- What's up guys?
Winter's coming up
which means that it's going to be cold
and we're most likely not going to want to detail our cars
in the freezing temperatures.
So today we're going to be giving you guys
our top five tips for winterizing your ride.
So, like I mentioned winter's practically almost here,
which means that we have some freezing temperatures
that come with it. So odds are, we're
not going to want to be cleaning our rides
during those times,
because it's freezing,
nobody wants to be stuck outside trying to wax their car,
and we want to make sure
that our vehicles are protected
against all the winter elements.
Now, tip number one is protecting your paint.
Now your vehicle is over 80% paint.
Actually I lied, that's not a real statistic,
I just made that up,
but you guys get the idea.
The majority of your vehicle
is composed of painted surfaces, so you want
to make sure that that paint is protected, right?
So during the winter months
you want to make sure that your paint
has the ultimate sleekness,
but you also want to make sure that it has its best shine.
So that's why we recommend
that you apply the best form of paint protection
such as a ceramic coating such as HydroCharge.
Now HydroCharge is perfect for winterizing your vehicle
because it creates a durable ceramic layer protection
on your vehicle,
that's going to last up to 12 months.
So even though the winter may not last up to 12 months,
having a long lasting form of protection like HydroCharge,
is key for having on your vehicle,
to ensure that your vehicle is looking its best
and stays protected at all times, while you drive.
HydroCharge is a super easy to apply ceramic coating.
It's only a matter of simply spraying it
onto a microfiber applicator,
working it in a cross hatch motion onto a panel,
letting it flash within 30 seconds up to two minutes,
and then wiping it right off.
And just like that,
you're done with ceramic coating your vehicle.
Before you apply HydroCharge,
you want to make sure that you take all the proper steps,
such as washing the vehicle.
You want to make sure that your clay bar
and polish out any imperfections,
so that your coating has the best bond possible.
Like I mentioned,
HydroCharge delivers an extreme level of shine,
sleekness and hydrophobic properties to your paint,
that's going to allow contaminants to just slide right off
or wash right off with the wipe of a towel.
All right guys.
So this brings us now to our second tip,
for winterizing your vehicle,
which is protecting your other exterior surfaces,
such as your headlights, your painted grills,
your glass, your fog lights.
You know, you want to make sure that
not only the paint of your vehicle is protected,
but as well as all the other glossy areas of your vehicle
and as well as the plastics.
So we're going to be using
our HydroSlick ceramic coating hyperwax.
So unlike HydroCharge,
HydroSlick utilizes a unique Sio2 suspension gel
to easily take the form of a kind of like a gel like wax
that makes applying ceramics super easy.
So HydroSlick works out great
on a variety of glossy exterior surfaces,
including your headlights, your glass, your wheels,
and a bunch of other things.
We have already taken the time
to apply ceramic coat into the paint with HydroCharge.
However, when it comes to the winter,
you want to make sure that you have the best protection.
So in this case,
we use HydroCharge as our base layer protection,
and now we can also layer it with a coat of HydroSlick
for added shine and much more durable protection.
So when you're applying HydroSlick,
you want to make sure that you're applying in light amounts.
So that's why I start off with three drops,
and I work it onto one panel.
So I'll start off with like the fender,
I'll apply it to the fender.
And if I need to apply more,
I'd apply one more drop
just to make sure that the panel has an even coverage.
When it comes to glass,
you can apply it on your glass, such as your windshield,
which is definitely going to make it a huge benefit,
so that you can prevent a lot of things
from sticking to your glass.
Applying a product like HydroSlick
does help with the buildup of condensation
building up on your glass.
So whenever you wake up in the morning, it's chilly,
you have a nice little layer of condensation
on your windshield.
You can use your windshield wipers
to just knock it right off.
Or in most cases in the mornings when you wake up,
though, a lot of that water is going to end up,
you know, not wanting to stick at all,
which you probably won't even have
that light little layer of condensation
laying on your windshield.
So having a product like HydroSlick on your glossy surfaces,
especially those areas that
you rely on for your visibility when driving
is crucial to your safety and awareness.
All right guys, and our third tip comes to maintenance.
Now whenever you coat your car,
you want to make sure
that you maintain that amazing ceramic shine and protection,
whilst also cleaning up
that light layer of debris off your ride.
And that's why we have our new product, HydroSpeed.
Now, HydroSpeed is our newest ceramic quick detailer.
