10 ways to DETAIL FASTER - Efficiency Tips from the Pros | DIY Detail Podcast #66 

DIY Detail's 10 Efficiency Tips 1. Film yourself to watch yourself. 2. Have your stuff nearby. 3. Use rinseless wash. 4. Have the right amount of light. 5. Don't detail for detailers (opinions/standards). 6. Create your own Standard Operating Procedures. 7. More product is rarely better. 8. Fewer products, fewer decisions. 9. Learn from others at in person trainings. 10. Be a lifelong learner. Bonus: Use compressed air. I love DIY Detail because they make auto detailing as an enthusiast (non-professional) simple. A simple and effective lineup of products. A simple way of how-to as well.

I appreciate Nick spending more time asking Yvan about the SOPs. I know it's important to make it your own, but having some examples really does help as a starting point. More videos and demonstrations on this subject would be awesome!

My time saving tip- For me, it's all about taking my time to pick out what products are needed for the job. Make the time to enjoy the ASMR moments with making you car look as good as possible. Have the satisfaction that you have done the right amount of perfecting that makes you feel happy and amazed at the results. Detailing is an outlet for my OCD and feel I can get on with everything else in my life knowing that my car is perfect

Yvan and Nick dropping 💎💎💎 again. This 30min video just saved me HOURS of future little mistakes I am guilty of making. 😂

Hey Nick - just wanted to say that from finding DIY Detail, watching many of your vids (and buying most of your products and loving using them on my Tesla), finding your previous channel, finding some of your personal vlogs - your story is both inspiring, sad, happy, amazing and a journey. You should be proud, so proud of yourself. You have stopped me in my lifes tracks to have a really long think about what I want and whether Im reaching for what im passionate about. I really do wish you all the best with DIY. Matt

For higher efficiency, i allow the employee's lifeless carcass to dwell on the hood so when the EMT's drag him off he dries the water off as his last act.

I've been detailing cars for over 30 years and my mantra has always been 'less is more'. Fewer products reduces decision fatigue. Efficiency and continual improvement is the way. You guys are sensational. Brilliant and instructive channel; new subscriber for sure! Keep up the great work.

i polished, and ceramic coated my car for the first time in my life. Amazing results with your product. people now look at my car and always ask me...does your car ever get dirty. It is so easy to clean that i do it more often and now my car always looks great. it a great satisfaction to know that i did it myself. thank you rinseless wash...thank you gold standard polish. thank you DIY DETAIL

I am a weekend warrior. Spent thousands of £ on detailing products, tools, accessories and having fun. Used to spend 2-3 hours on a weekend to clean my car. By all means, I still bring out the pressure washer and foam cannon, but not as often since I switched to rinseless. The set up for rinseless wash is just so much faster and I don’t have to worry about getting foam everywhere, especially combined with the pressure washer during the finally clean up stage, washing buckets, grid guard, wash mitts, brushes etc. Still got amazing results and only takes me less than an hour to do so.

Thank you, Nick and Yvan! I am new to polishing and am in the preparing/learning process. I am a lifelong learner, and I am trying to not overthink all this. My plan is on track to prep and then apply C6 HydroLite to my vehicle. I am suffering from "polishing paralysis"--fear of ruining the paint. I am taking notes and learning and hopefully when the time comes all will go well. Yvan, I know you want us to find our own SOP that works for us, but knowing your SOP gives us a concrete and safe place to start. Thank you both for your channel!

Great Video! I'm a Weekend Auto Detailer Warrior. That I'm getting back to dealing my car. When I was 16 yrs old. Back in the 80's. That started out Detailing with Armour All and Meguiars auto detailing products. Now there is a lot of products Now than in the 80's. Watching you Yvan, Nick,Pan the Organizer, Adam Patile, Yves Heylen, Obsessed Garage, Chicago Auto Pros and The Detail Geek. Has helped out my Auto Detailing A Lot. Thank You for all your Knowledge!!!

