Detailing a ZL1 Camaro for a week! | Chicago High End Detailing
Status Detail in Chicago performed a extremely intensive detail on this Zl1 Camaro. The car was cleaned for hours and then prepped for days worth of polishing and paint correction. We found multiple sanding marks and removed all of them. Once the paint was dialed into perfection we installed ceramic coatings on everything!
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Dude you are the most informative podcast about detailing I have ever seen, no nonsense, not trying to sell anything just a really good video on how to do it right. MAD RESPECT FROM EAST LONG BEACH 💯
That is for watching! This is a older video. Check out the newer ones too! Production is much better in my opinion
What a huge difference in the before and after screens. Thanks I new to the channel cant wait to see more.
Thanks Andrew 🙂👍 Thank you for subscribing and I have a ton of videos already shot and awaiting editing. Stat tuned👍
Terrific video. I don't mind 30 min videos when the material is well prepared ahead of time and the audio is progressive in techniques and informative with comments on the products being used. Editing is another important issue which was excellent. This video represents everything that I am looking for when I open up a channel and start washing. Thank you.
Thank you for that awesome feedback!!! I really appreciate it and glad you enjoyed th video. Check out our ferrari detail. I think you will like the editing style and product mentions 👍
He didn’t even tell us what polish he used
For all that I have seen about details on detailing about waxing and washing, this is a very good idea info on maintaining keeping your ride clean, clean, clean, the owner is worthy of his owner ship, there's no excuse for apparent laziness beginning to show if you want your belongings to show being kept up in good condition,
Ceramic definitely makes it easier for the owner to keep the car looking it's best!
Awesome job! really like how you describe the process
Thanks for watching! Be sure to checkout the other videos on the channel!!
Thanks for this, I have a metallic black 2017 1LE that I bought for my 50th birthday. It is about to get the front clip repainted to repair road rash than a full paint correction as it has so many swirls. Hope it turns out as well as this car!
I'm sure it will turn out awesome!! I have paint correction kits coming to the store soon but if you get it paint corrected you can diy your ceramic at home. The GT3 Touring video I did shows you how and everything you need is in the ceramic tab of the store 👍
InstaBlaster.
I’ve been detailing for around 5 years now and have never thought to shoot the foam into the bucket, that’s brilliant!
Love to save soap and make crazy foamy wash buckets lol
Amazing work!
Thanks!!! So much work went into this car. I wish I could have filmed more and made an even better video for you guys!
Outstanding work my friend👍👍
Thanks Kyle Really appreciate your kind words and glad you enjoyed the video! So many videos are in the works and awaiting editing. Lots of cool stuff coming to the channel 👍
Awesome brother! Love how detailed and meticulous you are.
Thank you 🙂🙂
Awesome job 🔥
Thank you for watching 🙂
Great presentation from beginning to end car looks awesome.
Thanks Robert!!! Just posted a new video you might like too!
hey I like what you did there. Nice Job sir! hope u will post more vids man. keep it up!
Thanks Justin! Check out my channel, I have a lot of videos and just posted a new one actually 😃
Camaro zl1 I love it she is so beautiful 🤩
A glossy black muscle car is truly fantastic to look at 👍
Awesome vid man!!
Thank you! Really appreciate the feedback from you guys. More content on the way 😀👍
This is my dream car, and I love detailing cars. Can't wait to get my hand on the wheel one day
Thanks for watching 🙂🙂
Been detailing for 10 years. This is amazing!
Thanks Josh!!! If you have been detailing for 10 years check out my video about passion driven detailing. I think you will connect with it and enjoy it 😀👍👍
Super great job.love it.
Thanks for watching!!! Working on a end of the year video. Follow the channel so you don't miss it 😃
Great Video! Learned a lot in this video, thanks
Awesome!! Thank you for the comment and feedback 🙂
Excellent job, I have a 2023 ZL1 1LE in Black, dropped it off at 20 20 Auto Spa in Copperas Cove TX, for the same detail work looking forward to picking it up, will comment later on results. Cheers.
That's awesome! Enjoy that beautiful car 🙂
Love the vids great info attention to detail
Thanks for watching and taking a second to comment on the video Alice! Lots of awesome videos on the channel if your new to the channel! New vids every Sunday! Ferrari video coming this weekend 😃
Very nice job!
