Washing a Ford S-Max with Built-Up Grime and Brake Dust

[@PaulDoldenDetails]

Great job Heather those wheels had seen better days sometimes there just not worth saving but you made a good job on those 🙌🏻🙌🏻👍🏻

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks Paul! I honestly almost gave up on them because I knew they were long past saving but the owner was pleased with them in the end so I guess that's the main thing!

[@nathansharma87]

Very satisfying especially the hot water, the thoroughness, the high quality products and the misty foggy scenic countryside in the background 👌

[@mosesdetailing]

You’re officially a professional detailer now that you’ve detailed an MPV, Great attention to detail, and a methodical informative process yet again!! Would you ever do a ‘behind the scenes’ style video, things like preparing a detailing session, deciding on product choices? those kind of things 😊

[@YA-ee9zf]

can you please put out more videos of dirty cars being washed I find them very soothing and honestly these are the ones that shows the skills of a detailer how they can make a car shine again without damaging it.

[@samme5513]

Great job Heather nice transformation

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks Sam!

[@kevgreathead1886]

Its good to see the daily drivers getting a bit tlc 👍🏻

[@duncangrainge]

Good job Heather. The driver had been using the tyres as parking sensors/ aids given the level of scrubbing ! 👍

[@vibez_kru01]

3:14 at this point Wonder Wheels would have come in handy! That’s all I would use it for. Those wheels would have needed to come off to get the barrels clean. If they were already corroded you did the right thing.

[@johnhiggin7424]

Great job Heather. 👏

[@AutoCareHQ]

Cheers John!

[@CarignanDavid]

That’s a whole new level of BAKED ON brake dust! 😵 What a great transformation! 🔥

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks David!

[@isaid5098]

Great work as usual and another great video and commentary Heather 👍👍👍

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks very much!

[@shinychariotdetailing9707]

Brilliant job Heather first class

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thank you! :)

[@marktrower2267]

Another great video Heather 👍🏼👍🏼

[@AutoCareHQ]

Cheers Mark!

[@dog-bite186]

Fantastic work on the Ford S Max, Heather. When this was new it was an expensive car. Such a shame its been neglected but you did a great job of making it look like it should.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks very much!

[@jeffreyrobert9460]

Great video Heather. Challenging vehicle with those manky wheels.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks Jeffrey!

[@crunchstudio9475]

Great video. Would have loved to seen how bilt hamber auto wheel dealt alloys as compared to what was used.

[@markmoore6264]

I'm working my way through your back catalogue of video's Heather and I must say this was a badly neglected S Max but you certainly turned it around. The KKD chemical looked to be very effective.

[@CardosCarDose]

Nice job on the detail champ! I appreciate how you elaborate on the products you use and your narrative style is satisfying paired with the detail 😎Keep up the work champ! 💪

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thank you very much!

[@alangligor]

Great job Heather! Amazing transformation ,a job well done. 👏🤙

[@haroon2134]

Nice job!

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thank you!

[@kevinb7058]

Great job Heather. Them ceramic foams I find are well handy for a quick turnaround 👍 Those wheels tho 😱🤣🤣

[@AutoCareHQ]

Cheers Kevin :) Yeah they're a really handy product, a good option here considering I needed to save a bit of time because the wheels took so long to clean 😂

[@tmphotography8443]

got that same issue on the lads Honda where a brake kept locking on and bugge*ed the alloy . I need to have a go at it before I relent and just buy another wheel

[@alexbryan7641]

Fantastic job heather I just have one thing that I think would make the process a bit more effective and make less work for you scrubbing the wheels...on a dry wheel apply Meguiars ultimate all wheel cleaner thoroughly, then apply green star 5:1 to the fender liners & tires(dry as well) then allow to dwell for 30 seconds then high-pressure rinse before going in with your soapy brushes. I used to pre-rinse before applying the product like you did in this video and I’ve found that on the wheels & tires I have to do quite a bit less scrubbing to get the wheels clean and they come cleaner! Give it a shot & let me know what you think. Just my opinion. Lol

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks Alex! I'll definitely give that a go cheers!

[@alexbryan7641]

@@AutoCareHQ no problem! Just let me know if it works for you. If not no big deal it’s so satisfying to rinse all that purple & brown off to me before even touching it! To me it’s perfect because those two chemicals are so safe that as long as you use on a cool surface their not gonna damage anything! Would even be more effective & allow for more dwell time if u snow foamed garage therapy wheel shampoo over top! Then let dwell & rinse! Before agitating of course lol

[@MarcinMM0]

Great job and see more videos on your channel . Good luck 😀

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks for watching!

