HOW TO WASH A CAR FOR BEGINNERS

I’m a complete novice and I don’t even have a driver’s license let alone a car 🤦‍♀️ but I have been looking for how to clean my dad’s car as he’s not so able now. Thank you so much for your videos they’ve been a great help!

Just what I needed to know, having just picked up my new car. Been cleaning cars for 38 years and never done a proper job. Thank you👌👍🥂

Thank you so much for making this video! I’ve been wanting to have a side hustle as a 12 year old and I want to clean cars, thank you for the information inside of this video! 😁

I am a one bucket 5 mitt person. It guarantees a clean mitt surface for every panel! It’s a variation I picked up on another channel. It works brilliantly.

Two BucketI need to do!

Yes - I use the one bucket method on my Honda Jazz - in fact I've always used it but I can see on an expensive car you might want that extra safety margin. I always give the car a thorough rinse, I apply minimal pressure with the wash mitt and use a decent shampoo. I also wash from top to bottom and I finish off the lower parts of the car with a separate wash mitt. My feeling about the 2BM is that the most damage must be done by the initial pass of the wash mitt over still contaminated paint so I tend to think getting as much crud off as possible before the contact wash is more important. Then again I could be talking b+++++ks. Another great video btw.

I use the 2 bucket approach because if you treat each panel like dishes in your kitchen and you have 2 sinks, then it makes more sense if you understand the process and concept.

Single bucket for my personal cars. I liked Jon's (of Forensic Detailing) conclusion that you will cause more marring on the paint from claying, than you will in a year of careful single bucket washing (using a pre-wash where required).

One bucket normally but after a couple of sections I give the mitt a blast with the pressure washer which is probably the same or if not more effective than the tbm. Especially this time of year when you can pickup small bits of leaves etc that you couldn’t see/remove when pre washing

Great video Dave. I use one bucket for the wheels and one bucket for the paint. As most people have said some far I will clean my once a week so not a lot of road grime builds up. And it has good protection so a apc and snowfoam get most of the dirt off. In my one bucket I have a chemical guys style grit guard with a normal grit guard on top with the wash board attachment. This works well for cleaning the wash pad and mitts I use. I have always use a wash pad for the upper 3/4 of the vehicle and a wash mitt for the lower1/4. This helps reduce any scratches as well I think.

I'm one bucket, but I do take extra care, time and effort with the pre-wash. I can safely say that those GTechnic wash mitts are very good indeed. After a machine wash every time, they come up soft still after over a year of use and abuse. They do shrink a bit, so I treated myself to a black Friday deal and got a spare one in stock. I do always rinse the granny out of the mitt before washing in the machine.

Great vid

I live in Arizona where we get a handful of cloudy days of the year, so I just do my best to keep the car wet when it should be

I’m a 2 bucket person. 1 for cleaning the car and the other is a KFC bucket as a treat

3 buckets. One, just for wheels. Seperate. Then two buckets, with grit guards, for a wash bucket and a rinse bucket for the panels. 4 wheel/tyre and wheel arch brushes. Long handled soft, for inside wheel arches etc. Short stubby handle soft for the rims and tyres face etc. Round detailer brush for the spokes, wheel nuts etc. Another skinny brush for getting behind the wheel or between the spokes etc. And a black microfiber mitt for hand washing. Green microfiber wash mitt for the panel wash, with the two buckets with grit guards. Better quality round detailers brush for intricate areas and around wing mirrors, grille, etc. Seperate round detailers brush for interior detailing and not even beginning to list the huge number of polish applicators, or seperate drying towels, etc. Glass, panels and trims. And this is just my daily driver and weekend fun, Ford Ranger 4x4

I always use plush microfiber wash mitts 6 in one bucket 🪣 then use them one on top and windows. One on bonnet and another for drivers side except for the very bottom. Passenger side, the boot then other for the bottom. Then rinse.

I'd love that you show us how to best clean a soft roof top from a convertible. Thanks :-)

I use the 2 bucket method when I want a fantastic finish . I am same as you Dave half car at a time plus I am getting older lol . Another top video Dave keep it up

Jedi mind trick on the doors at the end. Impressive, most impressive.

Another great video, looking forward to the next one! I just like using one bucket and then a few different mitts and then I'll power wash them down in between touching the panel and going back to the suds, bit of a random technique but works decent to be fair!