- Check out this filthy ride, guys.
This thing is absolutely covered in dirt, grime,
and a bunch of contaminants.
And it also has a ton of scratches and swirls.
So before we get into the polishing stage,
we're going to show you guys the full breakdown
of how to wash your car and prep it for polishing.
What's up, guys.
And welcome back to a brand new video.
As you guys saw, we have the Honda Pilot in the shop today.
Now this thing is absolutely filthy.
It's covered in dirt, grime,
and a bunch of scratches and swirls that, you know,
we can't even tell the full, you know,
extent of how damaged and neglected the paint is.
That's why we're going to have to wash it.
So we're going to show you guys today
how to deep clean your car,
get it ready for the polishing stage,
and deliver that amazing shine
that this beauty truly deserves.
So stay tuned for this awesome two part series.
So I want you guys to come check it out for yourself.
Come take a little closer look.
I'll try to walk as I'm walking backwards.
The dirt on this vehicle, it's pretty bad.
You know, you have some water spots in the chrome trim.
You have a lot of stuff going on in this vehicle.
As you guys can see, you have a lot of water spotting,
a lot of dirt and grime.
That's pretty much etched the surface.
Now, if I were to rub my hand on the paint,
you would feel that it's also very contaminated,
just because I don't think this car
has been really been taken care of, or work done in a while.
And as you guys can see over here,
you have a bunch of fine little surface scratches
right here, along the door.
I don't know exactly what it's from
and maybe it looks like a branch or like a tree,
you know, rubbed against it.
So we want to make sure that we give this ride,
you know, the actual beauty that it deserves.
So in order to do that,
we're going to have to wash this thing first,
because I mean, we can't polish
with the car looking like this.
So we're going to come back over here
to our two buckets set up method here.
Now, right here, I have my two buckets set up
and I also have my soaps.
Now the soaps I'm going to be using to wash the vehicle with
is going to be our Honeydew Snow Foam
in combination with some Clean Slate.
Now, Honeydew Snow Foam is going to work out great
and pair perfectly with our foam cannon
to create that thick, rich layer of suds
in order to emulsify a lot of the dirt and grime
that's sitting on the surface of the paint
so that we don't inflict any more scratches and swirls.
Along with the Clean Slate here,
Clean Slate is the perfect car wash solution
to strip off any kind of previous coats of wax and sealants
that are on the vehicle.
Like I mentioned,
I doubt that there's any kind of protection on there.
Just seems to, you know, how dirty that it is.
But whenever we polish,
we want to make sure that there's nothing on the surface
that's going to interfere with, you know,
our polishing process, or even afterwards,
once we're done polishing,
we don't want to have any kind of oils or sealants
or any kind of coatings that are on the vehicle
that's going to prevent our new layer of protective coating
from bonding so properly.
So I'm going to move this stuff out the way here.
I'm going to get my wash mitt and move that out the way,
along with my two soaps.
I have my dirt traps right here.
And if you guys aren't using dirt traps to wash your ride,
these are a must-have.
Now these dirt traps, they sat at the bottom of your bucket.
So, set them in at an angle, set them down flat,
and then pretty much set them down flat
as you push them away all the way down.
And you're good to go.
So, now that you have that set up,
we can also set up our foam cannon at the same time.
Now I set up my foam cannon.
I filled it up with water
but I didn't fill it up all the way
just 'cause I still have to put some soap in there.
So I'm going to open this up right here.
Take that out.
Now the first soap that I'm going to apply in here
is going to be the Honeydew Snow Foam.
Before I do that, I just want to make sure that it's open.
So make sure that your Honeydew Snow Foam is open.
I grabbed a brand new bottle just 'cause we kind of ran out.
So I'm going to get my Honeydew Snow Foam
and apply about two ounces worth of soap in here.
Two ounces worth of soap is equivalent
to about two good squirts.
So I'm going to do one, and then two.
Set that down.
And then I'm going to grab my Clean Slate here,
which is also new.
So I want to make sure that the cap is off. So I'm
also going to take off the cap of my Clean Slate here.
