Finally, someone has shown a comparison between plain wash and pre wash chemical 👍🏻👍🏻

This clip deserves a ‘thumbs up.’ I’ve never witnessed a detailer discussing the use cost of a product or how use cost may dictate the wash process. Also, your justification on acid cleaning wheels…all very interesting and educational. Great work!

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Arthur!

Really liked the Spilt-Screen comparison shot, that was class! The perfect visual explanation, well done 👍🏻

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Steve!

Hay it's good to see you talking straight to the camera and showing product's on camera. 🇦🇺💪

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Yet another very informative video, can't go wrong if you follow these steps Heather.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul!

I can’t believe how brilliant and informative this video is. Heather, you’re amazing. Well done!😊

Nice to see a video on how you personally clean wheels , which most people seem to overlook when cleaning a car. If the wheels look good then the car looks better. Keep up the good work....

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick! I really like cleaning wheels as it makes the biggest difference to the overall look of the car in a lot of cases, especially when the wheels are this dirty

Great video Heather. Some really useful information in there and some of the products you used I will definitely like to invest in. Thanks again 🙂

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for watching!

Another fantastic and informative video as always Heather

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark I appreciate it!

Very satisfying video. Inspires me to get out and detail my car (again). Thank you.

Great result with the right kit 👏🏻 Nearly a happy new year, enjoy!

Nice work mate x

Great demonstration with detail, great balance between explanation and practical demonstration, good job

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Great video, hope you had a great thanksgiving… have a great week front the 🇺🇸

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Mike, you too :)

Very good video, thank you for your tips and tricks 👍🏼

I always watch your videos. I support you^^

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video full of great advice and info.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Outstanding and highly instructional

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very helpful. Very dirty wheels are tough. I will incorporate some of your steps. Thank you.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kim, glad you found it helpful!

Great video Heather 👍

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Thanks for another informative video.👍

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for watching!

Great process Heather, I too am a big fan of Green Star added benefit it has its own corrosion inhibitor too. 👍

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David! That's a great point too, it's such a good product especially for the price

Great summary for a thorough clean - nice one!! The big trick on your own car is, as you cover: get 'em clean and keep 'em protected! Makes cleaning so much easier! Bilt Hamber Touch-less snow foam stage can really help as that pre-wash too. In winter I flip to doing wheels after the car's pre-wash as the car stays wet after its pre-wash rinse. You can see how powerful Touch-less is then too!

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John! I've not tried Touch-Less as a wheel pre-wash before but I'll mix some up and give it a go next time!

Just amazing video......awesome. No words

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hello nice vidéo and happy to see you back nice projet and car datailing very nice projet love all your work effort vidéo and Chanel love you tanks

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for another great video Heather. I've coated my alloy wheels with two coats of Gyeon Q2 Rim. I generally just wash the wheels with Gyeon Bathe using a wheel mitt and several times during a six month period use Gyeon wheel cleaner which has fallout remover. I change my wheels every 6 months to put summer/winter tyres on the car. I use Gyeon tyre cleaner and their tyre gel. This may be an expensive approach, but it seems to work for me. As a top up I spray Gyeon Wet Coat on the wheels to top up protection.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like a very good approach. I like Gyeon’s tyre cleaner too, it’s very strong stuff. Wet Coat is also excellent!

Amazing again

Good stuff Heather great info i love green star myself works well for me.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Green star is a cracking product

Another key product I’ve found for cleaning wheels is a small stool to sit on 😂 If you have not tried sitting down to clean wheels, it just makes it so much less strenuous!

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

That's a great shout!

Amazing how clean wells, wheels & tires can make even marginal vehicles pop. Good vid. Especially on neglected wheels there are NO shortcuts.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Definitely, clean wheels make such a big difference! Thanks for watching :)

@audieconrad8995

Жыл бұрын

​@@AutoCareHQ shine on you crazy diamond!

I love watching you videos as they r very informative and I learn a lot from you especially the product s u use thank you from Richard in Cardiff take care stay safe

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Richard!

Great video Heather. Those EZ Detail Brushes are amazing - I always have a set with whether mobile or at the garage 😀

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! They're really good quality, they've far outlasted some cheaper alternatives I've tried in the past

@IntoDetailing

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoCareHQ most definitely. Looking after them and they last years. And super soft too the bristles on them

Very complete video. I preffer dont prerinse tires but wheels yes.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I'm a big fan of Koch Chemie greenstar too but a favourite of mine for wheels and tyres is HDD Grime Zero which has multiple uses, my wheel brush of choice is wheel woolies as I've had an EZ detail brush snap twice in the same place and I wouldn't entertain another one, great video as always Heather.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark :) I'll have to pick up some HDD Grime Zero, it's been recommended to me a few times now. Ahh that's a pain, I've not tried the wheel woolies before but just picked up a new wheel brush from Carscope which I'm looking forward to trying!

