I'm going to show you how to use these
self-serve car washes so that you know
what to do what to avoid but most
importantly get great results like us
three wash steps plus one bonus step
that's it when it's time to wash your
car they're generally three main options
most people have manual wash with a hose
and buckets automatic car wash and
self-serve car wash if you have the time
and right tools man you washing is the
best to maintain the paint on your
vehicle plus you will spot things
earlier like chips rust or dings that
you did not know where they're before
and can repair them automatic car washes
are really not that great as they tend
to use soaps that are really harsh check
out what these types of car washes did
to the black chrome trim on my Mercedes
Benz the dealership said it was caused
by soaps used at automatic car washes
self-serve car washes are a great
alternative as it is still a manual car
wash with the exception that you have
the tools to help make it easier to wash
your car properly plus in the places
where you get winter weather it's
impossible to manually wash your car
outside at home when everything is
frozen outside let's get started
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our website if you can find a newer or
modern self-serve car wash these will
have newer and better equipment like
higher pressure washers animal-hair foam
brush heated water credit card reader
and large base you can use Google Maps
or other reviews online to find the
highly rated one make sure to read some
reviews good and bad comments then check
the busy times to also they should be
well maintained by the owner and staff
when you drive into a bay make sure to
leave enough space at the front for you
to clean the front of the car and the
car mats good car washes will have clips
for you to hang your mats on look for
the control panel this is where you pay
and select which tool you use and also
what comes out of the tool soap water
wax etc credit card ones are easiest to
use for coin-operated ones you will have
to keep an eye on the timer during
washing so that you can add more coins
before the time runs out also this is a
great time to read the instructions and
know where the stop or end button is
when paying my credit card it will
continually charge up your card by the
minute
until you hit the stop button when
you're done to end the charges pay
attention as you near the end of your
watch so that you can stop the machine
near the end of the minute and before
the start of next some machines charge
the next minute before the end of the
current minute so watch out for that too
as you can see this new carwash has many
wash options and tools to tell you the
truth only two tools and three wash
options are used to get the results we
get all other tools and options are not
really necessary to get great results
and don't give you a good return on
money spent we will only use the spray
wand and the soft animal hair foam brush
most people say not to use it but I
disagree watch on as I will discuss this
later note the wash steps I go over next
so that you know which three options to
use some car washes will name the
options differently so you will have to
determine the matching options to the
ones I recommend before you start walk
around the car to note the dirtiest
parts these are the areas where you will
need to focus on more than the areas
that are cleaner the cleaner areas
should get less attention for all the
upcoming steps also hang your floor mats
for cleaning if needed starting with the
high pressure soap will right away start
to remove and wash off the heaviest dirt
and debris on the surface just keep in
mind that it may take a minute before
the soap fully comes through the system
don't use pre-soak as it is a waste of
time and won't help because it uses low
pressure spray you will get more than
enough foam soap from the foam brush
later on set the dial to soap grab the
spray wand then put your payment through
to start the wash if washing your floor
mats then soak them up before continuing
with the car from top to bottom use over
lapping spray with the wand nozzle about
six inches away from the surface work on
a small section at a time so that the
spray is consistent all over work your
way around the whole car and don't
forget the mirrors wheel wells wheels
tires and undercarriage remember the
dirtiest parts of the car that you
checked earlier those areas will need
more attention and more spraying you
will also want to spray into the
crevices where the door jams are the
fuel filler door and also between the
bumper covers and quarter panels
the crevice between the bumper cover and
quarter panels are also placed where
rust likes to form from the inside out
watch our video on rust proofing this
area to prevent rust on your car - yes
use the foam brush most people will
disagree with me and say to avoid this
like the plague it's true that no one
washes these after they use them and
there could be a lot of dirt and sand
inside but let me ask you why not just
clean it before you use it it's no
different than when you clean the wash
mitt when manually washing your car
using the two bucket method the reason
we need to use this is that the high
pressure spray cannot always completely
remove the dirt on the surface
oftentimes after the car dries you will
still see some dirt and streaks leftover
if you don't do the step or do it
properly you need some physical washing
to remove some of the dirtiest parts
just make sure to let enough foam come
out and cover all the bristles before
you get started the foam and water will
act like a lubricant preventing
scratching or damaging of the paint
every now and then clicking some of the
foam and dirt off as you scrub will keep
the brush head clean we always take the
brush out at the beginning and then wash
it thoroughly before starting the foam
brush step after washing the brush set
the dial from soap to foam brush and
start scrubbing gently as I show you
next start from top to bottom working in
sections for this step clean the top
half of the car first
remember again to spend less time on the
cleaner areas and give more attention to
the dirtiest parts of the car then the
bottom half last the bottom half is
usually dirtier so we don't want to
contaminate the brush as we wash cleaner
areas of the car first make sure to
continue to flick some foam and dirt off
the brush regularly after each section
at the very end of this step make sure
to scrub your wheels tires and mud flaps
give the wheels a good scrub and make
sure the long hairs get into the spokes
and the rim scrub the floor mats if
needed holding the brush in this manner
can make it easier next we use the
high-pressure rinse to rinse off the
soap and dirt remaining on the car set
the dial accordingly and use the spray
wand starting from top to bottom rinse
off your floor mats if you soak them up
in step one then move on to the car work
in small sections and make sure to use
an overlapping spray
pattern don't forget to rinse the
mirrors wheel wells wheels tires
undercarriage and crevices as mentioned
in step one now you can stop here and
most people do but if you want to go the
extra mile to get the ultimate shine
finish off the wash by first taking a
large microfiber towel and drying off
the surface we find a large towel to be
easier to use than small towels but you
have to make sure not to drop any part
of it on the ground as it will pick up a
lot of dirt which can scratch the paint
work in sections and note that you do
not need the surface to be completely
dry make sure to wipe the top half of
the car first then the bottom half and
the wheels last you may find that some
trace amounts of dirt su remain and this
drying process will remove the rest of
it
don't forget the door jams too next use
a premium spray wax with a clean dry
microfiber cloth and follow the
manufacturer's instructions again do the
top half of the car first then the
bottom half we find that the synthetic
spray waxes work great as they are
streak free and can be applied on wheels
plastic and rubber trim too without
getting a white residue the final touch
is a spray or apply tire shine check the
description for the car care products we
recommend using we hope to read comments
of you getting great results using our
car wash method and don't forget to
visit the companion blog post for more
tips not included in this video