hello and welcome to a very special episode of the epic car show now i'm absolutely
buzzing for this one today because i get to try out poundland's car care range
and we get to see if they're truly capable of competing with the big boys now we have a whole
range of car cleaning bits most of which have highly hilarious or offensive names whichever
way you look at it but nevertheless i was eager to get testing on lots of different cars
so being a poundland special i didn't want to go to flash but luckily me and my dad
found a creepy abandoned barn with a car that just so happened to be sitting there
so the first car up for testing is the ferrari 355 f1 spider and joining me today for this clean up
is none other than my dad yes this guy is my dad and with my skills and his whatever this is
combined we make the ultimate self-employed superheroes also known as the car avengers
we've got a couple of products that i am going to be using i'm not going to be going through
the entire poundland range because that's just too much torture for one car but we are going
to be trying out this car shampoo which actually looks suspiciously like cow piss
here we go wish me luck oh my god it's so runny it's so watery
okay so it wasn't abandoned in fact it was just covered in bird poo and dust but we started off by
giving the ferrari a rinse followed by a shampoo and before you have a hissy fit saying this
shampoo will destroy the paintwork i can confirm that this ferrari has had more protection than
prince harry and megan so i was pretty optimistic the paint wouldn't drop off so that's using the
one pound wash mitt and in all honesty i have used a fair amount of these in the past and they are
very light but they don't hold a lot of water so you will be sticking your hand back in the bucket
every few seconds so while he used the wash noodle i reverted back to my trusty wash mitt the shampoo
cost a matter of pennies per wash and it did have a funky smell to it it kind of reminded me a bit
like washing up liquid so the cleaning power was good enough for the ferrari but after trying it
a few other times in the direct sunlight it did struggle compared to your major retailer brands
in my hand i have the latest innovation from poundland and you can basically spray it on
anything that shouldn't be seen so we're going to be using it on the wheel arches i think for the
wheels we're just going to shampoo it because this car has just sat around for about a year
now so i think paintwork-wise it's all right so we can get away with the shampoo but this
i'm going to try it on the arches and just see what happens i don't think i've got the balls
to try on anything else yet it's broken already look at that
unbelievable it doesn't even work after trying it on the arches i opted to give it a whirl on
the tyres and followed up with the shampoo on the wheels and it didn't really remove
any of the previous tyre gel as you can tell by my toner voice it wasn't
good fun and the weatherman didn't have much better news for me either
so we successfully managed to wash and dry the car with no hassle whatsoever and to be fair and i was
quite pleased with it but now we're going to try out the wheel cleaner now i'm not obviously going
to try this out in the ferrari because it really didn't need it but luckily my dad's here with his
kia soul so we're going to give that a go and see how it performs this is my dad's kia's soul
and as you can see by his face it's definitely a babe wagon this wheel cleaner was more like
shaving foam and i left it on for a few minutes to dwell before giving it a brush and a rinse
wheel cleaners can be very expensive so i have my fingers crossed for this one
and at a time when we all need something special to work could this be the one moment where we find
the best value for money wheel cleaner ever oh my god if i'm brutally honest this wheel
cleaner is diabolical and come and take a look at the wheels oh my god so it's not
so now let's try out some of the interior products now i've got this duster which looks suspiciously
like a wheel woolly but the great thing about this is i've got like i'll give you a perfect example
i've got a 4ds max right here so the dashboard is incredibly long and i can't always reach the
end or if i can it is a bit of a struggle but with this it's telescopic so it's perfect i can reach
all the way to the end i've not even got a break or sweat i can reach all the little end bits here
get right in the corners get some of the cobwebs off for a quid that is a fantastic tool to have
and part of me sort of wishes that i'll give this a go as like a wheel brush because at the
end of the day if you're going to be spending a quid on one of these you're not exactly going
to worry if it breaks and if you're cleaning really old bangers i'm not going to say go
use this on a brand new bentley because it'll probably cause scratches but at least give it a
go if you've got an old car and you just want to get something that can get in between the spokes
this might be perfect time to try another foam cleaner now and this one is an interior cleaner
also known as instant valid which is totally safe on plastics and fabrics and to be fair i loved it
and it worked wonders on the carpets but with the trim it was a little bit messy but as soon
as i wiped it up it left a nice matte finish now i'm not going to say it was perfect but i think
if you've got a car that's covered in dirt with all the grooves and gaps it will do a very good
job of lifting it all out and you know what this foam cleaner is so versatile you can literally
use it on anything so why we're on the subject of foam i think you know where we're going next
one thing to mention about this product which some people may find misleading is it's actually called
snow foam shampoo so basically it's not like normal snow foam it's actually a high foaming
shampoo but because they put the word shampoo in small below technically they aren't breaking any
laws so don't buy this thinking you're going to have a foam party it's just a shampoo that foams
when you run it through a snow foam cannon which all shampoos pretty much do anyways
and also please don't expect this to be like a tfr or a pre-wash it hardly removed anything
can i put a little bit extra in as well and it still was pretty poor the only thing i guess you
