Thank you! It's really fun to share the process with enthusiasts like yourself that enjoy and appreciate the content 🙂👍👍 Just wrapped up filming a 911 GTS cab and started filming a Corvette stingray R!
Hey man, wanted to give you some props here. Your (over) attention to detail and passion is key to doing a good job in this field. There’s little things more satisfying than seeing a beautiful car’s paint correction come out beautifully. You’re doing great and if I had a car like some of these, I would definitely seek you out and trust you with mine!
Thank you for the kind words and for watching the new videos! Sometimes we lose my mind a little with the details of the details lol. But that would probably make good content too lol
You mention being surprised they did not catch that under OEM ppf damage. Realistically, its better they didnt since your meticulous approach is likely far superior to any "fix" they would have attempted. Amazing work.
I just love these videos!!! I’m not one to sit for 36 minutes watching videos. But at the end I was like damn it’s already over. You take pride in what you do and that’s refreshing. Oh and it obviously shows. Awesome work man. You deserve the money you charge.
Thank you! Especially for that last sentence haha. I love to hear comments like this. Because I really struggle with.... Is this to long!?!?! Then I edit down a little and typically I do believe I find the right sweat spot because if it's "long" but over to fast then it was engaging so that's good!!! But yes this is my constant struggle. Is it engaging. Is it to long. Am I staying in this section to Long? Etc
@@STATUSDETAIL man it’s perfect!! But, I’d really love to see more. I’m a bit biased as i really love this type of content. So I could probably watch an hour or so give or take. Keep up the great videos and work you do.
Evan, Just saw this pop up on my feed. Was only able to watch a few minutes on my phone cuz I have some errands to run. Will watch it when I get home on my 65" flat-screen TV. I'm anxiously awaiting delivery of the waterless wash kit and other items that I ordered from you the other day. I found my old Porter Cable buffer and some polishing pads (still sealed in their original wrappers) so I'll be able to do a good polish after washing and before I do the ceramic coat. Car is a 2023 turbocharged Volkswagen Tiguan SE R-LINE with about 1700 miles on it. I won't be able to do as thorough and professional a job as you do but if I am careful I think it will come out looking great. I have learned a lot from your videos and emails and can't wait to get started. 😊
Watching your videos has really made me want to get more into car detailing , i clean my own car but to a standard level but now i really want to up my game , amazing content!!
Evan, outstanding job. From the editing, to the detail work, to the commentary, you always kill it. I'm happy to see another video in my subscription feed. I love how you perfectly applied the stickers back to the car and all the little things you do like organizing the bag in the trunk, and making sure the seals are perfect. Maybe one day when i get my dream truck (1990 silverado) ill bring it to you for a full body ppf. Thank you for the amazing video.
@@STATUSDETAIL - I still take the time and effort to give my compliments on another beautiful upload. Meaningful explanation, and as usual brought with a lot of passion. Clean greetings from Belgium.
That is one incredible compliment! In a very generous thing to say! I definitely turn out less content now than I used to. I used to release a video every week but I felt like the videos weren't very good. Now I release a video that's roughly 20 to 35 minutes long but put a lot of effort and try and tell a story of a full detail and really put a lot of time into the filming and the editing. Since I've begun that process the videos have done really well and the channel has kind of exploded a little bit. So I'll definitely keep this format and the only downside for the time being is that I will release content less frequently but when I do drop something you know it's going to be pretty awesome.
Evan, Just saw this pop up in my feed. Only able to watch a few minutes on my phone cuz I have some errands to run. When I get home I'll watch it on my 65" flat screen TV. Anxiously awaiting the waterless wash kit and other items I ordered from you this past weekend. I found my old Porter Cable buffer and some buffer pads (still sealed in their vinyl wrappers) so I'll be able to give my car a good polish after wash to prep it for ceramic coating. Car is a 2023 turbocharged Volkswagen Tiguan SE R-LINE with 1700 miles on it. It's not a McLaren or Porsche but it's my new toy. It won't be as perfect a job as you do, but if I'm careful it will come out looking better than when I drove it home from the dealer. I've learned a lot from your videos and can't wait to get started. 😊
Good to be back!! I know I was gone for awhile! I like to post more often but thimhs gotta pretty busy! Next video already filmed and awaiting editing!
