 Hi, my name is Patrick, and I know nothing about car care Welcome back to another episode of detailing 101. Today's episode is going to be based around the maintenance wash What is the maintenance wash, Dale? So you've put a lot of hard work into rectifying the paint And detailing the paint and getting it all protected with you've obviously put wax on the car. Yes It looks fantastic. So now we want to maintain that. It's been a week since we've washed this car Maybe for cameras been a week for us. It's been about three This is again nice and filthy So we're really gonna go into the details about how to use a two bucket method properly because I don't know what it is It just looks like two buckets to me as always make sure you subscribe to the McGuire's UK YouTube channel And let's crack on with this video What we're really covering on here is the basics and again if you are well into your detailing and You know the basics of car care Maybe it's not the video for you But if you are new to this your new to McGuire's new to our process and products This can be a great introduction to our different shampoos different processes and little things like two bucket method and grit guard Okay, mr. Dale, what products are we going to be using today? We're not going to be using a lot. So we're going to be using the ultimate all-wheel cleaner on your wheels and tires We're going to be using the ultimate wash and wax shampoo now We're going to be using this because it's going to clean the car boost glass But also bond to existing wax protection This means that you're going to extend that wax protection and every time you wash it you're not removing it is bonding to it Nice and before we fill up the buckets of water just to explain to me What actually is the two bucket method like why yeah, why why are we doing it? Yeah, why yeah two bucket method friend for someone like yourself That's never used it before and we have two of our McGuire's buckets here each one As a great garden and like that now This bucket here is going to contain our shampoo solution. Okay, so it's going to be our soapy water Now this bucket is going to contain just clear water So no shampoo in that no shampoo whatsoever. So the reason we do this is because every time we wash a panel We want to wash it with uncontaminated clean soapy water. Okay, so when I've washed the panel I'm going to put my wash mitt Into this water bucket. I'm going to rub it on the grit guard and that's going to remove any contaminants that are bonded to the Wash mitt right I'm going to rinse it out and then we go back into my fresh soapy water So you're not bringing the dirt from that bucket Back into the actual exact out the dirt from the car is now going back into the soapy solution Gotcha in the simplest form if you were using one bucket Every time you wash a panel and go back into your soapy water that soapy water gets dirtier Yeah, so as you go around the car the water is getting more contaminated and you're still going to be using that on the car Right now We're not saying that you have to use two buckets now if you use one bucket with a grit guard that's fine It's not doing the same as two bucket, but he's going to reduce the amount of contaminants So I'm going to swell back into the water Good question in terms of knowing which bucket is which so one's washing one's not washing They're going to look the same over some of the yeah But halfway around the car your clear solutions going to start looking a bit soapy So my go-to if you don't have stickers to find your bucket say wash or rinse Yeah, just put cold water in your clear bucket But warm to hot water in your soapy water that way you know which ones which nice good job So I am going to put My so far experience into test ultimate all-wheel cleaner now from my previous videos You'll know that you need to spray this onto a dry wheel So in order for this kind of gel based product to cling to the wheel you need it to be nice and dry Probably best not put on a straight after a drive because your wheels and brakes and stuff will be hot But after you let the car cool down for a bit spray this on from bottom to the top on a dry wheel Now we go from bottom to the top am I correct in saying this so that when it runs down It connects to more product. Is that right exactly out bottom to the top left and right that way as it runs It interacts with more product, right? I'm just a kind of Get it on the tire as well that looks pretty covered now obviously my rules are pretty great You're not going to see a massive coloration color difference for the purple But you definitely see it on the brakes and stuff which is awesome to see Right, let's carry on so you can see in there that all the red die is going off on the brakes And you kind of kind of sit on the wheel as well, so that's a good job So is there a technique to actually spraying the wheel itself as well? so What I like to do is kind