First class advice Heather, as your wheels, ours are coated, and I use auto finesse wheel shampoo, plus their citrus cleaner and find that really brings up the wheels to a good finish, keep up the great work.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nigel :) That's a great process, it definitely makes life easier when the wheels are coated!

Another fantastic insight Heather. You always get the bits in that others miss, which is why i think your channels is so brilliant. Some wheels have fussy designs and this will really help people with those. The quickest safest all in one that I use when tight on time and the customer is willing to pay an uptick is Stajrnagloss Hjul. You can hit the tyre and the wheel in one go and its really effective at both jobs. The downside is the cost, (its not a cheap product even in bulk) hence the price uptick. I combine this with Geyon Wetcoat to protect at an extra cost of £3:00 per wheel. For the standard wash I use Green Star on both wheel and tyre on a reasonably clean wheel or Bilt Hamber Autowheel if its more dirty. Both are very cost effective. (Green Star is just such a life saver.. definitely my go to all round product). Fully agree with your brush theory, a mitt is a must for me, particularly on anything with a gloss black finish which scratches up sooo easily. Even Silver wheels cleaned regularly with acid and a brush will quickly loose their shine.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Cole! Stjarnagloss Hjul is a great product, it shifted most of the grime without contact when I've used it. That's very true, I'd much rather use a mitt on as much of the wheel as I can!

Thanks Heather, I know you love cleaning wheels 😊 going to try some of the products.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen! Haha I do enjoy it to be fair 😂

@stephenjones6902

Жыл бұрын

So do I to be honest

Great Video Heather 👍 I bought some Garage Therapy Wheel and Car Shampoo based on your recommendation.Haven’t used the car shampoo yet because I still got some BH Auto Wash to use first but did use the wheel shampoo and it was excellent 👍 Finally bought a good tyre cleaning bush to 🙂

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard! I’m sure you’ll love the car shampoo too, definitely one of the best I’ve tried

You Go Girl. Very nice. 😁

Great video, I learn a lot from your channel. For cleaner wheels you can switch to a low dust pad like EBC redstuff, I used these on a Jag XF I had and the extra cost saved me loads of work, kept the wheels looking much nicer for longer. The pads also lasted a bit longer than the original ones.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Howard :) I'll pass that on to the owner of this car, thanks! They get quite frustrated at how quickly these wheels get dirty 😂

Another great video heather some great products there never tried any of those I'm a massive fan of autobrite there stuff is amazing

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave! I need to try some more Autobrite stuff up, I was tempted in the sales but had already spent way too much so bottled it 😂

@davebaldwin340

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoCareHQ I went over to stoke Saturday there wasn't much left just got a few bits all the good stuff had gone shelves were empty

Bonjour de France! Merci pour ces vidéos agréables et ludiques. Il faudrait les faire en français ! Bravo

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I love GS it’s my go to as well

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

It's cracking stuff, especially for the price!

Can you recommend a good hard wax please with water breading thanks keep up the good work love watching your videos you make my job cleaning the car a lot easy with the products you use.

I think it really shows that you should prewash your wheels, I'm currently waiting for some new wheel brushes to arrive and can't wait to try them on my own wheels 😁

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊 which wheel brushes did you go for?

@picklestheswift

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoCareHQ Wheel Woolies, well I think these are the ones! They are black and red. I brought a pack of 3 in different sizes so I could get into all the fiddly bits in the wheels!

Another good watch. Short & Sweet & packed with handy tips. Because I now predominately use Mitchell & King products, certainly on my own cars so I was watching this because there is usually a golden nugget in there. My method is fairly similar. I use Autobrite Citrus in my IK Sprayer as I bought 5L a while ago and it dilutes down to the point I think it might be still going when I am not. I rinse then use M&K Rim wheel cleaner with a shampoo for lubricity for any contact as I have run out of my GT wheel soap. John at M&K is formulating a wheel soap at my request. Exceptional service provided. I recently had my JCW Gyeon ceramic coated and bought £200 of Gyeon products and then sold the car 2 weeks later, when I spotted an i-Pace with all the extras I wanted in my budget. The Gyeon tyre cleaner is really good and obviously wet coat is in a class of its own. I now use that on all my customers cars but use M & K Armour for wheels and Wax+ which are both SiO2 products and they do a great job on the Jag. I like the look of the wheel woolie you used and I have an EZ but I don't use it on my Diamond cut 22" rims but the wheel nuts do need a small detailing brush. I had ordered the Gyeon wheel mitt with the thumb which is also excellent or I have a microfiber pad for the barrels. I like the look of that toilet brush style for my carpeted arches which are the bane of my life. Thanks again.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John! That sounds like a great process. I'd definitely recommend getting an EZ Go brush, it feels really well made and it's a life saver for cleaning the arches. I've also just picked up the Carscope wheel barrel brush which I'm looking forward to trying. It fits in quite a tight gap which is essential on my car but should still be nice and soft!