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hello Heather, amazing results done,compared to how it was,the Sam's detailing ceramic wash did a great job on leaving a wax on the bodywork.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Cheers Steven! The Sam's Ceramic Foam is a really useful product to have. It leaves some good protection but shaves off loads of time compared to using a wax/ sealant

[@MikesAutoDetailing]

Great job Heather, excellent work from the 🇺🇸

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks Mike!

[@MilesDrive]

Well done persisting with the Wheels!...I'd have packed my bags and run😳🤣🤣

[@AutoCareHQ]

Cheers Andy! They were so bad 😂

[@mad7206]

Might give that ceramic snowfoam a shot

[@mugizialex9325]

Good work

[@grahamking3602]

Hi heather really enjoyed the video great content as always I'm a valeter my self and I sympathize with your self when it comes down to removing baked on break dust as always it's a like and a thumbs up from me.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks Graham! It's definitely a tough job! Do you have a go-to product for cleaning these kind of wheels?

[@grahamking3602]

@@AutoCareHQ I would use a product it's from autosmart it's called ALI which is a acidic wheel cleaner and contains 5% hydrochloric acid

[@ilikechickensausages2075]

Nice one Mate! 👌

[@AutoCareHQ]

Cheers!

[@marcjarvis3975]

Another great job! Devils juice to the rescue, great stuff that. What’s the biscuit of choice?

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks Marc! I went for the classic chocolate digestives!

[@gavinbetts4404]

Autosmart Ali shine or autoglym professional acid wheel cleaner would been great help on those alloys

[@harisyoung4110]

You should also check out chem x heavy duty.. it's the most powerful wheel cleaner i ever used other than adams and it's more economical on dilution ratio compare to adams..

[@paul-fk7de]

Great job heather a have used the devil's juice wheel cleaner it's very good ❤👍

[@salman73]

Good work. ✌👌

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks for watching!

[@houston7714]

Wahou j'adore votre façon de travailler la technique est parfaite dans les moindre détails. Bravo vos videos sont tres plaisantes. Malheureusement le produit que vous utilisez a la fin pour la protection n'existe pas en france . J'aimerais toutefois savoir si elle contient une protection anti UV.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Merci beaucoup! Je ne suis pas sûr que le produit de protection contienne une protection UV, j'ai bien peur que la marque n'ait mis aucune information à ce sujet malheureusement.

[@tedlym.3390]

You must have been the very first person to detail those wheels ever. Good job.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thank you!

[@TheAgwarn]

Try the Bilt Hamber wheel cleaner, it’s fantastic stuff!

[@udontnormallyseethat]

Bilt Hamber would’ve definitely shifted it!

[@Jaaammmbbbooo]

You call this neglect? My 2007 has not been properly cleaned in the 4 years I've owned it. Needs a properly good clean like this! What sort of prices do I look at

[@bjarnestrand-henriksen]

Nice detail! Looked like the paint was in far better condition than the rims. If you like GreenStar, you should try Koch Chemie Vorreiniger B as a prewash.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thank you! Thanks for the recommendation, I'd definitely like to try some more Koch Chemie products

[@bjarnestrand-henriksen]

@@AutoCareHQ Felgenblitz is also a favorite. I use it as a wheel cleaner, but it can also be used as a fall out remover on the paint because it is ph neutral.

[@richardgould1978]

it's great to see older cars.....just ordered that kkd devils juice, 4 to 1 you say? can't wait to try it on a few stubborn stains.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Yep 4:1 should do the trick. I used it on brake dust stains that were at least a couple of years old and that ratio shifted them without any trouble. It's really potent stuff so I definitely make sure to wear gloves, mask and goggles just in case there's a gust of wind!

[@petereverest2736]

Why not use a leaf blower much cheaper than a car one?

