- What's up guys?
And welcome back to The Detail Garage.
You've got Joseph here, along with my trusty and good friend
Henry right over there, and we have a special guest today
which is going to be Taylor from KC Lights
with their beautiful, brand-new shop build
which, it's a Jeep Gladiator, right?
- That's right, yeah.
It's a 2020 Jeep Gladiator.
- Very nice. So what can you tell us about
this beautiful project you guys are working on?
- You know, so we just picked it up from Jeep,
we just bought it at the dealership,
and this Jeep is going to be our off-road rig.
So we're going to take this to all over the country,
we're going to go on a bunch of different trails,
we're going to take it to shows.
We need it to look good, but we also need it
to perform well too.
- Very nice. And I saw,
because you guys specialize in lighting,
so I could see right here you guys have done stuff
with the lights already, right?
- Yeah, exactly.
So we've done a bunch of headlights,
we've done a bunch of fog lights, all kinds of stuff,
so this is just the beginning of the build
that we're working on.
- That's what we love to hear.
So now, pairing up with us here at The Detail Garage,
we're going to go ahead and dive on in,
and Henry, I know you've got some plans, right?
To go ahead and get into this?
- Right.
- All right.
So what I'm going to go ahead and do,
is I'm going to go ahead and bow out right now,
go ahead and get back into the garage, do my thing,
and excited to see what Henry has in store for Taylor next.
All right?
- Awesome, thank you.
- For sure, you got it.
No problem.
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- All right, so Taylor.
Now that Joseph went into the shop, we're going to go over
exactly what we're going to be doing to your Jeep, right?
So as of just seeing the Jeep, from the beginning,
I see that your tire... like, nasty brown.
When was the last time you cleaned your tires?
- Oh man, it's been a few weeks.
You know, we've hit a ton of highway miles,
and we've also taken it on a few off-road trips since then.
So we've gone out and done a ton of different stuff,
so it's super dirty under there.
- Super dirty, yeah.
So I also was seeing your undercarriage,
that explains why your undercarriage is also filthy, right?
- Yeah.
- Because you go off-roading a lot.
- Oh, exactly, yeah.
- I actually was walking back and I've seen that your cab,
or your trunk, has a lot of dirt.
- [Taylor] Oh yeah, the bed is full of dust,
leaves, all of it.
- [Henry] Where'd you actually go off-roading again?
- [Taylor] So we went down to San Diego Valley,
the Moon Trail.
We had a great time actually yesterday,
so today is fresh off the trail.
- [Henry] Nice.
- [Taylor] Underneath it's all bruised, scraped up,
tires and everything super dirty.
- [Henry] So where are you guys located?
- [Taylor] Oh, so we're located,
our headquarters are in Northern Arizona, in Williams,
but we also have a corporate office here in Gardena.
- [Henry] So did you drive from here to San Diego?
- [Taylor] I drove from Northern Arizona,
to San Diego, then up to here to L.A.
- [Henry] So that must explain
all the bugs you have in the front.
- [Taylor] Exactly.
- [Henry] I see you have a lot of bugs, they cater on,
it's very difficult to remove them, also
if you don't remove them right away,
it etches into your paint.
- [Taylor] Oh wow.
- [Henry] Even leaves like, little spots behind.
Which will be a little bit harder to remove.
So the faster you remove them, the easier it will be.
So we'll be taking care of your plastics,
we'll be taking care of your undercarriage, your wheels,
and just remove all the grime.
So we'll walk over here,
we already have our buckets set up.
- [Taylor] Perfect.
- We have different types of brushes, we have right here,
we're going to be using our Diablo wheel gel,
so Diablo wheel gel, you can take a seat.
Diablo wheel gel is a very gentle gel,
so it works on all types of wheels except matte.
If you do have a matte wheel,
we recommend you use Meticulous Matte,
but in this occasion it'll be perfectly fine.
So what you want to do is use about an ounce of Diablo gel
in your bucket, so a good squirt.
I also have diluted our Ducky Foamer,
so whenever you spray it, it foams up.
- Oh cool.
- All right, cool?
So that's the special top.
We also have different types of brushes,
so before that, let me just get my pressure washer,
we'll go ahead and rinse it down, and get started.
All right Taylor, to begin your wheel cleaning
and your undercarriage cleaning
we're going to have to start rinsing it off,
just so we can knock out the loose grime and debris,
so let me just get started.
