Dirty Car Detail - Sand Removal from My 2016 Mazda 3

[@LunaXplr]

Thank you. Very therapeutic

[@GregPettus]

Youre very welcome!!! Totally agree

[@RobitNinja]

Watching these is weirdly therapeutic...

[@GregPettus]

Haha i know right? Also watching restore videos

[@GregPettus]

Juegos tonight?

[@BoogieDownProduction]

Next time grab a bottle of meguiars quik interior detailer and give it a try. 1 step cleaner and protectant. Leaves a nice scent and finish that's not super glossy like armor all. I have lots of products like 303 but I keep going back to the quik interior detailer

[@GregPettus]

Ooo i like it. I will give it a shot the next time i am detailing

[@BoogieDownProduction]

@@GregPettus Yeah I use it everywhere except clear plastic screens like the headsup display, speed gauges, or mazda headunit. Probably fine for those too but I dont want to risk clouding them up or something (some protectants do that).

[@soolya62]

OK. But what about cleaning dirty plastic? Please give good advice and instructions on how to proceed. I will be very grateful.

[@BoogieDownProduction]

@@soolya62 It depends how delicate the plastic is and how dirty it is. If its just regular maintenance with some dust and maybe alittle dirt you can use the meguiars spray I already referenced. If its something more rugged that gets dirty like rubber floor mats, I will actually take those to my bath tub and spray degreaser on them and agitate with a firm brush. The mazda floor mats are surprisingly porous so dirt gets trapped even when it looks clean. I like diluted super clean from walmart, its very strong but not every region will have it so can use other brands of degreaser diluted like meguiars (or whatever brand) or you can also use APC (all purpose cleaner)

[@Anonymous-xb1be]

BoogieDownProduction any suggestions for fixing a cloudy head unit cos of a silly mistake involving a alcohol wipe?😬

[@richammerle]

Greg...looks good!! Always feels good when you've done a good job. I find the shop vac I use works good on sand...I would think compressed air would just blow things around?

[@GregPettus]

Yes it does. But it brings it to the surface which helps a lot

[@abc.garage]

Desperately need to clean out the sand out of my 6

[@chrisb4697]

When it's clean, I bet you feel like you're driving a new car. And I bet you think it goes faster too!

[@GregPettus]

Haha i know my car is slow haha

[@soolya62]

Hi friend. after applying chemistry to plastic parts, do you first wipe with clean microfiber or brush with a brush, and then wipe with microfiber soaked in clean water?

[@GregPettus]

depends on how dirty it is. I brush it with the all purpose cleaner if the dirt is trapped. otherwise just wipe down with clean microfiber and thats it. no need for a towel in soaked water.

[@nabsol3211]

What ratio do you use for the Greenworks cleaner? Thanks.

[@GregPettus]

5:1

[@yudhameli]

how long did it take? nice video btw.

[@GregPettus]

about 2.5 hours. (probably a little longer bc I had to film) Thank you!

[@RACICOTA]

What's the little brush that you were using?

[@YoYo-vc1os]

where did you get those mats my 2014 mazda 3 gt looks the same as this

[@GregPettus]

Not sure actually picked them up from another mazda guy. Maybe oem?

[@shifterspeed]

You didn’t clean your car, you bought a new one 😂

[@GregPettus]

Haha just like new

[@JackJarv]

Missed a spot!

[@GregPettus]

Nooooo gotta do it all over again

[@nickpeluso7511]

lazy? that's more work than most people do in a week