Cleaning a dirty Volvo XC90 4x4

In this video I clean a Volvo XC90 4x4 for a customer with the help of a good mate.
Below are some of the products I like to use
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Exterior products
Fallout Remover
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Aerospace 303 - plastic dressing lasts well and Is great for wheel arches and engines
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Fusso wax - a great wax for dark colours , lasts ages - just don’t let it dry in for too long before removal!
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Sonax brilliant shine detailer , ideal for use after washing and protection lasts ages, takes less than five minutes to quickly go round a medium sized car
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Really good buffing cloths - amzn.to/2ouRiAg
Glass cleaning cloths -
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Gtechniq drying towels - amzn.to/2q39mS9
Bilt hamber multi purpose cleaner (similar to Autosmart G101) -
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clay bar - UK amzn.to/2PqjK1d
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Ez Detail wheel brush -
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Polishing and scratch removal
Meguiars cutting compound 105 - a great all round cutting compound that can be used to finish as well as having very good cutting abilities -
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Meguiars polishing finishing polish 205 - one of the best and easy to use finishing polishes I have ever used. -
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Interior products
Lithium hyper cleanse - I could only find this on USA Amazon , a shame for us in the uk because it’s awesome, but good for you Americans :)
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Carpro Perl - natural look dressing - dilute to your desired finish
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Leather sealant - gtechniq L1 - you don’t know its there until you go to clean your leather and the dirt just wipes off - great stuff
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Silicone interior dressing - You either love it or hate it! This one smells great too and is my favourite amzn.to/36dYl1a
Carpet /fabric cleaner - dirt busters.
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Gtechniq smart fabric protector - MUST HAVE WITH KIDS! Protects fabrics from spills, also great on fabric roofs. -
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Leather cleaning brush ..
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Miscellaneous
Lilly pet hair removal brush - You need one of these.
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Pet hair block amzn.to/3edmDeM
Marolex pump sprayers-
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Kwazar spray pump bottles - a valeting favourite, these are as dependable as the sunrise - but I think the Marolex bottles above have upped the game - still worth a look though amzn.to/2R8Y5vo
Magic erasers - not cheapest but about the best I’ve tried. The cheap ones fall to pieces almost instantly ..amzn.to/2BZfaPj
Sorry I couldn’t find this particular brand on USA site
Ez detail wheel and arch brushes - the best wheel and arch cleaning brushes I’ve ever used!
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Drill brush attachment for carpets and upholstery ]
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Gravitas car / motorcycle dryer, It’s not often I’m surprised by a product but this was way better than I expected it to be
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[@jamiejew1]

Great video, as always. My first motoring memory was my dad telling me his Volvo 440 had wings and could fly. At the time, I believed him. He used to fly to school to pick me up every day, but then just drive home...

[@finnrey28]

🤣🤣

[@stephaniedodds3611]

First motoring memory: VW Bug, Dad driving, he was 6’1” Mom in the passenger seat, with my twin brother on her lap, 4 bigger brothers and sisters in the back seat, myself and my younger brother in the little place behind the back seat. That’s nine people BTW, before seat belt regulations! It was hilarious watching people count how many people would come out of that little car.

[@ChevyBM]

That blue color sits nice on the XC90, those are extremely well made cars.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

"Ocean Race Blue" only avaolable on those limited edition trims. Volvo was sponsoring the race at the time.

[@wisher21uk]

Mine is a black xc90 03/04 with 181 k on the clock and still doing 32mpg not bad for a 2.5 ton 4x4 A while ago I read that since xc90’s were first made no one has died in them, passenger or driver that’s why I’m glad I drive an Volvo

[@ChevyBM]

@@wisher21uk We got my wife a 2008 XC90 Executive V8 with 43000miles. We are the third owner and it has been extremely well kept and always serviced at the Volvo dealer. It is such a nice car! And for a V8 it gets great fuel economy!

[@wisher21uk]

@@ChevyBM I wouldn’t buy any other make now lol

[@cout879]

@@reallyhappenings5597 i love these names. I have a chevy Switchblade Silver and an opel Pearly Strauss Blue.

[@ButacuPpucatuB]

Really appreciate that you show the car being cleaned with the seats inside. Goes to show that a stellar job can still be done even if the seats weren't taken out. You can reach with long tools and still get the dirt out! I loved this restoration. I need my head lamps looked after too.

