Top 10 Ways To Keep Your Car Looking New Forever!
2024 ж. 15 Мам.
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How do I keep my car looking new! It is a question we are asked a lot! Our top 10 list will give you the basics on what you can do to keep your car looking new! Plus a few bonus tips at the very end!
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I'm a hobby detailer with 2 kids, they have been taught how to treat a car, like not dragging feet over the sills, only touching the handle to close the door and many other issues. Why not instruct your kids? Super easy! So many other families have kids who have destroyed cars, quite crazy with regards to how much money we spend on them. I use self washes but take my own soaps and mitts, i just use the high pressure water (illegal to wash your car in the driveway at home in Sweden). I have had some negative comments from people at these car washes, after drying i just say, "looks like a new car right?". I then ask, "would you wash yourself with that broom?".
love this comment. wild its not legal to wash at home tho!!
@STATUSDETAIL Well they say it contaminates the ground water. Doesn't seem to be any effective safe detergents available on the market in Sweden. Luckily the self wash is only 200m from my house, just drive it slowly home and rinse just in case.
@@cliveneilands1449 I guess all the cars leaking fluids never gets in the ground water after rain? Or fertilizer on lawns? California is similar but I never fully understood the logic. Especially if your not on well water. Thanks for checking out my videos 🙂
@STATUSDETAIL no logic in it at all, environmentalists rule the decision making here but things are changing, people are getting fed up. That's another story though... Keep up the good work, it's inspirational to the lengths you go to achieve perfection.
I do all of these and in addition, 99% of the time I also wash my hands before I get into my car. It sounds excessive but I'm happy.
I literally wash my hands Everytime before getting in my RS5 lol. That's a great call. It should have been in the video! I have alcantara steering wheel but it's a great idea regardless!
Recently subscribed to STATUS DETAIL. Great content. Between your channel and AMMO NYC I'm learning a lot. Retirement coming up and I'm thinking of switching gears and creating a small home based/basic car detail business. My goal is to keep it somewhat basic and offering customers a simple approach for keeping their vehicles in good shape in between major single day or multi day 'restorations'. The 10 tips in this are very helpful to any car/vehicle owner. Although I'm careful when I enter a car, I will modify my approach based on your recommendation. My only comment would be regarding door closure...a light touch on the door handle to close the door works for me. I cringe every time someone slams a car door or trunk lid shut! My spouse and daughter also drive the car I primarily use...your comments on steering wheels and hand lotion (and simple hand grime) are much appreciated. I do my best to keep my car clean and running the way it should...but it's a struggle and keeps me busy! Thanks again. JV.
Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for subscribing!!! Detailing can be a great small business! I'm thinking I should make more videos regarding that topic and how to start.
I just found your channel. I LOVE your practical, no nonsense approach to keeping a car looking good. Solid advice!
Thanks David! Be sure to check out my other videos! I think you will enjoy them 🙂👍
Great tips, sweet car! I'm guilty of ALWAYS having a coffee in my car 😳
Gotta get a locking lid! Lol
so satisfying how much you care about cars, really like your advices!
Thanks!
Your videos are great - thanks so much for the content!
My pleasure! I'm glad you are enjoying it 🙂
Thank you showing tips to help me keep my new car looking new
Thanks for watching
Love the info. Especially on rock chip prevention
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Tbf to your customers, I always have the Kirkland MF towels in the trunk of my M3. They’re frequently dirty. But those are the towels that NEVER touch my paint. Towels for paint are in hard sided plastic bins
Love it! Gotta keep them in something!
Great Video, thank you!! 😅And I will Show it my wife. My son cares, about our cars. I gave him similar tips. And He rememberig allways. Greets from germany!
Awesome! Love seeing viewership from all over the world! Super cool 👍
Great tips, thanks for taking the time to walk through these common sense tips, that we so often forget. I will try my best to origami my way into my MX5 when the roof is up without the drop & rotate method, that wears the fabric. Cheers.
Glad it helped? Definitely check out some of my other videos 🙂
I have a ceramic coated M2 and closing the boot (trunk) does my head in as it leaves finger prints after it’s cleaned. I had no idea those grab areas existed on the inside until I watched this. Game changer for me right there.
Definitely a big help! Glad you found us 🙂
Just started with my first car (a Sentra), I really enjoyed the video :)
Awesome! First cars are always memorable! Be sure to check out future videos for awesome car care tips and products! Just filmed some cool ceramic sealant (wax) videos!
Excellent video! thanks for this. Turns out Ive been opening doors and trunks the correct way since I learned how to drive. Need to stop eating in the car though.
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Thank a lot
Amazing tips! Always make me cringe when people touch the doors when closing them and sitting on the seat wrong. I never thought about the ring wearing down the wheel. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for watching! Yea I never understood the ring one until I was married and it kinda clicked. All those customer cars are married guys and they bash the ring Into the steering wheels. I'm really mindful of that that now in my cars. Be sure to subscribe and check out my other videos 🙂😃👍
I work in the body shop industry so I wear a silicone ring. You might consider that.
Closing the trunk I will usually assist it by touching the license plate but never the paint
That works too!
