- Hey, what's up guys?
Welcome back to another episode
of "Chemical Guys Detail Garage".
On today's video, I want to talk over
some of the commonly missed areas
when it comes down to detailing.
So we're going to give you guys our tips and tricks
on how to clean those
and make them look as best possible.
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So before I begin,
I just want to start off by apologizing
if there's any background noise.
We do have our Masters Course in effect.
They're currently inside the Detail Garage.
That's why we're outdoors.
So there may be a little bit of sound in the background.
You may hear some learning, who knows?
But just to let you guys know, okay?
So we're going to go ahead
and jump straight into this video,
and we're going to start off by cleaning our door jambs.
Now whenever you detail your car,
you clean it up from the outside,
and you spent so much time detailing the outside,
and it looks great at the end, and you're happy.
And it isn't until you open your door that you realize
you got a layer of filth on your door jambs.
So if you come check this out,
you'll see that your car may be clean from the outside,
but check all this stuff out.
You got a lot of dirt, debris,
grime that collects right here.
And usually when you wash your vehicle,
these are commonly the missed areas
when you wash the vehicles
simply because they're more consider
the interior part of your car.
So cleaning this area,
it's super crucial in terms of getting a super deep clean
because you want to make sure that this stuff is clean.
The last thing I want to worry about
is having my car clean from the outside,
I opened my door, and I see this stuff right here.
And if you're a detailer,
there's no excuse for that to happen.
So you want to make sure to clean this up
'cause this is not acceptable.
So what I use for this is I use
a quick detailer such as Speed Wipe.
Now Speed Wipe is great because it's a quick detail spray.
So it's going to wipe off light dust, debris, and grime.
That's what it's made to do.
And it gives it a nice gloss.
So you don't really have to focus too much on these areas
just because they don't really get
too much as far as UV rays or any kind of damage.
So all you want to do is spray it directly,
and right away you see that Speed Wipe
pretty much emulsify that grime.
It lifts it from your surface
so that when you grab a nice, soft microfiber towel,
you can buff that right off nice and evenly.
It is a little bit kind of like...
You do have a little bit of a groove right here,
so you may have to come once or twice just to make sure
that you get all that dirt and grime from out of there.
And I don't really like to apply any pressure.
I just kind of give it a light little wipe
just so that I don't scratch the surface.
And I can flip around to another side
just to make sure that I don't scratch the paint.
So flip it around,
and then just make sure to get all these other areas.
And it might be a little bit tricky to get into here
just because you have a lot of tight grooves and crevices.
But trust me, it makes the hugest difference
when you're cleaning those areas.
Especially like I said if you're a detailer,
these are the things that you want to make sure
that you're doing in your detail
just because it's detailing, right?
It's the details that matter.
So we're going to clean this up pretty quickly.
It doesn't really harm us as far as like how much time
we're spending on here
because it's quick, it's efficient, and we're done.
And just like that,
we cleaned up this entire surface.
If you look closely,
there are some little scuffs right here.
You have this little black scuff mark,
that can be easily taken care of with a Butter Wet Wax
or a carnauba wax.
So we can get that done.
But I mean, just show you guys just for the main portion,
it's very quick, it's very easy.
and your door jambs are everywhere.
Whether it be this door,
you can also focus on the outer part
of the door right here itself.
So along with that door jamb,
you also have this door jamb as well.
So with this area you want to make sure to clean it up
just because like I said,
it makes your car look much better,
and it shows that you pay attention to the details.
So just like that, just spray it directly into the surface.
Grab your microfiber towel, and simply buff it right off.
And check it out.
It brings out a new layer of white, it's clean.
And like I said,
it doesn't take much time at all so.
I figured if you're going to do this, you may as well do it.
It doesn't hurt you, it doesn't hurt the car,
and it makes the car look much better.
Just like that, you can flip it
to a dry side of your towel,
buff off any excess and or grime
that's still sitting on the surface,
and reveal that nice high-gloss shine.
And boom, just like that,
it's clean, little to no effort, very quick, very efficient.
And you're probably going to end up wiping your car
down with the quick detail spray.
May as well get those hard-to-reach areas
that you never get.
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So another area that a lot of people don't pay attention to
is these little pieces right here.
I'm not entirely sure what you would call them,
but they're pretty much this little lip right here
over your quarter panel, your bumpers,
especially towards the sides and the front of your vehicle.
So a lot of dirt and grim collects up right here.
