Hey everyone, welcome back to Chemical Guys. So, today, we are doing the final
step in the detail process on my S2000. We've washed it, we've clayed it, we did a
full polish and paint correction on it and now we're at the step where we want
to protect it. So, I wanted to cover one question that we always get which is:
What is the difference between a wax or a sealant? When do I use them? What is it?
are the questions we get. I'm gonna do a sealant and I'm gonna do a wax. So a
sealant, just to kind of go over it before I get on it and we start
applying it, a sealant you want to do after Nick and spent all that time
doing a full paint correction. After spending all that
time correcting the paint, you want to protect it. So, if you have a new car, if
your car is not new, but new to you and you did a full paint correction, you want
to protect the finish. So, we're gonna use JetSeal. JetSeal gives up to 12 months of
protection. If you apply it on the surface that means you're getting the
best protection that you need. Another question we get about is coatings.
Coatings are more protection than a sealant, but they do require special
attention. You need to make sure that you're properly prepping the surface
before you apply it because whatever's there is gonna be locked in. A sealant,
for example, is very easy to use so if you're a little bit intimidated by
coatings, very easy it goes on just like a wax. So, the sealant is gonna go on
first. If you look at our detailing flowchart those are the last steps. It's
a sealant, then it's a wax. So now the question is what's the difference
between the sealant and the wax? Well, the sealant is gonna give you up to
12 months of protection whereas a wax will give you between three and six
months. Why would you want both? Well, a sealant is, like I said, protecting the
paint. A wax is also giving you protection- not the most like a sealant
but what it's doing is also adding that nice glowy finish. So, you can try out
different types of waxes. Today, I'm choosing to use Cherry Wet Wax because I
want that cherry red finish on this red paint. You don't have to use it on a red
car it can be on any colored car you want but we find that it works really
well unlike bright metallic style colors. For a warm wet glow, Butter Wet Wax
is a great option, but today I wanted to use Cherry Wet Wax. So today, I'm going to use both
because I'm giving it the most protection but also I want to give it the shine and
finish. Also, with Cherry Wet Wax, you apply that on, even though it gives three
to six months of protection, feel free to apply it as often as you'd like. So, if
you want to add a wax every couple washes (so every few weeks) you can do
that. There's no problem in doing that and if you wanted to start all over and
try a new sealant, a new wax you can always wash the surface with a product
like Clean Slate and then start again. It kind of becomes a like fun job to like
pick different waxes or sealants or finishes just to see what kind of look
you get but today we're gonna use JetSeal and Cherry Wet Wax. Alright, so I
got my Hex-Logic Black pad on the TORQ 10FX and what I'm gonna do is similar
to when we did the polishing. You're just gonna do a few dots on the pad. So
we usually do four dots and if you haven't checked out the polishing video yet, feel
free to click the link below. We included the links for the first three phases of
what we did on the detail.
So what you're going to do is dab it on the surface, just
like I said we did with polishing.
Then, you go up to the first speed
setting which is gonna show up as 15 and you just spread it.
So, one thing I wanted to mention is even though I only dabbed that area, when
applying a sealant or a wax, you aren't working it in like you are when you're
doing paint correction and you're trying to remove extras actual scratches, swirls,
and oxidation. So, you're not working it the same way; what we're just doing is
spreading it, so there is still a lot of product on the pad that I hadn't dabbed
out and so it was still spreading evenly as I kept going, so I didn't have to just
stick to that area because, like I said, I'm not working it in. I'm just actually
applying it. I'm removing any scratches or swirls.
That's the biggest difference and we get that question is "Wait, it doesn't look
the same as when you're polishing..." Well, it's not meant to. This is meant just to
make it easier for you to spread. The machine is making it easier not only to
do the whole car faster, but it's also making sure you get an even coverage.
Sometimes when you're doing it by hand, you may miss an area. With a machine it
makes a little bit easier to cover everything and so if you're pressed for
time, it makes it easy to apply your sealants or waxes. So, after we finish
with JetSeal, we're going to come back and we're gonna apply Cherry Wet Wax by
hand with the hand applicator and we'll go over how to do that and the
differences between both.
Okay, so I finished applying JetSeal using the TORQ 10FX and the Black Hex Logic
applicator on all of the surfaces, but I wanted to go over that if you have
smaller areas, like here by the headlights, you can always do a hybrid
approach and apply it using a microfiber applicator. This way you can make sure
that you get all of the surface area that you're looking to protect. JetSeal
can be used on the exterior painted surfaces. It can be used on the glass, on
the windows, on your wheels, on your headlights... anything that you want to
protect on that exterior part of your vehicle. So, we are doing the whole thing.
I want to make sure it's protected we spent so much time detailing it we want
to give it its protection that it needs. So, after you wait the 15 to 20 minutes
for letting it cure on the surface, you want to buff it off with a microfiber
towel. You just buff it off just like you would when you're wiping down your
surface with like a quick detail spray. It's very easy to buff off. I like
using the Happy-Ending Towel because it's a very soft finish of a towel.
It's edgeless, it's plush, so it's really good for sensitive surfaces and also
when doing any wiping away any waxes, sealants, or quick detail sprays, it's my
go-to towel.
Alright, so we finished buffing off the JetSeal and now we're going to get onto
the wax portion. So, I'm using Cherry Wet Wax and I'm using the microfiber
applicator. When you're going to apply the wax, you're just gonna do the same
thing I did with JetSeal. You're going to just do two or three lines and when
you're applying the wax, our misconception is that you have to go in
circles like the whole wax on wax off method. That's not what you want to do.
You want to do it in just straight lines and a crisscross (some people call it a Z
pattern) basically in this method. The reason you do that is if you were to
pick up any small debris and you're going in circular motion, you're gonna
cause what's called micro marring because you're gonna pick up that debris
and then it's gonna start going in circles and so you're gonna create
swirls. So, should you pick up any small debris when you're waxing and if you're
going to straight lines they're harder to see. Also, if you see them that way then
you'll know what it's from if it's in circles. That's why when you see
swirls or scratches in a car especially when it's like driving by, it's because
they're using either dirty towels or the wrong techniques and you're doing this
every time you're washing or drying. So after applying it, you're going to
let it cure for 15 to 20 minutes and then buff it off with the towel. You can
use a wax, Cherry Wet Wax, or any of our waxes, on exterior paint, clear plastics,
so all of your bumper area. You can use it on your wheels you can even use it on
your windows if you'd like. When I mentioned windows earlier, why do you
want to do that when it's raining? It's going to repel it off much
easier and protect the windshield, so you're gonna see a beading
effect or sheeting. So we're gonna apply it on all of the surface then we're
gonna wait 15 to 20 minutes and buff it right off and give it that great
exterior shine.
Alright, so we finished protecting the S2000. We used our JetSeal and we applied
Cherry Wet Wax. So, now the car is finished on the exterior. The next part
we're gonna do is the interior. There's not much interior in this car but I
wanted to go over some of the interior tips that we need to detail. So, if you
liked this video give it a thumbs up. If you have any questions about waxes or
sealants or anything a part of detailing that we can help you with, be
sure to comment down below and we'll see you next time.