- Hey guys, welcome to Chemical Guys.
I'm Tony.
- I'm Henry, and today we have something big, red,
and exclusive for you guys.
It is?
- A Mazda CX-30.
- Ding! (claps hands)
- So you guys may have not have seen this vehicle before
and there's a good reason behind that.
It's actually a pre-production vehicle,
so this is only one of two in the world right now.
- One thing I love about this vehicle is the paint color.
It's a sole red metallic paint color
and like, the shine on it is just amazing,
and, one cool thing about it,
it's actually hand put together, right?
- Right.
This entire car is hand-sprayed,
hand-painted, and hand-assembled also.
So just like how your premium Bentleys,
Rolls-Royces, Ferraris, are made by hand,
this Mazda is actually made by hand too.
And the reason is because it's a pre-production vehicle.
So they don't have like, the logistical support,
they don't have the machines and robots
and stuff to actually put this car together.
That's pretty much what they're doing right now, actually,
is figuring out exactly how they're gonna mass produce it.
'Cause it's not a prototype, it's a pre-production vehicle
so they already decided to make it,
they just gotta figure out how.
- All right, so this car actually just rolled on in.
We have 30 minutes with this,
so we have to get this quickly and going on for you guys.
So Tony, where did it actually come from?
- So it came from LA Auto Show.
LA Auto Show is just right up the 1-10.
You may have seen us there.
If you walked around a little bit more,
if you weren't lazy, you woulda seen this car too.
Where was it Henry?
- It was in the Mazda--
- It was in the Mazda booth,
debuting to the North American public.
You probably saw it spinning around, lit up really nicely.
Right?
- Yeah, but one thing I actually don't like
about LA Auto Show is just, so many people touch vehicles.
Whenever we are at LA Auto Show, I'm always walking around,
just checking out what it's all about, right?
So once I'm walking around, you always see
little kids, or even older people,
or even like, novice people, novice detailers,
just touch vehicles and that is one key thing
we actually do not recommend, is just touch vehicles, right?
- Right.
Body oils, you may not think they're harmful
because they're on us and we live with them everyday
but they're actually very bad
for paint, for your car and stuff.
So we wanna clean those off, we wanna protect
this car from them, because after today
it's gonna go to other auto shows,
it's gonna go other places and unfortunately
more people are gonna touch it,
more people are gonna abuse it,
and more people are gonna molest it.
- So today when it rolled on in,
we actually went ahead and grabbed EcoSmart-RU.
We give it a little couple sprays on it,
just so we would knock off any loose ground
or debris that's on the surface,
while giving it a waterless wash, right?
- Right.
We didn't have a lot of time so EcoSmart
was gonna be the best way 'cause you could wash your car
in a couple minutes, completely wash your car
and then we're gonna be good to go
to put our product of choice on it.
- So after that, now it's time to protect it.
We're gonna be using HydroSlick.
But Tony, do you actually have to prep the car
to apply HydroSlick, or how does this work?
- You do not need to prep the car.
It is recommended for best water-beading,
the brightest shine, and maximum durability.
You probably do wanna clay it and polish it,
but if your car doesn't need it or if you're just
in a crunch for time, it's not necessary.
And in this case we're gonna skip that step
and we're gonna go straight to applying it.
- All right, so
another thing, another common question we always get,
how long do I want until I apply my glazing
or wax after I apply HydroSlick?
We always recommend waiting at least three hours
to let it properly cure on the surface.
Or even if you already have an existing ceramic coat
on your surface, feel free to apply HydroSlick.
It's gonna rejuvenate the beading
of the ceramic that's already on the surface.
- Right.
That's one great point about HydroSlick,
is it's very versatile.
So not only can you top it off with your favorite
Chemical Guys glaze sealant or wax,
you can also put it on your existing
ceramic coat to further enhance it.
And I mean, look at the shine
that it's gonna bring out on this car.
- All right, so let's get to it.
So another cool thing is HydroSlick can be applied
on glass, it can be applied on wheels, painted surfaces,
headlights. - Chrome.
- And chrome.
- Right.
- So all I'm gonna do is apply four dots
and then I'm gonna go ahead and apply it.
- Right, so like Henry said, a great thing
about this product is you could apply it
on many parts of your vehicle.
So sometimes you'll have different products
for different parts of your vehicles.
Maybe you need a wheel wax,
and a windshield sealant,
and then a paint wax.
In this case, one product does it all.
So let's take a closer look at how Henry's applying it.
So what're you doing there Henry?
- So I'm going in straight lines,
and I'm actually crossing over
the other layer I'm applying it.
- Right.
So the reason why we do that is to make sure
that he's covering every single square inch of the vehicle.
'Cause if you kinda picture a hood just like it is here,
if you don't overlap then there's
a chance that you missed a spot.
And so by overlapping a minor area
of every one of those swipes, you're ensuring
that you're covering every single surface.
- Another cool thing,
or another pro tip from us here at Chemical Guys
is you do not need a lot of product.
Simply apply very little bit,
you guys can barely see the coat that I'm applying.
It is a true ceramic coating, so it will harden on you,
so that's why do not apply too much.
Little bit goes a long way,
and that's basically all I need to cover
this hood of this Mazda.
- Right, so all it took was four dots.
And as you guys are gonna be able to see,
a little bit goes a long way and it's gonna buff right off.
- So now,
we're actually gonna go ahead and buff it right off.
So how long do we actually let it sit?
- So the cure time is gonna depend on the environment.
It can be anywhere from 30 seconds to two minutes.
What we found here in California,
is all it takes is 30 seconds.
But other places, maybe you're somewhere
where it's more humid like Florida, or New York,
it might take a little bit longer, or less.
But in this case all it takes is 30 seconds,
so Henry's already gonna buff it off.
- And look how easy it buffs off.
Little bit buffs off real easy.
Also keep in mind guys, is if it's--
If you live in a state or in a place where it's super cold,
your cure time's gonna be a little bit longer.
So let it sit anywhere from like 30 seconds
to two minutes, right Tony?
- Right.
Whether it's 30 seconds or two minutes,
the great point is it's still gonna be
a very fast application.
So we're gonna give these guys at Mazda,
we're gonna give Mazda a bottle so they can take it
on the road and apply it whenever they need to.
- And it just comes off very easy.
It's one of my favorite products,
especially 'cause I own a older truck
and it's very hard to get the paint perfect
how this Mazda actually has it.
So the thing like I like about HydroSlick,
it has self-leveling agents so it's gonna give it
a high shine just like it did right here.
So now we're gonna go ahead and let this cure
for three hours, or it's gonna drive off
and it's gonna be curing over the time.
- All right Henry, so where's this car going next?
- So this Mazda's actually gonna go meet up
with the president from Mazda at a photo shoot, right Tony?
- Right.
So it's going to a press photo shoot, so there's gonna be
a lot of bright lights on it, a lot of spotlights.
So this product was a perfect way
to make the paint really shine,
because this beautiful color and the beautiful lines
on this car are what's gonna sell it to the masses.
- So, Tony and I, we're actually short on time now.
So we actually have a lot of work ahead of us.
We have to apply HydroSlick around the whole entire vehicle.
So if you guys liked this video,
give it a big thumbs up, comment down below.
Let us know what type of videos you guys wanna see
and make sure to stop on by our detail garage
to pick up your HydroSlick,
or hop on our website and pick it up there.
We'll see you guys next time,
right here in the detail garage.
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