Just like it collects on the side
of the lower parts of your vehicle and your undercarriage,
it also collects on this little lip right here.
So you want to make sure to clean that up
just because it looks nasty.
You spent all that time cleaning your car,
and then you got to worry about
this little nasty little lip right here.
So clean that up,
and we can use the same products such as Speed Wipe.
So we can spray directly into the surface,
spray onto my towel.
And then we're simply going to go in and wipe off.
Now one thing I do want to mention
as you guys see me wiping this off
is that some of this grime may or may not wipe off, why?
Because some of this stuff might be tar.
It might be built up.
So as you guys see right there,
you got some tar right there.
You got a lot of little rock chips
right here towards the bottom.
To clean this up,
you can either use a clay bar to clean it up,
and you can use some Butter Wet Wax.
So just to demonstrate for you guys,
I'm actually going to grab some
so I can show you guys how to clean this up properly.
(whoosh) All right, so I got myself
some Butter Wet Wax right here
and a microfiber applicator.
What I'm going to do is in very minimal amounts,
I'm going to apply just three drops right here.
Just because this is
a very kind of small little lip right here
I'm going to work it into my applicator just finely,
just so that I don't get any kind of blotchiness
on the little surface here.
I'm going to grab the Butter Wet Wax,
and I'm simply going to agitate it left and right.
Now Butter Wet Wax is great
because it contains natural carnauba oils.
So what does that mean?
It's going to pull off a lot of little things on the surface
such as paint transfer, grime, tree sap, paint overspray.
And it works out amazing for removing
these kinds of contaminants without having to resort
to any aggressive measures such as a compound,
a polish, or even a machine.
So this works out great for cleaning the paint
as you guys can see right here.
It removes a number of the scuff marks,
and all these little small things
that don't come off with the detail spray
with an all-purpose cleaner
comes right off with some Butter Wet Wax.
I'm going to apply just a little bit more
just so that I can get that little chunk right there.
It might take a little bit more to agitate it
just because that's a little bit more stuck on there.
But as long as you're agitated up and down, left and right
slowly but surely it's going to start breaking down that tar
or any kind of contaminants that's on the paint.
So we just finished working it.
I'm going to grab my towel
and just buff off the excess of the wax.
'Cause remember this is a wax,
so as you're cleaning the paint with your wax,
you're also applying a coat of wax.
So now this is super smooth, super slick,
and it's protected, and it's clean.
(whoosh) All right guys, so moving on.
Now we have our exhaust tips.
Now when you look at your exhaust tips,
you may not think to wash it during your car wash process,
but it makes a huge difference when you clean it up.
I mean, check it out.
If I just go in and touch it with my fingers,
check that out.
If you were to touch your exhaust tips
after saying you just fully washed your car
and that comes out on your finger,
then you didn't do a great job.
So you want to make sure to clean these areas,
especially if you have some nice chrome tips
or any kind of painted tips
just because it makes your car look so much more better.
So how do you clean this?
We're going to be using Diablo Wheel Gel.
Now I know Diablo Wheel Gel
most of you guys know as a wheel cleaner,
but it also works out great for these kinds of surfaces
because it emulsifies that dirt, grime,
and carbon deposits so that we can safely clean it up.
I have it right here diluted to a 3:1 ratio,
and I have it in my secondary dilution sprayer bottle
so that can pretty much spray it directly to the surface,
and I also have my boars hair brush
that I can use to agitate it.
So what I'm going to do here is I'm going to go ahead
and kind of open this up, spray directly.
You can spray around.
Not so much inside,
just kind of keep it on the surface
and the exterior wise of the actual tip.
Spray it directly onto your brush
as well to get some cleaning power on there.
And it also gives you a lot of slickness
because remember it's a gel,
and we're simply going to agitate it.
And I know this car doesn't have
the fanciest tips in the world.
They're not custom or anything like that, they're stock,
but trust me, even a stock exhaust can look great.
So we're simply going to agitate this right here.
Do our best to agitate this.
You guys, check out that foam, it's dark, it's black.
That's all that grime that's on there.
A lot of times we think that we clean our cars
to our best of our abilities,
but it's not true
because we start cleaning the areas like this,
and then we start realizing that some of these areas...
It's the details that matter.
Like I mentioned at the beginning,
you want to make sure to clean these areas
because they make the hugest difference.
And if you want to call yourself a true detailer,
you know that things like this will not go unmissed.
All right guys, and just like that,
we just finished rinsing it off,
drying it to the best of our ability.
As you guys can see, huge difference.
