Don’t forget to let me know your summer wash tips in the comments. Of course, washing the car either very early in the morning or late at night, and taking advantage of any shade you can get, are the best ideas but I reckoned most people knew those ones already! I don’t know about where you guys are, but it’s absolutely boiling where I am so this weekend’s detailing time was best spent working on the interior and making sure I had some factor 50 on 😂
All the tips are usefull. I used to foam the car dry, as I beleive it cleans better, but here in Greece you almost always wash in the sun so it dries. Now I first rinse with deionized water. I used to do 2 or more wills together, but now I do 1 wheel at a time. And washing in sections is really usefull. too.
Best tip in there Heather was the one about sitting in the sun on the patio with a drink and leaving the car for another day ...... I'm totally onboard with that one! lol :) Another great video, thank you!
Here's me thinking it was only me that spritzed my panels if they seem to be drying too quickly prior to rinsing off. I always knew it wasn't a good idea to use chemicals on a hot car but didn't know why. Thanks to you I now know why. I seem to learn something new every day with detailing. Thanks for the tip.
Great ideas. I dilute QD with deionised water when sunny. I agree ONR is awesome. The pop up Gazebo is King for when we do get the few days of Sunshine ☀️ and useful when we get lots of rain. I find fallout remover can be re-activated with another coat if dries too soon.
Great tips Heather. My drive is in the shade until about 10.30am so I’m always out early in the summer to get it done before the sun has a chance to muck things up. Also, ONR washes are perfect for hot days especially when the car tends to be less dirty as it is in summer.
Thank you! ONR is brill, I’ve just been using it for other things atm and I’ve still not tried it as a rinseless wash but I can imagine it being perfect for summer
Yet another great and helpful video, presented elegantly and faultlessly by heather, keep up your excellent work girl, you are a total asset and credit to the company you work for. Great video as always.
Another really helpful video and bang on time. On the washing your car in the early morning or late at night it was 23 degrees in Warrington at 08.00 this morning! Unusual times though.
Thanks Peter 😊 it’s nice to have a bit of sun for once but it is a bit inconvenient for cleaning haha, looks like it’s chucking it down all next week though again! 😂
I must admit when the sun is out I don't wash the exterior of my car as the water spots annoy me regardless of how careful I am and then the enjoyment dwindles.... I tend to clean the inside in the evenings thereby avoiding this god awful heat and also the reducing light helps me see the smears I've missed on the inside of the screen.
In summer time in(winter time now) Tasmania, Australia where i live does not get dark till 9:00 at night so i wait till i have shade and wash. Then move the car into the garage to dry.
Hi Hazel. I think this week is far too hot to consider a clean. Many thanks for the tip about tar remover. I use tardis and never really thought about the heat on the panels.great video !
Just got home after detailing a friend's car ready for trade in tomorrow and even tho I started at 6pm, in this heat I still had to whip round quickly with the wash stage. Got the decon done on the wheels tho as it was in the shade when I started. Could have spent another 2 hours on it tho! Great tips, thanks:)
Thanks! I think even at midnight it would still be a struggle to wash the car this week 😂 I’m always the same with other peoples’ cars, there’s always more to be done but the owners would never notice the difference!
@@AutoCareHQ agreed on both counts. So much harder working on cars that have had no maintenance. Just had to do as much as possible in the three hours I had!
Most important thing uve missed is actually what time of day Yr washing a car I usually pick early morning or late evening. That solves most issues eliminateing alot of the other things u mentioned.
some very useful tips in this video! unfortunately where i live the sun is on my drive most of the day (from 9am-ish until 6pm), ive had to resort to doing a panel at a time/a wheel at a time and yes, i have made the mistake of using iron remover only for it to turn white.
When it's hot I do a panel at a time, starting with the roof. Don't like using snow foam at all when it's too hot. Pre wash (surfex HD), jet wash off. Then straight in with a contact wash 1 panel at a time, washing off each panel as I go. I then rinse the car before I dry it, using a drying aid as I towel dry it.
That sounds like a good method, what concentration surfex do you use as a prewash? I’ve only ever used it at 10% on really dirty cars when I’m not bothered about LSP but it looks like a cheap option for maintenance as well if it’s still good at lower concentrations
5% concentration as a pre wash, but obviously I don't let it dwell for as long as I would like. My driveway only gets sun in the afternoon, so try and wash the cars first thing to avoid the blazing sun if I can.
Once had snow foam baked onto the windows by mistake, was a nightmare to get off, ended up claying the windows. Window cleaner on its own wouldn't shift it. That's when I stopped using snow foam when it's hot!
Great job Heather 👍 Has anyone tried detailing using a large gazebo? I've been considering getting one to try especially as I have no indoor space to machine polish. I don't ever do my car in heat, the car would survive but I'm not sure I would! 😁 If I ever get the dreaded water spots I use Koch Chemie FSE, it's absolutely brilliant stuff Heather
Great advice, especially #5 . Personally I prefer to wash either early morning or late evening when the sun isnt a strong.....your neighbours might not be too impressed though 😂 A cheap pop up gazeebo is also a good investment
Thanks for watching 😊 I’m considering getting a pop up gazebo actually, I was thinking of one with sides as I don’t have any indoor space to use for machine polishing but those look quite a bit more pricey!
@@AutoCareHQ yes they can be a little expensive. I only have a 3m x 3m but it helps. Ideally a 5m x 3m would be perfect but they're a bit of a handful if your on your own
I’m not sure which one it was I’m afraid. Someone just sent some pictures few on Instagram quite a while ago as the product had caused the clear coat to become streaky
Very good video Heather, there is a lot to take away! Did you put some ONR in to the hand pump sprayer? If so, what product you mixed that with? Thank you
Thanks Viktor! I normally go for around 1:16 if I’m using it as a QD and then about 1:256 for most other things like glass cleaning just mixed with water 😊
@@AutoCareHQ ohh, That's right! For a moment I thought, you added a cap of ONR in the pump sprayer alongside with other product for example to softened up the mixture you had in there and I was like: "what other product she could mix ONR with" 😊 but now I have got it: water 😀 cheers Heather!
my best idea was to build a 7x8m roof to work under now I don't need to worry about sun or rain doing much to me, now I worry about the roof because me a 14-year-old build it with dad stepping in to help get the resources I needed (he works in construction but didn't help to plan because he was busy and I thought how hard can it be) spoiler: I did already fix it 2 times yep but still, it helps a lot to have at midday no sun on the car It doesn't 100% block the sun but it's on the point were you can see good but have nice shade will get some lights for it sometimes I need them especially will need them in fall and winter days when it's over 0 degrees and for applying wax or polishing just got the new da tomorrow is THE DAY
That’s a great idea, I wish I had something like that! I’m lucky that the house shields the driveway after midday so I can usually manage as long as it’s not absolutely boiling
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