Hi John! I actually found this rather useful considering that my Bmw X2 M35i does 15,000+ miles per year! Some areas that I usually miss is the exhaust pipes, lower grille, boot shut, around my number plate (as it is 4D) and usually behind the wheel spokes, which I should really remember as the forged wheels are extremely expensive to repair and brake dust particles have been fused to the finish, which I can't remove with iron remover, tar remover and a clay bar! 😂😂
Great video John, I always take my pressure washer nozzle out just to rinse the back part over the wheels, because sand stay on that little lip part.... sometimes the lower water force wash out area that the pressure washer doesn't get
Some great tips here! Agree on those arches! See so many cars in our cold climate that start rusting in those areas. The front of the window and hitting all the downward facing surfaces is a great point.
The window runner behind the mirror... Yup, I sorted mine the other week... Under the plate, never, I always get that and even pop the boot when I clean the rear so I can do that properly and also the boot shuts
I do a maintenance wash every week, attention to detail this time of year is geared to weather and time. On a good day it’s hogs hair brush on all these areas, jet wash and blow dry hard to reach areas towel dry, I did buy an under carriage jet wash rig, but that gets done once in the spring.
Great video. I'd definitely always forget the area where the number plate lights etc is, but luckily on the Mazda CX5 the rear camera is there, it's always covered in shit, so I actually do remember to clean it 🤣 I always miss the front light fog light surround!
Great review and i personally added a few things to my routine. One common area that often gets missed to add is the recess between the windscreen and the roof/pillars. It takes the brunt of head on muck and flies etc. Again and good hogs hair brush when snowfoamed sorts it
Hi John. Really enjoy the videos. I think the returns around the front and rear wheel arches are something I miss often. The painted bits that return around from the front and rear wings that run around the inside of the wheelarches
Love the content as usual John. Appreciate the work, especially as a hobbyist because perhaps outside of resources like this we sometimes don't get the correct information
Wiper arms are things I've missed on my old Honda, the consequence of this is now the paint is bubbling underneath. Had I paid more attention and used a sealant after cleaning I doubt there would be a problem
List of car cleaning items, my own list and added Jon's here too. BMW 3 series for me Wheel nuts Under sills& under rear quarters Detail corners of engine bay (use vacuum cleaner with attachment) Boot hinges and shuts (remove trim annually) Undercarriage (using hose on a brush shaft or proper kit) Door hinges (lubricate hinges afterwards) Wiper recessess and coating with sealant/etc Inside openable window rubbers & felt (clean with plastic/paint scraper wrapped in microfibre) Under and inside lip of wheel arches Door jambs and shuts Underneath and around doors Boot lid shuts Boot lid interior shut Aroundand above rear number plate (remove both annually) Around all panel joints Door mirrors to door gaps Wheel rims Front headlights surroundings Air splitter ( fly and tar ) Grill and inside Badges - microfibre only Front window bottom and drain panel and check drain holes Top of windscreens fr and rear - use microfibre as soft paint (few things mentioned, such as between the seats and top of dash using a thin microfibre wrapped plastic thing thats not included here as I do these anyway)
Some of those door and boot jambs I normally use ONR to get in there. I see people use a jet wash to clean, but I know I'll totally balls it up and soak the interior!
I would love a method to get an anti corrosion or even rust inhibiting foam under the chassis but the products I see just seem to spay high pressure water which is prob not ideal
Thanks old boy 🙌 will that fit a normal da polisher? Need to check but sure mine was 150mm and the Raynon is 130. Keep Up the fantastic work mate, watch all your vids 🙌 top bloke 👏👏
I once did a full valet/detail with a mate, on his car, including decon and clay, or thought I did, and when applying Fusso, found a smear of dirt at the bottom of the rear quarter that we couldn't fathom was missed through all those processes. 😅
Great video jon, ive spent the whole of good Friday doing full exterior detail finished with Uno Advanced, great product on my 16yr old black civic paint, looks like new 👌
@@amyk9813 if your referring to the Uno advanced then No, the Uno advanced gives the type of durability of a sealant or better, but also gives a waxed look IMO not so much of a warm glow on darker colors but brilliant gloss, with the type of weather we get in UK its hard to look at durability products like Uno Advanced for example, if your car is garaged then wax might be the way to go.
