into the little cracks and crevices and make sure
that all around this face of the wheel is clean.
Now, we're going to move on to our Boar's Hair Brush
so I can get the finer details.
More Wheel Cleaner, scrub those lug nuts
and get into those smaller cracks and crevices
that my Green Flagged Tip Brush cannot.
Now, we're going to move on to the Nifty Brush.
We're going to scrub down the tire
to get all of that leftover dressing,
dirt and grime that's built up on the surface off.
And now, I'm going to rinse it and get all of this off.
And look at that wheel, it looks amazing.
It's all fresh and clean.
Right after we rinse everything off,
you can see how much of a difference it is.
That is amazing.
So, we just finished cleaning up the wheels.
You could see how filthy they were.
Now, they are nice and pristine.
So, we're going to move on to the heavy, heavy grime,
which is on the body of the paint.
So, we have in front of us to help us clean up
all this dirt and grime on the ride
is our two-bucket method,
our Foam Cannon and our Chenille Wash Mitts.
Joey, can you break it down for us
while we're having this whole setup?
- Of course.
So, I mean, just, AJ, I mean, you gotta look at this paint.
This thing is absolutely filthy.
So, we want to make sure that
we're using safety precautions.
We want to make sure that
we're using the ultimate filtration
because the last thing that we want to do
is be scratching up the paint
when we're just trying to wash it up.
So, that's why we have this whole combination of products,
which I'll break down right now.
So, the first being the two-bucket method.
Now, we use this method because this is going to help us
filter out any kind of abrasives that are on the paint.
If you can see closely,
you'll see that there's a lot of dirt, debris,
bird poop and stuff like that.
All that stuff can be abrasive to your paint
and can actually scratch your paint
if you're not being careful and using filtration like this.
So, the Dirt Trap has these cyclonic filters on 'em
that pretty much filter out any kind of abrasives
through the Dirt Trap
and keeps it at the bottom of your bucket
so that it doesn't resurface
and you're not pretty much washing your vehicle
with the same grime that you're taking off.
So, these go at the bottom of your bucket.
So, you simply put 'em in at an angle,
and then as you get towards the bottom,
you set them down flat.
And they pretty much stay there.
They create a little suction down there
so that they stay down there filtering your wash water.
Now, right here, we also have our Foam Cannon,
which AJ just mentioned.
Now, we're using the Foam Cannon
because we definitely want some serious,
thick, lubricating suds on the vehicle.
- Of course.
- We don't want to go in raw.
We don't want to go in without a kind of lubrication
because we can actually scratch up the vehicle
if we're not being careful.
So, Citrus Wash and Gloss, it's a great soap.
I'm just going to make sure that the cap is not on there.
So, AJ has already taken the liberty
of filling it up with some water
so that we don't have to waste any time filling it up.
So, it's already filled up with water
and all we're going to do now is,
I'm feeling like it's a two-ounce kind of day.
- Yeah, I think it's a little more
than two ounces over here.
- So, two ounces right here,
we're going to apply it to the Foam Cannon.
So, that's going to be equivalent to two good squirts.
So, one, two, and we're all good to foam.
But before we do that, we just want to make sure
that we put our Foam Cannon nozzle back on here.
And then we just want to twist that on.
And before you go crazy shaking it,
all you want to do is give it a stir.
So, just stir it in there,
make sure that the soap and water solution
are mixed together.
You don't want it to foam up in there,
you want to have your solution
because it's pretty much drawing through the Foam Cannon.
And this part of your Foam Cannon
is what's pretty much causing it to foam up.
You don't want it to foam up in here.
So, now that that's all set up,
all we really have left to do is give it a rinse,
and then we'll give it the first coat of foam.
Now, AJ, I'm thinking that we're going to
and foam this twice, just because of how,
I mean, do I really have to?
- Yeah, I honestly, just looking at it,
it really needs a lot of attention to detail
when it comes to something like this.
- Exactly.
- It is really caked on there.
It's been a year, so I don't know.
Rinsing it off, I want to see
what the color looks like, actually.
I want to see.
- Well, we'll find out right now.
So, we're going to give it a rinse.
We're going to give it one coat of foam
with the Citrus Wash and Gloss.
