- Hey, what's up guys.
Welcome back to another episode of
Chemical Guys Detail Garage.
Today in the shop, we have this beautiful white Honda Civic.
Now this car is a lease,
so that's the topic of today's video.
We're going to show you guys five tips and tricks
that you guys can go ahead and use to go ahead
and return your lease in the best condition possible.
So when you return your lease,
you wanna make sure that the car looks in that (mumbles)
top of the shape as you guys can get it.
So you wanna make sure that everything is clean,
everything is properly cared for.
If you have been caring for the lease
then it shouldn't be a problem
and it's just a matter of cleaning it.
So today I'm going to be sharing with you guys five things
that you guys can do to get the best value from your lease.
Step one is wash the car.
So if you haven't washed the car
or the car has accumulated a lot of dirt
and grime and filth just like this Honda Civic has,
you wanna make sure to clean it
with a strong citrus based product.
So the products that we're going to be using today
is going to be Citrus Wash and Gloss.
Now as many of you guys know,
this product works out great for deep cleaning
and enhancing a deep high gloss finish.
We're going to be using it with our 401 waterproof wash mitt.
Now this wash mitt works out great,
especially on a vehicle like this
that has different surfaces
because as three different sides.
It has a chenille micro fiber side,
it has a regular micro fiber side
and it also has a mesh filter right here
which you can go ahead and use for the front end
to go in and screw off any kind of dead bugs.
So I'm going to go to set these down
and I'm also going to grab my dirt trash
because we are going to be conducting a two wash bucket method,
because we wanna make sure that,
just because the vehicle is not ours,
we wanna make sure that we don't scratch it up
because remember, whenever you return your lease,
they are going to be looking at everything about the paint
and seeing how you maintain it.
That's pretty much what's going to determine the overall value
of how the vehicle looks when they receive it.
So two bucket method, that their traps are in there,
now we're going to go and dedicate one to our soap bucket.
I'm going to use the green one here.
I'm going to shake my bottle of Citrus Wash and Gloss
and add one ounce of product.
And I'm going to go to get my water, activate those suds,
get that foam in action and going.
I'm going to go ahead and get that foam kind of ready.
We're going to wash this vehicle.
I will be right back with you once it's done.
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All right guys.
Now we're back, the car is clean.
We just washed it and we dried it
and we pulled it into the bay.
Now it's time for step two, which is waxing it.
Now, why are we going to wax the car that we're going to return?
Well, waxing it,
it's going to go ahead and give it a deep, wet shine
and it's also going to protect it.
So not only is it protecting the paint
but it's also going to enhance the paint,
make it look much more better
and make it look a lot more that
you actually maintain the paint and cared for it
just like as if it was your own car.
So the product I'm going to be using today
is going to be Insta Wax.
Now, if you haven't heard about Insta Wax,
it's literally an instant wax.
Now this right here it's a sprayable wax mixed with sealant.
So this product right here,
it's going to act just like your regular cream wax
and give it the durability of a sealant.
So the way to use this product, you'll see right there,
it emulsifies from the heavy concentration of the sealant.
So you wanna make sure that you mix this product very well.
So what you wanna do first is shake it up.
You wanna make sure to shake it up nice and thoroughly
until it turns into like a nice light yellow kind of color
and if the product's been sitting for a while,
just make sure to shake it up real good
just to mix the product in and that sealant
so that they activate together.
Once you get already,
the way you use this product is you don't use it,
you don't spray it into the vehicle,
you don't spray it onto a towel.
You wanna spray it onto a microphone applicator
So just because it has a spray head,
it doesn't mean that it's going to be a fine mist.
This product right here is extremely concentrated.
And like I said,
it's going to go on just like a cream based wax.
So what you wanna do here
is you wanna go ahead and pump your sprayer,
and then you're just going to give it a few sprays
Three sprays, that's more than enough.
Now I'm going to go ahead and apply to the paint.
Now, the reason I like to use this product
is because like I said,
it goes on just like a cream wax, but it's instant.
So it'll flash within anywhere from 10 to 20 seconds.
So once you apply it, most cream waxes such as
Butter Wet Wax, when you apply them they settle
and they kind of give the pink kind of like a hazy look
and that'll take about anywhere
from a minute to two minutes to flash,
and then you can go in and wipe it right off.
But with Insta Wax, it's so instant that once you apply it,
literally within about 10, 15 seconds or so,
it'll go and flash
and then you can go in and wipe it right off
with the microfiber towel.
So I'm going to go ahead and give that about 15 more seconds.
I'm going to go ahead and prepare it
by grabbing my green workhorse towel.
And you guys can see, well,
maybe not so much just because it's a white car,
but on some areas you'll see
like it already starts hazing up and it starts flashing
and that's pretty much indicated when the product looks dry.
And you can always tell
when you rub your finger right through the product
and it wipes completely off,
you'll know that it's ready to wipe right off,
grab your green workhorse towel
and simply wipe it right off.
And just like that,
you've easily just applied wax to your paint
and wiped it off within a matter
or a span of 30 seconds or so.
