- On today's video,
we have this Subaru WRX right here behind me,
and we're going to be doing just a simple little wash
using our best detailing bucket kit.
Now, this kit comes with everything that you need
to give your car a deep clean wash.
It comes with the bucket, a lid, Citrus Wash and Gloss,
a nice Chenille microfiber wash mitt,
and a Dirt Trap.
Now, we're going to be using all these products
and accessories to give this car a deep wash
and make sure to get rid of all that dirt and grime.
All right, guys.
So, like I mentioned,
we're going to be doing a basic little wash.
Now, this car, it's kinda dirty,
but it's not super dirty to the point where
we have to get, like,
a foam cannon and the two-bucket method.
The car is pretty maintained, in some sense.
It's not too bad.
It's mainly just, like,
light dust and dirt that lands on the paint.
The owner of this vehicle, he takes decent care of it.
Which, you know, it's not too bad in a shape,
so that's great for us 'cause we can simply just wash it
just by using these products right here in front of us.
So, first things first,
we have our bucket already filled with water.
All you want to do now is grab your Dirt Trap.
And the Dirt Trap is going to act
like a filtration system for your bucket.
So, as you can imagine,
all the dirt and grime that's on your vehicle,
you know, you're coming back and forth in your bucket
and that dirt, it's not disappearing anywhere.
It's coming back into your bucket
and it's staying in there and it flows in the water.
So the next time you go in there with your wash mitt,
you're going to pick it right up
and it could potentially be an abrasive to your paint.
So you want to make sure that you have the best,
most filtered wash,
and you can do that by using a Dirt Trap in your bucket.
So, next on the list,
we have our Citrus Wash and Gloss soap.
Now, if you guys haven't used this before,
man, you guys are missing out.
Citrus Wash and Gloss,
it's great because it has citrus power,
and it has synthetic gloss enhancers
that you can see in there.
So, when you mix it up,
those gloss enhancers mix with the citrus base power
so that you get a nice deep clean,
and you get a nice high-gloss finish.
So, not only after you finish washing your car,
you give it a freshly-waxed kind of look.
So, it's a great soap for just the one step.
It's great because it's strong
and it gives you that nice high gloss.
And last, we have our Chenille microfiber wash mitt.
Now, this wash mitt is great
because you have all those little strands of noodles.
Now, those noodles are going to do great
to simply agitate the vehicle
without any kind of aggressive motions.
So, unlike using a heavy, you know, brush,
this is super soft and this is pretty much
what you want to be using on your vehicle.
So, before we start,
obviously we want to make sure
we get rid of a lot of that loose dirt and debris,
so we're going to give the car a rinse.
So, if you have your garden hose,
you can give it a nice, quick little rinse.
If you have a pressure washer, you know,
by all means, do whatever you have to do.
But we're just going to rinse off
the vehicle real quick,
get rid of that light layer of dust and debris,
and then we'll continue with the wash.
All right, so now after you rinse off your car
and get rid of a lot of that loose dirt and debris,
we can start with the actual wash.
So, I'm going to grab my Citrus Wash and Gloss
and just make sure there's no cap on it. Cool.
Now, with Citrus Wash and Gloss,
before you pour, you want to make sure to mix it up.
So, you'll see that sometimes it splits into two.
That's the synthetic gloss enhancers
and the cleaning power.
So, you want to make sure to give that a nice, good shake.
Shake it up until you get a nice consistent color.
You'll get kind of like a light little yellow color.
Once it all looks the same, you're good to go.
So, you want to make sure that you shake it up
before you use it because, if not,
then you're just going to get the power
of the citrus-based extracts from the top.
You're not going to get that nice
synthetic gloss-enhancing blend.
So, make sure to shake it up.
Once you do, we're going to put about an ounce of soap
into our bucket here.
So, that's pretty much equivalent to about one good squirt.
And that's all we need.
So, we can grab our water.
We can activate those suds. Check this out.
Just from that ounce of soap, we got nice, thick suds.
So we activate those suds
and we can use it with our wash mitt
so that we get a nice, deep clean.
Also, if you happen to have a foam cannon or a Foam Blaster,
I would highly recommend using it with this kit
so that this kit works out much more better for you.
So in this case, I do have my Foam Blaster with me,
so I'm just going to use this
just to activate my suds a little bit better.
I know that we have it in our bucket already,
but that's just adding cleaning power.
So we're also going to use this Foam Blaster
to get a nice, thick, rich layer of suds on the paint.
And same thing with here,
I'm just going to put about two ounces.
One, two. That's all.
I'm going to put my Foam Blaster nozzle back on.
And the thing with the Foam Blaster is you want to stir it.
You don't want to shake it
because you want the product to mix
within the canister itself.
You don't want it to foam up in here
because then it's not going to really shoot
the nice, thick layer of suds.
So, shake it up.
And once you're ready to go,
you can plug it into your nozzle here.
This pops right in. So, this is a quick-connect.
So you can pretty much just pull this back,
pop that in, that locks into place,
and you're ready to start foaming.
It's as easy as that.
You know, the Foam Blaster, it's awesome.