License plate Mirrorcaps the mirror itself Bumper arches, just like wheel arches Window rubber cracks Windscreen wipers. The thing you mentioned, accept engine compartiment, i standardly treat during a regular handwash.. Btw 2 months with a set of tyres?? Detailer by day, streetracer at night??
It's nothing too clever. I rinse out the buckets proper and brush them out. And I wipe down the polishers with my panel wipe. Try and keep my ik sprayers clean but things get dirty fast 😒
Quick one with regards to cleaning the fuel filler door and surround, on my focus it has the easy fuel flap and I'm always worried water will get in should I jet wash it? Are you safe to jet wash these type or just wipe it out? Great content as always 👏🏻
I'm glad I read the comments before posting just that question. I have popped a nitrile globe over ot before and I've seen people put duck tape over, but I really don't know if there is a necessity to do that. Truth be known, I spritz some APC in there most washes, before i add snow foam, shut the door and let it dwell for as long as it takes me to rinse off the snow foam, god knows if that's good or bad 🙆♂️
Hi John not meaning to steal your thunder for a future video, but any idea when the exterior detail of the 996 is coming? Have the same car albeit artic silver and a cab so will be very interested?
Funny comment this, and I'm not a troll! I'm a very long subscriber and thoroughly enjoy the videos, and it's encouraged me to be a weekend warrior. My gripe is, John asks for loyalty and subscribers and hit the bell. I've flicked through replies to comments, and very few are from John. I've asked questions, and John doesn't answer them unless I guess you are a patreon. Come on, mate , loyalty is both ways to reply to regular subscribers. We pay towards your wages, too.😉👌🏻
you dont understand you tube. you cannot reply to comments all the time, ive replied to thousands though. but you might not be you tubing or doing something else on any given day and then you get behind. Then theres email, whatapp, text messages, instagram. I spend a big chunk of my life replying to messages but you cant be there all the time, I also have family time etc... saying that I just spent last 5 minutes shooting a wedding congratulations video for someone that asked me to do it. you need to walk a mile in my shoes.
I’m either very thourough or very sad but I do every one of those every time i wash my car…man I need a new hobby
No you don't, this is a great hobby, good on you 😊
Exhaust tip stands out once I've detailed family's car. I do some of the place's you mentioned. Another great vid to watch.
Thanks for the reminder, I've owned my Zoe for 6 months now and forget to do that bit every time. :-)
Awsemoe vídeo!
Funny to think that we "detail" our cars with love and care and still miss so much.
Yer but we still rush and still hate bending down constantly as you get older. I used to do a better job as a young lad. I suck now.
Hi John! I actually found this rather useful considering that my Bmw X2 M35i does 15,000+ miles per year! Some areas that I usually miss is the exhaust pipes, lower grille, boot shut, around my number plate (as it is 4D) and usually behind the wheel spokes, which I should really remember as the forged wheels are extremely expensive to repair and brake dust particles have been fused to the finish, which I can't remove with iron remover, tar remover and a clay bar! 😂😂
Great video John, I always take my pressure washer nozzle out just to rinse the back part over the wheels, because sand stay on that little lip part.... sometimes the lower water force wash out area that the pressure washer doesn't get
Some great tips here! Agree on those arches! See so many cars in our cold climate that start rusting in those areas. The front of the window and hitting all the downward facing surfaces is a great point.
The window runner behind the mirror... Yup, I sorted mine the other week...
Under the plate, never, I always get that and even pop the boot when I clean the rear so I can do that properly and also the boot shuts
I do a maintenance wash every week, attention to detail this time of year is geared to weather and time. On a good day it’s hogs hair brush on all these areas, jet wash and blow dry hard to reach areas towel dry, I did buy an under carriage jet wash rig, but that gets done once in the spring.
Great video. I'd definitely always forget the area where the number plate lights etc is, but luckily on the Mazda CX5 the rear camera is there, it's always covered in shit, so I actually do remember to clean it 🤣
I always miss the front light fog light surround!
Always a pleasure watching!
Another area missed frequently is the sunroof inset. Thank you for all the great content!!
