Working from a Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge/Ram dealership we do not recommend using Rain-X washer fluid of any kind. The problem is that the Rain-X washer fluid will eventually turn on your low washer fluid light (if equipped). The coating that forms on your windshield also gets on to the sensor forming a barrier on it. It will then think the vehicle is out of fluid kicking the light on. Yes the sensor can be easily cleand by wiping the contacts off with rubbing alcohol.
Pan my car is super duper clean and is coated with Gtechniq CSL and another layer of gtechniq coating. For my preparation, I used a pH netural iron remover to clean the car. There was ZERO iron on my car because i only saw two dots of purple on the entire car after using the iron remover. Then I washed the car and applied Meguiar's hybrid spray wax as a topper to protect my existing ceramic coating. I think my car is good for winter!
Super bon video... très bien détaillé surtout bon timing .. Ques tu penses des produits comme shine armor, f11 il en a quelques-uns sur le marché comme traitement de protection ?
Great, well-organized tips, Pan. I'm in Florida but I very enjoyed your video. A good number of the tips are smart no matter the season. The only thing I would add is that it is always a good practice to ensure you have plenty of gas in the tank. The last thing you want to have happen is to be stranded somewhere in either freezing cold weather or even hot sweltering weather because you ran out of gas.
Prepping your car for winter is extremely important. Best advice yet! :) One question, in the past all tire dressings actually degraded the sidewall of the tires. What makes the latest products different so they don't dry out the sidewall?
I just want to say, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I was a novice until I came across your videos. I have a power washer, foam cannon, two buckets and black gloves. When I'm done the look is something else. Keep it up, props from a fellow Canadian.
Instead of that scratch brush..you guys can look up the "snow pro' its a hard"ish" foam that pushes the snow away instead of brushing it off..less scratches is a bonus
Here in North Carolina we don't get weather like Canada but all your advice you give can apply here as well.You give great bad weather driving advice is spot on.
Thanks a lot Pan. This video is very helpful. I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in the winter it can get brutal here. This video will help me to get ready. Thanks again.
Hi Pan, thanks for another great video. It's just taht I'm not too sure about wiper blades. If you take a new set out of the package and run them down with a wipe, they will leave so much black residue on a wipe that one would like to keep on rubbing until they come off clean. At that point, wiper blades are pretty much ruined because that black stuff coming off the blades is coating that is applied on top of actual rubber. It consists of all kinds of resins, silicone, PTFE, graphite and much more. Once this coating is gone by exploitation or cleaning by misinformed person then only rubber is left and that will not glide over the windshield at all and will deteriorate in very short time due to environmental effects. I'd love to clean them with IPA or give a good scrub, but my experience is that the more you scrub the wipers, the worse they become. I use glass sealants and wipers that have compromised coatings always seem to jump and skip for me. I usually just run a shampoo damp wash mitt over them a couple of times when I do body wash. Than again, I could be completely off my game on this one so any insight or tips on this matter would be very welcome. Thanks
My snow-removal tip is to use a microfiber wash mitt to remove the snow instead of using a brush. Basically “wash” your car with a dry mitt but just move most of the snow off the car. Leave a small layer of snow so that you don’t actually scratch your paint.
Good afternoon Pan! Sometimes here in New York when the snow is not so heavy, I find it Advantageous to actually use a leaf blower or to blow the snow off the car. The same principle applies here. the less you touch the car, the less likely you are to scratch it. Stay well, stay safe always always looking forward to new video content on your channel
I've always bought a cheaper "throw away" microfiber wash mitt to slide over the end of the snow brush to keep from scratching the paint. It works and it stays on very well.
1. if you live in a cold environment like I do get a remote start for your car. 2. get a block heater for atleast your oil pan 3. when the winter is here turn your heater fan speed up all the way and set it defrost so when your car is heating up your windshield will slowly defrost, do not heat up your windshield fast it will cause cracks. 5. get good lighting for your headlights preferly led's and a good light bar if you live in remote areas
I live in the northeast of the USA your advise is spot on. One addition would be a shovel collapsible or standard. Thanks for your advice on commercial car washes after applying ceramic coating I appreciate it.