This video has helped me a great deal. My memory is clinically bad particularly short-term so I've been watching videos like these for a while and taking notes like Yvan suggested that I'm trying to put together a list so I can begin my routine because the soldier in me thrives on a routine. And Yvan I hate saying it but Nick's interruption proved more than a little educational for me so good looking out Nick

Thank you guys for simplifying everything. Went down the rabbit hole with other channels and just got tired bc of the time wasted lol

Great video, I’m all about efficiencies. I run a service company and I teach many of the same things as you do in detailing. One of my efficiency hacks is that I have a 4 litre jug that I premix my all clean (15:1) with distilled water ready to go to put in my ik foamer. Saves time and the all clean coming out of the foamer for wheel cleaning has saved me so much time. Keep up the great videos and the great products.

Another great video guys! 💯💪🏼

Hey guys Im just getting into this stuff and so far you guys have been great to go to for all the questions I've been having .thanks guys!

Another podcast full of great information. I have been completely blasted for stating how I can clean, decontaminate, polish, and ceramic coat a vehicle in under four hours by myself. The sad part is my speed still needs to improve. One aspect I learned is having someone who is not skilled at a skill and let them try ideas they have after you show them the sop. More than once associates found an improved efficiency in doing the skill set. I will say again Gold Standard polish is amazing and the efficiency gained when doing a polish and a jewel step is huge. The only new products I am looking at is a one year spray coating and a glass coating. I know the wax coming soon will fill and hide scratches. Thank you!

Great tip and advice! Rinseless is the fastest way for me to clean 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks for all the great information. SOP and rinseless are my favorites.

Pan is the man, and I got intro'd to you guys from him. Love your vids and products.

Nick, that 20 hr comment was me! To clarify, I meant everything in under 20 hrs. As in wash, chemical & mechanical decontamination, polish/correction, prep, & coating. As Yvan mentioned, it's all about workflow. If I removed the machine polish/correction step, I can easily do all the rest in 5 hrs with results I'm very happy with. It is simply my lack of machine polishing experience that hinders me. It still appears to me as a basic math issue, as in if I'm only doing 3 passes per section in 2×2 sections give or take....this is still far more time than all other steps combined to hit every part of the car. The only possible way I can see this being sped up is by moving the machine faster(which may not give enough working time to cut), & using rinseless to buff off the polish quicker. Aside from that, I clean my pads (when needed) in seconds & apply bare minimum of product to pad as well as pre planned my route & had all "tools" within arms reach. The math still doesn't add up to me that moving the machine a tiny bit faster & a quicker buffing of residue will shave well over 6 hours off. Just need more time with the tool I guess.

Great info guys

Love the sticker on Yvans cup! I d like to buy some of those! Great video very helpful as always. You guys make my day. Hope u both have a great thanksgiving week!

I love it!

good job Nick for extracting all the details from Yvan!

Thanks for the tips

Sempre video molto interessanti, complimenti 👏👏👏

Diy details lineup helps me not stress about products 😂

One of the many reasons I love diy detail, is the smaller selection of products and they work very well. Some have 5 different rinseless washes, 18 different sponges, 9 ceramics, and 94279 different spray waxes/toppers. Chemical guys is one of them ( though I have my own opinion on their mediocre products)

Thank you guys for sharing your knowledge! I have learned so much from you. I like to keep things simple and minimal but also like to get as perfect results as possible.. with that being said if you could only pick one wash method for your prized black vehicle which method would it be? Foam rinse foam or rinseless presoak then rinse then rinseless wash?

Most enjoyable! This is my 2nd DIY year performing car detailing. Hard to comprehend dumping the foam cannon for DIY Rinseless wash. Them again most of the tutorials focus on a foam cannon. => With freezing temperatures arriving & outside water being turned off. I’ll give it a try. ~ Thanks ~

Thank you Nick for asking Yvan how he washes cars. Very good wisdom

taking time to listen to you guys is not a wasted time at all thanks for every time enlightenment. how long can your coatings be stored before it expired

Love your content. Question: I'm looking for the right (if there is a specific one) soap for a glossy wrap? Any strong suggestions, or does it even matter? Thanks!

General rule: Inside-Out Top-to-Bottom Pick a side, and go around one-way Inside cleaning 1. If you have air(brush is fine too), blow all the debris from top to bottom, let it accumulate on the carpet. Keep the removable carpet in until you're done with blowing. 2. Clean and Finish with Big surfaces(Seats/Carpet) Outside cleaning - If you decide to clean the engine bay, do it when the chemicals are dwelling on the wheels. Clear the leaves, and cover the parts that needs it. Finish the wheels, rinse the brush, and continue on to the engine, using the same brush. again, leave the big surface last, for satisfaction and to keep yourself energized. If I do it the other way around, my mind is already whining while cleaning the carpet, and i might not do a good of a job.