[@joseedumont3231]

When you polished the headlights, wow what a change 👍🏻

[@wanderinggentile]

First motoring memories: 1967-68, Tampa, Florida, sitting in the hatch of my dad's Opel Kadett B estate, riding on Kennedy Drive. Watching my parents try to bring a Morris Minor 1000 back to roadworthy condition. I was a toddler.

[@stvpls]

love how henry looks at you at 16:38

[@jeadie2273]

These older volvos clean up nice. Just said goodbye to my 2008 S60 in the same color. Sold to a good friend who drove it 700 miles back to New Hampshire. 160k miles and with a similar detail, looked almost new. Love this generation of Volvos!

[@calscarcorner3526]

Earliest vivid driving memories for me were when I had to only be around 3-4 riding in my Grandma's white 1994 Ford Taurus sedan. Gray interior with manual windows.

[@Lasergun74]

My first motoring memory was in 1983/4, I was about 10 yo, and my Grandad used to let me drive his shining red Fiat 850 Coupe in his driveway, and taught me how to operate the pedals and how to park. It was awesome! I was feeling adult, and most important this sparked my passion for motoring that endures even today. Gary thank you for your questions, they are a good way to bring up some good memories! Cheers! Greetings from Italy! 🇮🇹

[@theimaginator16]

I was 4 years old, in my mom's 1975 Volvo 245 wagon. We were going up a super steep hill in Harpursville NY in the dead of winter during a storm. Halfway up, she lost traction, and did 3 360s and landed facing down hill facing my uncle in his yellow Camaro. It was super fun for me, but my sister and mom were screaming. Needless to say, we spent the night at a friend's house in the valley.

[@leethurston7952]

Not only do I crave the sense of satisfaction from the process but I love the songs I never knew I needed from iTunes..!!

[@jeriandersen4205]

My first car related memory was my grandfather loading a tree stump into the trunk back in 1960. The stump was dug out of a dry lake bed. My mom wanted it to make a planter to decorate the entry. My grandfather thought the idea was ridiculous and a heated disagreement ensued. Mom got her stump and it decorated her entryway for the next 25 years. My next car memory was laying in the rear window of my dads Simca as a 5 year old. My brother still has that car.

[@marcstedman8792]

Grew up on a farm. Had this 3 wheeled thing called a Dilly. Remember sitting on my grandads lap steering it . Happy days... great to have you back.

[@1stfrompuertorico568]

Yes, you are back! As well as your dog! Today I am the 10th😉😄 Great to have also someone working with you. Xoxo from Puerto Rico 👋👍🇵🇷

[@grahampickering1560]

Two fire breathing car valeters and wee Moose dog! Brilliant video 🙂🚗

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Earliest motoring memory: Taking the train down to Devon with my Dad, to collect a Morris Mini Traveller from an aunt. Then we drove the 180 or so miles back home. We'd not had a family car before that so I thought it was dead cool. I was seven.

[@shariefmansy]

The OCD in me can’t get over not touching the door handles 😅

[@geofffikar3417]

I wondered about that, but that plastic is a bitch to polish, sometimes you just can't get the polish back off of them, so maybe he erred on the side of caution.

[@patallojomom]

Be still my heart! You pressure washed the mats. ❤️. My first good memories of driving was teaching myself to drive an old 50’s truck with three on the column. Country living.

[@anthonybragg4844]

An old WW2 airfield in Hornchurch, Essex had been converted into a set of roadways for people to learn to drive without licence. Had lights and zebra crossings etc. Lots of us learners just drove round learning to change gear, brake etc. Went there with my dad when 16rs old (1966). Sadly now a housing estate!

[@zeroyon4562]

First motoring memory was being driven home by my mother and getting rear ended by a drunk driver in a van. My parents had a Chevette with a 2.3 in it at the time. I was 4 and freaking out, while my brother who was 1 was just laughing his head off when the rear hatch glass smashed in. My brother laughing has stuck with me clearly for 30 years.

[@autoshineblackpool]

Chevetge with a slant 4?