Great review and i personally added a few things to my routine.
One common area that often gets missed to add is the recess between the windscreen and the roof/pillars. It takes the brunt of head on muck and flies etc. Again and good hogs hair brush when snowfoamed sorts it
Hi John. Really enjoy the videos.
I think the returns around the front and rear wheel arches are something I miss often. The painted bits that return around from the front and rear wings that run around the inside of the wheelarches
I have a water broom for doing underneath my car but I would love to figure out a way to run product through it like rust treatment or even just wax.
Love the content as usual John. Appreciate the work, especially as a hobbyist because perhaps outside of resources like this we sometimes don't get the correct information
I’ve used Center Gravity for years. 👏🏻. Superb place. Chris is a master expert at alignment. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
If you miss any of those you aren’t doing it properly. Its that simple.
Hi John great video and areas to point out. I do the areas you mentioned every time so all good 👍
Wiper arms are things I've missed on my old Honda, the consequence of this is now the paint is bubbling underneath. Had I paid more attention and used a sealant after cleaning I doubt there would be a problem
List of car cleaning items, my own list and added Jon's here too. BMW 3 series for me
Wheel nuts
Under sills& under rear quarters
Detail corners of engine bay (use vacuum cleaner with attachment)
Boot hinges and shuts (remove trim annually)
Undercarriage (using hose on a brush shaft or proper kit)
Door hinges (lubricate hinges afterwards)
Wiper recessess and coating with sealant/etc
Inside openable window rubbers & felt (clean with plastic/paint scraper wrapped in microfibre)
Under and inside lip of wheel arches
Door jambs and shuts
Underneath and around doors
Boot lid shuts
Boot lid interior shut
Aroundand above rear number plate (remove both annually)
Around all panel joints
Door mirrors to door gaps
Wheel rims
Front headlights surroundings
Air splitter ( fly and tar )
Grill and inside
Badges - microfibre only
Front window bottom and drain panel and check drain holes
Top of windscreens fr and rear - use microfibre as soft paint
(few things mentioned, such as between the seats and top of dash using a thin microfibre wrapped plastic thing thats not included here as I do these anyway)
Some of those door and boot jambs I normally use ONR to get in there. I see people use a jet wash to clean, but I know I'll totally balls it up and soak the interior!
I miss the very top of the windows. It is easy to catch in cars like yours but with the standard door you have to roll it down to get that area.
I would love a method to get an anti corrosion or even rust inhibiting foam under the chassis but the products I see just seem to spay high pressure water which is prob not ideal
There are a lot of areas that I mist, especially when using a pressure washer ;)
Big Jon, what type of polishing pad do I need to do glass polishing?
Rayon
Thanks old boy 🙌 will that fit a normal da polisher? Need to check but sure mine was 150mm and the Raynon is 130. Keep
Up the fantastic work mate, watch all your vids 🙌 top bloke 👏👏
I once did a full valet/detail with a mate, on his car, including decon and clay, or thought I did, and when applying Fusso, found a smear of dirt at the bottom of the rear quarter that we couldn't fathom was missed through all those processes. 😅
Did it still come out nice? 😁
@@amyk9813 Yes, after I'd got some APC on that bit. 😁
Great video jon, ive spent the whole of good Friday doing full exterior detail finished with Uno Advanced, great product on my 16yr old black civic paint, looks like new 👌
Sorry if I'm being dense by asking this 😅 but would you apply wax after or not because it's a sealant?
@@amyk9813 if your referring to the Uno advanced then No, the Uno advanced gives the type of durability of a sealant or better, but also gives a waxed look IMO not so much of a warm glow on darker colors but brilliant gloss, with the type of weather we get in UK its hard to look at durability products like Uno Advanced for example, if your car is garaged then wax might be the way to go.
Vacuuming the boot/ trunk lol. I also rarely clean the back seats of my 4 series. Nobody goes in the back anyway.
Great video mate
I did my wheel arches yesterday, it was a secondhand car i bought about 5 months ago.. i found out it hadn’t been cleaned before😂
License plate
Mirrorcaps the mirror itself
Bumper arches, just like wheel arches
Window rubber cracks
Windscreen wipers.