Now, with Clean Slate,
you don't have to put as much snow foam
as we did with the Honeydew.
So with Clean Slate,
we're using it more as an additive to our soap.
So the way I like to do it is just give it one good squirt,
one ounce and that's more than enough
for the cleansing powers to break down
all those sealants and waxes that are on the vehicle.
Once you're done with that,
get your foam cannon nozzle here.
Set that on, make sure that's on properly.
Turn that on.
Then once you have your solution in there,
you just want to give it a stir.
Give it a stir to ensure that the product
mixes in well together, the Honeydew, the blend of water,
and the Clean Slate, all mixed in together
so that you get a nice concentration of snow foam.
And then just like that, you're all set to go.
Now, you can also add some soap to your buckets.
Now, my green dirt trap bucket right here,
I'm going to dedicate as my soap bucket.
So I'm going to put about an ounce of Honeydew,
and then just a small ounce of Clean Slate.
Now, this is going to help us
by breaking down that waxes and sealants
that I was talking to you guys about.
So once we foam the car, which we're going to do right now,
we're going to rinse it off, foam it,
and then we're going to come back over here
so that we can get our two buckets set up.
Now, whenever we do our two buckets here,
as you guys saw, we put the soap into the bucket,
but if you look inside the bucket,
it's just sitting towards at the bottom.
Now, in order to activate your foam, you want to make sure
that you pressurize this with your water.
So if you have a garden hose, your pressure washer,
stick that in there,
and that's going to foam up your product,
activate it, and give you the best cleaning suds. So what
I'm going to do now is I'm going to rinse off the car.
I'm going to turn the pressure washer,
rinse off the car from a lot of that loose dirt and debris,
and then come back with the foam cannon,
give it a nice coat of foam
and then be back with you guys to wipe it down.
All right, guys. So now that we're done foaming the car,
I was just wringing down my wash mitt here
'cause I made a little mess when I activated the suds,
but, hey man, more suds, the better.
So we're going to grab our microfiber wash mitt here now.
And I'm going to dunk it into my soap bucket here.
And I'm dunking it into the soap bucket
after we've activated the suds.
Because as you guys can see,
just from the small amount of soap
that we put in our bucket, we got all that awesome foam.
So that is going to act like added cleaning power
and lubrication so that we can safely wipe down
the surface of our vehicle.
So onto the vehicle itself, you know,
we always recommend working from top to bottom
because whenever your wipe from top to bottom,
all the dirt and grime that you knock off from the top,
it just kind of makes its way down.
So the last thing that you want to worry about is,
you know, coming to the lower part of the vehicle,
and then cleaning the top part of the vehicle
and all the dirt that you had down here, it's now up here.
And then whenever you get towards like the middle,
all that grime just pretty much droops down right there.
And you have a lot more higher of a chance
of scratching your vehicle.
Now, I am going to need a little ladder to get up there
but I'll show you guys right here on the hood.
Whenever you wipe, you want to make sure
that you wipe in straight motions.
So you want to make sure that, you know,
you're not doing this right here,
because if you start doing that,
you're going to maybe get the chance of,
you know, a small little chip
or a little rock landing on the surface of your mitt.
And then once you start doing that motion,
you're going to mimic whatever is on your mitt.
And it's just pretty much going to go around
and around, and around, and around.
And that's how you end up with swirl marks.
So, don't go in circular motions, go in straight lines.
And then you pretty much work your way onto the middle,
and you work your way around.
So then once you do that,
you can flip your wash mitt to the other side
because that's the side that we haven't used yet.
And then we can continue with doing the hood.
And then that way we can pretty much knock out
the entire hood with just one pass.
I am going to have to kind of take it off a little here
just to make sure that I get to this area over here.
Nice.
All right, guys.
So now that we're done with that,
we can grab our wash mitt here,
come back to our two bucket method.
Now, the reason I have the two bucket method
is because we're going to be alternating
between these two buckets.
So after I've done the hood, now I can go back to my mitt
and wring out as much of the stuff
that I have on my mitt as I can.
I said I'd go with the blue one today
just because we always use the green one.