Thanks detailing time! Love feedback from a fellow detailer! Stay safe out there🙂👍
STATUS DETAIL you to my friend! :)
Perfect 😍 Black uni best Color :) But lot of work :)
Definitely alot of work lol
FANTASTIC job! I only wish you were closer so I could let you detail my car. Can you recommend anyone in the mid-Hudson Valley region of NY? How many miles were on that ZL1? It looks better than new! WOW!
Only a few thousand miles I believe. He had basically just bought it. Sorry not super familiar with that area!! Take a look at reviews and work on Instagram and if they have a KZhead. See what products they use too. If you want something special a smaller company is more likely to deliver that. Big companies can be good to of course but a little bit of the passion is lost when your car is just next on the list for one multiple employees to grab and do the work. Depending on what you want done you can do it in your driveway and I can get you setup with the supplies 👍
Came to watch this video again. I also have a black ZL1 but it’s the regular one not the 1LE.
Welcome back🙂 Be sure to have a look around the channel. Lots of videos!
My Camaro gets that residue too.
Good 👌🏻🤙🏻
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good content. the matte paint is actually wrap, from the factory. the website mentions it. if that's your house, the flag that appears in 19:14 is backwards, the blue field should be on the left as we look at it.. the rule is "to the flag's own right" AND HEY uh question.. would you say late model GM paint is still 'hard' paint? it always seemed such, to me.
Yes typically hard. I did a Vette nd another zl1 recently and did notice it's wrap lol
I enjoyed this video, I am new to your channel. Just subscribed!
Welcome Ricardo 😎😃 Thank you for subscribing! This was one of my first videos! If you liked this vid then be sure to watch the new barn find video! Also the hyper car vids. Bugatti Chiron. McLaren senna. McLaren p1. Pagani hauyra. Porsche 918 etc!
Last year i put on gtechnic crystal serum light and evo v4 coat on my 2017 type r. Loved the wet looking shine of the v4. And off course some one smashed my car yesterday, so i have to do it again after the repaint. The shape of the car is a pain in the butt to do so yeah not looking forward to it.
Oh no! Sorry to hear about the accident! Glad your ok! Let us know if you need help with anything. Our store has all the products you need for prep besides polishes. That will come at a later date. I want to put together the perfect stuff before we offer it. If I don't obsess over it then it wouldn't be status detail lol
Fucking great Video! Love the detail you provided on your thought process during the wash. Crazy to see your sub count. You deserve alot more, (But everything’s a process). Glad to join this channel early 😁
Thanks for the kind words 🙂 really appreciate that! Our channel is growing and the best way to support the channel is to comment and thumb up the videos you enjoy and share them on your social accounts and car forums 👍 Indeed your in on the ground floor. This brand will continue to grow and im very grateful to my early followers who are guiding the brand to its future goals 😃
Nice work subbed. So a car that’s been ceramic sealed, it can’t be waxed? What product do you use on exterior plastics to make it look like it was meant to look and not some cheesy glossy finish?
Thanks for the Sub! That means a lot!!! Once you have real ceramic i recommend you use one of three products. Gyeon Cure Carpro Reload Both are great ceramic based sealants! They have around 5% ceramic in the formula and bond to the real ceramic on your car. Polymer based wax will only temporarily bond to your ceramic coating because on a molecular level the ceramic will shed the Polymer based wax after a week or so. Basically it debonds. This is why we are not a fan of bead maker. Its a synthetic Polymer based sealant/wax. Ceramic sealant is designed to bond to ceramic coated services. The third product is gyeon wetcoat. This is s spray and rinse with a pressure washer product. It is amazing and totally touchless. So its fast and does not require friction to install meaning you can't swirl anything out. Thats all available on Statusdetailstore.com Thanks for the great question🙂
Hello@STATUS DETAIL, would you like to review the new MJJC foam cannon pro?
Not currently but appreciate you guys reaching out!
I was watching your video without fast forwarding up until a commercial inserted right around the 15:00 mark broke the spell I was under. :). Then I started fast-forwarding. Thought that would interest you. How much do you make on the commercial vs how does inserting a video effect your avg view duration.
That's really interesting! I appreciate the feedback. I don't know what I make on one individual ad. But this video will soon make about $1000. It's at 350k views currently. Really amazing considering my videos get around 3-5000 views normally. Oddly enough I just started monetizing videos... Good timing I guess! That money will certainly help the channel and status and allow me to bring even better content!
