I have seen comments saying not to use it. I have always used it and haven’t had a problem, but maybe some car washes are not as well maintained as ours. 🤷🏼♂️ It would be a good idea to check the brush first, to make sure the last person didn’t leave behind a bunch of grease or dirt on it. You can always bring your own car wash mitt if you don’t want to trust the brush. 👍🏻
It puts micro scratches / swirls into the clear coat. Do it enough times and you see spider web looking lines in the paint when the sun is on it. Best way is to clean with two bucket wash with microfiber wash mitt. It’s important to protect your paint from rusting. Resale value goes down and potential repairs needed too especially if you live in the rust belt
I've never had one scratch my car, but I always lay it on the ground and use the wand to rinse it out first. You could end up with small rocks in that brush that will definitely scratch your car
i know that feeling bro, my dad passed away when i was 7, i'm 27 now (same as my dad when he's gone) and is hard grow up without him but, life's goes on.
This hits close to home. ❤️ as you grow older and further from this dark time you will learn how to accept and deal with your emotions. You are stronger than you realise
Just a tip leaving the windshield wipers up isn’t inherently bad but it’s just a risk that a gust of wind brings it past it’s locking mechanism and it smashes a windscreen. I would advise doing the same as you did but to put them down after using the brush
I love the fact that you are trying to help people, I really do. But I could not agree with this method. ALWAYS rinse the car first with plain water to get rid of grit and road dirt BEFORE putting on the soap. And you should always wash from TOP to BOTTOM with the brush otherwise you have a risk of picking up grit and scratching all over the car, dirt is always worse at the bottom of a car. Wheels should always be washed last.
I recently discovered your amazing channel. I was raised by a mother with "issues" and a mostly non-existent father, so I taught myself pretty much everything I know. I'm now a dad of two teenaged daughters. I strive to teach them everything possible to be independent, resourceful, and confident. It's great to have another source to pull from for this. Thanks!
Thank you for your videos. My dad thought that it wasn't worth it for him to show me stuff like this. Possibly because I'm a girl. I've learned so much from you good sir thanks truly from the heart 💖 Bless you. 🙏😎👍
Great tip is: use the water spray to rinse the brush so it doesn't scratches your paint. Plenty of times there is some dirt in there from the last person. You don't want to damage your car.
I always use the foam brush from the top down. The soap run-off helps shift loose grit, debris, etc. Plus I'm not dragging any stubborn grit from the lower (nearer the roads surface) panels up over my car even more than needed. Or even better, don't use the brush. 👍🏻
@@krasserj4k true dat - I always let it foam away by itself for a good wee while in the hopes the main debris will dislodge from the brush before it meets the car but you're right... T'is a risky game 👀
My dad isn’t the best dad. He’s never really loved me or helped me do any of the stuff you have. I could almost break down in tears of thankfulness and love about this channel. Your the best dad everyone here has ever had. Thank you, and have a blessed day!
Im a 23 years old, for many years i lived "alone". You man, you, you are one of the most beautiful human in the World. Literally some love to you man, i don't speaking English well but i want to support every video of you. You are a good man, if God is real, well, i hope you are blessed by him
I’ve been needing to wash my car so this came at the perfect time! I’m a subscriber because my dad has been absent in my life, so thank you for everything you do 😊
I've used one of these car washes approximately once, had no idea what I was doing, and panicked the whole time 😂 This is very helpful for me to watch so I know better next time. Thanks dad! A-shoooe! Edit: appreciate the sensible approach of letting the timer expire instead of what I did previously and try to use it all at once lol. Even paying it twice is still cheaper than most other car washes, even the automated drive thrus which i typically rely on.
Can i suggest that when cleaning with the soap foam, you let the very bottom of the car and the wheels last to clean (they are the dirtiest things and could make your foam dirtier...
This is my first video of yours and I am loving this!!!!! I wish more dads were out there teaching kids these great life lessons!!!!! The dad joke was Golden!!!!!! Lol
I've never heard that joke lmaooo I swear you must have some one following me. Was going to wash my car and ended up just rinsing lol now I feel guilty lol I love this video. It seems people have so much h anxiety and as I know all about that . Would never try something I wasn't comfortable with. I mean in my old age I've gotten better but I don't think you even know how much you're helping us.
