Learning The Basics Of Detailing | Applying The Finishing Touches Part 3 of 3

Where do you start with Auto Detailing as a hobby? PART 3: , my friend John asked me just that after teaching him to drive over 25 years ago!!, MAN do I feel old now 🥴
In this mini series of videos we tackle the basics of car cleaning with options on how to upgrade for the future, an excellent video to watch if you want to start cleaning your own car, or maybe learn a wee trick or two!, products used were all from Garage Therapy, well, if you’re serious about doing things right l, where better to start with GM Details & Garage Therapy!!
In this video it’s the final stages of the detail, drying, decontamination and applying a hybrid sealant for a glossy finish and protection . Links to all products and accessories are listed below, so you can take a look for yourself, I hope you enjoy the video 🎥
#carcleaning #detailing #howtoclean
Product links from the video
GARAGE THERAPY ONE SNOWFOAM tinyurl.com/t5j...
ZERO DECON SHAMPOO tinyurl.com/4r8...
GARAGE THERAPY WASH PAD tinyurl.com/5yu...
GARAGE THERAPY SIGMA HYBRID QD tinyurl.com/2f8...
Garage Therapy Glass Cleaner tinyurl.com/yck...
Garage Therapy Tar Remover tinyurl.com/52z...
Garage Therapy Dual Microfibre Towel tinyurl.com/3h4...
MTM SGS35 trigger gun tinyurl.com/yc6...
Karcher K5 Compact Pressure Washer - amzn.to/41wrx0v
10m rubber hose - tinyurl.com/4da...

[@DavidMcBay]

Great job Graeme, that yellow is a great colour for showing the effects of sigma, really enjoyed this series mate.

[@GMDetails]

Thanks Dave!, really enjoyed this one myself and I’m glad I made it a series rather than cutting it down to a single video , just good honest fun 👌

[@andrewnewton6524]

Great set of videos. Learned a lot from them. Thanks for producing them and deserves to reach a wide audience 👍

[@GMDetails]

Thank you Andrew!, glad you are enjoying them 👌

[@paulquickmire4140]

Well I've said it once and I'll say it again. Well done on a great set of tutorials 👏👏 Garage Therapy products that you featured are great, so easy to use with great results too. They've definitely got their own shelf in my place. My only gripe (if you can call it that) is the glass cleaner takes ages to flash off when it's cold, especially when I use it at work to clean the soap residue left on the windows and mirrors from our truckwash. Two cloths sometimes helps though.

[@GMDetails]

Thanks for your kind words mate , yeah the glass cleaner was designed to have a longer work time as when it’s warmer there’s more chance of leaving grease / grime behind with other cleaners , maybe not the best for winter but certainly 2 cloths does work really well, it’s one of my favourite glass cleaners

[@gillywash1487]

That 50/50 on the bonnet when applying sigma was great. Usually stand back and think it looks good after but rarely see such clear instant results.

[@GMDetails]

I couldn’t quite believe it myself Nick! 👌

[@MarkReading]

A great set of short but informative tutorials - nicely put together and well done to the both of you. Car looks awesome.

[@GMDetails]

Much appreciated! Thank you 👌

[@paulbusfield5774]

Excellent videos really enjoy watching ! Very well put together 👍

[@GMDetails]

Thank you Paul 👌

[@pigeonpoo1823]

Nice little series there. Thanks for this. The first time i dried the windows (to wet the towel) before the rest of the car and realised how much better it was was a 'mind blown' experience. How can this be? A bit like when you learn not to wear anything under cycling shorts😂

[@GMDetails]

Ha ha I was listening to OJ Borg saying the same thing about cycling shorts and how much of a game changer it was 😅 It’s basically cause the dry towel has twisted loops and when the fibres are dry they’re prone to cause streaks or worst case scratch the clear coat because they’re quite firm , dampening them with glass (unable to scratch glass) softens the fibres and encourages them to soak more water , one thing tho , don’t use a drying aid with a drying towel as it’ll ruin it

[@johnbrown3951]

I love that yellow colour on the Peugeot especially when it is prepared properly. Having used most of the GT range and love them all apart from the glass cleaner which I didn't get on with. I have not used them in a while but having run out of M & K QD I used some GT QD and it brought up my Jag's metallic paint to look like glass I will be using it again and might even use Sigma as a topper on some of my waxes going forward.