The thing you mentioned, accept engine compartiment, i standardly treat during a regular handwash..
Btw 2 months with a set of tyres?? Detailer by day, streetracer at night??
I go through tyres rapidly 😉
Do you get the car serviced by BMW main dealerships?
permission to ask if kaolin is mixed wax, can it be teacher. please reply. thanks
My car has fog light covers and there’s a gap that I always mean to clean out but never do cos I forget 😂
Hi. Thanks for tips. Could you give a link or tell where to buy that liquid tanks on your shelf? Thanks
Lab unlimited m8
@@ForensicDetailing Can't find anything.
Can you do a video on pressure washing the engine bay inc what to use to clean it and where not to clean cheers
I have donr this Nate long time ago
@@ForensicDetailing cheers will have a look for it
You should make a full video from start to finish inside and out and how you clean all of your equipment. The longer the better
It's nothing too clever. I rinse out the buckets proper and brush them out. And I wipe down the polishers with my panel wipe. Try and keep my ik sprayers clean but things get dirty fast 😒
What's a good chrome polish? Do more videos comparing products
What is your opinion on foaming pump sprayers?
They are like my sex life... Lots of pumping for 10 seconds of glory...
the side mirrors, behind the glass...the edges..always notice when driving
thanks for this
Quick one with regards to cleaning the fuel filler door and surround, on my focus it has the easy fuel flap and I'm always worried water will get in should I jet wash it? Are you safe to jet wash these type or just wipe it out? Great content as always 👏🏻
I've seen other detailers cover it with a disposable glove prior to pressure washing, that's what I would do anyway 👍👍👍
I'm glad I read the comments before posting just that question. I have popped a nitrile globe over ot before and I've seen people put duck tape over, but I really don't know if there is a necessity to do that. Truth be known, I spritz some APC in there most washes, before i add snow foam, shut the door and let it dwell for as long as it takes me to rinse off the snow foam, god knows if that's good or bad 🙆♂️
Saw 9ne 9f these for the first time, yer be carefull with high pressure on it.
Thank you very much for the advice everyone 🙂👍🏻
@@scottbower8351 Forgot to add that Car Cleaning Guru has a video on how to clean your fuel cap properly, check it out
Can you do a vid on who has the best tfr please
bilt hamber touchless mate better than TFR but eco friendly and non caustic non staining.
Seals or sills?
Hi John not meaning to steal your thunder for a future video, but any idea when the exterior detail of the 996 is coming? Have the same car albeit artic silver and a cab so will be very interested?
im just in the edit process mate so hope next weekend it will all be done.
@@ForensicDetailing Nice one John. Looking forward to it.
I see your wiper arms are going a bit off colour Jon, a good detailing spray brings them black again with a soft sheen.
where can i get the hogs hair brush?
Most places online, do a Google search.
In2detailing m8
12:38 STEK DYNOflex? if so, it's not new.
Not sure but all existing ones are no good.
sun roof drains and guide rails
I always miss fuel filling cap. 😅
Funny comment this, and I'm not a troll!
I'm a very long subscriber and thoroughly enjoy the videos, and it's encouraged me to be a weekend warrior.
My gripe is, John asks for loyalty and subscribers and hit the bell. I've flicked through replies to comments, and very few are from John. I've asked questions, and John doesn't answer them unless I guess you are a patreon.
Come on, mate , loyalty is both ways to reply to regular subscribers. We pay towards your wages, too.😉👌🏻
you dont understand you tube. you cannot reply to comments all the time, ive replied to thousands though. but you might not be you tubing or doing something else on any given day and then you get behind. Then theres email, whatapp, text messages, instagram. I spend a big chunk of my life replying to messages but you cant be there all the time, I also have family time etc... saying that I just spent last 5 minutes shooting a wedding congratulations video for someone that asked me to do it. you need to walk a mile in my shoes.
Always smash and blast the like button 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Absolutely twat it
Claro q sí
Remind me never to bring my car to you!!!
Have someone screed your floor £200. Finish the level surface with a DIY epoxy resin kit £600. I did it. Finishes the garage amazing. Thank me later.
Ohhhhh, thought you meant places normal people miss 😂
Classic
First!!!
boot drain channels