By: Evan Bowen
12-23-22
If you are reading this, you care about your vehicle a lot more than the average person. You have definitely come to the right place to look for advice before you damage your vehicle in any sort of way! By handwashing your vehicle there is no way to cause anywhere near the damage an automatic car wash can. However; it is still in your best interest to learn what products are best for what step, and what tools to use that will be safe for certain parts of your vehicle.
1. Clean the motor
The tools and products you need for this step will be:
- B-Gone Degreaser by Evolution Chem
- A stiff scrub brush
- A way to rinse off the motor and cleaner, such as a power washer, or a garden hose
The steps (in order) are:
- Rinse off the motor, and bottom of the hood
- Spray B-gone Degreaser on all the dirty areas of the motor that you are able to reach, and onto the brush you will be using to scrub the area down with.
- Scrub everything you can
- Rinse everything off starting with the highest point and working your way to the ground
2. Clean the wheels and wheel wells
The tools and products you need for this step will be:
- Purple Punch By Evolution Chem
- B-Gone Degreaser by Evolution Chem
- A wheel Brush
- A stiff scrub brush
- A way to rinse off the wheels and cleaner, such as a power washer, or a garden hose
The steps (in order) are:
- Rinse off the wheel well, the tire, and the rim
- Spray B-Gone Degreaser onto the wheel well and tire
- Scrub the wheel well and tire with a stiff scrub brush
- Rinse off the wheel well and tire
- Spray our Purple Punch Wheel cleaner onto the rim
- Wait for the wheel cleaner to turn purple and scrub with your wheel brush
- Rinse off the rim
- repeat on all 4 wheels
3. Wash the Vehicle
The tools and products you need for this step will be:
- A way to Rinse the vehicle such as a garden hose, or powerwasher
- 2 buckets
- 1 wash mitt
- A foam Cannon
- A bottle of Ultimate Orange soap
The steps (in order) are:
- Add 1-2 ounces of our Ultimate Orange into a foam cannon
- Add 1-2 ounces of Ultimate Orange into 1 bucket with water
- Fill the other bucket with clean water
- Rinse the vehicle off with water
- Attach the foam cannon and cover the vehicle in soap
- Soak your wash mitt in the bucket with soap
- Wash your vehicle in small sections
- In between sections rinse your wash mitt off in the bucket with clean water and re-soak it in the bucket with soap
- Rinse off the vehicle
- Dry the vehicle starting with a squeegee and ending with a drying towel
Clean the doorjambs
The tools and products you need for this step will be:
- Clean Microfiber
- Ceramic Quick Detailer
The steps (in order) are:
- Spray your Ceramic Quick Detailer onto the inside doorjamb, and the doorjamb on your door
- Wipe it down with your microfiber until it is clean and dry
- repeat on all your doorjambs
Wax Your Vehicle
The tools and products you need for this step will be:
- Super Slick Ceramic Spray
- Clean Applicator Pad
- Clean Microfiber
The steps (in order) are:
- Spray Super Slick onto a small area, we recommend about a 2 foot by 2 foot square
- Use an applicator pad to spread it out evenly
- We recommend waiting a few seconds after to let it chemically bond to the paint
- Wipe off the extra residue with a microfiber until it doesn't leave any streaks behind
- Repeat until the entire vehicle is done