That Camaro came out Amazing!! You did an excellent job. If it was my car I give you a big hug and kiss lol. Great Job! Spectacular.. Wish I could have seen the polishing aspect of the detail, but the outcome came out beautiful. Thank you for sharing..
Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe and check out our other detail videos like the chiron and p1 details. I also have a tar removal video coming on this sane Camaro!
I’ll definitely subscribe. I ordered a 2022 ZL1 I can’t wait to polish it. I hope it comes out as good as you did on your customers ZL1. 😁
@@devils2727 I'm making a paint correction masterclass video in Dec or Jan Feb. Will help you and many others tackle paint correction
I know this is an older video but I'm curious if I can get some help with something. I currently have a 3000 PSI gas powered pressure washer with a wand nozzle but I like the short nozzle you use so I'm wondering which gun that is or what you'd recommend but I'm also in the market for an electric pressure washer as the gas is just to loud to use all the time, any suggestions on an electric pressure washer to look into?
All your answers are on obsessedgarage.com 👍👍 I use that hose. The MTM gun and he offers a lot of solid electric pressure washers
Goddam love that car
Me too! Just did a gt500! Video coming soon!
I know it’s been a couple years but could you tell me what pads and compounds you used for the cutting work?
Not suybut I currently use HDO pads. Blue is cutting. Orange Is polish. Statusdetailstore.com has everything I use
What’s a good products to bring back exterior plastics?
Carpro perl works really well!!
What kind of flash light did you use to show the bad paint ? Thanks
That was a old Milwaukee flashlight I believe. I often use the flashlight on my phone in a pinch too 👍 Really high-end lights from scan grip are useful too!
What do you pro's use to clean ceramic coated wheels pls...
Brake buster. Then whatever is in my foam cannon for extra lubrication. Wheel Woolies for brush
Hello, what product did you put inside the IK foamer? thanks
Pretty sure that was gyeon bathe but this video is. Pretty old so it's hard to remember
Ok so the idea is to mix Gyeon wheel cleaner with foam from any car wash products (bathe, reset etc) using IK foamer. 👍🏻
@@chabaneouali1955 as I mentioned this is an older video so I don't really remember the story If you're trying to clean wheels then yes you could put brake buster or whatever wheel cleaner you want to use into the IK foamer If you're trying to just foam the car and replacement of a pressure washer then you would put bathe into the foamer. I do not recommend you mix car shampoo and wheel cleaner
Looks great! Did the sanding marks come from a previous detailer? All those swirls are from poor washing? The factory paint can’t be that bad.
Sanding marks are likely from factory based on the history of car. No body shopped panels. 1 owner. Delivery miles. When dust gets in the paint when its sprayed at the factory you get this unappealing dust nib in the paint. At the factory they take a pneumatic sander and spot sand them out. Sometimes its just literally sand paper. Once its smoothed out they compound that spot to paint correct the sanding marks. They spend a few minutes on this process during the production process. The average car takes around 30ish hours to produce. Every car is different so im not spot on there.... point is I spend that much time JUST doing the detail. So obviously the manufacturer is rushing this step and that's why the car leaves with such a wild looking sanding mark! A telsa I recently did had factory sanding marks but also body shop sanding marks because he was rear ended and had paint work done. The manufacturer sanding mark and body shop sanding mark where very different. Body shop tried to refine it more. But they still didn't fix it completely! Thats why im employed haha. The swirls where mostly from poor washing and some auto car washes the owner used\did. I'm sure the dealer washed it poorly before Delivery too... never let a dealer wash your car! But yes factory paint in general is pretty bad. Especially tesla and often porsche gt cars. This is why all our ceramic packages come with paint correction. We polish and correct every new car🙂👍 Thanks for the two good questions\comments and watching our videos. I really appreciate you checking my content out!
STATUS DETAIL I have a white Tesla Model 3. The paint is not too bad, but a bit soft. Do a Tesla video!
@@willaerley7140 I should have a model 3 in the shop in sept or oct. Maybe I'll try to film it! I have a bunch of videos to edit. Be sure to check out my Instagram. I post stories basically every day. I posted a lot on the tesla when it was in. If you enjoy this content the insta is great supplemental content in between youtube videos 👍
Im having my ZL1 1LE 2023 fully PPFd and Ceramic coated… I know you’re a busy man but having no insight into this community how would one go about washing the car after having these things done to it? Is it any different from a regular car washing?