You actually see it chrome
or kind of metal-looking now
as opposed to that black look which wasn't black,
just very, very filthy.
And just something like that can make
the hugest difference on your vehicle.
Like I said, these aren't the fanciest exhaust tips
in the world, but they look great nonetheless.
(whoosh) All right guys, now I know
this next one's going to be a little bit different in terms
of what we've been showing you guys
as far as the details,
but one of the main details that some people
may fail to realize is their headlights
may be getting oxidized.
Now on this car, this car looks great.
It looks like a newer car, but check this out.
If you come in close and you check out the headlights,
you'll see that they start having a light film of oxidation.
And you guys can see that the original factory clear coat,
it's a little bit kind of burning towards the top.
So we want to refine that
with our Headlight Restorer.
Now Headlight Restorer is great at refining
and bringing out optical clarity from your headlights
so that you get rid of any kind of films of oxidation,
yellowing, so that you keep your headlights
looking as great as possible so that the lights
reflect as best as possible as well.
So what you want to do with the Headlight Restorer
is you want to go out and grab
an orange Hex-Logic applicator here.
Now this is a hand pad.
This is equivalent to the ones that we use for machine,
but it's in a nice convenient kind of pad
that we can kind of grab with their hand
and polish my hand.
So with this, I'm going to go ahead
and grab my Headlight Restorer.
And seeing it's just mainly on the top,
I'm going to mainly apply three drops of product,
kind of similar to that Butter Wet Wax.
And I'm going to dab it out towards the top.
Now the reason I'm using this applicator,
not like a towel or a microfiber applicator,
is because this actually has a texture to it.
So this mimics the same texture
that we use for our orange polishing pad,
and this is a cutting.
So this is going to cut the surface.
So it's going to refine it,
and it's going to bring out the best clarity.
And you guys can see right now as you work it,
you want to work it just like a polisher.
You want to work at it until the product becomes clear.
And right away I can see still through the product
that the headlight is cleaning up much, much more better.
And it's getting rid of that light little film of oxidation.
And this is a great thing to go ahead
and hit up your headlights with
because if you guys didn't know,
Headlight Restorer actually has a sealant to it.
So not only do you shine your headlights
and you bring out the best clarity,
you also protect them from the harsh UV rays
from drying them out, getting burnt, and getting yellow.
So just make sure to work it in fully.
And you can also do the rest of the headlight if you want.
And that's going to go and clean up the rest of the headline.
I just kind of focused right there on top
just a little bit more just to clean up
that little layer of oxidation.
And you guys will start hearing
kind of this kind of squeaky noise.
And that's just pretty much showing
that the product is breaking down
and the abrasives within it have broken down,
so now it's just refining.
So it kind of breaks down very finely,
and then it starts refining the surface.
So that's why you don't really see
the product as much anymore.
And it looks pretty much fully clear
as you guys can see right there.
So now what I'm going to do is I'm going to grab
my micro towel, wipe it off,
and show you guys those results.
Check that out you guys,
it's like a brand new headlight again.
As you guys saw, it had that little light film
of oxidation right there,
and we cleaned it up effortlessly.
I literally spent less than 30 seconds doing that.
And as you guys can see, Headlight Restorer does wonders.
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Another area that's commonly missed is emblems and vents.
So what I mean by that is stuff like this right here.
As you guys can see on this vehicle,
you have a plastic textured kind of groove right here.
So you want to make sure to clean these cracks,
and you want to make sure to clean the emblems of your vehicle
because oftentimes you get a lot of dirt
and grime that collects in there.
And over time it starts kind of collecting,
and you get a very hard layer,
and it makes it very difficult to clean and maintain.
So one great way to maintain them is by cleaning them
with Nonsense during your wash process.
So as I'm washing my car,
I like going through all the vents and all the emblems
with Nonsense and a boars hair brush.
And that's simply just to clean out any kind of dirt
or grime that collects in there.
As you can imagine, tight little areas like this,
I mean, who would pay attention to this, right?
Well, if you're a true detailer
and you want to make sure that you get
all the details on your vehicle,
you want to make sure you're cleaning these areas,
your emblems as well.
You can spray the emblems,
and just make sure to get all in there
just so that you get a full deep clean.
I mean, remember these emblems,
they have a lot of little intricate textures, areas,
and grooves that are kind of hard to get into it.
So you want to make sure to clean those areas up.
So that's very easy to do during the wash process.
So as I'm washing my car, as I have it foamed up,
I usually kind of just go around the vehicle,
get all these areas.