Good morning Pan!!!! Was messing around and searching Google and vans across this outfit called JADE. Not sure if you've heard of em but I think it'd be great if you reached out to them and do a review on their line of products 👍👍
Hi PAN....Again great video, so much appreciated !!! A tip you didn't mention, in particular for people that may not have a garage, is to either put a piece of carton (big enough in size to cover the whole windscreen) that you put on your windshield underneath the wiper to hold it in place, or even a sun screen, so that your windscreen is not totally frozen up or fogged up in the morning, and also prevents your wipers to stick to the windshield, due to freezing. Hope this helps
Tire companies recomend pressure checking every 3 weeks. And in the winter you should always inflate your tires from 0,2 to 0,3 bar (sorry I am from Europe, and I am not really good with PSI) more than recomended. :) I've been working with tires almost my whole life. Detailing is right after tires on my passion scale 😅.
All steps were explained perfectly as always! I definitely learned from this video as I do from most of Pan's videos. Thanks for another terrific video, Pan! You are The Man!!!!
Having a good snow removal brush is part of the way to reduce chances of swirls and scratches. When I see people use these super stiff bristle cheap brushes, I cringe!
@@PanTheOrganizer ..I cringe when I see people taking their car to a car wash. And the employees using the same towels to dry the car from one car to another...ugh...nobody touches mine!
I hate the accumulations of snow, slush, ice and dirt that gather in the wheel wells of y vehicles... I call them "fenderbergs". My 2019 Ford Ranger has the carpeted wheel well liners in the front and plastic in the back. I never thought about using a spray coating/fabric protector on the fronts, thanks for the great idea!
@@PanTheOrganizer I sprayed my fender liners with a fabric protector today, as well as the ones on the 2020 GMC Canyon I did a maintenance detail on today.
I, like you, live in a region cold that use massive amounts of salt on the roads, I don't have access to a garage to wash my car during the winter. Please give me your opinion on using touch less car washing machines during the winter months. Fantastic videos! Keep up good work!
Thanks Mijje! I'm not a fan of touchless car washing in automatic car washes as they typically use harsh soaps. Those will strip waxes and sealants, and can eventually degrade ceramic coatings. It's "ok" if you do it only once a month, but I wouldn't recommend those every week. It would be best if you bring it to a detailing shop to have a detailer do a proper hand wash when possible.
Great video as usual!!! We got 27cm here in Newfoundland last night!! Winter is here lol. I didn’t know about tire coatings, I’m going to give this a try! Thanks again for all the great content!🇨🇦
Great tips! I disagree with the one about the windshield though. Yes, it's a good idea to decontaminate the windshield with wash/clay/polish/ipa, but I would leave it there. I have tried all the main brand glass sealants and while they do an amazing job at first, in a few weeks (at best, especially in winter), the product degrades and leaves horrible streaks on the windshield after you use your wipers. During the day it's not so bad, but during night time, which is the majority of the time in winter, it's terrible as you cannot see out of the windshield. The road grime constantly being sprayed on, the wipers, the ice scraping, the maintenance washes and the windshield washer fluid will eat at the coating quite quickly. If you want good visibility, get a good set of wiper blades and clean the windshield and wiper blades regularly with a glass cleaner.
Great tips, thanks. For washer fluid I use the Rain-X all season that’s rated to -45, gear for those frosty mornings. What do you think of the solid silicone brush heads? I currently use one and I like the way it clears off the snow. Once again thanks for the tips.
Thanks for these tips, it's very helpful. I'm gonna get the products you recommend because I got this car last summer & I want it to look good for long
I'm surprised silicone wiper blades were not mentioned. They don't freeze and lasts much longer than rubber blades. You can buy PIAA blades off Amazon.
Thank you Pan! I live in NYC and this video came at a perfect time! Do you or anyone here have a good recommendation for tip 4: a good silicone-based dressing for door jambs and rubber trims? Thank you in advance!
If you don't have an indoor space to have it detailed, there is no solution other than going to an automatic car wash (noooooo!) or using the services of a local detailer/detail shop.
👋🏼 Pan, I would like to apply TLC, “black ice” I do not have a garage and in the mornings my car is covered with mist is there anything I can apply over black ice or any other product you recommend that would not be affected by mist??
You should reach out to The Last Coat and ask them what their opinion is, as they deal with situations like this often. As I have a heated and cooled garage, my application conditions are always perfect.
Hi Pan, I'm following you since this spring, and thank you I learned soooo much ! Before I know you, I ordered quite a few Chemical Guys products and I did an overall job on my car. I cleaned it, clayed it, polished it, apply a sealant (jet seal CG) and a wax (CG also). And now I apply once in a while, the ''Bead maker'' you suggested, from P & S. MY QUESTION : if the paint sealant should last approx. 1 year and the wax 3 months, how do I add a another layer of wax after 3 months ? I guess I don't clay it again because I'll take off the paint sealant ? Can I add wax only after cleaning the car, without using the clay bar ? Thank you so much and because of you , now I know which good product to buy and what to do. Thanks again !!!!