I'd check out some of my wash videos. I have a new wash video coming soon. Fast version. Treat PPF like paint. Wash it carefully. You can follow the steps in my recent videos showing the microfiber wash process.
I couldn't agree more, polishing is an artform, I wish my skills were up to the task. I definitely have an eye for perfection and a desire to learn , but polishing has been my downfall. Any tips for an old beginner? Woukd be greatly appreciated. I just picked up a Riverside Blue ZL1 💙 and would love to make her shine .
I'll be offering a polishing kit on the car care store soon. Sometime over the winter months. The biggest advantage you have is getting the right pad and polish for your kind of paint. The store will be setup with drop downs for porsche paint Chevy paint bmw paint etc. So then you get a kit semi designed for your car. I'll do videos in technical stuff to but man is that a rabbit hole to go down lol. Gm paint tends to be medium to hard. So id recommend something like a mild compound and medium to heavy cut pad if your trying to paint correct. For me that's the green or blue rupes polish... green was discontinued recently so it would be blue and pair with a lake country hdo orange or blue pad. Cross hatch and you will get results. Want a mild polish to enhance gloss and depth? Hdo orange with yellow rupes polish. If you want to get fancy do white rupes jeweling polish with black hdo to jewel/finish Polishing and correction gets very complicated when you dig into the thousands of possibilities and combos to achieve maximum gloss. Hope that helps!!!
Ik im really late. But what causes those swirl scratches on the car?
Swirl marks come from any kind of friction against your paint. Lubrication will help avoid swirl marks. This means any kind of dust or dirt on a dry towel rubbing across your paint will makes swirl marks. Any kind of dirt in your towel or wash pad will swirl your car out
What ceramic coating was that? Carpro finest reserve? Thanks
This is a dual layer gtechniq ceramic coating. We then warranty the work in house 👍
STATUS DETAIL gtechniq ultra +exo v4?
How did you clean the exhaust tips you never showed it
This was awhile ago but usually I put compound on a old microfiber and apply it by hand to the tips. Then I use a less abrasive polish to really shine it up. The compound does a nice job of removing the bad stuff that won't typically come off. You can always start the process during the wash and get the pressure washer close to the tip. It can blow some of the black build up off as well
@@STATUSDETAIL Thanks man my tips are just as bad as that and iv been looking for a way to make them shine
@@ZEROX619XX give it a try! Very approachable project 🙂
What product did you use on the exterior?
If your asking about Ceramic it was gtechniq Crystal serum light. For paint correction back then we used rupes but that line was discontinued
I’m buying the exact same car in the exact same colour, I would totally get it polished and coated from you but sadly I live up in Canada :/
Congratulations! It's a super awesome car! Shipping a car from Canada is probably tough logistics wise. I've had cars shipped within USA. Keep an eye on our future maintenance wash and protection videos. We want to help you keep your car looking awesome, even if your in Canada and can't buy from our car care store. You can use your favorite Canadian retailer and buy the same products 👍
Enjoy the slow environment and start traveling. This is a great time of year in Canada. :-)
That’s crazy same here but I’m in Cali...
Is there chemical free water 💧 that is used on cars like camaro etc that have no paint film?
That ik foamer system can be used many ways. Various chemicals and dilution can work. A fully residue free method can be done with certain rinseless washes but that's sacrificing true lubrication and more likely to swirl paint out.
What's in the IK foamer
We had CarPro reset in thse foamer. Sometimes we use gyeon bathe.
@@STATUSDETAIL right on, i've been putting ps brake buster in mine
@@seethruhead7119 works great with brake buster. Be sure to consider a second ik to use reset or batte because the filter holds onto some residue. So either rinse it out with straight water really well or just have two👍👍
How did you prep and coat the vinyl wrap on the hood?
The hood is factory matte paint. The process is the same however. Washed with ph neutral soap. No additives like wax in it. No polish or anything like that. Panel prep. Essentially that's an alchohol wipe to clean it. Then ceramic goes on and I topped it with gyeon matte cure. 👍
Why is the radiator front right bottom rusty?
Not sure. Car is driven in salt in winter. Maybe that's why
Are sanding marks due to salt on the road?