Just like that you protect the paint,
it gives it a much deeper gloss and it actually protects it.
So when you turn it in,
it looks great and you can see that it's well taken care of.
So I'm going to go ahead
and proceed with waxing the rest of the vehicle.
Like I said, since my applicant is already coated,
I'm not going to use that much to cover the rest of the hood.
I might just have to spray two more sprays
because a little bit goes a long way with this product.
Like I said, it's just like any other cream-based wax
such as Butter Wet Wax.
It's going to go on fine and nice and nice and thin
so that you get a nice even course
so you can easily wipe it right off.
So I'm going to go to finish up the rest of the car
and I'll be right back with you
for our next step in this process.
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All right, so what's a clean car
without some fresh kicks to go with it?
So that addresses our next point, which is our tyres.
So our third step in this process is applying a tire shine
That's going to go ahead and enhance these tires
and give them the life and nutrients and that nourishment
that it needs to stay nice and black and conditioned.
So what we're going to do here is I'm going to apply Silk Shine.
Silk Shine is a water-based dressing
that enhances a crisp OEM shine.
So it doesn't leave a very high wet gloss looking shine.
It leaves a nice clean condition look
kind of like as if the tires were when they were brand new.
And it's very easy to use the product.
All you gotta do is spray some on a microfiber applicator
or foam applicator and simply apply it to the tire
and you'll see right there and then,
it automatically darkens the tire,
gives it that nice life of
that deep black look all over again.
And not only is this conditioning it
and giving it a nice little shine,
but it's also protecting it
so that if this was your own personal vehicle,
it protect them so that the harsh UV rays
don't eat it up and cause it to dry, crack and fade.
And no one wants that especially when you got
some nice tires like these right here.
So I'm going to apply just a little bit more
just to cover this little section over here
so that I can get a nice coverage.
And this is ultimately going to add a very very nice
kind of like cherry on the top kind of taste
when it comes to this whole detail
because as you know,
if the paint looking great and the tires are looking great,
you know that the person that was driving it
was taking care of it.
So that's a really great indication
whenever this is turned back for its lease agreement.
And there you have it, nice, it's not too wet.
It does have a nice little level of shine
but not to the point where
it looks like we put some grease on there
or anything like that.
So what I'm also going to do is
let's say for anyone that feels like
this is a little bit too much of a shine,
you can always come back with the dry microfiber towel,
give it a light pass and that'll pick up any excess product
and kind of tone down the shine a bit.
So I'm going to use the opposite side
of the microfiber applicator,
just cause it's a microfiber material
and I'm just going to go ahead
and kind of buff off any excess product that,
I may have gone overboard with.
It's common whenever you're applying the tire shine,
you may go overboard because you like that nice wet shine.
But just like that,
you'll see a clear before and after, it's nice condition,
it's nice and black again,
it has that nice OEM look to it and it's not greasy.
So if I touch it with my hands,
I'm not going to get no oil residue on my fingers,
it's just a nice dry to the touch look
that's not going to attract any dust.
All right guys,
so unfortunately we just did this section
of the undercarriage with bare-bones,
but our camera gave up,
but I'll do it again so that you guys can see,
what bare-bones can do for your undercarriage.
Now, bare-bones is going to work out great
to condition the plastics.
So as you guys see right there, that's 50, 50 split.
I'll go ahead and do another tape line
just a little bit higher,
just so you guys can see for yourself
how well it works and how easy it works.
So I'm going to go in set that down right there.
Oh God, forgive me,
I know that's the most not straight line you've ever seen,
but it'll work out.
All we wanna do is grab our bare-bones
under carriage protectant and we're going to go out
and spray it onto our microfiber applicator,
just like I would do with our tire shine.
give it a nice three sprays.
I'll set that down so you guys can see it.
And then I'm just going to go in
and blend the rest of this into the plastic.
And as you guys can see very easily, very effectively,
it's going to go ahead and protect that under carriage.
It's going to give it that nice, deep,
bold black look all over again,
to restore it back to its original condition.
And just like that, it's very easy to use.
I actually love using this product, especially on trucks
because as you guys know,
trucks have a lot of this exposed undercarriage
and plastic.
So they make a huge difference whenever their conditioned,
it gives a deep, bold look.
Like I said, it ultimately adds value to the overall look
and shine of a vehicle.
So now that I've done that, I'm going to go ahead
and remove this piece of tape
and you guys can see right there,
that nice hard line right there.
As you guys can see, it's nice, dark, deep, bold
as opposed to this over here,
which is all dry, faded and chalky.
And if I grabbed some with my hand here,
if I grabbed some with my finger,
it's not oily at the dry to the touch finish.
So it's going to go ahead and stay like that
so that if you feel like going off roading
and stuff like that,
you're not going to attract dust and dirt
onto your undercarriage.
It's just going to go on and repel it and protect it,
so it looks great at all times.
Now the last and final step in this process
is cleaning the interior.
So we spent all day pretty much detailing the exterior.
Now it's just time to take it easy, wipe down the interior,
wipe off any kind of light dust, debris, fingerprints,
grime, stuff like that and just give a nice, clean sweep.
