- What's up guys.
And welcome back to another episode of
Chemical Guys, Detail Garage.
Today, we are back with the Tesla
that we've already detailed.
Today we are going over the interior.
Now the interior is not too rough of in a shape.
So today I'm going to show you guys
some tips, tricks,
and techniques
for you guys to detail your interior and get
it looking as great as new.
If you guys seen our last video,
you guys would know that this Tesla is a leased vehicle.
And we've already done the exterior.
However, now today we are doing the interior.
So first things first,
we removed the owner's belongings.
We put them in a bag.
We moved out anything that we can.
That way it's not in the way of us detailing this ride.
Now the next thing I like to do is to remove
all the floor mats.
Get those things out the way so that you can actually work
on the carpet of the vehicle,
as well as the floor mats.
And you can address them at a separate time.
So after I remove the floor mats,
the next step in this process is vacuuming.
Now, the reason we vacuum first
is because we want to make sure that we remove as much of
the loose dirt and debris from the carpets
and the seats as we can.
Now, one thing about vacuuming
is that you're not just going to do it once
and be done with it.
You're actually going to do it at the end as well.
So it's not like one of those things where you just kind of
do it and it's out the way.
You know, when you vacuum,
you vacuum it once,
get rid of like,
the heavy things.
And then at the end of your detail,
you're most likely going to have,
you know, contaminants that leak out
of the cracks and crevices from
the areas that you clean.
So it's always a great thing to just give it a vacuum
at the end,
just to give it a final clean.
Now, the next step,
I actually pulled out my trunk organizer bag.
Now if you guys don't have a trunk organizer bag,
you guys need one,
because this thing has a ton of space
for all your Chemical Guys products.
So I'll lift it up
right here for you guys.
It looks great.
I have my three little brushes sticking out in the front.
And it also has a ton of space on the inside
to hold all of your detailing chemicals
that you're going to need
in order to detail your ride inside and out.
So the first product I pulled out of my
trunk organizer bag
is my Total Interior cleaner and protectant.
Now, Total Interior is great because
it's an all-in-one product.
So you can use it on virtually all of your interior surfaces
to remove light layers of dust,
debris, fingerprints, body oils.
So it's the perfect all-in-one cleaner just to kind of
maintain your interior.
So right here,
you'll see me using Total Interior to clean
a variety of interior surfaces,
including the dashboard,
the door panel,
the steering wheel,
and you can also use it on navigation screens.
And the cool thing about Teslas
is that they have a
dedicated screen cleaning mode.
So right here
you'll see me actually turning it on,
and it actually blacks out the screen
so that you can see all the fingerprints and
grime that's on the screen.
And it also disables the touch screen to prevent your screen
from spazzing out while you're trying to clean it.
And one thing about that Total Interior
that we just finished using,
is that you can actually use it on leather as well.
However, when you want to give it a deeper level of clean
that's when a dedicated cleaner,
like Leather Cleaner,
comes into play.
Tesla manufacturers their vehicle with vegan leather,
which is just another fancy word
for synthetic man-made leather.
So the great thing about it
is that you can still use all of your favorite Chemical Guys
leather cleaning products.
Before I start cleaning the leather,
I also do want to make sure that I clean the leather seats
and vacuum them.
So that I get any kind of debris from
out of the cracks and crevices of the seats.
Now, one quick tip that I have for you guys
is that whenever you are vacuuming leather,
since the material is so sensitive,
especially on this vegan leather,
that's kind of like a smooth matte kind of look,
you're going to notice scratches very easily.
So the last thing that you want to do
is just grind your,
you know,
your head of your vacuum against it and scratch it all up.
So one tip for you guys is,
I like to put my finger at the
base of the nozzle of the vacuum,
and that's going to help me kind of create a border
so that I do not ever touch the tip of the vacuum
onto the leather.
This will ultimately prevent the chance of you
scuffing your leather.
So just by hovering it,
you pick up any kind of loose dirt and debris.
And a worst case scenario,
if you have some more stubborn debris,
you can always grab a dry detailing brush and just kind of
give it a light, little scrub
to get that stuff out.
So now to clean the leather.
So right here,
we have our Leather Cleaner,
and we also have it paired with
one of our horse hair brushes.
Now, the reason I like using the horse hair brush
is because it's broad,
and it has a nice little ergonomic handle
that you can grab by hand.
So you can spray your cleaner directly onto your brush
and just start scrubbing away
and breaking down embedded dirt
and body oils within the leather.
And another quick tip for you guys out there
that have perforated leather,
spray the cleaner directly into the brush,
as opposed to spraying the cleaner
directly onto the material,
because you don't want the liquid to get into the holes.
Spray onto the brush,
start scrubbing.
You won't have that problem.
But whenever you spray a leather cleaner into your brush,
I would recommend spraying about five to six sprays
just to make sure that the brush
has enough product on there.