[@jonnyb4271]

May I ask which Lance you're using? Regards Jonny

[@max_powers11]

Hi heather great vid , keep it up. I have to disagree regarding garage therapy snow foam. I normally always use BH autofoam because it simply is the best for cleaning ability in my opinion but was talked into trying gt snow foam. Over hyped waste of money. I tested it alongside BH af on a dirty white Merc and afterwards wiped areas with a cotton pad . Autofoam side almost clean the GT side filthy and hardly removed any of the dirt film. I may do another test one side plain water and the other side GT , I guarantee it would probably be a draw or close to it. Maybe I received a faulty bottle and GT forgot to put any detergent in but I doubt it. GT foams more than BH but I definitely choose cleaning power over prettiness. Just my honest opinion. Regards

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks very much! That's really gutting that you've had no success with the GT foam. I've actually heard quite mixed things about it but it's always done the trick for me. I known that it's a thing with other snow foams as well where for some they work fine and others they do absolutely nothing and I can't figure out why there's so much inconsistency! I get that there are different types of traffic film etc. and the protection on the car will play a big role too but it is odd that the results are so varied

[@max_powers11]

@@AutoCareHQ maybe the water board put more surfactants in the water up there in the north than here in the deep South 😁. Honestly heather I could put GT foam up against shaving foam and it would lose I'm sure. I even tried doubling the ratio in my mjjc foam canon and left it to dwell longer but no difference. It's in the bin now it seems happy there 🙂 take care

[@ssam3447]

Great Video - would you not have used Touchless on the car due to the build up?

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thank you! Touch-less would have been a good option here too I think, although I think I probably would have still needed the APC underneath to get rid of a lot of the algae

[@drumtracksdirect]

At 6:41, what would you have done if the paint *wasn't* clean enough to continue with the contact wash?

[@AutoCareHQ]

I'd just have to go in with a stronger pre-wash and repeat the steps

[@phmtb]

Were those tyres even road legal?!?!

[@craigord]

Great video 👍🏻 Thankfully I don’t see many wheels like that! Devil Juice did a class job, do you think a fallout remover would of helped if you didn’t have an acidic cleaner?

[@AutoCareHQ]

Cheers Craig! I gave a fallout remover a try on one of the other wheels actually and it didn’t do much to shift it unfortunately. It’s worth trying though if there’s no acidic wheel cleaner around because I’ve had a little bit of success with it on wheels that aren’t as bad as these!

[@konstnatinosaxiotis6599]

I would suggest a magic eraser sponge and if that is not enough, I would go for a 5000 grid sand paper...

[@martin1649]

Honestly Heather, I think it's just really pointless to do so many passes on those tires, they are really just dead and overdue replacing. Though it's interesting to see Barum tires on a UK car, i never knew these tires were sold over there!

[@aaronbell8527]

Honast get some brick acid would got all that off them wheels nobother at all

[@RossT551]

Some of the most discusting alloys i've ever seen.. You're braver than I am Heather haha.

[@AutoCareHQ]

They were definitely a challenge 😂

[@dennispeake8765]

Good

[@陆炜-n1j]

oh! 1080p!

[@carlwilkie6220]

Hi Heather, did you clean the glass off camera or were you happy with it after the contact wash? If you did was that before or after the ceramic foam?

[@AutoCareHQ]

I didn't actually use a glass cleaner, the windows came up pretty good after the contact wash to be honest

[@carlwilkie6220]

@@AutoCareHQ I sometimes use flex by duel autocare and then clean the glass afterwards once the car is dry but wonder if I'm wasting my time as if it was dirty it's now sealed underneath.

[@jonnybravo3055]

👍🏻

[@nachomandetailingservices1057]

Omg them rims.. wtf🤬😮

[@111danish111]

Nice boots 👢

[@richard73]

Did a great job,those wheels are pretty bad.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Cheers Richard!

[@CristianOrnelas602]

Neglected??? That’s barely dirty from a week of regular use .-. Is that what people in your side of the world call neglected???

[@ilikechickensausages2075]

Well then mate you must have painted on eye's

[@rooboy99]

Nice work

[@3annnady]

I recommend you to try adamspolishes wheel and tire purple cleaner it's the best 😃👍🏻 adams products are amazing specially wheel and tire cleaner the rubber mat cleaner the interior cleaner and mega foam

[@paultaylor9652]

I think the video was to show not matter how neglected a car can be it can be turned around to a point, although I think you used a lot of products and time Heather. I think this car only deserved a drive through "wash n wax" at this stage in its life, but you always manage to show what can be achieved, great video.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks very much Paul! I sometimes find it more satisfying to clean older cars to be honest as the transformation tends to turn out a bit more dramatic!

[@karl3927]

Thank you for the video Heather 👍. Great job you did there. I would have given up on the alloys so full credit to you in persevering in getting them to look the best they possibly could. The ceramic snow foam also looked pretty impressive. Keep up the good work.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks very much Karl!