Excellent video as ever Pan, how about deselecting auto fold mirrors to leave them out and ready, as oppose to casings freezing. Genuinely surprised no comments already - how the hell do I broach the Mrs about tackling her undercarriage !
I would love to see you test gtechniq easy coat and compare it to other wet coats. You literally hose the car down and they promise 3 months of real world protection. Interested to see how it compares to its wet coat and silica-spray sealant competitors.
Great show! Any European watchers out there? Where do you buy your products? I can't seem to find anything Pan recommends. There's many products on the German Amazon, but I prefer to buy with recommendation, rather than based on amazon reviews only.
Hi Pan, new sub here! I’m hoping you could give me a little advice! I just bought a 2016 Honda HRV EX-L and although I love the Black paint, it needs some major TLC! My goal is to remove as many scratches & swirls as possible and protect it for the upcoming winter. This will be my first time using a DA Polisher so I don’t feel comfortable tackling a major/multi step paint correction process. So I’ve spent the past week researching/watching many of your reviews and I purchased the products (listed below) I felt were best for me to use as a beginner in paint correction. Here is a list of the products I purchased and the order in which I plan to use them: 1. Chemical Guys Clean Slate Wash *wash the car 2-3 times* 2. Adam’s Iron Remover *wipe down prior to Clay Bar* 3. Chemical Guys Clay Bar & Lube *Clay Bar the paint” 4. Turtle Wax Hybrid Ceramic BLACK Polish 5. 6” DA Polisher 6. Chemical Guys Orange Hex Polishing Pads 5. Turtle Wax Ceramic Spray Coating *2-3 applications, 24hrs in-between coats* My main question is, would I get better results by polishing the car more than once? I don’t expect to remove all the scratches/swirls in one step using the TW Ceramic Black Polish, but I’d like to get the best results possible. I was thinking about polishing it a second time using a softer foam finishing pad..do you think that would improve the overall finish? I’m a big fan of what you do and love your channel. I’d really appreciate your feedback!! Thanks Pan!
Hi Dakota! First, since you subbed to my channel, let me officially welcome you to the Pan TheOrganizer family! You're on the right path for a first time polishing experience. Good job! I strongly recommend that you watch my super popular paint polishing tutorial for beginners here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X2qjO5xZZ2E.html You are right in setting your expectations for the all-in-one TW Ceramic Acrylic Black Polish. Being a one step, it won't give you the same amount of paint correction a proper 2 or 3-step polish routine will give you, that's totally normal. It should however provide you with 80% correction, removing a good part of swirls and scratches, removing oxidation, restoring gloss and clarity to your paintwork, and also laying down a foundation layer of ceramic protection that will act as a primer for the Ceramic Spray Coating. You would machine polish using the Ceramic Acrylic Black Polish. Buff off. Wait 24 hours. Apply 1st coat of Ceramic Spray Coating. Wait 24 hours. Apply 2nd coat. You should be good with 9-12 months of protection. Only 2 coats are needed. You will not achieve better results by polishing a second time with the same polish and compound combination. To get better results, you would have to move to a 2 step polish process. Starting with a compound like 3D One and a microfiber pad like Buff and Shine URO Fiber pad, and then use a finish polish like Sonax Perfect Finish. You would then use an paint prep like CarPro Eraser to remove polishing oils, and then apply the first layer of Turtle Wax Ceramic Spray Coating. Make sure to watch a video I recently made about the entire line of Hybrid Solutions lineup, how to use them and when to use them: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QL1kEPutvLY.html I hope this helps!
@@PanTheOrganizer sir, I can’t thank you enough for your advice!! I’m going to head over and watch your polishing tutorial for beginners now! I’m pretty excited to start the process this weekend. I believe I’ll be happy enough with the results using TW Ceramic Black Polish and the Ceramic Spray Coating for now but if for some reason I’m not happy I will def follow your advice and do a 2 or 3-step process! Thanks again! This is why so many people follow you and believe you’re the very best in the game!! Much love Pan!! 🤙🏼👊🏼
Hi Pan, I was wondering if you had and suggestions on gloves to wear if you need to wash your car outside in the winter to help with the cold, but maintain flexibility. Any suggestions? Thanks.