Thank you for watching and commenting 😀 Working on a GTS cab edit and have a McLaren GT being filmed currently! Technically have a c8 video too but not sure if it will end up being good video yet. Stay tuned! Oh just realized your username! Hey Gary 🙂👍
@@STATUSDETAIL Haha Hey Evan 😄 Good catch. I was wondering if you’d notice. I really enjoyed the whole video. Looking forward to more and excited to bring you guys my car this summer for sure once I get it 👊🏽
I have binged all of your videos recently man I love it. I recently started a detailing business out here in California and I would love to one day get to a spot like you. I was a car photographer and have a huge passion for these sorts of cars and I want to be able to make people understand and show love to their vehicle. I hope one day I can do it like you do!
@@STATUSDETAIL That’s the plan! Im a one man show so im just trying to figure out how to start filming me detailing and grow my brand. Of course any tips would be appreciated youre like the goat 😂 the detailing I learn from videos and experience but the marketing and content is the stuff I gotta work on to grow
@@jacobgomes4458 lol thank you very much 🙂 I too am a one man show. Besides my PPF guy that helps out. Look back at my early videos they're not very good. But you got to start somewhere and just keep going and it's going to get better. It took a while for me to get to this point where I could buy an expensive camera make better quality content and then work on the cars that would actually good views. But you definitely have to start! That's the most important thing.
Finally! This is the content we've been waiting for. Love your perfectionist approach and also up-beat personality - shows extreme confidence. Thank you so much! I especially like how you talk about the hardships of removing deep scratches and marring, which isn't really shown in the detailing businesses as they tend to just cover them up. I can't imagine how long you've spent on that little section alone. I have a quick question: After this kind of correction is applied, how would the owner go about and maintaining the washes from a weekly or bi-weekly perspective? For example, do you want to go through a full detail every week, or would that be overkill? One thing I have an OCD about is I just go through a full detail wash (water rinse, pre-wash, water rinse, 2BM wash, rinse, sealant). It takes up a lot of time unfortunately. As for my monthly (once a month wash), I go through the full 3PH method (alkaline, acidic, and neutral shampoo).
Thank you! So happy to hear your enjoying the videos! If you have the time you can't really overdo it on a wash if your doing it properly. I have a video or two about washes or like quick washes. But the general rule is if it looks like it's pretty dirty you're going to have to wash it properly. I do have a video in the works on how to do a proper wash start to finish that will cover basically everything you should need to know like how to remove tar if needed how to remove bugs if needed etc
@@STATUSDETAIL Thank you so much. That sounds proper. I think you mentioned it in one of your videos that made me kind of confirm my thought. I guess there shouldn't really be any time constraints when it comes to car washes/detailing.. I think you said it best, "if it looks dirty, it's going to need a clean." Yes, I saw your video on another Porsche where even if it is perfectly ceramic coated and doesn't look dirty, there will always be a remaining 20% or so of dirt left on the car that can't be seen. I think that stuck with me ever since and that is why I just go through the whole car washing process no matter what (I don't have too much time constraints as it's very therapeutic to detail my cars fully even when they are minimally dirty). I'm looking forward to your next narration! Thank you!! Edit: Another question: What is your take on applying sealants/quick detailer to the car after every wash? I know it doesn't harm it, but I was just curious if this is something necessary.. I use a sealant w/ ceramic properties (gyeon quick detailer that you recommended before) that I just use everytime after the drying process. I just don't trust the labels saying that they last for a month. Might as well reapply it every wash?
@@simplyeric12 I highly recommend a product like wet coat or hydro at the very end of your wash right before you blow dry. I'm That will definitely help make the drying process very simple and very fast with a blow dryer. Naturally there's going to be some water left and mirrors will drip and things like that. It can be a very nice helpful way to dry the car fully at that stage where the ceramic detailer or reload 2.0 or cure etc I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I also don't think there's anything wrong with having the car completely clean in your garage and you only did wetcoat. So now you do cure or reload or q2 wax or exo etc for fun on a clean dry car because you love the car and the process and have the time. Just don't stand in front of a dirty car and rinse it and then say oh man it's dirty. Then ceramic detailer the rest to clean it. That's the half steps that get you in trouble.
