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- What's up everybody?
I hope you're all doing well
and thanks so much for tuning in.
Today we have this GMC Denali in the shop
because the owner recently got back from a trip
where the wheel wells and also the wheels got covered
in road debris, dirt and all kinds of messes.
So it's already started to stain the plastic wheel liner
and today I wanna show you guys
just a real quick way of how to clean it
and also prevent any kind of future staining.
So now to begin, obviously this is a whole process
that you can do outside using a hose
or as you're doing your wheel cleaning process,
but I thought this would be a neat time to show you guys
who obviously don't have access to running water
or maybe you live in an apartment
where you're kind of restricted to your water flow.
So today we're gonna do it inside of the detail garage
just to show you guys a simple process
and obviously you can do this again outside
with your whole wheel cleaning routine
or else the carwash process.
But to begin, we're gonna use some Orange Degreaser
that we've diluted 10:1,
but you can dilute this to your necessary dilution ratio,
but 10:1 is just a great cleaning process
because as I mentioned,
there's some grease and buildup in here
that is starting to stain the plastic,
so we want something that's actually gonna pull off
any of that deep stubborn stuff.
(whooshing) Spray it on the surface.
(whooshing)
And then just give it a moment
to start lifting and dwelling.
And you can spray this on all your undercarriage components
as well as your wheel.
(whooshing)
And this takes care of road grim
or any kind of grease that could've landed on the surface.
And now using a green Flagged Tip Brush,
we're gonna start gently scrubbing away any
of the kind of grime and all the solution off the surface.
Start up here.
(scratching)
And the soft bristles gently lift off any stubborn tar
or road grime, anything that builds up inside the wheel well
especially after the winter months where you get a lot of
like sleet and snow or rain, fallout,
anything that gets stuck inside of the wheel liner.
(scratching)
And you can also use the long-handled version for this,
but obviously we have plenty of clearance here
in this wheel well, so the short handle will suffice.
(scratching)
But the cleaner does most of the job,
you're just here to help agitate it,
this reduces fatigue and makes less mess,
saves you a lot of time.
(scratching)
And this is an area where some people,
if they're really into detailing,
this is where they'll go through
the whole steps in detailing,
but I know there's a lot of guys out there
who choose to skip this step
because they think nobody's really looking at a wheel liner
because it's just a piece of plastic.
But true detailers will really go the extra mile
and break out the tiny brushes
and go through the whole steps of getting all the dirt off
and anything that builds up inside of here.
So this is for you guys,
the guys who really love their cars,
but maybe they don't have access to a hose
or just don't have the time
to get all the buckets and everything set up.
So really quick way to do it,
one brush here, some Orange Degreaser
and now we're going to do the rinse off process,
but as I mentioned we're not using a hose,
we're gonna be using our Mr. Sprayer
which just has regular deionized water inside.
So we've already pumped it up,
now we're just gonna rinse away any of the spent product.
(hissing)
Then we'll use a towel
to wipe up any of the excess, any messes.
(hissing)
(water dripping)
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And now we'll take a just take
a green Workhorse Microfiber Towel,
and as you may notice these have a couple stains on there
and this is because I wanted to show you guys
that you don't have to throw away your towels
after they get a little rough
or maybe the streaking,
a little bit of the staining on there,
you can redesignate them to new jobs
such as cleaning the wheel wells or your tires,
'cause I know that this towel has been through a lot.
That doesn't mean you need to throw it away
and you can see we have all the dirt
that we're pulling off the surface there.
But more importantly,
we wanna dry the plastic to check our work
and that's also going to carry us into the next step
where we're going to put a protectant on there.
(plastic creaking)
And now that the wheel liner is essentially dry,
we're gonna move on to the next step
where we're going to put on a protectant,
it really enhances the look, but also adds some protection,
and that is going to be Barebones.
And I mentioned that this is an undercarriage dressing
that's safe for your suspension components,
your wheel liners
and also anything that's underneath the vehicle
and this really enhances a rich deep shine
while also repelling things that could stick to it,
such as, sleet or tar from the road, any kind of grease.
And again it's gonna give you that really dark luster
that you're looking for, kind of like that factory finish.
And this is something again
you can spray directly on the surface.
What I like to do, is I'll take a clean applicator pad
and just spray a couple lines into it, or several.
(laughs)
And then you're gonna work it into the plastic.
(scratching)
Covering as much of it as you can,
obviously for a uniform shine.
And it bonds immediately,
so there's no real need to buff off any excess,
but you can if you want more of a natural look
or if you like that high gloss just leave it on the surface.
(scratching)
And again this gives you that lustrous deep gloss,
you can see it's sort of reviving that nice black finish.
And this is going to protect this against harmful elements
and also makes it difficult for new things
to stick on there.
So next time the owner goes for a long road trip
or basically just around town,
it's gonna make it really hard
for the daily grime to stick on there,
giving it the best overall finish
that's gonna last as long as possible.
So guys I've got three more wheels to go through
and then we gotta wash this beast,
but in the meantime you guys can check out these products
on our website, chemicalguys.com
or at your local detail garage.
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We'll see you guys next time.
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