of keep it a nice kind of 45 degree angle and when I'm doing the kind of face Here's an inside this boat But when I'm doing the more intricate parts like I kind of appear around the look nuts kind of thing Yeah, I kind of reduce the water that's coming out, okay, but I want to pelt it with too much water Yeah, and that's not a written. You must do it like that. That's just how I like to do My balls aren't actually that dirty in terms of how long it's been since I last cleaned them. So oh, sorry pH balanced product as well. There's a bit of knowledge there for you. I've learned that and that's Roughly speaking how much do you actually need to put in per bucket of water? You talk about four capitals, okay, which is an ounce. We have a lot of calls about this We have hidden the instructions on all of our products, but if you look here, we've got a little arrow Pulled away the tab you got all the instructions. This is the same for all of our products You can find everything you need on the back of the product Just look at the left-hand side or the right-hand side. You'll have a peel away tab and if you ever need The instructions are right there amazing. So four cap falls I guess you just eyeball it right because yeah, I've been doing it far too long Like I say probably put a bit too much in because I like the smell and it sends it really well Like say you get a lot of washes out that one bottle So don't don't feel worried if you don't think you've put enough in but four cap falls an ounce is about what you need So as part of this maintenance wash, we're also going to be using the heavy duty multi-purpose cleaner for all the lower sections of the car This is basically going to degrease kind of some of the dirt and hard stuff on the bottom of the car So when we come to actually washing it with the wash mitt, we're not pushing around that dirt and stuff You don't need me anymore. Hey, I was pretty slick. Thanks. I was pretty slick. I mean it was all wrong Now I Truth be told, this hasn't been properly washed in three weeks What you can clearly see is the fact that this car has protection on it now This car's got ultimate wax on it and it's got the hybrid ceramic Yeah, but you can clearly see that it's still doing that work. You can see that it's repelling the water It's going to make the cleaning easy. You can see how all this has been easily removed Yep, it just means that you know when when we're washing it now We know that we're doing the best for it and it's got the best protection perfect Warm soapy water wet panel. We're ready to go now Sometimes people ask should I start the bottom? Should I start the top? We would always advise starting at the top of the car. So we're going to grab this bucket nice soapy I say the surface is well lubricated. We've jet washed it off So let's walk you through How to use the rinse bucket so soapy buckets here I'm going to rub it on the grip guard now the fins in the Grip guard when this water swills up. I'm going to stop that from going up into the water So that creates a vacuum type. Exactly right Nice and rinsed Cleaned off you see it's a nice clean mitt Back into the warm soapy water then we've got fresh mitt ready for the next section Very simple. It's easy as that. So actually it's not a very hard method at all It's nice warm water. So I know which one's the wash bucket and nice cold water for the rinse bucket Actually makes washing a bit simpler, I guess. Yeah, but I feel like I'm getting a cleaner wash almost. Yeah And that's because You know you are being a bit more clinical about the way you're doing this, but we're not over complicating it. Yeah, this is supposed to be Accessible detailing, you know, this is showing you The easiest way to get the most out of our products is the best way I've described in this series, I believe So now I'm going to try and explain how to apply the ceramic wax to a car that's already got protection So like we said earlier the wash and wax gives you a layer of protection and bonds to any previous wax you've currently got on the car Obviously, I washed it a fair few weeks ago with ceramic and ultimate and ultimate wash and wax So it has got the layer of protection now This already gives you as much protection as one of our top waxes Yes, so our ultimate paste wax it will give you the same amount of protection as an ultimate paste wax now We've I know you've reapplied this a few weeks ago Yeah But you know there's nothing to stop you putting another layer on for a bit of extra protection Especially not for this video as well exactly the more I get to use this the better because then my cast is cleaner for a What longer? So the application method the car is already wet the car already has protection on it It's as simple as Spray on right where's my camera? Oh, it's there. You're holding it. I'm in the jet wash So we're not doing the drying application on this no because we've already done that