If you don't have one,
I would highly recommend picking one up
because it makes the job much more fun,
much more exciting, and you get a lot more lubrication
from the soap that you're using.
So, I'm going to put this on
our highest setting here and that's going to allow
for the maximum amount of foam to shoot through.
So, on this five right there,
I'm just going to use the five
just so I get the thickest foam that I can
just by using my Foam Blaster.
And like I mentioned,
this connects directly to your garden hose.
You do not need a pressure washer with this.
You don't need anything fancy like that.
Just a good old fashioned garden hose
and you got yourself some nice,
epic suds with the Foam Blaster.
So, I'm going to give this car a quick little coat of foam
and then we'll come back to wipe it down with our wash mitt.
All right, guys.
So, now that we've finished foaming the car,
I'm just going to take off my Foam Blaster nozzle here
just so that I can get ready to rinse it off
once I'm done wiping it down.
So, I'm going to grab my Chenille microfiber wash mitt.
Now, I mentioned, this is super soft. It's super durable.
So, this is definitely going to agitate
all the dirt and grime that's on the paint.
And I've already activated my suds, as you guys can see,
when we put the Citrus Wash and Gloss in the bucket.
And then you can also just grab
some extra cleaning suds right there.
Once you do that, then you can hop to your vehicle.
Now, we recommend starting from the top
and working your way down and around the vehicle.
So, go in straight motions.
If you go in straight motions,
this is going to minimize the chance of you
getting a rock, a pebble,
a fine piece of dirt or debris on your wash mitt
and not replicating that throughout the vehicle.
So, most people, you know,
old school people, they still kinda do that circular motion.
Well, if you do that, and like I mentioned,
if you do happen to catch something on your wash mitt,
you could potentially be causing a swirl mark
throughout the vehicle and that's something that
you definitely do not want.
You know, those swirl marks,
they look very, very nasty in the sun.
You definitely don't want those on your paint
because they look nasty
and you don't want to scratch up your vehicle.
Which then is going to have to lead to polishing
and much more extensive measures.
So, conducting general washes by using this method,
it's great because you're going to prevent
a lot of damage throughout the years of
the life of your vehicle and the paint.
So, once you come back, you can do a little section.
You can wring that out.
Come back to your soap bucket.
So, after you get some more suds,
you can continue with the rest of the vehicle.
Like I mentioned, I'm going to do the top,
so I'm going to do the other half of the roof,
the other half of the windshield,
work my way down to the hood.
I'm going to do the top areas first
and then I'm going to work my way around
to the sides and to the bottom.
Because we want to make sure we don't pick up
any dirt and grime that's at the bottom of the vehicle
and pick it up and lift it to the top
because then it's going to droop back down
and we're going to be scratchin' up the paint along the way.
So, make sure to clean the bottom areas
of your vehicle last because they do tend
to have the most dirt and grime just because,
you know, your wheels, you're driving.
It flings up all that dirt, grime,
and it usually sticks at the bottom of your fenders,
you know, your side skirts and stuff like that.
So, make sure to do the bottom of the vehicle last
so that you're not going back and forth to the same dirt
that's on the bottom of the vehicle
and bring it to the top and, you know,
getting in the mix right there.
You can also use your lid right here as sitting stool.
So, once you're doing your car,
if you're working on the lower areas,
you can put your lid onto your bucket,
sit on it, and you can actually work on
the lower parts of the vehicle
without you having to bend over on your knees.
You know, I'm getting old as well,
so I'm going to be having a lot of trouble with my knees.
But, you know, this also does just help
just because of the convenience factor.
You know, you have your lid.
You can easily just carry it around.
Like, say if I wanted to just carry it over here,
I can pop it down right here,
not have to worry being on my knees
and then just work on the lower areas of my vehicle.
You can also use this lid as a sitting stool,
like whenever you do your wheels.
Just because, you know,
whenever you have your wheels and they're pretty filthy,
you're going to be spending a decent amount of time on this.
So, you want to make sure that you're comfortable
and you have everything that you need
in order to deep clean your wheels
and not hurt your knees at the same time.
So, I'm going to finish up
with the rest of the vehicle,
and then we'll be back once we're done.
All righty, guys. And there you guys have it.
Just a simple little car wash on this Subaru.
Like I mentioned, nothing crazy, nothing fancy.
We just used our Foam Blaster
and our best detailing bucket kit.
Now, this kit, like I mentioned,
it's great for any beginner detailer,
professional, intermediate level detailer.
It works out great. You have everything that you need
in this kit to give your car a full, deep wash.
And once you're done washing your car,
the cool thing about this kit is bam, check this out.
You can even put your wash mitt in there,
your soap in there, pop your lid on there,
and you're good for another day of detailing.
So you can leave this in your trunk,
leave it in your garage,
and it works out as a great organizing tool
to have all your products in the place
that you need them most.
If you guys liked this video or if you guys liked this kit,
make sure to give this video a like
and visit our website chemicalguys.com
to pick up yours today.
As always, my name is Joey,
this is Chemical Guys Detail Garage,
and we'll see you guys next time.