could use this for would be to add a lubricating layer between the car and the wash mitt during the
washing stage other than that i won't be using it again apart from maybe to clean my toilet
so far the products have been very hit and miss but can the glass cleaner do any better
and can this glass cleaner tilt the tables back in poundland's favor so once again this is a foaming
cleaner but i have to say this gets a yes from me because i actually thought it was pretty decent
this glass cleaner was tested on the usual fingerprints on the glass and it did come off with
its first attempt your own experiences may differ depending on the weather that you're working in so
make sure you do this ideally in the shade and out of direct sunlight i'm really surprised i honestly
was expecting it to be made of raw sewage but no it's really good so these are my cheapy brushes
you do get three for a quid and as you can see here they are very cheap and cheerful but what
you can do and they also sell this in poundland as well is get yourself some insulation tape
because what you can do is you can wrap up all the metal parts around it so these brushes
although they are very handy you can still cause scratches on the trim so you've got to be very
careful on the certain areas that you do apply this to because the last thing you want to do is
scratch your car up and have a customer ever go at you saying that's what you've done and explaining
to them that you're using poundland brushes is probably not the best thing to do moving back into
the interior and this time around i'm trying the pink stuff no it really is called the pink stuff
and this is a multi-purpose cleaner and i'll be honest i have no freaking idea what is in this
cleaner but because i had a smelly old farm car i thought i'd go nuts with the spray and using that
alongside with the brushes and the microfiber cloth it actually cleaned up quite nicely
now only time would tell if i really did bugger it up but my first impressions are awesome
so these interior wipes the antibacterial so they're great for the steering wheel but let's
see what happens because one of the problems a lot of people say about wipes like this
is once they've dried they go all sticky
and then you get sticky fingers and nobody likes sticky fingers well depends what mood you're in
so we tried out these brushes now they were pretty good for the heavy duty tasks now i've got myself
a makeup brush so these are really soft they're going to be perfect for those range rovers like i
said the bristles on this are going to be so tough so they are going to cause scratches however these
are so soft and delicate the odds of you actually causing any damage are so slim but for doing like
the little dials and the intricate areas these are perfect and you can get away with using these
around the door edges and that on the outside as well so they do have multiple uses which is
absolutely fantastic the last product to test is the bumper spray and this is one of those products
i would never use in a million years because it's full of silicon and it's a spray that you really
shouldn't be using outside any elements because as soon as you start spraying it all it's going
to do is push around airborne particles it's going to stick to the paintwork and it is going to get
very messy now another thing to mention as you can see in the footage here yes it did come out
very greasy and it does make your car look like it's been through a hand car wash so this is one
of those products i'm probably not going to use ever again so you may ask yourself why on earth
did i make this video in the first place well it's very simple now you could have the best equipment
you could have the best chemicals but if you're terrible at valeting you're still never going
to have a great finish on your car alternatively you could be using really rubbish products but you
could be really good at valeting and you probably will be able to get a good finish so at the end of
the day it's not all about the products it's also the combination of how you go about using them and
then you've got to understand when the best time to clean your car when you should do it when you
shouldn't do it is it too hot is it too cold have you got the right conditions have you got
the right setup are you really organized before you even get started there is so many things
that you need to consider before you just go out and clean a car it is not as easy as you think
but there is another major thing and i really want to keep you here just for a bit longer because i
really want to draw to your attention something that is going on within the detailing community
that is very toxic it's very bitter and it is very negative and that is the cyber bullying fact and
this is something that i am seeing quite a lot you get new guys who join detailing groups they call
themselves whatever bob's car cleaning for example they go on this group and say look i'm starting
out i need a little bit of help you know what's the best product you can use for this and that
what's the best equipment for people on a budget literally within seconds millions of know-it-alls
who think they're so high mighty and superior what jumped down on these poor guys who are starting
out and they literally batter him to death with negative comments oh you shouldn't be a detailer
shut up who do you think you really are at the end of the day these are people who are reaching
out for help give them help don't make fun of them don't just judge them because they're starting out
maybe you don't know their situation maybe they're starting out because they've lost their job due
to this virus that's been going on there could be so many different factors even mental health
could be a massive issue so just make sure you understand what you're saying before you start
typing stuff it is very easy for people to go out there type something but you don't know what
the other guy on the other end of that screen is dealing with he could be suicidal he could have
mental issues you've got to understand that just be kind to people stop being negative stop being
horrible just be nice and be supportive of people within the community and if people make fun of
you for using certain products at the end of the day send them over in my direction and say look
epic car show he used poundland products on a ferrari i'll see you later bye