I can get the hood as well as far as what's on the emblem
such as the Scion logo right here.
I can spray directly, see all that grime?
You even got some bird poop in there.
It looks pretty nasty.
Towards the bottom right there,
you have a lot of buildup.
So to clear this area, it's very easy.
Simply grab the bottle of Nonsense,
spray directly onto the surface,
grab your boars hair brush.
And as you guys can see, it has a lot of foaming action.
So you're not scratching the paint because of all that foam.
It's emulsifying that dirt and grime,
and you're achieving that perfect level in that deep clean.
Once you're done, you can do all the areas
such as these vents down here.
you have this grill that has a lot of textured area.
So you can spray directly into the grill
as well if it's plastic
and simply agitate these areas.
And this is one of the hugest things
that I feel like people miss out on
simply because I feel like a lot of people think
that this stuff gets cleaned during the wash process.
But they don't often realize that this stuff
is pretty much what gets the most grime
because you're driving forward so all the dirt, grime,
it's pretty much filtering through this grill right here.
And even though a lot of dirt and grime
doesn't necessarily collect through it,
it does collect on it
because as you guys can see you start getting
this kind of brown foam texture and brown foam.
And that's pretty much just showing all that dirt
and grime that's on there.
So just giving this area a deep clean every now and then,
it makes a huge difference as far as the vehicle itself.
And it also preps your surface so that if I want to apply
a dressing such as Black on Black,
when I apply it, it's going to adhere
better and shine much longer
because the surface is clean and prepped.
Just like that, once you're done,
you can rinse it off, dry you vehicle,
and you're all good to go.
So we're going to go to pursue cleaning
the rest of the vehicle as far as the emblems and stuff,
and then we'll be back with you guys once we're done.
(whoosh) And the last tip that we have
for you guys is your lower windshield.
Now I know for the most part, we wash our car,
and when we wash your car, we wipe down our windshield,
but a lot of that dirt and grime ends up collecting
at the bottom of your glass.
And it kind of makes a film down here.
I don't know if you guys realize,
but a lot of older cars, they have a lot of water spots
towards the bottom of their glass
simply because I feel like not too many people
care too much about cleaning that lower part.
As long as this looks good, that doesn't matter.
But if you want your glass to truly be fully spotless,
you want to clean that up.
So clean it with some glass cleaner
and a nice waffle weave towel.
And all you want to do is just clean that area up.
Like I mentioned, it doesn't hurt you.
Cleans all that dirt and grime,
and over time you don't get that nasty buildup down there.
Me personally, I've worked on cars
that have a lot of buildup down there
and I've even had to resort to clay-barring that area
simply because of all the dirt
and grime that collects down there.
So make sure to clean that up.
And as a bonus tip,
also make sure to clean up your windshield wiper.
So your windshield wiper itself, you may not think about it,
but this also collects a lot of dirt and grime.
So you get a lot of dust and grime.
So I'll show you guys right now.
I'll try to grab a clean side of my towel here, okay.
A little magic right there, you see that?
I'm going to spray just a little bit of glass cleaner on there.
What I'm going to do is I'm going to
wipe down my windshield wipers.
Now when you're wiping out your windshield wipers,
you want to make sure to clean these areas up
simply because of the fact that it's gliding
over your glass, right?
So anything that's on there, dirt, grime, residue,
it's going to drag all over your glass,
and whatever's on there is going to be considered a factor
and an abrasive to scratching your glass.
So check it out, I just cleaned that area up.
Check all that dirt and grime that was hiding there.
So you may not think about it,
but your windshield wiper is the leading cause
for scratches on windows.
So that just shows you especially on older cars
when you have all those kinds of scratches
from left and right,
that's pretty much the results of that
because of all that dirt and grime
that pretty much drags over the glass
over long periods of time.
So clean up your glass, clean up your windshield wipers,
and you shouldn't have a problem.
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All right guys, and there you guys have it.
Just a very quick and easy and simple video for you guys.
Like I mentioned, I wanted to keep it simple,
just the top miss things when it comes to detailing,
I hope you guys learned something new today.
If you guys did happen to learn something new today,
please comment down below what you've learned.
And also comment down below if you have any tips
that I may not have covered in this video.
Make sure to leave them in the comment section
down below so that we can maybe do
a future video using those tips
and or to help anyone out in the common section.
As always, my name is Joey.
This is Chemical Guys Detail Garage.
We'll see you guys next time.
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