Sanding marks happen when someone actually takes sand paper and sands the surface of the clear coat (paint) typically this happens and the manufacturer during production or during a visit to a body shop. Once the car is finished being painted there can be imperfections like a spec of dust stuck in the clear coat (paint) and the only way to remove this sort of repainting the entire panel is to sand that defect out and polish it back to perfection. The manufacturer and most body shops tend to not spend enough time on this step so they dont fully remove the the sanding mark they created. Hope that helps!
No iron removal or clay?
I don't show every step in videos often because I'm filming solo and it gets really cumbersome! This car received iron remover but I don't usually film that step. Never good to let it dry and when I'm filming its easy to get distracted. Easier to iron x entire car and work methodically. Clay is like going to the ER you don't want to go. Only if you need to. Not every car will need clay. If only very minor stuff is in paint ill opt to use more pads and not clay. Only downside is you load the pad up faster with bad residue that's difficult to blow out... so you change pads. Sometimes and really most times clay is very necessary because polishing won't pull the contamination and will even completely destroy the pad. Its been awhile since I did this car but I don't believe it was clay barred. Basically every car gets some level of iron decon. Hope that helps 🙂👍
what is the caar color, thank you.
I'm not sure but it was a normal black. Non metallic.
Yeah, one hell of a nice job, maybe you need to put together a video steps in a wax job, well, now I know about a ceramic detailing, how many people would like a glass finish, perfection, only second to none,
I actually have some videos basically exactly on what you are describing. One is on a ZL1 vette and on a GT3 touring
The only question I have is why not take the wheels off and do a full clean of them in such a detail oriented detail??
Depends on the budget and what's important to a customer. Many people don't care. Many people won't ever see a car with wheels off. If we clean the fenders out perfect. They will be dirty again in a month. Because the owners never pull wheels during a wash. Nothing I do will last forever if it's literally never cleaned again ever. Even ceramic doesn't work that way.
That’s what I figured! Also props to your commitment to growing your channel by answering a comment on a video that is 2 years old. Love the videos.
@andrewcorbin316 I do my best to answer all comments. Some comments were showing in my KZhead studio app but not on my actual KZhead app. I was so surprised to see I missed people's comments from a long time ago. Thanks for being part of the status Channel!
whats the ball park figure on a job like this run ?
Hi Joe Great question. This job was around $3000. We offer bespoke detailing. Meaning just about every package is custom tailored to you but also your car. This and the detail we did on the McLaren are both a maxed out package and achieve something very special 🙂👍
@@STATUSDETAIL great price ! If I were in your area I wouldnt hesitate to come to you. Price quotes around here (NYC) are definitely higher.
@@jp3ns943 interesting! What would you say the going rate is in New York? We have had customers ship cars before too. Also a little curious what's in your garage!
@@STATUSDETAIL I currently have a 2017 golf R and have been quoted over $3500 on a similar job. I actually came across your video through a ZL1 search because I am heavily debating on getting one next.
@@jp3ns943 My wife had a 2012 golf R with alot of supporting APR mods. Car was very fast and a manual. Kind of miss having a manual to mess around with lol. We replaced it around 8 months ago with a 2014 S6 with only like 8k miles. I liked the golf R but man, I love this S6!! The ZL1 is a beast of a car. Incredible sounding and extremely intimidating from the front. This customer drives his in the Chicago winters unless its snowing.
If they had it for a wek, why did they not just take the wheels off?
We get this question alot lol. Depending on what the car needs and what package the customer gets we may or may not do wheels off. More importantly im a one man show and filming every step is tricky when I'm booked out weeks in advance. So not everything is filmed often. But I do try to film the most interesting parts!
How much did you charge for this?
Man this was a really long time ago. $2600?
How much do you charge...? For a detail like that?
I believe this was our $3,000 package but he had caught a 20% off holiday deal at the time.
@@STATUSDETAIL $3,000 to clean a car. Wow what a finesse you are
hey bro im from chicago Cheers! If you need content i have a Daily civic that may need some work!
Awesome to see a local viewer!!👍👍 Feel free to reach out if you need any high end detailing or need help on the car care store selecting products 🙂
STATUS DETAIL thanks brother!
How much for this type of detail?
I believe This was a $3000 package but this was a long time ago and can't remember!
Nothing on the products you used?
This is a older video. My newer ones talk a lot more about what I'm using. Just about everything I use is on statusdetailstore.com The compound and polish used in this video was discontinued. I like ultra cut and reflect from carpro now
You’re using carpro reset as your shampoo with zero previous protection on it? What’s the reasoning for that? It was my understanding that reset is used for cars that have a ceramic/graphene coating.