That's right, we've taken everything,
you know, and love about quick detailers,
and combined it with the power of ceramic.
So whenever you're faced with things,
especially like, you know, on this truck right here,
you guys see,
we have some spills right here
from, it looks like some dirt that just kind of leaked down
whenever the wash was over,
you know, you have some water spots over here,
actually have some cat prints over here
and a whole bunch of other stuff going on.
So when it comes to your vehicle,
especially if you've already gone
through the effort of washing, cleaning and polishing,
doing all the ceramic, all that good stuff,
one of the most beneficial things about your coating
is that it's super easy to maintain.
So using a product like HydroSpeed,
all you have to do,
simply spray it, wipe it right off with the microfiber towel
and your job is as good as done.
HydroSpeed is a super easy to use product.
Whenever you're faced with things that are on your vehicle,
especially with like light water spots,
you know, maybe you parked next to a sprinkler,
having a coating on your vehicle is extremely beneficial
because it prevents a lot of contaminants
from etching and sticking to the surface of your ride.
So for stuff like this,
like dust, paw prints, you know, water spots,
little things like that here and there,
HydroSpeed is what you want to have
in your Chemical Guys Detailing Arsenal,
to take care of these things.
HydroSpeed is a quick detailer.
So you can expect everything
that you guys know and love about quick detailers.
And it infuses it
with the power of Sio2 ceramic nannotechnology.
So what does that mean for you?
Is that not only are you wiping off
that light layer of dust and debris,
but you're also giving your ceramic coating
and any kind of protective coating on your vehicle,
a boost of ceramic shine and protection.
So whether or not
you have an actual ceramic coating on your vehicle,
or a wax, a sealant, a glaze, it doesn't matter.
Any kind of protective coatings
that you have in your vehicle,
HydroSpeed is going to do its best,
to give it a boost of shine and protection.
And if you don't happen to have any kind of protection
or a ceramic coating on your vehicle,
you can still use HydroSpeed on your vehicle
and expect up to six months
of durable all-weather protection.
And last but not least,
it works on virtually all of your exterior surfaces.
So whether it be your paint, chrome, glass, headlights,
tail lights, wheels, chrome, you know, all that stuff,
it's going to work out amazing
at delivering a nice deep intense shine,
whilst also removing that light layer of dust, debris,
bird droppings and much more.
So it's the perfect product for you to use
to maintain your coating.
Especially if you're in a garage,
you know, you don't need to conduct a full car wash service
in order to clean your car.
You can use a product
like HydroSpeed Ceramic Quick Detailer
to just clean up your car real quickly and effortlessly.
All right guys,
and for our fourth tip to winterizing your vehicle
is protecting your wheels.
Now when it comes to wheels,
you want to make sure that you have the proper wheel care.
Now, right here, I have our MAXcoat wheel guard.
Now, MAXcoat is specifically designed
to reduce the amount of contaminants
that stick on the surface of your wheels.
Now when it comes to wheels,
you know, it's going to prevent
a lot of that brake dust from sticking.
Now it's going to prevent up to 75% of the brake dust
from sticking and clinging onto the surface of the wheel.
Which means that your wheels
are going to stay cleaner for longer.
Not only does it protect against brake dust,
but it also protects against everyday contaminants
that make contact with your wheels,
such as dirt, grime, you know, oils, grease and even salt.
So it's going to prevent a lot of those things
from damaging the edge and the surface of your wheel,
especially if you have some nice custom gloss wheels.
MAXcoat wheel guard is super easy to apply.
It applies just like wax.
So grab yourself a microfiber applicator,
open up the can,
dunk your microfiber applicator in the can,
grab yourself a light amount of product,
spread it out on the area of the wheel,
and then you're just going to apply it
in left and right up and down motions,
until you get a nice even coat on the wheel.
Once you do a nice even coat,
you want to let that sit
from anywhere from about 10 to 15 minutes.
And then come back with a premium microfiber towel,
wipe it off,
and your wheels are protected
and have a nice deep high-gloss shine.
And our last tip for you guys
is protecting your undercarriage.
Now you want to make sure
that your undercarriage is protected,
and we do that by using a product such as Bare Bones.
Now Bare Bones is specifically designed
to restore, enhance, and protect
all of your undercarriage components.
But before applying a product like Bare Bones,
you want to make sure that it has the best bond possible.
So you want to make sure that you clean the surface
beforehand before applying it.