I applied black ice, turtle wax ice to top, then beadmaker for each maintenance wash. I’m ready for the East coast winter😎 For anyone wanting to do glass, absolutely use GlassParency! Really happy with it and I tried coating my other windows in black ice and turtle wax ice 2.0, doesn’t even compare
Thanks Alfredo! That's a tough question as I'm not there to assess the smell and I don't know how it got there, what surfaces are affected etc. It can be as easy as vacuuming and spraying a bit of deodorizer, or as complicated as needing a simple to use odor eliminator type deodorizer like this: amzn.to/32l6rEM or it can be more complicated an require an ozone generator... Maybe have it assessed by a local detailer if you can.
Pan again you always read my mind. Great timing and content. I use cosmoline rp-342 for the under carriage of my vehicles. I always was told to stay a safe distance from the vehicle in front of me and drive at a safe speed no matter of the speed limit. use 4 way flashers if need be. I got caught in a couple of white outs that shut down major highways and could not see past my hood of my truck . Still idiots drive fast and flips trucks and crash. Stay safe and healthy everyone.
Hey Pan, excellent advice. One thing I would add is a good battery jump unit. I personally chose the Audew 20,000 mAh jumper reviewed by Project Farm and boy has it saved some folks. Also, what is the measuring cap you have on your ONR bottle? Cheers to the next one good sir. PS. As someone who has a 4Runner with all terrain tires I hope we get some good snow in the PNW :)
Everyones car is so dirty in the winter. Even when I wash mine , it's dirty in a few days. I'm looking for a product to keep the car clean in the winter from dirt. I want it to repel all the dirt and water splashes ect.
Hey Pan, how long do you think Turtle Wax Seal N shine would last in a Canadian winter? I am in Toronto which is very similar to yours in Montreal. Curious on your thoughts. Keep up the tips... love it.
I do the microfibre towel too on my brush in Ottawa. Can’t find a decent enough brush to clean without scratching. Also Pan, what do you think of tacsystem moonlight? Thinking about using it for the winter months on my wife’s suv.
Yeah many higher end car manufacturers (like my BMW) do that to dampen the sound and road noise and tire noise, etc. It really works great, but they are a pain to keep clean. So these tips help. More and more entry level cars are also starting to offer this now, as it leads to a better driving experience when you cut down on ambient road noise.
Great vid. Heated windshield is your friend in winter so when buying a car consider this option :) And I would add to tip #6 to drain the windshield washer fluid that's meant for hotter temperatures so that you are confident it won't freeze
Pan, I live in southeast Michigan and have a non-heated garage. My question is what is the minimum temperature below which car care products such as tire dressing, paint sealants, etc. should not be applied? I heard 55 degrees F.
Is there any products you would recommend that would help protect powder coated wheels from salt during the winter? I’m worried about the salt eating through the coating. Thanks!
You should apply a ceramic coating specifically designed for wheels. Watch what I did on my own BMW wheels here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dsCmJJDP3xo.html And a full wheels off detailing in this tutorial: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3LCQ0g589pM.html
I have my heated and cooled garage, that I work in all year long. Here's my popular garage tour video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gyehNOd44SY.html
love your stuff! Anything I can do to prevent rust on my truck other than washing it? I put some Avalon King ceramic coating on myself. wondering if there is a product I can apply to the undercarriage? And if not, how often should I be washing the undercarriage? I don't have a garage or a pressure washer yet. Trying to figure out if I absolutely need to get one this winter or if I can survive without it another year. Thank you for all you do, big fan of your videos!
I put cosmoline rp-342...its a spray coating that last forever, on my under carriage of my vehicles . Prevents rust and is a military grade wax used for decades. Check out Amazon for pricing
You apply AvalonKing Armor Shield IX only to hard surfaces: paintwork, glass and exterior plastics. For the undercarriage, once a month, you could go to an automatic car wash that uses undercarriage sprays and have it cleaned until you get proper equipment at home.
Hey @PanTheOrganizer, my owner's manual (for BMW E93) says "Do not use silicon-containing care products on rubber seals; otherwise, noise and damage could occur". Do you have a recommendation for a silicone free product I could use for treating my car's rubbers? Thanks a bunch, your videos are great! :)
Would "CHEMICAL GUYS MAT RENEW RUBBER + VINYL FLOOR CAR MAT CLEANER & PROTECTANT" do the trick? Chemical Guys is accessible to me where i live and i've had good experience with their products before.