Great question. Reset by design is intended to restore hydroponics on a previous ceramic coated surface. That does not mean you cant use it as a traditional soap on any car regardless if ceramic. Reset us a excellent car soap simply designed to remove dirt grime and grease off the surface of your paint. It has no additional additives like waxs so it's a ideal soap before paint correction and or ceramic to especially prep the paint for whatever is next. Long story short. Reset works on everything but is designed to be your go to soap on existing ceramic coated surfaces to restore your hydrophobic properties! I hope that made sense!
How much did it cost for this detail?
I believe this was our $3,000 package but he had caught a 20% off holiday deal at the time.
Huhhhh??
@@ehreth6085 he got 20% off our $3000 package. I believe it was our holiday sale at the time.
@@STATUSDETAIL thank you
@@DipDaddy no problem 🙂👍
Anyone know of a good shop in LA?
Not sure. I think protective film solutions is around that area.
How much was this? $$$$. What do you charge? $50/hr? Did you say this was about 40hrs - $2000?
I believe this was my $3000 package. But it was so long ago it's hard to remember. Safe to say it was either $2600 or $3000
Can I buy all of this just for personal use? I'd love to clean my car instead of going to a car wash
You can basically buy everything needed from our store statusdetailstore.com I actually recently made a video on a GT3 Touring that shows you how to do a diy at home professional level detail and I linked every product in the description box! Be sure to subscribe, more videos like that are coming so you can care for your car in the driveway 🙂
@@STATUSDETAIL will do thank you🙏
@@oreos922 my pleasure. Thanks for watching our content! If you enjoy our channel you will also enjoy our very active instagram and facebook pages👍
How much $
I believe this was a $2600 or $3000 package Similar results can be seen from a $1700 package but obviously more work goes into the more expensive ones.
Not too big of a deal since you paint corrected afterwards but the whole rinsing prior instead of foam cannon (assuming your talking about foam cannon for your contact wash) is true but still inferior to a proper pre wash. Its far more effective at removing dirt than just blasting it across the panel with the pressure washer, its also far safer..now if you talking about using the foam cannon for your contact wash then yeah you wanna get as much dirt off prior to contact wash and thats where the high ph pre wash is far more effective than just a rinse beforehand. A simple test is rinse one door with the pressure washer then pre wash the other door with a high ph snow foam, let it dwell for a few mins then rinse then blow dry everything...you'll see how much dirt is still on the panel with just a rinse, its actually staggering but again not that big of a deal if doing paint correction afterwards.
This is a pretty old video. Currently I rinse. Pre foam. Dwell rinse. Foam again. Contact wash etc
Thousandth like lol nice
ONE BILLION!?!!!??!!!!?!????? Thanks for checking out our video and liking the video! My first 1000 likes on a video and you helped make it happen! Very grateful 🙂👍😀🙂👍🤜🤛
@@STATUSDETAIL no problem man I really respect the work
@@masteroffire5793 thank you🙂 Just getting started. Your in on the ground floor... Let's see how far we can go 👍👍
@@STATUSDETAIL I just subbed and I’m here for the ride 🤘🏿
Hey Kermit.
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Great video. Only tragedy here is it is an ‘Auto’ ZL1 1LE.
Manuals are wonderful but its basically daily driven in Chicago. His left foot thanks him lol
4 day clean and you don't even take the tyre off
I know it seems confusing but not everything makes the video. Talked about this in another comment 🙂👍
I've always heard you start washing from the roof down, because there is less dirt, and work your down. You started on the front end, which is likely one of the dirtiest parts of the car, then went to the hood, then worked your way down to the sides. No wonder there were scratches on the side panels. Not sure I understand your technique.