And what we're going to do, AJ,
is you normally would just kind of go in for the wash,
but in this case, since it's so dirty,
we're actually going to foam it and then we're going to let
that lather for about 30 seconds to a minute,
and then we're going to rinse that coat of foam off.
- Okay. - The reason we're doing that
is because we want to make sure
that we uplift as much dirt and debris as we can
from the surface before we actually get
into wiping it down with our Wash Mitts.
So, we're going to rinse it, foam it, let it dwell,
and then we're going to rinse it again,
and then we're going to foam it one more time
and then we'll proceed with the contact wash.
So, AJ, do you want to do the honors?
- Of course. - Here you go, man.
- Let's do it. - Let's do it.
All right, you guys.
So, AJ just finished foaming up the car.
After he foamed it up,
he let it dwell for about 30 seconds to a minute,
then we rinsed it off
and now we can proceed with the contact wash.
So right here,
we have our two Dirt Trap bucket methods set up already.
Now, all we have to do, AJ, is dedicate one of these
as our soap buckets.
So, which ones are you feeling?
You want the green Dirt Trap or the black Dirt Trap?
- I like to go rinse and then soap bucket,
so always left, right.
- Okay, that's a good rule of thumb, left, right.
So, we're going to put
about an ounce of Citrus Wash and Gloss in there.
And then, right now, once we turn our pressure washer
one more time to give the car a foam,
we're actually going to activate the suds.
So, that's one big thing that you do want to do as well.
Don't just pour your soap in there,
dunk your Wash Mitt and go to your car.
Activate the suds because that's what's really going to get
it all foamed up and nice and lubricated.
So, AJ, here you go.
Once again, I'll let you foam it once more
and then we'll start wiping it down.
- Will do, let's do it.
So, I just finished foaming up the vehicle
for a second time.
So, we're going to use our two-bucket method
and scrub down the car.
We're going to do this method
just so we don't install any more scratches
and we make sure to make this ride fresh and clean.
Let's get to it.
- Whoo.
- [AJ] And we'd like to mention that we're using our
nice green Microfiber Chenille Wash Mitts.
Joey, tell them more about the Chenille Wash Mitts.
- So, the Chenille Wash Mitts are actually pretty great
for wiping down your vehicle,
especially when it's as dirty as this
because of all the noodles that it has.
Now, these noodles, they kind of help kind of filter out
any kind of abrasives throughout your Wash Mitt.
So, just like when you're wiping your vehicle
with a microfiber towel, it uses the naps of the microfiber
to kind of filter out any kind of abrasives
in the fibers of the towel.
So then, that way, you're not scratching up your vehicle.
And the cool about it is it has two sides,
so you can actually use the opposite side as well.
So, don't just stick to one side.
You can actually flip it around and get more
around the vehicle so that you're not going back and forth
as many times to your wash and rinse bucket.
- Look at that, all that grime on there.
We're going to use our rinse bucket,
bring it in, scrub it against the Dirt Trap
so it'll trap it at the bottom, so we don't bring it back
and install scratches onto the paint.
And then we'll wring it out.
Get all that dirt, grime and loose stuff off.
And then we're going to go back into our soap bucket,
get some lubrication and go back to the ride.
So, you can see that Joey rinsed down the vehicle.
It looks amazing.
Now, we're just going to dry it up.
We're going to use a combination
of the ProBlow and the Woolly Mammoth.
We're also going to use After Wash
so we can break down the tension
of all that water that is on the surface
so we can get the best dry out of this vehicle.
So, let's get right to it.
- Let's do it.
- And there you guys have it.
Look at this vehicle, it looks amazing.
That was a nice clean up, Joey.
- It did, it looks really nice.
Honestly, I would say that it hasn't looked this good
in over a year, which is, I wouldn't be wrong, right?
- Exactly.
- So, it looks great.
Citrus Wash and Gloss definitely left
that freshly-waxed look.
And if you guys didn't know about that,
about Citrus Wash and Gloss,
it is citrus-based, does a heck of a job at cleaning
and an amazing job at giving you
that nice freshly-waxed look.
- There you have it.
So, if you guys like any of the products that you saw today,
stop by chemicalguys.com or your local Detail Garage.
I'm AJ.
- I'm Joey.
- And this is Chemical Guys Detail Garage.