HOW TO: CAR WASH DECONTAMINATION - Pre Wash | Iron Remover | Clay

[@gregory3227]

My current favorite detailing channel!

[@imjoshv]

Wow, thanks!

[@chrisayers6167]

Just some things I’ve learned over the last year to speed these processes up. 1. Wheels/tires first so you’re not splashing those chemicals on painted surfaces when rinsing. 2. After you do the hand wash and rinse, refoam with leftover in cannon, use iron remover on your decon pad and agitate as you normally would clay. You use the soap as your lubrication for the claying/decon step! (Saves me so much time). Enjoy your videos!

[@imjoshv]

Yeah I’ve been using soap as clay line for a long time! It can increase the chance of marring since it’s not quite as slick but I always polish after anyways and the time savings is amazing!!

[@shnerp]

my favorite model tundra. Looks great! thanks for the step by step breakdown.

[@Bhamautopros]

Can you do a video on your mobile detailing truck setup? Saw the van one curious on the truck.

[@ChiTown-Zal]

When I do iron remover, I use it as a lube for decon cloth. Adams and DIY iron remover are good lubes for it. Knock out 2 steps at once. Love your vids. I've purchased several things from your reviews. (MJJC Canon , from your store, Fanttik electric sprayer, Ryobo 1800 washer, among others). Thanks

[@Voodoo_HG]

Great vid planning on doing a full detail on my brothers Camry,As in clay polish etc

[@randyj7665]

Always great info and ideas for detailing !!

[@imjoshv]

Thanks 👍

[@DNightNinja]

Hey Josh if that bumper piece is bad from oxidation or any trim pieces are oxidized and off colored you can always hit it with duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint. It’s a flexible paint and I’ve restored an entire interior plastics with it. I have yet to try coating them AFTER painting but it’s pretty good in my experience obviously not perfect but damn good. I mean if there’s a new one available from the oem go for it but if it ever does happen they discontinue that part that’s a good alternative!

[@zachf6256]

Awesome Josh! Another great one! We’ve got the same truck!

[@imjoshv]

Awesome! I love mine, I want to get it over 500k miles

[@zachf6256]

@@imjoshv With regular maintenance, gear fluids and drive shaft zerk greasing and spark plugs - she will go the distance 🤘 Thrilled to see your mileage. Great positive reinforcement. TLC is key. (My 2012 double cab has 120k miles but I store it in the winter here in 🇨🇦). Keep up the great videos, your content, channel and business model is excellent 🤙

[@josephrottina1901]

Nice work brother.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@davestewart9146]

Your truck looks great, thanks Josh 👍😁

[@lukedemmers]

About how long would you guess this whole process took? Thanks for your vids I really enjoy your channel

[@samuelgomez974]

Have you seen DIy detail using their synthetic clay towel and their iron remover at the same time? Seems really practical but they say not every iron remover nor any synthetic clay can be used like that, would love to know if car pro iron remover and the rag company scrubber ultra clay can do the trick

[@kirkwilson5900]

In my experience the rag company scrubber is more aggressive than the DIY clay towel, I have and use both. Honestly I prefer DIY for less marring. I think if you use any iron remover it's just key to rinse it well and often.

[@Prodriver33]

Iron remover and clay mitt is crazy good at super fast and super deep decon. Your going to polish anyway most likely so marring isn’t to worry about.

[@BadAssDetailz]

Claying is old school Wash Decon/Fallout 2023 Choose what works best for you. 🤙🏼

[@chrissusilovich1868]

😢

[@lanceamus777]

I love my giant drying towel! I get some weird looks when i bust it out but get even more looks when I'm done doing my car in less than 5 minutes. 😎

[@williampinchbeck4321]

Great video!!! Thanks!!!

[@imjoshv]

Glad you liked it!

[@Gretzky2857]

Very informative video, thanks! Is there any time you need to use a traditional clay bar or can you always use the clay scrubber used in the video. This sure looks a lot easier and quicker. Any help is appreciated!

[@ecapskcab8688]

Just found your channel. Absolutely love your videos. I have been binge watching them for the past two days. I truly appreciate you breaking down the concepts and keeping it simple. I actually had purchased the Griots Garage Boss foam cannon and couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting good foam. After watching your video review from two years ago, it clued me in with what I was doing wrong. Again, thank you for taking the time to create these videos and the product reviews!