Gene i suggest you watch our other videos like the track day clean ups and the newest video regarding proper wash methods. They have the information your seeking. It is best to wash top to bottom. Its even best to use more than one wash pad. A pad specifically for the ditties areas. I talk about this in the mentioned videos above. What im guessing you Don't understand is this is a edited KZhead video. Its rather difficult to film and detail at the same time all by yourself. On occasion I have someone randomly walk out and I'll have them grab the camera to assist. Either way footage doesn't always turn out great so you edit and cut in the best shots to create the story. Put it all together and lots of parts of the detail are missing but I figure its better to do my best to show you something vs nothing. I do in fact wash top to bottom. I actually wash almost every car I film three times because as previously mentioned its very difficult to film the process. Its not like we can hit the pause button on the foam. It usually drips off more than half the car as im filming and then i need to totally start over all while managing drying water and soap and water spots. Just for your general information. The front of a car is never the dirtiest. Only if we are talking bugs and this car had zero bugs on it. The back of a car is the dirtiest and you could see how bad the swirls in the bumper. This is because of the wind tunnel effect behind the car. It traps and collected a ton of dirt and dust. Usually fine dust and that's the biggest culprit for swirls. This is easy to visually in winter when you see a car driving in snow. Besides that especially on a car like this with huge wheels the dirtiest spots are behind the wheels and about 1-2 feet up the doors. They collect a ton of dirt. Especially on ceramic coates vehicles the front bumper hood and roof are the least dirty. The no wonder there are scratches comment is just confusing my friend. This was the first time I saw this vehicle. Are you implying some kind of time machine was used? How could my assumed bad techniques caused those? I dont personally believe this but some of the best polishers and paint correction guys in the world say the wash section of a correction detail isn't important. "Just get it done/clean." The idea being especially on cars this bad nothing we do during the wash will possibly do any real additional harm unless we try to clean it with steel wool maybe. Its here to be fixed that's the point. As I previously mentioned i don't share that opinion. I wash cars carefully but I do wash a fully corrected and ceramic coated car slightly different. Id recommend you check out our specific washing videos. Thanks for checking this one out and your comment🙂
Gene did you see what was done to the vehicle before the wash pad even touched the paint? Sound like a og fan
thats like 1 week of dirt for that car... joking. awesome car... im trying to get one of those 1LEs like that...
He legitimately drives the crap out of that car. It's pretty awesome lol. Thanks for watching! Lots of other cool videos like the newest one i uploaded about the barn find!
you know that rear wing is like $5000 ...
@@chriscraft77022 yikes lol
A detail of this lvl....Why wouldn't you take the wheels off first??
Pretty difficult to film everything solo! I'm trying to get better at a filming process or setting Camara up and leaving it run. But lots of things are not being filmed obviously. It gets pretty time consuming on top of the detail!
To clarify we remove wheels after the first wash if and when necessary to complete a detail. We wash cars outside then pull them inside. So id never skip wheels during the outside wash process. Just doesn't feel right lol. So wheels actually get washed twice often. 👍
Please consider~ NOT intended to be negative € With a 30+ minute video and so much talking- especially when people like myself are looking for higher end answers for you to not mention ~Removing Tires ~ Cay Barring ~ any important step ALL that add to the finished product needs to be at least mentioned~ Thanks for the Video..
Totally understand John👍 I believe I usually do mention clay but its truly not always necessary. We usually remove wheels but dont mention or more importantly film because certain aspects of the actual detail get cumbersome to film all by myself and on deadlines. So I do my best to film before and afters! I agree completely tho! I need to get more shots!!! Check out my McLaren detail video. I go pretty in depth with "any important step" specifically polishing shapely exotics! I appreciate the honest feedback 😃
I did learn watching & I appreciate your reply- I will be watching your future videos.. I’ve only detailed a handful of vehicles that were 6 figures and I’m SO slow because I don’t want a mistake.. The more I can learn that’s correct it could be a good help!
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Love the c7 Corvette. The rest of that comment is probably better fit on a different channel tho... Thanks for watching 👍
buy a 4k camera
I have already. Watch more of my videos 👍
Is this your guys 5,000$ detail?
Great question. This is actually the $3,000 package on our website. The 5k Detail sees the most value on a exotic car will loads of carbon fiber like a ferrari or lamborghini with a full carbon interior and engine bay for example. A lot of the additional budget goes into the little details 👍
@@STATUSDETAIL thanks brother. have a ZL1 in the same color and was really excited to see what you guys could do with them. It's a shame I'm west coast currently, otherwise I'd have to drop my ZL1 off to you guys to see the magic
A week detail how are u making money
The short answer is charge a lot for exacting work and top notch customer service before during and after detail!🙂👍
I've always said some people have more money than sense. Forty hour detail? What happens two days later when it rains?? He saw them coming...