Wow! Simply amazing. I'm truly speechless watching your attention to detail. Coming from a novice weekend warrior detailer, how many total working hours did you spend on this specific vehicle? Also, before watching your videos, I never knew there was a reason to ceramic coat after PPF. I guess I was under the assumption that if someone chose PPF, they would be off the hook for having to ceramic coat. Also, since watching your videos, I now try to follow your wash process. I purchased a used 2019 Audi A6 in Mythos Black and was amazed at how delicate the paint was. But by following your wash steps, I'm able to minimize any additional swirls. Thanks for the great content and tips.
I'm so glad your enjoying the videos! . not sure how many hours this was but my gt4rs detail video was over 100 I believe. Yes you definitely want ceramic on PPF. Gloss. Self cleaning. Easier cleaning. Chemical resistance. It's matters on your top layer of protection. Love that new microfiber process 👍
Great video as usual! Your passion, OCD, and editing is what keeps me coming back. A detail I keep missing in your videos is what product are you using on the steering wheels? I see the brushing and the lather, but never seem catch the product. thanks
Thank you! Just commented on a different comment and said I do more out of state customers cars than local. But never international customers yet! Hopefully we do some this year.
My ‘24 992T sat at the Florida port of entry for a month waiting to be released. Wish I was at the dealership when it arrived. All in all, I’ve heard to many stories like this, makes me wonder. Good grief!
If you have proper sanding technique it is proven that you will remove less or the same amount of paint as simply just polishing it. I personally would have wet sanded then polished the area. Love your videos keep it up.
Definitely lots of ways to do things. My video comment was to more inexperienced people sanding. Not experienced people sanding lol. Either way in this case you end up going down the rabbit hole fixing scratches that nasty. Gotta be careful! Thanks for watching 🙂🙂👍👍
Thank you!!! The last two big detail videos did pretty well! Hopefully this one does well too. With great viewers like yourself that comment and interact the vids will keep getting shown to a wider audience!
Geeking out over the OCD-ness of what the car went through. Some of the products you’ve used are undeniably costly for the typical weekend warriors. Would be interested to see a video of you using over-the-counter products like Meguiar’s or Sonax for maintenance washes and keeping the car not just clean, but detailer-level clean
I've kicked the idea around of like going to AutoZone and buying a bunch of stuff that I feel like might be decent and then doing like a washer maintenance with it.
@@STATUSDETAIL would love to hear your recommendations on those products and which ones are the standouts that can serve good alternatives to your daily stapless
@@STATUSDETAIL oh noooo lol! I use Sonax though, it's an easily-sourceable product in Asia and it's a pretty potent one. But nonetheless, looking forward to that video when it comes out!
Brilliant job but when purchase a brand new car and you have payed cash it has to be a 100% perfect. I’ve purchased the last four prestige cars in cash my own money and only had to take one back and it was sent back to Melbourne Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 and came back perfect. I won’t except a car with any damage. Zach.
🙂👍 there's nothing like a free 30 minute video for you to enjoy. Unless someone forced you to watch the full thing. Then that would be down right wrong.
Hello! Just been very busy with detailing cars primarily! It can be hard to edit videos and film cars and detail cars at the same time lol. But I'm going to try and work on the next video and get it out soon ish. I waited to long between videos from this to my last video for sure.
@@STATUSDETAIL yes true I fully understand that brother, Detailing, edit, film, hope to see more soon I just enjoy your videos like I said your the best man keep it up
You have serious skill! Love watching your videos. Sorry for asking in the comment section, but do you have a product recommendation for hard water spot/mineral deposit removal on a ceramic coated car? I tried Gyeon water spot remover, but with little success...the spots are very light, but I'm bummed they showed up on my first wash after ceramic!
You are always welcome to comment questions 🙂 Thanks for watching btw! How did you use the water spot remover? Relatively clean car. Spray on. Let it sit for a little while on shade. It can sit awhile as long as it doesn't evaporate or dry out. The. Wipe with a little agitation. CarPro spotless is the same thing but that's what I usually use actually. I have removed pretty nasty stuff with that. If you have isolated spots of spots.ypincan use a light polish or in extreme case compound. Work by hand each spot and that tends to work. In a more extreme case use a polisher. In a more extreme case you wet sand.