base layer right already done a base layer We've already got a layer of protection on we've washed the car to reapply the ceramic wax is as simple as this spray on Rinse off it's as easy as that then it's just to dry the car as normal so you can see let's pretend It's raining It's given the car an instant layer of protection and massively water beading I'm absolutely in love with this stuff. It's so good Hybrid ceramic 101 hybrid ceramics So just a just kind of recap. Yep If you've already got a layer of hybrid hybrid ceramic on the car yep When you come to next apply it as Patrick says just spray and rinse rinse and repeat rinse and feet Once get 90 towels, it's your favorite part you laugh. No, we don't laugh you mock this We do mock but it's true, but does it not help it does correct now This is my personal preference to dry in the car. There's a million ways to dry car you can Pat it down and lift or you can put it down and drag my favorite. It's to fold it up and then just gently wipe It does get the best out of the towel have to say And the good thing is I can unfold it look I've got fresh towel for the new bit. Oh, yeah Now if there's a little bit haze, that's fine. It's gonna flash off anyway So don't worry about keep wiping the car down just nice clean wipe and just let it flash off That way you're gonna get a streak-free finish because you're not overworking the surface So correct with glass tail So glass is like you mentioned earlier using less product really is more okay So I'm gonna be using our ultra soft finishing towel. Yep, and our pure clarity glass cleaner Okay, now a lot of time people tell us that they're constantly chasing streaks when it comes to glass Yeah, it may because it's a bit over application. So we're gonna show you how little you need on the glass That's it. Oh, I leave and zoom before you do it. I'm gonna wipe one way and flip the towel and Both the other way That way we're not gonna get any streaks Okay, so follow step I guess final step tires Now before taking before applying any tire dressing you want to make sure that the tire is completely clean and bone-dry So we have cleaned them with degreased them, but you can see there's still a bit of water residue on here Now we want to remove that to be to let the endurance tie gel cling to the tire and give it that longevity and Gloss Now this is a great way of reducing tire sling as well if you've ever applied a tire gel Driven your car down the road and it's sprayed up the side of the car because the surface wasn't properly prepped So you need to completely clean it and make sure it's bone-dried before applying your tire gel So using the endurance just a stripper product, right? Yeah on the tire now if you're like me and like a clean But satin finish one application of this product is fine, but if you want that real high gloss finish Then do all your tires leave them for five or ten minutes and then reapply the product So I like it to look nice and clean as that's it sat in if you want a gloss you can reapply Actually, that's it basically If you cut out all the filming parts the two-bucket method and the maintenance wash isn't very long not all not all So we wanted to show you how to I mean you put so much hard work into this car so far Yeah, we wanted to show you how to maintain that yeah And into but introducing a little bit of bit more detailing to you Okay, so going from the one bucket method that we used with the wash plus yep and steadily grad along to the two bucket with great Guards, yeah, so just to recap what we've done today is Two bucket method we use two buckets two great guards two mark fiber wash mitts the ultimate wash and wax the heavy-duty multi-purpose cleaner and the hybrid ceramic wax and the ultimate all wheel cleaner probably not all in that order Glass cleaner and endurance tire gel glass cleaner and endurance tire So we're steadily using more products, but we're showing you the easiest way to get the best out of it Absolutely, like I said in previous videos all the information you need to all the products will be linked down below If you need any more technical advice or anything like that Then please contact us via the contact us page on our website or through the social media platforms that we have so Instagram and Facebook Cracking. Oh, thanks very much. Well, it's alright. I'm enjoying it. It's good. What's next interior? That's what's next Okay, as always make sure you're part of the Guards UK YouTube channel and we'll see you in the next episode of detailing 101 Come okay, but a different way of cleaning the car. Did you tell her to do that? This is unbelievable Oh, it's you again. Is it the horn beeper now you're on camera. What do you go there monster munch? Help me put it on They didn't teach me this at detailing school big fluffy spring giant up Big fluffy supreme shine drying towel the big fluffy supreme drying towel the big big Drying towel, okay