- Hey guys, Joe here from Clean Getaway Car Detailing
on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.
Today, I'm going to be doing a video,
giving you SIX pro detailing hacks on how to wash your car
with the best technique possible
so get the most amazing results.
So we're gonna be taking in this new LDV T60 Ute
into the wash bay to get started.
All right guys,
So the first step you need to do,
is to say,
"Cya later to the chamois and the sponge."
And say "hello
to premium microfibre."
So by this, what we mean is for instance,
using a really premium wash mitt.
So what you wanna be doing is using a quality wash mitt
that has really fine microfibre.
And these aren't the cheapest ones going around.
These are the Bowden's Own "Shagtastic",
and this has done over 200 cars.
They last a long time and they cause the least amount
of light marring and scratching on a car,
where sponges are the worst for scratching your car.
You think you're doing the right thing and that's awesome,
but in hindsight,
it's actually causing a lot of damage to your car,
especially if you're religiously washing your car
on a regular basis.
So it all starts with the fundamentals
and that's really good quality microfibre such as these.
And then also it comes down to what you use,
to dry your car.
So a lot of people use chamois'
They use like the big chamois' or the microfibre chamois'
or even the leather ones.
And they're the worst and they aren't cheapest either.
So we're big believers
in really high quality plush microfibre.
So this is a really good drying towel.
This is what you use to dry your car.
'Cause it's got a very heavy microfibre
around 1200 GSM,
which is 1,200 grams per square metre.
So this is very absorbent
and it really safely absorbs the water,
when you're wiping down your car.
This is what we use every day
of the week on every car we detailed,
you won't find one chamos or one sponge in our workshop.
And that's what makes the biggest difference.
The biggest cause of scratches and swirls in cars is the use
of sponges and chamois',
and they're the number one thing that retail shops sell.
So once you start
without those and you use good quality microfibre like
this drying towel,
there's other kinds of drying towels,
you can get to.
Which you can contact us about,
then that there is really gonna help you
maintain your pride,
enjoy the best way possible.
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So hack number two is to Rinse, Wash and Repeat.
When you wash your car,
you never wanna leave all the dirty water on the car.
And I'm talking the dirty, soapy water.
You always wanna make sure
that when you go to wash your car,
you wash one panel at a time and then you rinse it down
and then you move to the next panel.
You wash it,
Then you rinse that one down as well.
You never want to leave all the soapy water on your car
and then finally rinse it down.
'Cause it's only natural to get distracted,
the neighbor comes out, your phone rings,
the kids are running amuck
and you end up leaving that soapy water
on the car for a long period of time.
And it ends up setting back on the car.
And it also comes down to how you use your wash mitts.
So when you wash your car,
you need to make sure
that once you have physically washed one panel,
that you rinse your wash mitt out thoroughly
in the rinse bucket or with your hose,
we recommend using a rinse bucket as it's much safer,
but you wanna make sure that that wash mitt is so clean
every time it goes back into your wash bucket
or else, you are theoretically putting Dirty
soapy water on your car
and you're washing it into the paint.
So that there is an area that people don't do
and don't realize which causes a lot of scratches
in their paint work.
So if you make sure
that the Wash bucket of yours is always clean,
then you are gonna have the best chance
and the best success at keeping your car looking amazing.
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It's really important to notice too,
that we're doing straight lines.
We're not going circles or just random,
we're very purposeful with the motion that we're washing.
That way you overlap yourself
and you know exactly what you have done.
And there's no chances of missing anything in between.
Detailing hack Number Four,
is sometimes you've gotta get Down and Dirty.
So we're gonna get down and do these wheels.
It's really important.
You need to bend down,
bend your knees and don't destroy your back.
So when it comes to cleaning the wheels,
it's best to use a wheel cleaner,
like the Bowden's Wheely Clean.
So we're just gonna give it a light spray.
What this will do is really help break up,
loosen up the brake dust,
and it's gonna react to the metal particles
and really help us clean the wheels.
When you do the wheels,
you don't just wanna use an old sponge or something,
you wanna make sure you've got the right gear.
So first of all,
we would be nowhere without our Bowden's Own flat head.
This is a sensational brush that gets right
through to the back of the rims in here like that.
That way you clean in the wheel wells
or the barrel.