@@STATUSDETAIL Thanks! I think maybe I didn't let it sit long enough. I'll try and give it a few min in the shade and see if I can get it out! Thanks again for the content and answers!
Great video and amazing work as usual. I am interested in the products you use and that are on your website, but I have a couple questions about what is best for my use as far as ceramic options and soaps and ceramic sealants for maintenance once I have ceramic coated, is there any way to speak with someone about putting together a package that would be best for me? Or what is the best way to contact for advice on product purchases? Thank you in advance.
As someone who does exotic vehicle transport, it got dusty from transport in the trailer without being covered. Trailers are not perfectly enclosed and do get dust and debris in them. Unless you cover the vehicle, it will more than likely get dusty and dirty.
Reset is just your normal wash soap so you would basically always be using that. Lift would just come before reset. Lyft is a little stronger so it's going to kind of loosen dirt and pull a lot off if you shoot lift on it then rinse it. Then you would use reset to do your normal wash. If your car is extra dirty or it's been several weeks you might want to use Lift first
I don't like halo and reflect and ultracut don't dust much if you use brand new pads. When your using a slightly used pad you experience more dust. I have heard good things about Jescar but I'm pretty particular about polish and compound
Hey when you are using a quick sealant on the wheels, do you have to be really carefull not to get any on the ceramic rotor? or is it ok if it gets some spray on it? heard on another video that if you get any on the rotors that you will clog the pores in the disc and risk damage... would be great if you could clarify, love your videos :)
Ive never heard of that or been concerned about it. It is wise to rinse them out well during the wash. It's also not a huge deal of a list quick detail spray mist hits it. You must be careful with the wheel cleaners or decon soaps you use tho! A product like iron x or iron x soap should not be used! If your foam with iron x soap you need to be very careful to not foam the wheels and in general I'd honestly just avoid it if possible.
This video show exactly why I use Status for my cars !!!!! If you truly love your car , why would you use some one else ? Status is one and only I trust. 000 spyder is coming!!!!
As always, love you work! I do have a question regarding the interior though. My car is new and although I asked them not to clean it before delivery, unfortunately they did. That being said, I found swirl marks all over the digital instrument cluster and I was wondering what you might do to remove them? I’m thinking of polishing it but afraid of potentially making it worse. Any suggestions? Sorry for the long post but I appreciate your advice!
Thanks for tuning into status! That's not a long post at all!🙂 What kind of car is it? It's usually a pretty bad idea to go polishing plastic screens like for rpm and mph etc. They won't come out right and it's a frustrating thing. The new Porsches usually have like glass kind of now. So that helps tremendously
It’s a 2023 Civic Si. Definitely not a Porsche😅so unfortunately it is a plastic lens and Honda’s gauges are notoriously easy to scratch which makes it rather difficult to keep clean.
@@jasongalante644 my first car was a Honda S2000. Civics are awesome 🙂 Yea I'd probably not mess with it. I'm guessing you have some minor swirls in it? That is frustrating but even with perfect care it's going to build swirls over time
@@STATUSDETAIL the S2000 is a great car and I’m definitely enjoying my Si! Thanks for the advice man. I appreciate your input and keep doing what your doing!
Evan, do clients with brand new cars typically get some kind of reimbursement from the dealership for the paint correction required on a brand-new car? Or do they say, “either we do it or you get nothing?”
We have definitely itemized bills that focus on excessive paint correction on new cars and helped customers get reimbursed Most of our customers don't really care to be honest. But I've definitely done it for a couple
I'm picking up my new GR Corolla in 2 days. With that black Porsche, regarding the paint correction I assumed you would use a Polish with a polishing pad, rather than a compound? What polish and pad would you suggest I use on my new GR Corolla? How many pads do you need to use for the entire car?