DIY SOP on point! Average time 2 hours for a full service OCD detail, including treating textile and paint sealant, along with quick connectors ready to use foam cannons! PW's are not necessary 85% of the time for daily drivers. PW foam show does not increase my profits nor does it improve my results!

Thank you so much for the great content! Im a DIYer and I wish i had found your wisdom and products before I invested in detailing products from other brands 🙁. Will slowly start getting your stuff, but in the meantime, could the gold standard polish be used with other brand pads and being as efficient as using it with your pads?

I don't know about this kind of work. However, my suggestion to the diy'er would be to brake this down by area and function. A: car washing. What products, used together, can remove extra steps or products. B: Demo products that can be combined into one. These would be time and work efficiency. C: polishing. What processes can save time and work effort? Break processes, show products and demo them. Learning is faster by seeing than in talking. Thank you for your work and for sharing.

Just amazed by your Rinseless Wash. So far for my interior maintenance details. For my business going forward (mobile detailer), I will be switching to the Rinseless Wash method for my washes. Any advice for the outside washes using Rinseless would be greatly appreciated. Cheers guys...

Just subscribed and have been watching your videos. Very informative and to the point. One question I haven’t seen addressed is, can your 3, 5, & 8 year ceramic coatings be applied over PPF or does this require a specific ceramic coating? Thank you

At what point of dirt accumulation would you recommend having to use a pressure washer for a pre rinse before rinse less versus just using the rinse less wash itself as a pre spray and no pressure washer used?

In what video did Yvan use the green body brush on pan the organizer's vehicle? Thank you.

Question? I want to start using compressed air don’t have a garage can you guys recommend a decent portable air compressor?

What's the difference between the ceramic gloss and the quick beads? I know one it graphene and the other is ceramic and the application is slightly different but what are the different properties and uses for both? (I use quick beads to quickly protect a car and also to get where my cloths and applicators can't, it's very good for that)

Can I use the Gold Standard and the DA on my PPF? 5 year ceramic?

OK, well I do have a question. I recently got an IK sprayer for pre-rinse and pre-contact wash spraying of Rinseless Wash. Lot of pumping there and Im not willing to drop 200 for a keg sprayer yet. So i got to thinking about PIR. I know its mostly a scam to get people to put 4% soap into a snowfoam in their cannon. But if i have a genuine and measured PIR of 1L in the cannon = 10L in the bucket (at say max setting on the cannon), I was wondering about using the foam cannon to deliver rinseless wash to the car at the correct dilution. If Rinseless is 256:1 and my cannon effectively spits out 10,000ml when I run the container of 1000ml to empty, this means I just need to add enough rinseless into the bottle to get the 10L dilited at 256:1 which as ivan is always saying is 4ml to the L. So put 40ml of rinseless into the bottle (becasue ultimately it outputs 10L) and it will output rinseless at 256:1. Is this a much cheaper way to dispense rinseless onto the car, if I already have the foam cannon? (obviously I dont care about trying to get rinseless to foam). Matt

Best tip… Just like cooking. “Mise en place” get everything you need together, and close at hand before you actually start.

I’m behind the times here. Just subscribed and catching up 😊 What’s the best way to get rid of the worn in pattern of your windshield wipers on the windshield? Should a machine polish do the trick? Thanks in advance. Oh and “older than carnauba wax”

what is the iron remover tip? cause what he said is spot on, you get maybe 2 vehicles out of a standard bottle and also like he mentioned its one of your most expensive chemicals no matter what brand it is

I just did an interior, exterior and engine cleaning on a bmw 340i. I told the guy should take maybe 5 to 6 hrs. It took me 2 full days. I really enjoy detailing but I have to find out how to do it faster. Really would like any advice. I don't have an air compresser yet. Also don't have a DI tank or steamer. Feel like I'm to ocd

Any updates on when the Waterless Wash comes out?

When it comes to detailing in the dark. Do you think 1 good headlamp will be enough to get the job done? Thanks

My issues with interiors is they don’t have to be at all bad, but getting all the scum jam and drink spills on interior panel creases/shifters etc just doesn’t budge with a rinseless solution. For extremely light dusting etc, it’s perfect. So much so, I’ve got a stack of dry biodegradable bamboo wipes soaked in DIY rinseless, and stored in a reusable small baby-wipe travel case. But for scummy stuff that isn’t even that bad, I struggle.