Hey PTO, I hardly ever see you clean the side mirrors. Should I clean them the same way as the windows or is there a special method? (Maybe Ive missed the video on side mirror cleaning) Awesome videos and Ive learned a lot from you!👍👍👍
@@PanTheOrganizer I was watching one of ChrisFix's videos and you were in the suggestions. I clicked on one of your videos and havent gone back to ChrisFix! Lol
Just want to clarify: Winter tires are NOT meant to evacuate snow, ice, or water. They are meant to accumulate snow to increase resistance. Snow tires are terrible on dry/wet pavement.
Hmmm. There are many articles on this topic online. Winter tires are designed to move water. When a tire presses down on snow or ice, it melts the top layer, creating a thin film of water (the same phenomenon that occurs as a skate glides across a rink). If the water isn't moved away from the area in front of the tire, the car will hydroplane. This is why winter tires are covered with grooves (including tiny channels known as "sipes") that move water away to the sides, allowing the tire to stay in contact with the surface. Current winter tire technology focuses on shallower treads with closely spaced grooves that carry away the water film created when the tire presses down on ice or snow.
road salt is a killer to the car's finish!! I used to live in New England was a pain to keep car clean. Hey Pan will glass polish get rid of small pitting?
No. If there is material missing, polishes can't restore missing glass. Just like when you have stone chips on your paint, polishes can't restore those. You need to do touch-ups or repaint the panel. However, a glass polish will clean up the glass and restore optical clarity that's for sure, and will help remove gunk that is in those pits and make them less glaring while driving.
Hi Pan, what would you recommend to use to remove any old wax/protectant before applying new stuff? IPA, Dawn dish soap or Krud kutter degreaser I have from the home cleaning supplies? Or does it not matter?
Stripping soaps alone won’t fully remove old protection. They only start the breaking down process. That’s ok if you’re only going to apply a new wax or sealant. But if you plan on applying a ceramic coating, multiple steps are needed to ensure 100% removal of the previous protection, including machine polishing. To give you an idea of the steps involved, watch my full car detailing video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tjJPcdCUaK8.html
Any tips on cleaning carpeted inner wheel wells? It’s difficult to remove debris such as leaves intertwined in the fabric. Never been able to get them off entirely...
Hey Pan! Thank you for this video! it’s finally starting to get cold in Cali and i’ve been getting a lot of questions about how I prepare each car I detail for the winter! I use Turtle wax Ice seal and shine on every car I work on including my own, my question is, to maintain it and enhance the gloss, do you recommend using PH neutral car soaps or soaps infused with wax/gloss enhancers?
I would recommend you apply Turtle Wax ICE Spray Wax on top, or even better, Bead Maker! King of gloss and slickness. I reviewed it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J7uc4AlarpU.html Bead Maker only lasts about a month, but since you already have such a durable base layer of protection with Seal N Shine, you're more looking to boost gloss and slickness and that's where Bead Maker shines, literally! ;)
This was more of a general public type tutorial, so they don't know about graphene coatings yet. I didn't want to create confusion. And yes long term durability is still unproven as they are too new to the market, so we need a full year of testing before giving final recommendations.
never thought about this with coatings but once you apply the coating do you still come back every so often with a IRON Remover etc even with the coating? Thank you
Hi, I do also living in Montréal Canada. I do park my vehicle on the street, thus not easy to accessing maintenance washing. Question: is it ok to use the waterless washing spray product for my paint? Thanks
It’s not the best option but it’s better than nothing. Just don’t use waterless or rinseless washes on very dirty cars without pressure wash rinsing them first.
Pan, I am doing a light winter prep on a 2014 BMW x3 in white. Iron x,clay,foam,2 bucket wash is what I plan to do. Should I seal it up with 303 graphene? or something else? long lasting is the key. Winters can be tough in Connecticut. Hopefully it won't be as bad as they're predicting. Thank You!!
@@PanTheOrganizer I thought You’d suggest that 😬😎. It needs a full correction. Someone got happy with a rotary🙄😳. That’ll be for springtime. For now, just a winter prep will suffice. You’re consistent in replying. I know it all takes time. Thank You!!!
Thanks Pam but I have a question which may be a tip or not. Do you recommend a spare fuel container or bottle when traveling long distances as an emergency? I think no one wants to run out of fuel on the side of the road.
Hey Pan.. Great video, for the recommended windshield washer fluid you have list. "Angelwax Clarity" Do you still recommend this or have another suggestion that might be more readily available in Canada?
Unfortunately no, it's pretty much the best I have tested. Then you have the ones at your local Canadian Tire and Walmart stores which are still ok if you stick to more premium brands like RainX for example.