[@GMDetails]

Thanks John!, I couldn’t believe how sigma changed the bonnet on application , such a lovely product to use , not as easy as QD but def brilliant products to use 👌

[@johnbrown3951]

Bye the way I picked up my double loop drying towel and I have 2 of them that languish at the bottom of my towel box and dried the windows first then did the paint and what a revelation bone dry paint with one swipe. Thanks for the heads up. My only gripe with them is the size if I need to wring it out but didn't need to today so it might not be an issue and I do have 2 so I could do half the car with one and the other half with the other and have it on standby. @@GMDetails

[@GMDetails]

@@johnbrown3951 love it !!! 😃 Yeah double sided twisted loops are a nightmare to dry off or even wring out, sometimes I give it a spin only in the washing machine and hang it to air dry

[@simonmarsh5007]

Did a nice job of that covered all of it and the car looked great at the end ,👍,

[@GMDetails]

Thanks Simon, much appreciated mate 👌

[@aidanmckendry2412]

Great set of videos for a newbie here on how to better wash my car well done

[@GMDetails]

Thank you Aidan 🙌🏻

[@sixtysecondsofstephens2386]

Lovely job there.

[@GMDetails]

Thank you mate 👌

[@decker0373]

Really good series, Graeme, thanks for uploading all them. GT Sigma, I do not get on with it, 3 different cars and I seem to get streaking, it's really frustrating, at least in my hands 😂. All the best bud. 👍

[@GMDetails]

Thanks Lee, I just don’t understand why you’re having streaking issues unless it’s the cloths you’re using , maybe using too plush I’m thinking 🤔

[@decker0373]

@GMDetails I've genuinely vot no idea but no, I only use shirter pile cloths and a more plush one to buff, no different to what you did with the GT dual sided microfibre.... I'll try it again in the not to distant and see whether I cam make it work. In fairness, I struggled with the TW Hydrophobic Sealant too.... seems like I'm just pap at sealants 🤣😂

[@GMDetails]

@decker0373 could be the humidity at the end of the days detailing or possibly using too much product , try not to keep using the same buffing cloth all round the car , especially if it gets damp with removal

[@decker0373]

@GMDetails good advice...... I think I don't use enough cloths sometimes.

[@paulcowen1976]

Hi mate, just a quick question as I’m buying the same pressure washer that do you use what size orifice is best for the karcher k5 ?

[@GMDetails]

Brilliant question, sorry for the late reply, anything from 035 to 040 is perfect 👍

[@paulcowen1976]

@@GMDetails just spoke to gleem detailing and they recommended 030 for the k5

[@GMDetails]

@@paulcowen1976 If you go for the 030 you’d need to be pretty sure it was exactly the correct one, sizes from Amazon and eBay etc may differ, proper ones from Carscope or MTM hydro would be better but pricey. I’ve just checked and I went for 040 and the real flow of the machine is like night and day, 030 now feels like there’s too much restriction and seems to increase pressure, its flow you want not pressure but if you want to chose 030 it’s your choice 👍

[@paulcowen1976]

@@GMDetails I might go 035 then lol in the middle

[@GMDetails]

@@paulcowen1976 if you’re ordering from Ali Express it’s best to always go upwards a little 😜

[@Washerman]

What the f ck does ‘any other liquid’ mean?, that guy on the commentary seemed to know more then you 😂😂

[@GMDetails]

Can’t please everyone mate, I was referring to QD’s , spray waxes or sealants , ‘liquids’