[@craigfuqua4519]

Fantastic channel!

[@robtaylor5141]

Great vid covering the full treatment. When using a MF to agitate the Iron, do you use 1 or 2 towels folding in 1/4's for the whole vehicle? Do you pitch them in the trash after or wash them and re purpose on wheels or interiors for future use? Thanks Josh

[@PapaJohn1969]

When it comes to time, all of the steps should take how long? It’s definitely a DIY for me. Thanks for sharing and thank you for any advice

[@dragoon624]

A lot of helpful tips in the video, may i ask, what's a good foam cannon soap that i could use outisde for mobile detailing?

[@ryancowles5633]

What I typically do is do a whole prewash with CG Honeydew or AP Megafoam, rinse, then add in 2-3 oz of car shampoo, foam half the truck/car, wash that with my mit and while I'm washing I have a rinse bucket w/ grit guard then go back to the surface and keep using the soap and suds that are already on there. Rinse and wash the other half. WHEELS FIRST ALWAYS too :D

[@tombrown1032]

Please keep making videos!!! They are awesome. You don’t know how much your advice and reviews help. Got a question. So is this method a good way to strip everything off to get back to a starting point where I could ceramic our Lexus? I’m not sure how to get everything off to start fresh. Thx a lot!!!!!

[@tombrown1032]

Any help Josh?

[@User62566]

Do you strip wash everything before doing all this or do you have too?

[@infugaming7865]

Great vid! I am in the process of buying the stuff to do something like this to my car... It is the Wolf Gray color from Kia, so im gonna give it a nice wash, and was thinking to clay it, but what clay should I use so i dont have to polish afterwards and just go directly into ceramic protection after the clay?

[@sandeepsharma-rc7sy]

Hello sir, I am from India and watching your videos for last 3-4 months and have to say they are really informative. I want to ask you one question. I used to park my car in open area which leads to loose dirt on car so can i use Car duster on paint surface to remove loose dirt as i am worried about swirls marks

[@E-M-C]

Would've liked to see how you washed the roof of the topper and truck cab, or did you leave those untouched?

[@imjoshv]

Same process, I climb on the rear tire to get the top of the shell

[@kirkwilson5900]

I love the autofiber cookie monster gloves but my kids stole mine so i haven't gotten to use em yet lol. I need to order several more now. Theyre kinda small i hope they make a bigger size soon

[@jamesfitzpatrick229]

Great content.. Love the videos, education, and insight. I’m no pro for sure- just taking care of my own on the weekends and a few vehicles for friends, coworkers, and family members. I noticed that one tire took over 50 trigger pulls of that Magic Wheel Cleaner in this video. At $30 for a 17oz. bottle on Amazon and needing 200 or more trigger pulls to get around all 4 tires. Is that practical? Is that to be expected? It doesn’t seem to be very cost effective to have to use that much product and then account for the time it takes to let it dwell, do the cleaning in all the nooks and crannies, and get it rinsed off. With cleaning time, products, and agitation tools it seems like I’d have to be charging $75 or more just for tire and wheel cleaning??

[@imjoshv]

Great observation! Yea I went a little heavier than needed, but using 1/3 of a bottle on all 4 tires is pretty common for me so yes cost per use is pretty high. But magic wheel cleaner is fantastic. There are other products that also work very well with high ph and you can get them in bulk so your cost per use is much lower… I like this one as well: www.amazon.com/dp/B089KWK32Z/?tag=detailgreen-20 It doesn’t have the iron removers in it but on a basic silver color alloy wheel you can spray on and rinse off and it will do 95% of the work

[@pinoscoccia4997]

Hi Josh, thank you for your job, sorry for my english, it’s really bad. Why i must use first the ultra clay scrubber on glass?

[@thefreshprinceofgreenhills]

Hey Josh would you also recommend 2 oz on a MJJC V2 if im just using Gyeon Bathe?

[@littlebit8901]

Love the bumbers man! Nice choice!