And that way you can get it done
properly with the flat head.
We'll leave that there.
And then what you wanna make sure
is that you got the right brushes,
some detailed brushes or small brush to get in the back.
We have a very thin,
lightweight wash mitt that we use
and also a love glove as well.
That way we can get into all the little nooks and crevices.
So we're just gonna start cleaning the wheel.
Now we'll just hang that brush up there,
that way we can use the wash mitt
to get into the easier areas
and once we've done a specific area of the wheel,
we then move to the love glove
so that we can get into the little nooks and crevices
with our fingers.
Once we've done that,
we then use the detailing brushes like this,
to get into the wheel nuts,
that way you can clean them out really, really well.
Like so, just giving you an example here,
and then we use the flat head
to get through all in the wheel wells,
clean up, up inside the wheel arches
as well with our wash mitt.
And then we rinse it all down with the pressure washer.
It's really important to get down and dirty.
Like I said,
that way you can get eye level with your wheels.
So you make sure you clean up thoroughly
rather than standing up and bending over
and trying to do it like this.
It's much easier getting down and dirty.
Detailing hack number Five is to Lube Up
You gotta make sure you lubricate your drying towel.
These were great without any lubricant,
but something like the Bowden's Own Boss Gloss
is what we use.
It works really great,
every product is different,
but with the Boss Gloss,
you just do a small spray on the drying tower.
And what this does is this helps lubricate the surface.
So this adds another way of protection against the possibility
of ever so slightly marring your paint work
so that it puts another like a lubricant between the paint
and the towel when you're drawing it down.
And it also helps absorb the water into the tower.
So detailing hack Number Six,
is to Air Dry,
Do Not do a Hot Lap!.
Alright, we hear this a lot,
when guys are the ones who drive the car down
and then they'll take their car for a quick spin around
the block to get the rest of the water out
of the nooks and crevices.
That is not a good idea at all
in our books here at clean getaway,
simply cause that water will come out
of the nooks and crevices, it'll drip on the car.
And then when you come back up in your driveway,
you'll drive the car down again.
And all that dust flicked up from your tires has been stuck
in the water, on the paint,
which then can lead to scratching.
So we recommend using a professional drying,
a blower like this, which is the big boy.
This is a professional one.
That's mounted to our wall.
This has got a lot of power
and this will blow out all the water
out of your knocks and crevices so really give you
the best experience possible.
If you don't have one of these
and can't afford one like a professional one,
like we have,
we recommend using something like this,
like a Makita and Milwaukee
or Dewalt have them a cordless air blower.
(air blower whirring)
It does the job and it will blow the water out
and I'll show exactly what I mean.
All right. So we just had our Six Detailing Hacks for you,
but we're going to give you a Sneaky Seventh Tip.
And that is to once you have finished washing
and drying the outside of your car down,
it's really important to wipe down your door jams,
to really make sure that the dust is cleaned off.
What happens is there's had a lot of buildup of water
and dirt in there,
and then along your door jams and your fuel cap.
And when you go to jump in your car,
your shoes rub against it.
They touch it,
and then that leads from scratching.
So what we'll is a nice clean microfibre towel
like this one,
and then we'll spray the towel down
with the Bowden's Own Clean Detail.
This is really good for cleaning the surface.
So we give it a little spray
and we'll go and clean these door jambs.
We'll start at the top first in the door opening
and we'll work our way down,
even along the bottom of the door here
and then do the door edge as well.
We did this on all the doors.
That way it keeps it nice
and clean and makes you feel really happy about yourself.
When you open the door,
once we do the fuel cap,
we'll then finish the car off
with some Bowden's tyre shine,
and then we're also put on the bead machine,
just for the finishing touch.
All right, guys,
there are our Six Pro Detailing Hacks for you right
there when it comes to washing your car.
So please,
what you wanna make sure
is you're using the best microfibre
and you're doing the right techniques.
If you don't do that,
your car can be subject to swirls and marring
and we do not want that for you,
so that's what this video is for.
So remember prevention is better than cure.
You wanna make sure you're doing that
so that you don't have to get your car corrected
and waxed/sealed.
So thanks so much for watching.
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and as always come in and say hello,
would love to meet you.
Thanks so much for watching guys.
We'll catch you around and have a Clean Getaway.