So what I'm going to do here is I'm going to grab a piece of
tape and show you guys just a quick little demonstration
on how to use Bare Bones.
It's super easy to use.
And honestly it makes a huge difference
especially if you have trucks.
If you have a lowered car,
this may not apply for you so much,
just 'cause you won't really be able to see it,
but it still helps out
to know that your undercarriage is protected.
The next product I'm going to grab here
is going to be our Nonsence.
Now Nonsence is an all-purpose cleaner.
This thing works out great
for virtually all of your exterior surfaces.
So for this right here, what I'm going to do is
I'm going to spray directly into a Boar's hair brush here.
I'm going to spray a light on my right here And then
I'm going to agitate the surface with the brush here.
And the brush is going to break down any kind of grime, oils
and pretty much anything
that's stuck within the actual liner itself.
So make sure that this is completely rid of grime
before we apply a dressing,
'cause remember, whenever we apply a dressing,
we want to make sure that it's on a bare surface.
So just like you would polish, clay
and do everything to your paint
before applying a wax or a ceramic coating,
that's going to apply the same rule of thumb
whenever it comes to trims.
So once you're done cleaning,
you got to set your brush down,
grab yourself a workhorse towel,
and wipe off the grime.
And just like that you wipe it off.
But just because it looks clean,
doesn't mean that you just want to go straight
into applying your Bare Bones.
Now, what I recommend, what I highly recommend doing
is giving that just about 30 seconds to a minute.
Because you want to let the moisture of the cleaner dry up.
So as you guys can see right there,
it looks dark,
that's because there's still bit little bit
of moisture on there.
But you know, these wheel liners, they're extremely faded.
So we want to make sure that we give it enough time
for that moisture to escape,
so that when we apply our Bare Bones,
it has a proper bond.
Now Bare Bones is an oil-based dressing.
As you guys know water and oil don't mix well.
So if there's any kind of moisture on there
before applying your Bare Bones,
you're not going to get the best bond possible.
So now that that's done, it looks nice and dry.
I'm just going to go in and give it one final pass
with my dry side of my towel,
just to ensure that there's still no moisture on there,
and we look great.
So next thing I'm going to do
is I'm going to grab a microfiber applicator here.
Now, this is just a microfiber applicator,
you don't need anything fancy for this application.
Grab yourself your bottle of Bare Bones,
and instead of spraying directly onto there,
you're going to spray it into your applicator.
So this is going to help you prevent
any kind of, you know,
overspray from getting onto your rims, your tires,
and any other areas that you don't want it to get on.
So the easiest way to do it,
open up the spray bottle in the spray position,
and spray two times on your applicator.
And that's well more than enough
to cover this little area right here.
So check this out, it's conditioned,
now we're going to apply it.
So now we're just going to apply a nice little coat.
And as you guys can see,
it definitely brings out a much deeper shade of black.
It looks more rich, it looks a lot better.
And ultimately this gives it a fresh, bold brand new look.
So check that out.
I love Bare Bones.
This thing works out amazing at restoring these things,
because, you know,
oftentimes we don't really care about our undercarriage.
I know that, I see a lot of trucks out there
with these faded wheel liners
and it kind of irritates me
to know that it's a super easy process
to just clean and condition them,
and get these awesome results.
So just like that,
I'm going to grab my tape here
and I'm going to take that off.
So check this out you guys, bam.
Now I did get a little bit of moisture
under the tapeline right there,
but right now, as I'm talking,
you're going to start seeing
that just kind of dry up on its own,
just because the dressing only penetrated
what was not being covered by the tape.
These are the results that you going to expect
just from painting and conditioning your undercarriage
with some Bare Bones.
And like I mentioned,
you can also apply this to your suspension components,
and any other kind of like lower control arms
and stuff like that,
to condition them, protect them
and make sure that your undercarriage is protected
against all that salt
that tends to linger around on the road
whenever you're driving.
This is going to help prevent that salt
from etching and damaging your undercarriage components.
And it does help prevent rust.
All right guys, and there you guys have it.
These were our top five tips, for winterizing your ride.
As you guys saw,
not a whole lot of crazy things going on,
a very simple, straightforward process.
You know, as long as your exterior surfaces are protected,
then you should be covered in all occasions.
So I hope you guys enjoyed this video.
I hope you guys learned something new
from watching this video.
If you did,
make sure to leave what you learned
down to the comment section down below as always.
My name is Joey.
This is Chemical Guys Detail Garage,
and I'll see you guys next time.