I’m fortunate enough to have my dad in the picture and he recently took a day and taught me how to do this at our house, and this was recommended to me :) I’m glad that this channel is teaching people about things that they need to know.
Your videos make me miss my father so much. Most of what I know I learned from him. When he passed away I was sad, of course, but mad because now I had to now do all he taught me. Cut grass, be “the fixer”, all the things YOU are doing videos on!!! What a treasure of information. About cried when you said “missed a spot”, one of my father’s favorite sayings!!!!
I NEVER use the brush. If I do, I spray it clean first and only scrub wheels and underside of car. Don’t wanna take a chance scrubbing any contaminants into my paint.
I'm sorry for your past, but tbh, I'm very grateful to you. Just learned about your channel. My father didn't leave. He kidnapped me for seven years, and when I was finally rescued, I was dropped into a foster family and raised their child. I'm an adult now, but the amount of times I've struggled with simple things like paying a bill, how to make appointment, or even basic care, or just wanted to be able to call my momma or something is astronomical. Thanks for being a pseudo parent for those of us that don't have one. You touch a lot of people.
Great video! Only tip I may add is do the top panels first then lower and wheels as they’re the dirtiest and can risk scratches with contaminants on the brush. Also wise to use the pressure washer and spray the brush first before turning to foam brush because most people have the same idea
I'm single mom. Always I paid others to wash my car, but now I haven't enought money so I told my eight years old child "We going to wash our car" but we don't have idea how to do it. Your video help us so much. Thank you. 😊
Dad, i love that you are showing us how to wash a car but i think it might be a better idea to find a manual car wash that also has a foam gun instead of a foam brush! Bring your own microfiber wash mitts and use that instead. The brush is too coarse and will damage your paint. In the beginning it wont be easy to see but under the sunlight you will be seeing the swirls and the 'lovemarks'.
Just a littile tip: Perhaps rub the tires at the very end. They have a lot of dirt on them end there is a possibility that you are applying it to the car paint. I know that the brush is wet, but there is still a possibility to make more microscratches....
I thought you are supposed to work from the top down…? The bottom of the car is the dirtiest and if you brush the bottom then go up to the top you have the possibility of scratching the paint with debris. Not to mention if you do the bottom first you have to re-wash it as dirt from the top flows down. Just saying.
My biggest tip for cleaning wheels is to buy a wheel cleaner, preferably a ph neutral one. It makes cleaning wheels at home super easy because the product is extremely potent. Spray it on the wheels and let it soak a little, it will turn a certain colour, because it is reacting with the carbon particles that come off the brakes. You can then either wash it off or agitate it a little and rinse it off.
Working detail for doing photography of used cars a good step to do before using the brush is to spray it with the wand first incase there is any rocks or debre in it so it doesn't scratchy your paint.
Thank you for showing how to do this at a car wash instead of at home! Car wash businesses are federally regulated for their runoff to go into sewers to be cleaned and recycled where runoff into your street is not, meaning all the soap and chemicals that you wash off your car end up in nearby streams and lakes, just overall bad for the environment and bad for people.
Thank you for you channel. I remember finding your channel a number of years ago; but I had to rediscover it after my channel got hacked. Please don't stop these videos. You help so many people, including myself. You doing a video like this gives me the confidence to take my car to a wash like this, where my anxiety would otherwise prevent me from doing so. These videos help me in a lot of ways when it comes to my anxiety. Thanks again for what you do, it touches all of is❤
Hey dad! I saw on the video that ataround 3min in you said you worked from bottom to top, in my head it makes sense to work from top to bottom, any specific why bottom to top is your move, because ive always been taught top to bottom while cleaning is best. But i love all your videos! Youve taught me so much!
I like to leave the wheels and the lower parts until last - that's where the crud and mud is, so doing it last means we don't carry any of that onto the rest of the car. I share your channel with all my friends down under here in Australia.