[@jazzam8012]

Top job Heather you done your best on the ford. im sure them wheels hadn't had a deep clean in most of its life. which stubby gun are you currently using and do you have a upgraded hose ☺

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thank you! I’m using a hose and stubby gun from In2Detailing 😊

[@marcpacey]

Very nice result.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thank you!

[@miroslavklaric5538]

Hy, guys. Just subscribed! Great video, really. I love when someone shows everything

[@tendringjetwashing6730]

For wheels like that i use a strong acid undiluted, just a cheap gallon of the blue trade stuff and a sniffer brush, that always tears through brake dust like that, then roll the car back to get the upside down part of the wheel, that acid product you were using didn’t look strong enough to me. I’ve never affected any of that corrosion by doing that, if anything it makes it look better and will even remove rust spots on steel van wheels! Then I’ll touch up the wheels with Vauxhall Star Silver! 😁

[@nightdaychannel828]

Those wheels looked like they were quite the challenge! Nice job!

[@jamescharlton924]

Strip and re spray those alloys is the only real thing that can be done. Not your fault at all

[@Nutrient-u5e]

Heather why do you start with the wheels first?

[@mamunrahman798]

Address please

[@brentbrindle1449]

Can u cook also ;')

[@gillywash1487]

Nice transformation 👏🏼 don’t know where you keep finding these cars 😂 I’ve found GT iron oxide as good as anything for loosening up really baked on brake dust, I’ve had a few like that lately so will soon need some more.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Cheers Nick! I really need to get some GT Iron Oxide, it's one of the few GT products I've not actually used yet!

[@sahhull]

Ask my new customers.. This 'neglected' car is clean when I compare it to the sh1t tips I see to clean.

[@nigelpayne4641]

Lovely job Heather, one question, that spray protection you applied, does this affect the windscreen wipers performance, i.e. leaving smears,

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks Nigel! I’ve not had any issues when using this ceramic foam 😊

[@jorgeaceves2068]

Hi heather I hope you are well I think this is the most hard work car wash I have seen in your videos but finally you made very good job, I want to asking you how can I care my car wash mitt clean often and avoid scratches thanks.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thank you! I always wash my mitts at about 30 degrees in the washing machine after using them and then just leave them to air dry :)

[@UnitGorilla]

Nice job. Those transitions in the shots you were power washing the side panels were perfect lol. Please can you share where you got the chair air dryer? Seems quite handy to have.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks! I got mine from In2Detailing there's a link to it in the description it's called the BLO-Air RS. I've actually got a review going up on Sunday about it :)

[@jamienevill1768]

Good job! Reminds me of my first ever commercial valet which had similar wheels, which weren't salvageable. Also one of my last commercial valets, which was supposed to be a silver hatchback, but was in fact an algae coloured people carrier much the same size as the one featured. Keep up the good work 👍 😊

[@Audittr2108]

Sam’s Ceramic Foam is my favourite spray and rinse type of product. It really does work.

[@therushden]

Sometimes only wonder wheels will touch heavy build up like that. I did a saab the other month, took 3 hits to get them clean.

[@RoadToDetailing]

Very good video, as always! You gave this car a reviving transformation. Those wheels are pretty battered, but I bet they never been cleaned thoroughly before and been challenging to clean up to at least a certain degree, which you definitely achieved here! I love those close up shots and angles in your videos, well done Heather, keep it up!

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks very much Viktor! It was definitely a bit of a challenge but the owner seemed very happy with the car afterwards so I was pleased about that!

[@unkys5618]

Came across your channel purely by accident, glad I did though. I'm a massive fan of detailing cars, especially my own obviously and those of friends and family. I follow all the usual suspects on KZbin but I will be looking forward to your videos and checking your back catalogue for sure. Superb job on the S-Max as that looked a very used and abused car, the end result was excellent. Keep them coming.

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks very much I really appreciate it!

[@nickrose909]

Love watching your video's, very interesting watching different products you use. Can you tell me what model your hand held spray pump is ? Thanks .

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks Nick! It's an IK Pump Sprayer, I've popped a link to the exact model in the description :)

[@davidcarballo9921]

Excellent job with a neglected car! Good range of products which worked well. 😁👍🏼

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks David!

[@ianjackson6751]

Looks good especially after what it did look like ..cheers..

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks Ian!

[@rodneyblenkin2384]

Well done on those alloys Heather. X

[@AutoCareHQ]

Cheers Rodney!

[@sanilsawant1786]

hi heather great great video by you like always lovely results, i must say you did not give up on the alloy wheels 🙌👏🙌👍👍

[@AutoCareHQ]

Thanks very much Sanil!