[@zeroyon4562]

@@autoshineblackpool Yes, but a single cam 2.3 out of the vans, although my father did have a near complete twin cam in pieces for many years. Parts were scarce here in NZ (I imagine they are in the UK now too?). The single cam in it was still on 45 dellortos and had a cam and what not off memory though, had the dogleg 1:1 gearbox as well.

[@timl4257]

Brilliant job, who needs pimp my ride when you're about 👍

[@KuroMicra]

Another work of sheer detailing genius. Your videos are a tonic! 👍🏻

[@Craig.E]

It was my birthday last month and I asked family to get me some of the stuff you recommended. I got the Detailing brushes and big towels, then got the silicone spray with bday money. The brushes are really good at getting into places I haven't been able to before. I like the silicone spray personally. Leaves a nice shine and smells nice for a little while.

[@kellygregg8123]

So glad you're back!! Missed that accent 😉❤️

[@facundoferreyra6326]

The first car that I remember clean was 1990 Toyota Corolla diesel owned by my cousin. Happy to see you again!

[@adriansmith76]

Hello Pal! Apologies incase anyone has mentioned this before - but i watched an AMMO NYC video recently and he polished headlights. He said when you do that, it strips the UV protection and they will soon dull/yellow pretty quick, so you may have to apply some UV protection liquid to help give it a resistance again. Just a possible tip! aw the best!

[@Jjules-zo5fr]

You’ve given me inspiration to clean my XC90 now!! Great video, nice to see you back!

[@DavidJohnston58]

Good to see you back! Great job as usual. Early memories, going on holidays to RoI in Dad's £50 Riley 4/68, crossing border, stopping at Irish frontier post and front wing fell off! Customs officer said pull into car park and I'll get my tools, half an hour and a wire coat hanger later we were on our way 😂

[@pagano126]

We used to go over a steep drop off in the road on the way to a family friends holiday house. It had a roller-coaster effect and dad used to always hit it at enough pace to cause a reaction

[@autoshineblackpool]

We have a road like that near here. The kids love it.😊

[@leabarto8156]

Omg...I've missed you! Great work as always! My first memory is riding on my daddy's motorcycle with him when I was 4 years old. He taught me how to ride and it became a life long passion for me.

[@paulsullivan6392]

Great to have you back. Hope all is well and give Moose a treat....just because he's a good pup.

[@Geordo1960]

I remember when I lived in the cold state of Minnesota in the winters I would come down the alley alongside my garage do a handbrake 180 turn into my garage . Could only do this in the winter when there were snow on the road, would require too much speed and be far too dangerous to try it in the summer though! Not my first memory of motoring but it certainly made fun coming home some days.

[@pattyaguirre3103]

Riding in the back of my grandpa's truck with my brother and cousins! Fun tines!! Miss you!

[@andrewmolloy5095]

That's absolutely amazing!! Looks like a new car! Especially the headlights that's super impressive!!

[@michaelhynds8035]

Thank you Gary, great job as always, thank you for sharing. It almost puts me in the mood to buy a decent XC90. Great cars.

[@al.f.8204]

Great to see you back at it. Cheers 👍🏼🙂

[@calicocritterscrafts886]

My first motoring memory is riding around in my car seat in my moms Chevy Citation. Two-toned blue, little hatchback.

[@belmullet72]

Need to see you more, welcome back! Great to see Moose again and as for eye candy Chris! Don't be so long away! Motoring memory, going on picnics in Hong Kong in the 70s in my mom's fiat 126 that perpetually over heated! Great memories.

[@missg3188]

Another job very well done.Im soooo glad u tended to the headlights too 🤗

[@joshuacomben02]

Another great video mate. I absolutely love Volvo and you have done an amazing job on this one keep up the amazing work. 👍

[@paulmoore6345]

Good build quality on the volvos looks great after the clean. Our white mk1 escort was my first memory in the mid 1970s , my dad drove it like a rally car

[@stevogarnham6869]

Brilliant video it not my first thing I remember about driving but got to say it was when I first passed my test and taken my garndad to Blackpool to see the light so many memories and my Grandad face when he saw them is thing I will never forget

[@matthiasdeboer7938]

She turned out beautiful 😍 well done good sir👌

[@davidchapman1194]

Glad to see you back..absolutely love your videos..keep up the good work..😁😁😁

[@rexstone4422]

My very first motoring memory is learning to drive all by myself, no help from anyone. Back in my teens, it was scary but fun

[@kevinmichael9363]

Glad you’re back!