So we're going to be using Inner Clean.
Inner Clean is pretty much the all surface,
all purpose cleaner for your interior
that's going to go ahead and wipe off light dust, debris,
body oil, stuff like that
without having to conduct the full, deep clean.
So this is pretty much a quick detailer for your interior.
So the way I like using this product is
I'm going to go ahead
and spray some sprays onto a yellow workhorse towel.
And then I'm going to go ahead and begin
by starting off with the dashboard and working my way down.
So like I said, this product is pretty much
the all surface friendly cleaner,
so you can go ahead and pretty much use it
on a variety of surfaces, such as like this dashboard,
which has made a vinyl or plastic,
it's going to go in and clean it.
And not only does it clean it,
but it does leave a light layer of UV protection.
So if this were your own vehicle,
it would give us some UV protection,
just to go ahead
and prevent any kind of UV rays from penetrating
and drying out the plastic, especially in your dashboard,
since it's the most exposed.
It'll go in and protect this
so it stays nice, conditioned and the color that it is.
So now that I've cleaned the dashboard,
I'm going to go to proceed with the navigation screen.
Now yes, this does work on navigation screen as well.
So what I'm going to do there
is I'm going to go ahead and spray it on the towel
and then wipe off any kind of fingerprints,
dust that builds up, flip it to a dry side
and kind of buff off that UV protecting that it has.
And just like that, it doesn't leave any blotchy looks.
It just goes ahead and cleans it,
removes any kind of dust, debris, fingerprints,
nicely and safely without scratching it.
So right here, we have our shift knob.
Now we're going to go ahead and use a board's hair brush
to go ahead and knock off any kind of like light dust
that's accumulated within the cracks of here.
So I'm going to go in and brush that out.
Normally, if you have a vacuum,
you can go ahead and kind of like carry your vacuum with you
as you're brushing it out
so that you can kind of brush it out into the vacuum
and it just kind of absorbes it.
But in this case,
I'm just going to go ahead and give it like a light little,
I wouldn't say scrub more to kind of like a light agitation,
just to kind of knock loose this debris
that's stuck in these cracks.
And then I'm going to go ahead and follow it up
with some of that inner clean with my towel.
So now that I've kind of knocked out as much stuff as I can,
there's a little bit more stuff right here in the middle.
Now I'm going to go ahead and grab my Inner Clean
with my yellow workhorse towel.
I'm going to give it two more sprays
and that's going to go to pick up any kind of light fine dust
that's still left behind.
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So now I'm going to go ahead and
proceed with cleaning the steering wheel.
As you guys can see this area,
the steering wheel is very oily
and you can tell that the owner of this car,
they have their hands on the top of the steering wheel
as opposed to some of the areas in the side right here,
which also do have some oils right here.
You'll see like some patches of white
that can be anything from body oils, hand oils, grime.
So we're going to go ahead and easily, just like I said,
spray some Inner Clean on our towel and clean these areas,
especially the steering wheel
because you wanna make sure that it's clean.
You wanna be in control
and you wanna have it clean for the next owner,
just to make sure that there's no oils on there
that can potentially cause a hazard
for you to not be able to like properly grasp
your steering wheel.
It was very easy to do.
I personally like cleaning the steering wheel a lot
just because you see all that dirt and grime
and it's because it's one of the most,
it's probably the most touched area
out of your entire vehicle.
So it'd be the wisest to go ahead and clean this up
nicely and properly.
This is not a whole process.
We don't need any like brushes or harsh chemicals
or anything like that.
That's why we're using Inner Clean,
'cause it works out great.
It cleans these areas very effectively and easily
without having us to go ahead
and pull out all these different types of machines
and products to go ahead and clean our interior.
So just like that, check that out.
That was just from the steering wheel.
Like I said, I know it's not a lot
compared to like severe or wiping down your wheels,
but it is something when it comes down to interior
just because you're probably always driving around
with the windows up.
I mean how was there even a possibility of dirt
kind of being accumulated if it isn't from yourself.
So just goes to show how much of that body oils
that you generate, touch, all that stuff that detach,
it ends up on your steering wheel, your shift knob here,
your navigation screen
and pretty much everywhere in your interior.
So that's why Inner Clean is a great product
to go ahead and have to go ahead
and detail your entire interior quickly and easily.
All right guys, so there you have it.
Just a few simple tips and techniques
that you can go ahead and do
before we turn your lease return.
Like I said, we washed the car,
that's a great start ahead
and enhance the overall value of the vehicle.
Two, we waxed it so that it gets protected
and it reveals a high gloss look that paint truly has.
Three, we applied tire shine to those tires,
give them that nice, deep, bold, brand new look again.
So we applied bare-bone to the undercarriage
to make sure that those wheel liners are nice and black
and conditioned as well as protected.
Lastly, we topped it off by wiping down the interior
with some Inner Clean.
As you guys saw, very easy, very effective
that can definitely bring up the overall value
of your interior just by wiping it down
with a simple product and some towels.
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My name is Joey.
This is Chemical Guys Detail Garage,
we'll see you guys next time.
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