[@imjoshv]

Thanks! Yea I’m really happy with how they turned out

[@hotwater8473]

Those wheels loved the love😂

[@zzreign3214]

what would happen if i did let iron remover dry, or if i sprayed it and wiped it but didn’t rinse it thoroughly

[@imjoshv]

It could potentially stain especially if the paint has any oxidation

[@Ymh69969]

I’m a detailer also I’m at 3-7k monthly I use the cheap ryobi 1600 or 1800 psi would you recommend to jump to the active 2.0 I love my ryobi and if I ever need a new one there’s a Home Depot in every corner

[@imjoshv]

The active 2.0 is great and you do feel the difference but if you’re happy with the performance you’re getting from the ryobi I would stick to that! That’s a great little unit and like you said if anything happens there is always a Home Depot near by!!

[@Los714]

“Hey guys here’s a cheap polisher I won’t use but links in the description. Here’s a ugly ass bumper links in the description” 😂

[@JoshuaValencia-j6n]

What pressure washer did you use?

[@imjoshv]

Active 2.0

[@AngelGonzalez-nw5ny]

@IMJOSHV Both my vehicles are ceramic coated and have PPF on the front end. Does the Iron remover affect the ceramic coating or the PPF long term or should it even be used at all? Thank you!

[@LamzShop]

What and where for the long handle brush? Thx

[@peterrudy9207]

I use Zep Heavy-Duty Citrus Degreaser as a pre-wash . It breaks down tree sap and other gunk at full strength . Even though it says to not use on car paint , no issues about that . And I use Meguairs All Wheel Cleaner as a iron remover on white paint , no issues .

[@imtrop1278]

Which part gave the car hydrophobic properties

[@carlosvillatorojr]

Another shot if josh says “AGAIN” here we go!!

[@imjoshv]

Ha I noticed that when I was editing.

[@Esundevil]

Does Iron Out in a foam cannon work more economically? I always feel like I get poor coverage with then spray bottles and that iron removers might be over priced?

[@KiranPatel-fk1pg]

Use a Marolex Sprayer with the green nozzle for more even spray pattern. A foam cannon would dilute the chemical far too much.

[@Ymh69969]

I would paint those wheels to gloss black paint or powder coat but gloss matte wheels are a pain in the arse

[@imjoshv]

Yeah they are.. the trd pro black wheels are some of the hardest to work with that I’ve come accross

[@derekbelton5932]

Pro tip take your wash mitt gently spread the iron remover over the surface use less product that way

[@KiranPatel-fk1pg]

Not sure if that'd be as effective. The iron would start reacting almost instantly so I'm not sure how much raw product you'd be spreading.

[@markymark903]

C'mon Josh....Messy work truck?....You need to set a good example out there !😆

[@imjoshv]

What did I do?

[@imjoshv]

Ahh haha yea I know… man when I first started I had a black truck and would need to clean it every other day or it would look terrible

[@enforcedwolf643]

Anyone know of a good heated extractor that they would recommend

[@peterrudy9207]

Bissel has come out with one for home use . You could find out about it on this channel ?

[@dianeruiz0721]

It would probably be a good idea to keep your car looking good considering you’re a car detailer. Some people expect that. People judge a book by its cover, unfortunately.

[@jeffclarke5497]

"Up kept?" Really?

[@derekbelton5932]

I can see the glove coming in handy but way too much time cleaning the whole wheel with it

[@CC_Marauder]

Why did you start pre-wash foaming from the bottom up? Rule of thumb for any practice: DO NOT PRACTICE BAD HABITS Foam/rinse from TOP to BOTTOM

[@imjoshv]

That’s an interesting point. I actually agree and in past videos always talk about going top to bottom. However gyeon talks about going bottom to too with this products so I wanted to test it out. I think the reasoning is that it give the lower panels more dwell time. But yea my go to is top to bottom as well

[@CC_Marauder]

NW Josh. I honestly don't care. I'm just some yahoo in comparison to you that does this for a living. ✌🏼

[@thelittleguy-ih8nv]

Watch me clean a clean vehicle! This is not a guy to listen to, he probably just paid some place to clean it so he could film himself hosing it off and drying it!

[@ppg19782]

Shame ...shame on you Josh....poor Tundra.....😁😁😁😁

[@imjoshv]

Haha I know I know

[@ppg19782]

@imjoshv Josh...remember something you are a professional detailer and the first impression is the last impression from your demeanor to your clothing and they way you carry yourself. A detailer with a dirty vehicle that he/she operates with clients may say..."He is a detailer and his working truck is filthy " I’ll call another detailer... Just a thought brother.. BTW love your channel....there is so much comparisons on products and equipment and advise. Keep up the good work 👏 🙌 Much blessings 🙌