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- Hey everybody!
Thanks so much for tuning in
for Wednesday's episode of Chemical Guys Detail Garage.
Now as mentioned on Monday where we cleaned the wheels
of my Pontiac Catalina, I was gonna bring it back in here
to show you guys how to properly apply dressing
to make it last and also prevent any kind of tire sling.
So as I mentioned we have this car in here
because I've been working on it.
And since it's been sitting outside,
the wheels got really dirty as well as the tires.
And I see they're very dry
and it just has this brown effect on there.
So I want to show you guys a real quick way to clean it
as well as protect it without having a huge mess.
And to start off we're gonna be using Nonsense,
which I've diluted 10 to 1 in this bottle.
Which means there's 10 parts water to one part product.
And I'll just spray it directly on the surface.
You can use a degreaser.
You can use a wheel cleaner.
I like Nonsense because it's a very gentle clean.
So it's not going to be harming the white stripe
or if you have lettering or if you have whitewalls.
It's not going to be taking the dye off.
(product sprays)
And now I'm going to take a Nifty Brush,
which I'm going to use to agitate the cleaner.
But I want the cleaner to do most of the work
so you don't have to rigorously scrub the tire.
Back and forth, you want to get it foaming.
And that's how you lift off your old dressings
or any kind of filth.
(brush scrubbing)
And you can use the same process
on your trim or any kind of tire essentially.
But you see that brown milkiness,
that's old dressings and grease coming off of the surface.
(brush scrubbing)
But the reason why we're doing this step
and not just putting a dressing on top of it
is because this is how you make your dressings last.
By cleaning them and drying them thoroughly,
this is going to ensure that the surface is nice and clean.
It has a fresh surface for your dressings to bond to.
And that's the same case
whether you're using an oil base or a water base.
But I like the shine of a water base because one,
it's kind of more of a natural look.
But two, it's also going to be dry to the touch
so it doesn't collect any kind of dirt or debris.
And it doesn't have the tendency to fling off, so.
We're just gonna continue working our way around the wheel.
It's a little noisy because we're outside the detail garage.
(traffic whooshing)
(engine revs)
Like that, there's trucks passing by.
(brush scrubbing)
And on of top of having a cold, it's kind of hard to talk.
Now I'm taking a clean microfiber towel.
And just like we do with any kind of cleaning,
we're starting at the top and then working our way around.
All that dirt that was on the surface of the tire.
That also includes the old dressings that were on there.
There you go, nice and fresh.
You want to make sure it's completely dry
before you put your dressings on there.
Because again, this is going to give you that best bond.
Dressings don't cling very well to any surface
whether it's tires or trim if it's dirty or if it's wet.
So you want to make sure it's nice and clean
and it's also very dry before we put the dressing on there.
(towel scrubbing)
And for those of you guys who have low profile tires,
I'm sure you have tricks of getting
all the way to the bottom of the tire.
But my suggestion is to get yourself a two by four
and just roll the car on top of that.
That way you can work your way all the way around the tire.
Or I guess if you just move the car,
that's also a simple way to do it.
But if you want to do it all in one shot,
just roll the car on top of a block.
This way you can get all the way around the tire.
Now the tire's nice and dry.
I want to show you one quick way
to clean up your stripes here.
Or if you're working with lettering,
you can just take a very fine bristle brush.
This is the medium size of the All In The Details brush.
And we'll just spray it with a little bit
of the Nonsense as well.
(brush scrubbing)
And gently working it back and forth.
This removes any kind of grease.
Again any old dressings or road grime.
Give you a little before and after here,
just a little 50 50.
And you can also put the dressings on top
of the white lettering or the whitewalls
to give it a little bit of a extra gloss.
Some protection.
(towel scrubbing)
Nice and dry.
Very clean.
And then we can move on to our actual protection stage.
Or the final steps of giving your car
that final touch, which is going to be the dressing.
Okay since so many of you want to know,
this is a 1966 Pontiac Catalina.
Which was modeled after the GTO.
Which was the muscle car of its day.
The Catalina is a lower model or a base model if you will.
It's a knock off of the Le Mans,
which is a knock off of the GTO.
Fun fact, this car was designed by John DeLorean,
if anybody knows who that guy is.
And I've had this car for nearly a decade now.
Mostly original aside from the wheels,
the exhaust and the carburetor
because it came with a two-barrel Rochester.
Which is good for economy,
but not very good for keeping in tune.
Especially being 50 years old and it just has no power.
So now it's got a four-barrel Edelbrock carburetor
and dual glasspacks, all the way from the manifold-back.
Original paint here.
This is an enamel finish.
It's got original chrome on there.
It's got some weight reduction back here also known as rust.
And this is my car.
Now that we've cleaned up the tire,
we're ready to go on to the final step,
which is going to be applying
one of my favorite dressings, which is VRP.
And the reason for that is because
you can use it on your interior and your exterior.
On any vinyl, rubber, plastics, hence the name VRP.
But you can use it on your tires.
You can use it on your trim.
Even on the engine bay on components
that you just want to get that final touch
to give it some of that rich luster.
And you just want to apply a few dots to the surface.
Work it in and if you want more of a natural look
or a matte sheen, just wipe off any excess.
I can't reach it.
(laughs)
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So we'll start by shaking up the bottle.
This is our VRP water-based dressing.
A lot of people ask us how do you tell the difference
between a water base or an oil base?
Aside from the shine you can tell because
water base usually has a milky finish,
while oil base is very clear or translucent.
And we're just going to apply a few lines.
You can do dots or lines.
We'll do a couple lines.
And then we'll start at the top here.
And just like when you're applying your favorite waxes
or any kind of protective coating really,
you want to start by spreading it out this way.
You're not putting a heavy glob in one area.
And then you come back and work it in.
And like I said you can just leave it there
if you want that high shine.
Or buff it off with a clean microfiber towel
to give yourself more of that natural look.
And the best way to make this last
is by buffing off any of the excess
because the high points, that's what slings off the surface
because it's too heavy of a coat.
So coming back with that towel really makes a difference.
Gives you a better overall finish
cause now it's knocking down anything that's uneven.
But again it's going to prevent any kind of sling,
which keeps the side of your car nice and clean.
But just by doing that one step you see
that now the tire has this really rich lustrous look.
A lot of people like the look of a bare tire.
I also like that look too,
but this has more of a glossier finish,
which makes it look cleaner.
Or at least visually it looks cleaner
and also helps the tire to kind of rejuvenate itself.
Now it's filling in any of the cracks here
and gives more of a lustrous look.
So guys, I know this was a pretty quick video,
but this is just a quick way
to help you guys preventing any kind of tire sling.
It also helps it last as long as possible
and also makes your car look a lot better.
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