- Perfect.
- So just by doing that, I went ahead and knocked down
the loose grime and debris, but let's just make sure
your undercarriage is still clean.
So we're going to be using our Diablo wheel gel.
Diablo wheel gel, like I already told you,
it's a very gentle gel, you can also use this on your body,
your undercarriage components.
If your undercarriage is like super, super filthy,
we recommend using Orange degreaser so you can degrease it.
- Got it.
- A lot better.
So before that, go ahead and start spraying it down.
- Okay, so spray it in and then scrub it down?
- You'll first, yeah exactly.
So what Diablo gel is going to be doing,
is going to be grabbing onto the dirt, pulling it off, and
have less of a hassle we have to wire clean with a brush.
- Got it, okay cool.
- So just spray it on there,
and the reason I like using Diablo gel is because
Diablo gel foams up, and I love that foaming action,
more lubrication.
You also want to spray onto your brush.
- Oh, okay.
- And I'm going to be doing 50/50.
I'll be doing a 50 part, and you'll be doing the other side.
So go ahead and scrub it back and forth,
and whenever you start scrubbing it back and forth,
if you do need to, go back to your bucket and
just rinse off your brush.
At the bottom of the bucket we do have a dirt trap,
which will be catching all the dirt and the grime
so you won't be rubbing it.
- Do we need to respray the brush?
- I would recommend it.
- Got it.
- Here you go, I'll spray your brush if you want,
and just go ahead and start scrubbing.
So what Taylor is doing, he's scrubbing it all down.
It's going to be removing all the loose grime and debris,
and all that nasty filth.
The cool thing I like about the long-handled brush,
it's very easy to reach and it's very very easy to clean.
The flat-tip brush, whenever you press on it,
the bristles open up a lot more and it helps remove dirt
a lot easier.
You could also get the components down there,
like the suspension.
You like off-roading, Taylor?
- Oh, I love going out.
Yeah, that's one of the big benefits of my job
is that I get to go do something I love,
and get paid to do it.
- That's awesome.
If we could just get this bottom part down here.
- Okay, go ahead and spray it.
- Right there.
Just make sure we get everything.
- Yep.
- So as of right now, we won't have to rinse it down,
especially since we're using filtered water.
It won't spot up on us, especially because we're having
very very nice weather out, it won't dry up on you.
- Got it, okay.
- So we'll go ahead... oh, that was kind of awkward.
- No, it's all good.
- So after you finish cleaning the undercarriage,
we'll move on to your wheel.
We're going to start off cleaning the wheel,
because the wheel is going to be the dirtiest part,
and we always want to start from top to bottom
so you won't be working double.
- And it's okay to get into the frame and the shocks
- Yeah, it'll be fine.
- And everything under here with this?
- Because after this we're going to be dressing up it
using a dressing called Bare Bones,
to make your plastic, all your undercarriage,
look nice and look new again.
- Got it, awesome.
All right, I think we're pretty close on that.
- All right.
Any more spots that you missed?
Or you basically got everything?
- I think it's good.
- All right, so now we're going to go ahead and move on
to clean your tire.
Same exact thing, we'll grab our Diablo wheel gel,
I'll spray my side and then you can spray your side.
Spray my Diablo, I'll grab my Blue Stiffy brush,
so this brush is very stiff.
You never want to use it on the face of the wheel,
because you'll scratch it.
- Got it.
- So you'll spray onto the brush,
and then just start scrubbing it out.
So what this does, it removes the old dressing
you might have on here, and it'll allow the new dressing
to actually stick on correctly.
Then just get a little bit more on my side.
- Looks better already.
- Yeah.
If this plastic does hit your wheel,
it won't damage your wheel, it won't scratch it.
- Cool.
- The plastic actually takes the hit more than the wheel.
- Got it.
- Here you go.
- So we just don't want to be using it on the wheel
if we can avoid it.
- Yeah exactly, not at all.
- Got it.
Now is it better to start from the top
and work your way down on these?
- We always recommend starting from the top,
because our reason why is,
if you start down here, say for example,
and you start going up, you'll be working double.
- Right.
- All the grime and debris from the top
is going to be falling down--
- Got it.
- You'd still have to clean the bottom.
You might ask, "Why do we start off with the wheels first
instead of the body?"
The reason why we start off with the wheels first,
instead of the body, is because the wheels
are always the dirtiest area.