I'm not sure you appreciate or love your car in the same way as a person who gets a Detail like this. That's not a slam or anything. It's perfectly ok and car people have different traits and different things they get enjoyment out of. As you could see the paint was in bad shape and is much better after. The ceramic locks that in and makes it very easy to clean. The point is a better looking car that's easier to care for. As you mentioned when it drives away it can get dirty. But we don't never wash because of that and we don't never drive it in fear of dirt. So you dial the car in make it look great then enjoy it. Wash as needed and it's looks good as new after each wash. What you said could easily be said with many different mods you may like better like bolt ons for hp. One could say what's the point you can't really use it on the street and if it's raining it's almost not worth driving. But it gives you enjoyment. That's what it's about 🙂
@@STATUSDETAIL That's fare, but what you're doing can be done by the owner, it's almost like a tutorial, which is very clear to understand, but surely they can make some time and use your videos as a walkthrough to clean their car, I just can't see why it would take 40 hours as the car wasn't recovered from a storm flood or alike, I have seen similar videos on detailing, but never done over days. I'm not having a dig at you because it's a living you're making and it's cool knowing how to protect the paintwork. I'm from the United kingdom and it rains most of the time, so I guess it would be fruitless having that level of exterior detail being done. It's a good video anyway. 👍
@@blackmagic5432 a lot of the work on this car was In paint correction and polishing work. Maybe closer to like 32 hours? This detail was awhile ago but you round up for youtube tittles haha. The paint correction and polishing could be done at home but not with the same skill level. I've put insane time into making my correction work better than others. Everything else can certainly be done at home. My ceramic curing process is unique and In a climate controlled room and backed by a unique in house warranty too. Add up all my products and professional equipment.. it's going to be a big bill lol But totally agree a lot of it can be done at home. Check out my new video with the GT3 Touring! It's literally a how to video at your home haha. This customer was way to busy to do something like this. I have customers that ship cars to me 35 miles because they don't have the time to drive it to me. To that individual the time is more expensive and valuable.
6 minutes into this and there are already a few blatently odd procedures and accompanying comments. Using Gyeon Tire Cleaner is a strange one as it's RTU and therefore expensive, nor is it that potent a cleaner relative to other products of it's type. Secondly, why would you bother doing a touchless round on a tyre.. it's not paint, it won't scratch. Lastly your explanation of why the Tire Cleaner browned when you foamed it is just inaccurate.. 'self agitating'?? Did you consider the possibility that white foam may show dark coloured dirt more than black tyres would? The most head in hands moment was your use of the wheel woolie on the faces... I would recommend you attend training.
You should make a KZhead channel and show your method 👍
@@STATUSDETAIL it's pretty easy to glean from my above comment. Did you learn this technique from elsewhere on KZhead or are you just winging it as you go? - Touchless tire cleaning step is money down the drain, agitation is always required. - Wheel woolies are for barrels, mitts and brushes are for the faces. - With the exception of fallout removers (which you've neglected to mention here) you'd save a small fortune using a concentrated wheel cleaner as opposed to a RTU tire cleaner.
@@adblf sounds like you should be making videos and showing how you do it!👍
Lazy dude.. Just rins the car after the foam to get the dirt out of the way because you will scratch it and need buffing in the future🤦🏻it Takes away the shine of the clear
Doesn't sound like you watched the video.............
This guys paint is like that because he washed it with lose dirt on it or went through mechanical brush car washes and probably used a brush at self service car wash that people use on wheels or sit on ground I had 5 year old cars that sat outside that I hand washed and waxed never ceramic that never look like that, If I use a car wash only touchless no brushes
Also why I also never get black lol
@@isrstrategies he did go to auto car wash often 👍
Dude shut up blaming the camera this and that you freaking took the shine away that’s not how you wash a car
What in the world are you talking about lol
You did it the lazy way you’re supposed to rinse with water after you apply soap and not just scratch it with dust and dirt on there I used to do it for insurance companies you would get fired the first day. Blablablabla You don’t need a lot of pressure that’s because you know you’re scratching it Good thing it wasn’t in my car
@@juniorescamillaboxing2723 whatever you say....
you talk too muchhhh
Thank you 🙂
Why detailing that ugly car?
Looks pretty fantastic to me. Super cool looking from the the front!!
You guys do an incredible job,just the car is ugly
@@alexalexalexalex7906 thanks for watching! A lot of porsche content coming very soon! Just uploaded a cool carbon fiber bike video too 👍