I would like to see a video of you guys doing the Nick McGurk and myself over using ceramic gloss on a panel vs very little product like you mentioned to show the differences.

What flavor wax does Ivin use on mustache twirls

I use rinseless wash for near everything. Can you use it in a ik foam sprayer? And if so at what ratio? I was thinking on using it to help emulsify the dirt in a pre wash stage on my car when I am just using a hose and i am not using my pressure washer and foam cannon to blast off the dirt before the contact wash. (Sometimes I can't be bothered setting the pressure washer up it's just easier pulling the hose of the reel, I don't really mind when it's my own car)

For those that prefer traditional clay bars/clay sponges like The Clay Scrubber from The Rag Company and would like to use the DIY Detail RW as a clay lubricant - is it still at a dilution of 256:1 or increased to 128:1? Thanks for your time!

How would you remove etched in water spots on glass?

A couple of 25l water containers (for my portable power washer). Going up and down the stairs repeatedly filling 5 and 10l buckets must takes ages. And the hose stays in the container.

I always use a pre wash with rinseless still unless it’s a maintenance clean

When I start to polish, which pad should I use first, the wool pad or the waffle pad? And should I dampen the wool pad also?

Any tips/tricks for detailing on a sloped driveway

You just slightly mentioned the haze. I don't see that haze, sometimes, until I get the car outside in the sun. How do I polish, especially if I do mostly all in one type polish, without ever getting that haze? That, for me, is a time consuming step. Because I then have to go back and re-polish those areas.

I always find it funny watching detailing videos on social media and they use a tiny brush to cover a very large area when a simple wipe with a microfibre towel would achieve the same thing and take much less time.

good techniques for some persons is very hard to understand and others very easy to follow

i thought i ordered 3 year coating with graphene, i received pro grade, how long does that last, still 3 years?

Dirt! 😂. That’s for Yvan. Great tips, Thanks 🙏🏾

Love your videos so much, thanks heaps 😊. Yvan, I wear multifocal glasses during detailing work and it's tricky, any glasses tips if you don't mind me asking ❤

By the way, wanted to let you guys know that after using the DIY Rinseless and wiping down the outside windshield, there was no streaking. Normally after any rinseless wash I always go over the glass with glass cleaner to touch up. Looked at the glass and noticed it didn't have any kind of streaks. Road tested in the western sun, and bingo. Nothing!!! Just my two cents. This eliminated one big step at the end for me.

Will ppf take over coatings?

if you could choose one video to convince me to buy your rinseless wash, what video would you recommend me?

Nice!

Older than Sham-Wow!

Older than... disc brakes! 😉👍

5:55 Yvan is older than dirt i kid i kid 😂

#1 tip Southold be diyers overthinking everything and using 20 products for 20 different things when 3 or 4 products can clean everything inside and out.. keep it simple and incorporate rinseless wash for glass cleaning, clay lube. interior surface wipe etc. boom 1 product for 3 or 4 things. 💪

I love using filtered water so I don't have to dry the car👌👌👌

Ivan is so old, his first customer was Ben-Hur.

Can we get a video on how to remove orange peel?

Yvan older than armor all

The milky way

Too bad technology isn’t far enough to be able to apply ceramic coatings by machine. That would be nice. Or to level by machine.

Older than…car soap 😁

Professional detailers want people to think detailing is hard and labor intensive so guys like me pay them too much to do it for them. It’s kind of like magicians in that they keep their tricks secret and it’s taboo to share them with the public. I’m a DIY kind of guy so I figured it out myself along with the help of great people like Yvan and Nick…thank you guys!

Loved the smell of rinseless, till I got a gallon that smells like grape windex! Ha!

Thank you for slowing down the master mind. He speaks another language and thinks everyone knows his lingo.

I love the channel guys, but I just wanted to kindly mention to nick mcgurk, please stop talking over Yvan or interrupting him during these clips. It’s like trying to listen to a song and the Dj keeps talking thru it…lol stay well guys and thanks for the tips!

Yvan is older than....detailing.

dirt

Older than dirt