Especially since you go off-roading a lot.
We don't want to be knocking down all the grime and debris
to your wheels and then have to re-wet it.
And then your frame is going to get wet again,
it's going to be double the work.
- Got it.
All right, how does that look?
- All right, that looks great.
So now we're going to move on to the face of the wheel.
So there's different types of brushes
that we're going to be using for the face of the wheel,
and for the barrel.
So same exact thing, we'll grab our Diablo,
spray it down,
and then... so this one is a barrel brush.
All right, so we're going to spray it down,
spray some Diablo gel onto our brushes.
The reason why I love spraying Diablo gel onto our brushes
is for more lubrication.
You don't want to go in there dry.
So just start out at the top, just massage it,
and you might say, "What happens if this hits at the end?"
But there's a rubber tip.
- Oh nice, okay.
- So if it hits the back, won't scratch it.
- Perfect, everything's protected, cool.
- I'll do my side, and then I'll pass it over to your side.
And if you do need Diablo gel as you go, Taylor,
just feel free to use it.
- Sure.
Same thing, we can rinse as needed, get the dirt out?
- Yeah, so I'll go ahead and rinse it for you.
- Perfect.
- And here you go.
Awesome.
Did you always own Jeeps?
Or is this one of your very first Jeeps?
- You know, this is not the first Jeep we've had
as a company, but it's the one that we've had most recently
and normally I'm a Toyota guy.
So I own a Tacoma.
- Tacoma.
- But this thing has very quickly transformed me
into a Jeep fan, so I love it so far.
- That's awesome.
- It's been great taking it out off-roading
and seeing how capable it is.
It's been really fun.
- How's the suspension on it?
Good?
- It's pretty good.
Of course, it's not big enough for what we want,
we want to hit some pretty hard trails with it,
so we're going to end up building it up,
doing bigger suspension, bigger tires on it,
kind of the whole nine yards.
But it's great for kind of the moderate trails
that we've been doing now.
- Nice.
So you just went ahead and touched that,
we actually have a different brush for that set.
- Got it, so we're done with this one?
- Yeah, you can put that one away.
So now, to clean the face of the wheel,
it's going to be the green flat-tip brush.
The same exact thing as this one, except just smaller.
- Just shorter, cool.
- So this one is self-explanatory,
just go ahead and spray onto the base of the brush,
spray some more Diablo gel onto the face of the wheel,
and just scrub out the wheel.
There you go, start from top to bottom,
make your job a lot easier.
And then after we're done cleaning the wheel,
we're actually going to rinse it down
and we're going to inspect our work,
just to make sure everything's clean.
Like the tire, or even just the wheel itself,
and see how everything went.
So now that we finished cleaning the face of the wheel,
we're actually going to move onto our Gold brush,
to clean the lug nuts.
We'll spray the brush onto the brush,
and then you'll just start going into the lug nuts.
A lot of people forget to clean up their lug nuts,
and whenever you're at a car show or even you're at...
You're just off-roading, whenever you pull up
you always want to look fresh as you can.
- It's all about the fine details, for sure.
- So you're going to go ahead and start cleaning,
you're actually missing these three lug nuts.
So how often do you go off-roading?
- You know, it just kind of depends on the month.
In the summer months, I live out in Arizona,
so it's a little bit harder to get out
unless I'm in Northern Arizona.
So I like to get out at least once or twice a month.
- Nice.
- With this thing, we're going to be out
a little bit more than that.
Between going to shows and trying to keep it clean
and hitting the trails right after the shows so,
it's going to end up being a couple times a month for sure.
- Nice.
So let's go ahead and rinse it all down,
just check our work.
- Perfect.
- Hit it, Tony.
All right, Taylor.
So what do you think about this job right here?
- I think it looks great, yeah.
It's super nice, super clean.
- So your undercarriage is now clean,
your tire is now clean, your wheel is now clean.
So now we're going to go ahead and
tackle the rest of the wheels,
and then we're going to move onto the body of the car.
- Awesome, let's do it.
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- All right guys, so in this video
I showed Taylor how to clean his undercarriage,
wheels, and tires properly.
How do you feel?
- I feel great about it.
So far, it was a great first step
to get this thing cleaned up.
- That's awesome.
So in the next video, I'll be showing you how to clean
your exterior of this beautiful Gladiator.
- Awesome, let's do it.
- Are you ready?
All right guys, stay tuned.
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