And then as soon as you start scrubbing onto the surface,
it's going to start foaming up the product
and give you that nice foaming action
so that you uplift that heavy dirt and build-up
that's on the leather.
And just like that with a little scrubby dub dub,
you clean up your leather,
and it's nice
and looking the way it should be.
Now at this point of the process,
you can actually choose to apply a conditioner.
And that's exactly what I'm going to do here.
Now the conditioner
is going to restore
the soft and supple feel to the material.
You know, even though it's not leather,
it's still going to work on
this synthetic material.
So you can apply a coat of Leather Conditioner.
It's going to restore the soft supple feel,
and it's going to nourish it with a fresh new look.
Apply a few drops onto a microfiber applicator.
And I like to work it in by finger
just to kind of spread out the product
onto the microfiber strands.
And this just helps prevent a heavy buildup
on one section of the leather.
So then this way,
you distribute it throughout the applicator
and get an even coat on your entire leather surface.
Now one thing I know you guys may be saying right now,
as you're watching this clip,
is that as I'm applying the leather conditioner,
it's going on extremely shiny.
A lot of you guys out there,
I know do not like the extremely shiny leather look.
Do not worry,
whenever you apply Leather Conditioner,
as soon as you apply it,
obviously it's going to go on very shiny,
because it's a liquid,
going onto a very dry surface.
However, once it starts penetrating
and absorbing into the leather,
it actually leaves behind more of a satin kind of sheen.
So it's not going to leave behind a super oily greasy look.
It's going to leave a nice satin look,
and a fully dry-to-the-touch feel.
Next on the list we have the floor mats
and the carpet of the vehicle.
Now the easiest way to clean something like this
that doesn't necessarily look super dirty
or have heavy stains,
is giving it a general maintenance clean.
And what I mean by that,
is by using our
Fabric Clean shampoo diluted to a 20 to one ratio.
Now this 20 to one ratio is great
for general purpose cleaning.
So it's not a super aggressive clean.
It actually gives you more of a very light,
mild clean.
Which is great for just wiping down light dust, debris.
You know, surface contaminants that are sitting
on the surface of your floor mats.
So if it's not super embedded within the finish,
you can literally just spray a nice,
fine coat with Fabric Clean
onto the material.
And then I like to just give it
a very light scrub with one of our nifty bristle brushes.
And this just helps kind of knock off
any kind of dirt and debris
that's trapped within the fabric.
And then simply grab a microfiber towel,
wipe that down to pick up the excess cleaner,
and to pick up the grime that it's uplifted.
And the great thing about Fabric Clean
is that it's a citrus based product.
So not only does it do an incredible job at cleaning,
but it also helps neutralize any kind of odor bacteria
caught within the material.
And it also gives your ride that nice,
refreshing, clean smell.
Moving forward with the final touches for the interior,
you cannot forget about cleaning your glass.
So the product I'm going to use to clean the glass
is going to be
our Streak Free glass cleaner.
Now Streak Free is going to uplift
any kind of dirt, grime,
films, body oils,
fingerprints that are caught on the glass surface,
and give you the ultimate crystal clear clarity.
I highly recommend that you use it with
two waffle weave towels.
That way you achieve the best possible clean.
So the idea behind this is,
you spray the cleaner onto the surface,
or if you want to,
you can also spray directly into one of your
waffle weave towels.
Give it a quick little wipe down.
I like to kind of go over it twice,
and after you've wiped it down,
I like to have a secondary waffle weave towel
that's completely dry,
just to pick up any excess
that may be on the surface,
and to pick up any kind of leftover grime.
So once you've cleaned all of your interior surfaces
with Total Interior or Nonsense,
depending on the level of filth.
You can top it off with the dressing
for even more shine and protection.
Now, Total Interior and Nonsense,
they're designed to leave behind a completely matte finish.
However, if you're the type of person
that loves that shine on the interior,
then you can follow it up with some Silk Shine.
And Silk Shine is great
because it gives you a silky look.
So it gives you a nice satin like sheen.
Not a super wet look,
not a dry look,
just a nice in-between
that leaves behind a completely dry-to-the-touch finish
to give your car that fresh brand new car look.
It's not just for looks.
It's not just so that your interior looks good.
It actually does have a purpose.
And that is to add a layer of UV protection.
If you live in an area that's extremely hot,
or maybe you just want protection for your interior,
top it off with a coat of Silk Shine
to give it that nice little layer of UV protection,
and all of your interior,
plastics, vinyl,
and rubber surfaces,
are going to be shielded against those harsh UV rays.
And it's a water-based dressing,
so you can use on interior and exterior surfaces.
To conclude this detail,
we're going to hit up the interior
with some New Car Smell.
Now what better way to conclude this detail?
The next person is going to definitely appreciate it.
It's going to have that new car smell,
and it's going to be new for them.
And one last thing before we leave,
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All right guys.
And that wraps it up.
My name is Joey.
This is Chemical Guys,
Detail Garage.
I will see you guys next time.