@johnbrown3951

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoCareHQ I had a look on Carscope website as I am a huge fan of their small circular brush which is perfect for applying GT serum to tyres and have my eye on their up market quick release spray heads but held off as I need to update my wax collection from M & K with their newly released waxes. There is a recession on!!!! Just a quick afterthought on acid wheel cleaner. I bought a Land Rover some time ago which had a yellow film on the barrels that no wheel cleaner I had would move and I told the guy from WoWo's my predicament and he suggested his wheel cleaner as it had the properties of an acid but was not acidic. It cleaned the barrels and left them like new. As my cars are now up to standard I don't have any left but if a customers car had an issue it would be my go to product.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

@@johnbrown3951 That product sounds brill I'll check it out! I don't really like using acid to be honest as it's so aggressive. It's also a pain sticking on goggles and a mask but I can't risk not doing with that acidic wheel cleaner!

Great video Heather! I find that pre-treating the wheel with an iron remover on a dry wheel works better to remove the biggest amount of brake dust before contact washing. I personally use turtle wax rapid iron decon for the wheels & green star 10:1 for the tires & arches. Then I scrub everything with green star 5:1 & a strip wash soap in the wheel bucket. You still got a good result so kudos to you Heather. But try that combo if I get the chance! It’s a winner combo! Definitely change out that trigger on that bottle for the breaking point though!🤣🤣

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex! That’s a good shout, for filthy wheels the two in one iron fallout/ wheel cleaners really cut through some stubborn brake dust. Have you tried Turtle Wax Hyper Foam wheel and tyre cleaner? I’m a fan of that one too Haha I should’ve definitely swapped the trigger, I was rushing about to try and get the filming done before it went dark so I just put up with it 😂 in all fairness the product does actually come with a better trigger, I just grabbed the first one I saw when setting up!

@alexbryan7641

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoCareHQ gotcha!😁👍 I haven’t tried the hyperfoam but I’ve heard it’s good! I only use products that are safe on ALL wheels so there’s no guess work 😁

Really love your videos, Heather (think that's your name).Next month I will go deep and wheel off for extra and full gloss on tyres and wheels so watching this video was kind of a good tip picking for getting information about different approaches (obviously I am more or less aggressive depending on the requirements of my wheels but it was worth seeing). P. D: I have to say you have very beautiful eyes (watched the video twice...) 😍

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice video and nice change on the video presentation with the head shot . The glove you used to get behind spokes as you know I have noodle type gloves from Aldi that cost £1.99 so hardly expensive .I also just got some AD wheel shampoo to try out now I'm out of GT wheel shampoo. As you say the first coat of All Purpose cleaner helps a lot .

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It'd be interesting to see how that AD wheel shampoo compares to the GT one

@tmphotography8443

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoCareHQ just need a car dirty enough to test on.I am thinking my wife is home tomorrow so may go and give it a clean

As always when watching your videos, I enjoy your work routines. Very thorough and systematic. It inspires me a lot to do my own car. I have a question for you. What vehicle do you drive other than that beautiful Mazda MX5? I mean, you can't bring a lot of gear when you are going to wash a car away from home. By the way, those new wheels really suits the car. Another 'sad' thing is, that a lot of the products you're using, are not accessible in countrys outside UK (cheers Brexit). Products from ex. Mile Deep, Garage Therapy and so on... Keep up, the good work👌

Nice work Heather,great video on cleaning dirty wheels,good tyre and wheel products to use,what's the best pre rinse to use for wheels?

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven! For most wheels a 10% mix of Green Star is my choice but got really dirty ones Stjarnagloss Forst is very powerful

Hi, Heather thank you again for another useful video, and many choices of cleaning products, I have already used GLATT sealant under your recommendation is very good on wheels and already tried it in low temperatures here in Canada, I have a question if you can, can you recommend Anti-Fog for interior car glass, Thank you, and have a nice day. Best.,

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jorge :) Glatt is a very handy product, I've been using it quite a bit recently. To be honest I've not tried any anti-fog products as I've not heard great reviews of them and have heard they can look quite smeary. I'm tempted to try one at some point though and see for myself so I'll let you know if I do!