[@amunarjoh]

Just sat down, thinking... a "like" button is not entirely covering it for this channel. Where´s the third option.... "Love it!"

[@AndreiAndrei-rt4po]

Omg yes you are detailing my favorite car!! I love watching every video as always!

[@autoshineblackpool]

Great big cars

[@ivogeorgiev543]

Great job, mate. Always pleased watching your videos. Well done 👍

[@lorrainemccutcheon9927]

Good to see you and Moose back xx

[@husnasamadi2971]

your videos are so relaxing!

[@mazda1776]

First car memory was going to the beach with my family and sleeping in the back of my dad's station wagon on the way home.no car seat no seat belts just tucked between all the stuff

[@marcuskiritsis2076]

Another great vid Gary love the transformation of the car not bad for a quick spruce up and it was so awesome to see moose back with you he’s so cute ❤️❤️❤️ my memory would be my first car which was a gold one litre British leyland metro with brown seats it was gopping but got me around for 3 years as a nipper. Broke down once due to a rusty jubilee clip coming off and losing all the coolant from the radiator on the m40 ! I was not best pleased oh happy days seems a long long time ago now. Dunno where my youth went to ! Great to see you both back we missed you guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@paulc1983]

Amazing what a few hours tlc can do. Makes the car look 10 years younger . Well done

[@philliphageman5041]

I used to own a 2004 XC90 here in the States and that was the only car I’ve owned that didn’t have a ton of rattles and squeaks after 100,000 miles. Great car and solidly built.

[@LeoInAMillion]

Awww I didn't realise how much I missed Moose ❤ Superb video, glad you are back.

[@lt7automotive931]

Looked great. Cool that your buddy helped you out. With a repair to the front seat upholstery and a visit from the paintless dent guy, that car would be nearly perfect and ready for another 17 years, at least appearance-wise.

[@histriamagna1014]

Moose 💗💗💗 Slovenia watching ! Sitting on my balcony on the Adriatic watching two scottish lads washing a car... 😂

[@autoshineblackpool]

Chris is English but we an forgive him for that 👍😊

[@histriamagna1014]

@@autoshineblackpool 😂😂😂

[@histriamagna1014]

@@autoshineblackpool Nobody"s perfect...

[@paulnorval9646]

Another gleaming vehicle Garry, well done!

[@L0wl1fe]

Nice transformation there, I bet the owner was well chuffed! A little knowledge and canny choice of products with a bit of elbow grease just gives a new lease of life to 'tired' motors like this, good job guys!

[@brandibrantley6088]

Great job my friend! Watched several of your videos and really enjoy them. Just got a new subscriber!

[@phillipgwynne6580]

One of my first driving memories was when I was about 4 and my dad let me sit on his lap to help drive his Hillman Avenger up the drive into the garage. But I got annoyed as he was really steering the car, I just had my hands on the wheel, so yanked the wheel to the right n smashed the corner a bit 🤣. Have you ever tried using Anti Static foam cleanser spray for plastics? I got the idea from when I used to fix car stereos, we used it to clean the fronts of the radios, and also the metal chassis. I started using it on the dash and side pillars, and if I got a drink spill on seats you can sometimes get rid of it by scrubbing that into it. But having seen this G101, will try that, but wouldn’t mind a good steam cleaner too!

[@WEVallely]

You play the BEST music! Love it!

[@dmdays2390]

My driving memory would be when I was about and six and my dad took me out in his new silver MK3 XR3i I called it ( 3 ie ) pulled over and did a 0 - 70 test on straight quite road in the summer of 1991 all I can remember is the injection pressure pulsing and the throaty sound of the exhaust and saying can you feel it pushing you back into the seat over and over laughing simple times but means the world to me 😁

[@shayurmohun5435]

Glad to have a new video!!!

[@hansjorgkarcher9504]

Yes, you‘re back!!

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

My Dad has a garage as well. Always cars and bikes around. But I remember his car racing days the most.

[@grumpybugger110]

What a great lad, pops in with your lunch then cracks on and helps you square the car away.