Haven’t been back here in a while. I finally saved up to buy my own car, and thought about you when i needed help. Thank you for being the man in my life when i didn’t have one. You saved me.
I love your work so much!! I'm 18 and my father is very passive in my life, I wouldn't even call him that, he's more like a verbally abusive roommate. We were never taught these basic things as children and I'm just glad that I've found your channel, it really helps. Genuinely, thank you ❤
Thank you, sir! You proved anyone could jump start their car with no fear! My mom was actually impressed that I paid attention and she quizzed me before and while we jumped my car. Thank you gain ❤️
I lost my dad at 11 in 1984. now I'm almost 50 and I work a slave wage job in a restaurant. I'd probably be doing better in life if he hadn't died from a brain tumor. I'm gonna try making a YT channel wish me luck. Maybe I can catch a break. anyway glad I found this channel. Sorry about Squiggy.
I am a woman and always wash my car by myself 😅 and i do this the same way, like you show us 🚙👍 always look before starting, that your Windows are closed 😂 I love your videos ❤❤
Hi Dad (if it’s okay that I call you that). I’m fairly new here, and I’m a teenager. My stepdad is not super appropriate around me, and not a good person in general. My biological dad cares about me, but isn’t really present most of the time. I know I still technically have a father, but this channel has really helped me and gotten me through hard family problems. Thank you so much, I really appreciate you and all that you do.
I’m an immigrant and I left home when I was 18. Back then my family never had any car. I was thrown to the reality yo learn things like this myself. I used to panic so much hearing the beeping sound. It’s so healing watching this for that part of growing missing in my life. Yes you still need guidance when you are 18.
May I request a video? If so, I'd like to see a video on how to clean a foggy id window for your wallet. I've had my wallet since my freshman year of high school (about 5 years), the window has gotten really cloudy over time, and I don't want to get a new one over something that can be fixed. Please let me know if this is possible, and thank you.
Thank you, one day I wanna surprise my stepdad by washing his car and in the future do things for my boyfriend but I wasn’t able to because I’ve never seen my biological father since I was 1 years old, this is perfect for me, I just subscribed too as a thank you😊
When I was around 2 or 1, my mum and dad got divorced, my dad now lives in Queensland Australia and we rarely visit him (around once or twice a year) and I miss him so much, I’m now 13 and living with my mother, sometimes I still think about him…
Sorry Dad, but foam brush is a no no! I say use a microfiber towel or car wash mitt. Just how I was taught. Always wash from top to bottom. Also, use 2 buckets one clean water Buck and the other soap bucket
This reminds of the first time I went to one of these car washes. I didn’t know that I needed to squeeze the handle to make the water come out faster! I washed my entire car with the trickle of water that came out. 🤦🏼♀️
i am from Mexico and my mom and Dad leave me with my grandma so i had to learn lots of skills by myself and this channel really helps me a lot to learn all types of skills Love you Dad :)
Damn I've been going to the do-it-yourself car wash for years. Next time I go I'm going to apply everything I've seen here. 🤔🙂 My own father made going to the carwash a real project. A huge headache for myself, his son. Mainly due to his lack of intelligence 😔
I have taken about the same amount of time and the mats aren't dry. What do you do if they're not? I don't want to risk mold or anything. It hasn't been a problem in fall and winter, but I am wondering in spring and summer months?
Hello. Love your videos! Can you please teach how to install a cámara in the front door, and also how to change the the doorbell? Please 😭 idk how to do that or who to call please 💕
Thank you so much for this video, I will start doing it ! I would love it if you show us how to clean the engine, and to keep everything clean under the hood. I would love to have a clean car, but I have no clue how to do it.
I only ever tried it once myself but no one told me how to do that with the windshield wipers next time I’m going to try it this way. As how I did it you couldn’t tell I washed it 🫤. Do you ever use the dryers the one I went to I used it to dry my windshield off at least so I could see to drive.
Third time watching this video. I got to ask if the hood of your car missing paint? 🤔 After a closer look that might have been the lighting. It appears that a portion of your hood was gray
If you have a dark color car you must use towels to dry off and also always do the windows, car washes leave harmful chemicals on the car that will destroy it.