@jorgeaceves2068

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Best from 🇨🇦👍

I love cleaning the car and wheels at some point, but it's so freaking cold and wet outside right now haha 😂 But great video again, Heather. I also agree with the part where you say not to use an iron remover every time. I don't trust the stuff that much either. I use it myself almost every time before I actually start with touching the wheels, but the only reason I do this, is because I don't wash the car thát often. Mostly once in the two/three months, sometimes even once in the four months. So the wheels will be quite dirty at some point. 😛

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Haha I know what you mean, it's not as nice cleaning the car now compared to a couple of months ago 😂

@kngkrmson2179

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoCareHQ Exactly that. Yes. ;)

Good video, something different, seems like everyone reviewing or using Mile deep on KZread

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Imran :)

Is it true mate if you pre rinse the wheels the chemicals yoi add after wards i.e wheel cleaner are not as effective many thanks

Hi Heather, Have you ever thought about doing ASMR videos whilst cleaning the cars you have all the attributes and the voice to go with it

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Daniel 😊 I guess maybe the full car clean vids I do kind of fall into the ASMR category a little bit!

@DanielHibbertLawnExpert

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoCareHQ absolutely you do, the voice is great too, would it be cheeky of me to ask where your from? I’m picking up bit of manchester and abit of Cheshire would you be somewhere in the middle? Im broad Bolton, my expertise is grass but I love the car cleaning always have since i was a kid, so much choice now though, ive just bought the 3 in 1 cleaner off the facebook ads to see if the waters runs off like it does in the videos in china, have you seen it? Used it?

The KC GS is a good product, but try the Ma-Fra Unika PR1 instead (if you could source it in the UK somewhere). Originally it is being sold as a pre-wash, but off label, with the right dilution ratios, you can use it as an APC (especially on carpets, upholstery etc.). Smells much better too. The downside is that they don't really sell it in smaller bottles :(

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

I've not heard of that one before but I'll keep an eye out for it, cheers!

I use Bilt Hamber Deox-C and Atom-Mac afterwards

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

I've heard some great things about Deox-C!

It makes me think crikey when people apply the product to the wheel with no pre rinse then brush around all the brake dust and other grime. I'm like yourself, always pre rinse.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I definitely like getting the bulk of that brake dust off before making any contact!

@kngkrmson2179

Жыл бұрын

True. I always snow foam the wheels and the wheel arches. Then rinse everything off. Then I'll spray wheel cleaner/iron remover on the wheels and tires. Let it sit for a couple of minutes. Rinse off again and start washing the wheels with a soft shampoo. Rinse off again, dry them, and add some protection to the wheels and tires.

@sebster6031

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately a lot of 'detailers' make content that way.

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First nice!

@jonnybravo3055

Жыл бұрын

You still got it 😂👍🏻

@jonnybravo3055

Жыл бұрын

2nd

Great video- why aren’t you a car detailer?

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonny :) I've considered going part time but I started a business making websites about a year and a half ago so don't want to spread myself too thin at the moment! If I can get that automated a bit more though I'll seriously consider it

Where do you see greenstar for £6?

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

In2Detailing sell a litre bottle of it for about £6. I've popped a link to it in the description :)

can you just use 99.9% ISA?

I only use car shampoo no other products to clean yet after years of use still never to this day have I gotten the wheels to look this dirty or seen stuck on break dust on it? so how come people get their car wheels to become this dirty

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

This Audi just produces loads of brake dust and does a lot of miles so it builds up really quickly. It's fairly common that just a week after cleaning these wheels they look filthy again unfortunately!

Linda demais, excelente trabalho, se for solteira e disponivel casa comigo rsrsrs bbbjjjj.

I am in love with you 🥰

Accent is hilarious

Garage therapy, one wheel shampoo, and bilt hamber auto wheels for me. I am struggling to find a tire dressing that I get on with

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

Which tyre dressings have you tried/ what weren't you a fan of? I'll try and have a think if I know of any that might be more suitable

@anthonywhite721

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoCareHQ I have just started using garage therapy one wheel shampoo with bilt hamber as my wheel arch and tyre cleaner now really happy with Garage therapy one wheel shampoo. I have been using Gtechniq T1 tyre gel but it’s just not lasting. Because of my job I need a clean car at all times to even other day I wash my wheel as it makes the car look cleaner then what it is. I am toying with the idea of trying Garage therapy tyre serum as that seems to have good reviews.

@AutoCareHQ

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonywhite721 I'd definitely give the GT Tyre Serum a try. After about 3-4 applications I noticed the durability really start to improve and the tyres still look pretty clean between washes