[@autoshineblackpool]

He's a good mate for sure

[@dcdriving2463]

Good to see you back m8

[@stanelder9995]

First motoring memory - learning clutch control back and forth in the yard in my parents' Austin A35 at age 6! I still remember the reg too: 2048 IA (N. Ireland - Co. Antrim)

[@DonnaMSchmid]

To answer your question, what you were doing is, officially, vacuuming. Hoovering is something completely different... **calls Moose over, then sprinkles a handful of treats on the floor** What Moose is now demonstrating **points to Moose as he snuffles along, snarfing down the treats** is "Hoovering!" Just thought I'd clear that up for you! 😁🤣😆

[@1mic3]

My first driving memory is of me sitting in the back of my dads P6 rover. No rear seat belts in those days and as I was the youngest and smallest I used to sit on top of the pulled down armrest. I shudder to think what would of happened to me if we had an accident!!. Great job as always, nice tidy Volvo that.

[@frankm8533]

Looks really nice. I love those Volvo's SUVs

[@paulmayou370]

great work as always buddy

[@paulthompson5416]

Top job Gary 👌🏼

[@MatthiasSchindler]

I liked this video a little more than your usual videos. way more entertaining with dog content and your mate and the little break with your lunch :D I liked it. Makes you seem more human than washing machine ;-)

[@dabblingwithbonsai]

Another videooooh

[@RichieRouge206]

Great job on a great car 👍🏼😎🇸🇪 it was so satisfying watching that dirt being blasted from the mats

[@phatbuddha1]

Moose needs his own channel!

[@JohnnyPaton]

First motoring memory is going to the seaside in my uncle's black 1972 MK3 Cortina L and the heat off the vinyl seats combined with the smell of the Feu Orange air freshener.

[@MikesAutoDetailing]

Great job you did

[@paulpateman6723]

Great video as always missed the guys and girls

[@gijsdehaan3125]

Nice your dads first car was a cortina , mine aswell !! but in Holland they call it a ford taunus, Great car never broke down

[@aaronpentith130]

Little tip with XC90 headlights. They are held in by 2 lock tabs and pull straight out. Makes it easier to polish them.

[@autoshineblackpool]

Good to know 😊

[@jebsails2837]

First vehicle memory is about 4.5 yrs old. Sleeping in the package shelf (above the rear seat under the rear window) of the 1951 Hudson Hornet 4 Dr. Sedan. We had twin rear view mirrors on the doors. My little brother slept on the rear seat while my 80 yr. old grandma was seated next to him. Mom and Dad rode up front with the West Highland terror. Narragansett Bay.

[@thomasflynn5366]

I'm not a professional but I've found the easiest way to vacuum the mats is to take them out, shake them off and use a regular household upright vacuum cleaner with beater bars. Makes quick work of the dirt.

[@TheTrokar]

Great work guys, show room shine.... 👌

[@cyrparlapiano2514]

Your amazing from Groton Connecticut USA

[@mrjsv4935]

Nice team effort :) Car became looking good! First motoring memory, that's a tough question. My first couple of months in this planet, I've been carried around in Fiat 600 and then my parents bought 1971 Opel Kadett B, which was our car from 1975 to the end of 1983, so I do have memories about the Opel, I just don't remember anymore, which one is the first memory :D

[@brianj4335]

I'd say one of my first "motoring memories" was probably riding with my dad to the salvage yard for parts on many saturday mornings. Paul Harvey on the radio and the smell of my dad's pipe from the driver's seat. Good times.

[@rickydfc1977]

Tidy job on the Volvo mate!👍🏻 fae your homeland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@vinz5258]

Missed this channel

[@kartiknaidu8262]

We missed you ❤️❤️❤️

[@reecesmall6187]

Quality as ever, when’s the garage tour video, would love to see!

[@jeffhirst1403]

great vid, lets see more thanks jeff from brid.

[@neusac4590]

Nice job, looks beautiful. 👍👍👍👍👍👍😉🇺🇸

[@stuartday1876]

Earliest motoring memory was sitting in the passenger seat of my granddad's Austin Princess and changing gear for him, he'd do the clutch and tell me which gear!

[@geofffikar3417]

Beautifully done as always, and there is something about navy blue.

[@1981zayn]

very nice 👌, solid volvo good for another 100k miles