This is a complicated question to answer because depending on your car s issues or lack of issues you would need different approachs. Compound is used on hard paint or deep bad scratches. Polish is used after compound or on light defects and light swirls. Jeweling polish is after normal Polish for a little extra gloss. Your GR hopefully needs carpro reflect and a orange hdo pad
Darkside seams way better. I like Q2 tire for apparence but I suspect darkside is a good compromise of slightly less good appearance but longer durability. But some will prefer the darkside appearance more
Is that scratch something Porsche would repaint if you brought it to their attention? I would think that if you removed the PPF and found something like that they would take the car back and fix it...... Right?
They would literally repaint like 40% of that side of the car because that panel is huge. They would probably just wet sand it and remove it but then you would have really thin pain so there's really no winning there that's kind of why in this case the PPF going over it was really relieving because we know we've fixed it enough and the film conceals the rest. Put bottom line is you don't want to see that on your brand new very expensive car
Brake buster neat on carbon ceramics & those very delicate centre lock nuts? I was told PH neutral on those expensive items. I’ve inherited some slight discolouration on my “approved used” centre locking nuts, it wasn’t noticeable at the dealership. Any tips for improving their appearance? Cheers.
It's a oddly sensitive area. I have never had issues with it and I routinely take care of a lot of CCB and Porsche center locks for years. Acid based wheel cleaners are big nono and iron x too. Don't use any chemicals on hot wheels or in sun if possible
I have a question. Would it not be better to use the wet coat on the rims after the wash, because you putting after the wet coat directly chemicals on even a little bit on the rotor wich you rinse properly before.
Hey quick question, when using any detailing brushes on the exterior of a car, which ones do you recommend? The ones that generally say "exterior safe" in amazon etc, seem so stiff and I feel like these can easily scratch, specially when detailing the black plastic trims and around emblems etc. I noticed you used the super soft brushes for the exterior. (i use these on my interior),
I refuse to be before status lol. I sold cars and did so pretty well. If you own a business your in sales. If you think otherwise your going out of business.
You are an artist. One day your channel will be 1M+subs. My advice… keep it classy. Office clips (although one of my favorite shows) just doesn’t match what you’re trying to do. Music choice also makes or breaks a video. Just my 2 cents. Keep up the good work.
Did you not like the music? Or like it? It's such a tough thing. Because so many people are liking the last three videos like this music. Like specifically commenting they followed because of the music and intros lol. So I've been doing more of it and the videos keep going kinda viral! Definitely appreciate the feedback tho!!! Thank you for the artist comment 😃😃
@@STATUSDETAIL I usually like the music. The Whitney Houston techno mix was not great to my ears. But you’re right you do need to consider what appeals to most of your audience. I would just encourage you to define your brand and style and be consistent. It’s early days so you have time to do that. Look at Doug de Muro. His videos are bare bones and he’s the most popular channel. Consistency.
Can you tell me what is the best way to remove the Black paper from Windows without scratching anything, It's actually illegal here in my country and I was recently fined for that so I want to remove it but I still haven't because I have seen spme cars and because the paper is sometimes applied 3 or 4 years ago, it also leaves black residue as well along with the sticky glue. What would be the best way to remove it in your opinion?
I think your referencing window tint? I've never actually removed window tint from a car. My tint people just handle that. I'm pretty sure they use a steamer though
There is no PPF on the door. That's why we pulled the fender decal. So the PPF could go on the fender and then the detail can go on top of the PPF. So now the appearance of the vinyl decals is identical from the door to the fender.
if you use hydro after cleaning wheels, does that interfere with the bonding of ceramic coating on wheels when you apply the coating later on in the video?
In my experience no. And if we do apply the serious ceramic after we do a lot of panel prep first. Basically isopropyl alcohol. This does a pretty good job of removing previous sealants.
Lol not sure ill be moving just yet but you could totally ship the car here... Never had a car come from Germany yet lol. but I'd do have two from Canada coming lol
I actually use both. I like rupes better for the large polisher's. My flex has been good but if I did it again I'd buy a rupes. For three inch Having said that I think the new rupes battery little polisher is pretty cool. I also can't think of the name lol. It's the only battery operated polisher on my store
@@dryhonyalves thank you!!! Unfortunately I do not ship outside of the United States currently. It would be very cool if you could change that one day.
