- Hey, what's up, guys?
Joey here with another episode
of Chemical Guys Detail Garage.
Today we got the Scion FR-S back in the shop.
If you guys haven't seen our last video, go check it out.
We had Henry clean the glass with a variety
of different methods, such as...
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We had Henry clean the glass with a variety
of different methods,
such as vinegar, newspaper, shop towels.
I don't know what he did, but at the end of the day,
he used streak-free glass cleaner,
cleaned the glass, and boom, brand new.
So now, today, we're gonna show you how easy it is
to apply HydroSlick to your glass
to get that intense ceramic shine and protection.
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As I was saying, today we're gonna
be applying HydroSlick to the glass.
I wanna show you guys how easy it is to apply it.
This is a ceramic SiO2 Ceramic Suspension Gel.
So what that means it's gonna apply
just like a wax in the gel form.
So what you want to do is apply
about three small drops of product.
You're gonna go ahead and blot it out
on a section of the glass.
And then you're simply gonna work it in straight motions.
You can go left and right, up and down.
You can mimic a crosshatch pattern
to make sure that you get the most even coat as possible.
So very easily, it glides left and right.
The key with HydroSlick is not to oversaturate the product.
Don't go crazy caking the applicator with a ton of product
'cause it's not gonna work out.
So now that we applied the coating to the glass,
we're gonna let this flash for
about 30 seconds up to one minute.
It's kind of a gloomy day today,
so I might give it about 45 seconds or so,
depending on your climate.
If it's colder, you might want to let it sit
for a little bit longer, no more than 2 minutes.
If it's a warm day, as little as 30 seconds.
So that being said,
we're gonna go ahead and wipe it right off.
Show you how easy it is to wipe right off.
Wipes in one clean swipe.
Wipe it off just like it was a wax or any other sealant
and you can flip it to a different side
to buff off any excess.
And just like that, we have applied a coat
of HydroSlick to our glass
and we can go ahead and let that sit
for two hours or so to fully cure
so that we get that awesome, intense ceramic shine,
protection, and hyperactive water beading.
All right guys, so now we're back a few hours later.
We let the coat of HydroSlick cure on the glass
for a few hours, now we're gonna go ahead
and put it through some torture tests
so you guys can see how the water reacts to the glass.
The reason we're doing this is
because we want to show you guys
how a coated versus an uncoated side is treated
throughout real life scenarios,
such as when you're driving
through the rain or inclement weather.
The coated side is gonna give you more of a clarity.
It's gonna give you more of a clear vision,
especially when it's pouring water,
as opposed to the uncoated side,
which is gonna be more blurry
because you're gonna have the water sheeting,
and it's not gonna look that great
and the water's not gonna fly right off,
as the coated side does.
We'll go ahead and wet this side and that side
and show you guys the differences
and we'll be back right now.
We're gonna go ahead and mimic a real life scenario
in which you're gonna be doing this in.
On the left side, you have your coated side.
We have our man Tony out there.
He is doing a demonstration
where he is wetting the windshield
and hitting it with air at the same time.
You can see how the water reacts.
If you were to be driving down the highway,
how the wind will hit the water
and kind of scoop it right off the surface for you.
Now, for our untreated side.
You see the water just pouring on here?
The water is sheeting off the glass,
so it's not really looking too good
because you can barely see through the glass.
Right now, when our friend Tony here decides
to start hitting it with air,
you'll see how the air reacts.
I'm not even too sure if he's doing both at the same time,
but it seems like he's hitting it with air
and you see the water just kind of like sheeting off
and it's still looks unclear.
You don't get that full clarity
and honestly, I wouldn't want to even
be driving in this condition
'cause I don't even think I'd be able to drive.
All right guys, another cool thing
I want to show you guys is how easy it is
to dry your glass with your drying towel
after you're done washing your car.
Check this out.
Small microfiber towel, and we're simply just gonna wipe.
Straight motions.
And it's gonna go ahead and pick up all that water.
No streaking left behind.
Remember, this is not a dedicated drying towel,
this is simply a workhorse microfiber towel.
Bam, just like that, you got yourself a clean, dry glass.
We're gonna go ahead and grab our towel
and we're gonna try to wipe
and you'll see a lot of streaks are left behind.
Even in person, on camera, I'm pretty sure you can tell.
You have a lot of streaking here, there,
doesn't work out for you if you're trying
to dry your car with a drying towel.
All right guys, so now we're gonna go ahead
and put HydroSlick to the ultimate test.
What I have right here in front of me is
a bucket full of water, and mud, grime,
a bunch of filthy stuff that you find
when you're going off-roading.
We're gonna go ahead and put that to the ultimate test.
Remember, the right side is coated,
the left side is uncoated.
Let's go ahead and throw this on the vehicle,
let's see what it does.
By the way, we do not recommend doing this.
This is just for demonstration purposes.
So don't go out there,
fill a bucket of water with mud,
and throw it at your car.
Whoo, check that out!
I don't know about you,
but that looked pretty cool.
So the right side, as you guys saw, was coated.
Nothing stuck on there.
I mean, you got some leaves and stuff,
but that's fine, we can wipe those right off.
But the ultimate test here is
how the mud didn't stick to the windshield.
We want to be able to go off-roading
without having to worry about mud getting on the windshield
and not being able to see.
That's a pretty cool representation of how HydroSlick
performs and does against off-road terrain.
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