So, thought I'd mix it up a little bit.
So, now that that's all wringed out,
you guys remember we have a bucket
that we didn't add anything to it,
and that's just a rinse bucket here.
Now, this is just water
before I got a little bit of soap in there.
No worries.
Get your wash mitt, dunk it in there.
And I want you guys to kind of play close attention
to what I do here.
I'm not just putting my wash mitt in there
and then taking it out.
I'm putting it in there and I'm pushing it
towards the bottom where the dirt trap is at.
And as you guys can see,
the water already got, kind of got cloudy.
All the dirt and grime that was in my wash mitt
is now in my dirt trap.
As you guys can see right there
there's probably like a little piece of grass right there.
Now that right there, that can be considered an abrasive.
And that's something that may have been in my paint.
So a lot of, for like those finer abrasives
such as like the dirt and grime,
that gets filtered out by the dirt trap.
So once you have your mitt,
you want to go out and kind of scrub it
on the surface of the dirt trap here,
and you want to go in different motions.
So go up and down, left and right.
And then this particular scenario,
you can go in a circular motion.
So just to ensure that all the, you know,
the chenille microfiber noodles on the mitt
are wringed out from any kind of dirt and abrasives.
And then once you do that,
remember guys, we did use the other side.
So we want to make sure that we do the other side as well.
So I'm going to flip my hand in my wash mitt,
and do the opposite side as well.
And that's going to help me ensure all the dirt and dust
that I wiped from my vehicle,
it's getting knocked loose from my mitt
and not going back onto the car.
Now, once you've done that,
now you can wring it off once again.
And any kind of water that's on there,
It's going to help kind of guide off
any kind of remaining dirt and abrasives
that are on my wash mitt.
And then once you're done, there you go, check it out.
You can kind of inspect your wash mitt
and make sure that you didn't get any kind of rocks in there
or any kind of pebbles that may, you know,
that may potentially be able to scratch your paint.
Once you pass the cleaning test
then you can go back to your soap bucket.
Grab yourself some cleaning suds,
and then continue with washing with your car.
Now, once you get to your vehicle,
remember, you want to work from top to bottom.
So I'm going to go and grab my little ladder right now,
do the top of the vehicle and then work my way around.
But remember, guys, don't go to the bottom of your car
and then come back to the top,
especially if you're going to be over here on these areas.
'Cause remember,
this area right here in particular,
it kicks up a lot of dirt and grime onto this area as well.
So this is probably going to be more
of the dirty areas of the vehicle.
These are the areas they're going to have all the
brake dust, the grime, all the, you know the road fling,
whatever it gets on your vehicle
from your tires that you drive across,
it's all going to end up on this particular section.
So you want to make sure that you clean this area last,
and you be as careful as you can as possible
wiping this area down to prevent the scratches and swirls
from down here as well.
So I'm going to grab my ladder,
clean the top, clean the windshield, work my way around,
and then be back with you guys
once we're done rinsing it off.
All right, guys.
And we are done with washing the Honda Pilot.
I did just dry it up real quick
with the wooly mammoth drying towel.
I just knocked that out real quick
just because I wanted to get to something
that I really wanted to show you guys.
Now, what I really wanted to show you guys
was the condition of the paint.
As you guys can see, it looks great.
I mean, given we are in the shade,
so anything's going to look great in the shade.
However, the paint has a lot of fine scratches, swirl marks.
You have a lot of contamination
that makes the paint sound rough.
Your paint should not sound rough.
So stay tuned.
We're doing a part two on this series
like I told you guys at the beginning of the video.
The first part was washing it,
getting ready for the polishing stage.
Now, what we're going to do is pull this baby
inside the detail garage,
get it ready for the polishing stage.
So make sure to turn on your post notifications,
whenever we post part two, you don't want to miss out.
We're going to do an epic transformation on this amazing
shine And we're going to do close-ups of the paint itself,
showing you guys the fine micro scratches and swirls
that this paint has, and how we're going to take care of it.
So stay tuned.
My name is Joey.
This is "Chemical Guys Detail Garage."
I'll see you guys next time.