Amazing video! I see lots of folks whining about how they wish you were in their state lol, what should the viewers from Europe like me say :D Anyways, it's really hard to find a good detailer that is tolerant to customers which care about their car more than the average person. I've gotten couple of "if you take care of your car why did you come here" or "you have no idea how to do this job, just come to me on weekly basis or stop coming" comments. Keep up the good work!
That's frustrating. Sorry to hear you get responses like that from your local detailer's. Lots of cars being shipped here now but Europe would be a big trip lol.
Great video! Any tips for maintaining a car that is not garage-kept? (Unfortunately don’t have a garage)
All the same stuff really. Try to avoid parking under trees especially at your primary parking spot. Tree gunk will definitely mess your paint up. Do your best to get a good wash in once a week or every other week
Number 7. Rock chips and windshield chips. Completely agree with your advice. Backoff from the vehicle in front of you. I no longer buy brand new vehicles as I dislike eating the depreciation. So when buying a used vehicle rock chips are a telltale sign of what type of driver the owner is.
Good point on buying used a d looking at chips for driver characteristics
You talked about avoiding rock chips on the front of the car by keeping your distance, which is great advice. But what is the solution to rock chips kicked up behind your own wheels? Do you recommend PPF behind the wheels? Or is there something else you'd recommend. Love your channel! Thanks!
I have seen some Porsches with really subtle black rubber like mud guards but that's not the right way to describe it. But they definitely helped a lot. Outside of that your best option for paint protection would be PPF.
I agree 100% about PPF. Its WAY too expensive and as you said you can still get rock chips with PPF and then cost doubles. Most idiots tailgate too much. Also, rock chips are way worse following any size truck. Also saves your windshield. Great overall advice. Wish you guys were in NJ. My car needs a place like status.
You hit the nail on the head with every aspect of this comment! Glad you found us and I hope you check out our social content and continue to follow the journey! If you have a special or unique car we can always explore shipping it to Status for the bespoke treatment!
Thanks for the Video i have a question about ceramic coating i never saw a coated car in person how would you compare the gloss to wax becuase i saw waxed cars a lot and i also waxed cars by myself. How would you describe the gloss of a ceramic coating?
Great question! Ceramic offers more gloss than wax. It can really deepen the gloss or depth of the paint especially on certain colors. Every customer that picks up a car that's been ceramic coated always says wow its never looked that shiny! So it truly adds a layer of gloss your not use too
Best for me was the coating
Coatings are great!
agree with everything but the avoiding the rock chips part, in european winter they throw tons of small rocks onto the roads due to icy roads. you get at least one rock chip per day. roads arent even cleaned in summer so you basically get a million rockchips driving here. ppf is the only way to go
That sounds like rough conditions! PPF sounds wise
Love your content, I think this is like my 3rd comment today alone lol. Question for you... I live in DC and unfortunately don't have a garage to park in. My car is coated with Q2 Mohs and I perform weekly, sometimes bi-weekly maintenance washes. How would you maintain a coated car that can't be garaged? Are there any special things you'd do in preparation for winter? Thanks!
Love it! Thanks for watching all my videos 😀 Awesome question... I should do a video on this lol. Routine maintenance like you are doing is very helpful and having a coating on the car is great too. I love mohs btw that was a coating I used years ago and it's always been a really good coating to me. I'm assuming you are using some gyeon products for maintenance based on the gyeon ceramic. So use good high end products and avoid the easy easy out. Meaning don't do a spinning brush auto wash one week because you can't get the time to do it right. It's always ok to not wash for a week or many weeks. Very little happens to the car if it's dirty and left dirty. But washing wrong even one time can cause swirls and scratchs. In winter I usually wash a little less often and every wash Indo I apply wetcoat to literally everything on outside. Even spray into the fenders and suspension. It's a great strong sacrificial layer of protection in winter. Also vacuum the carpets out as often as possible. Winter usually is when your carpets see the most dirt. Be sure to really rinse and clean door jams too! We don't want salt sitting in places like this. Hope that helps!
@@STATUSDETAIL Thanks for the reply! A video on this would be awesome! I recently bought the car with the coating pre-applied, it seems to be in good condition, but I am learning the ropes as a newb. I have only maintained it with Gyeon products (Foam, Bathe, Restart Wash, Bug&Grime, Iron, Tire, WetCoat, Cure, and a ton of the interior products) so I am fully Gyeonized other than a disobedient dealer that sent it through their wash once. I love that WetCoat tip and am definitely a huge fan of the product already. My car's a W204 C63, so probably won't drive it much in the winter. Will also probably do can coat at some point. Thanks again for all the tips.
@@TimetoWatch247 awesome. Love that AMG and love the product line up you are using. You have a great system in place for car care. Also consider gyeon wax. It's impossible to put on wrong and can't high spot. Cancoat is good too but can high spot if your unfamiliar with coatings. I'd honestly probably recommend topping it with gtechniq EXO over cancoat Because they both carry the Same install risks but exo is a better product. I don't actually sell cancoat primarily for that reason. Exo is pretty easy to put on and beads water like crazy. Gyeon wax is pretty good value because you get multiple applications per bottle. Everything mentioned is available on statusdetailstore.com keep the questions coming 🙂
@@STATUSDETAIL NA V8s are a dying breed, had to lock one down while I had the chance haha. Great to hear you like the products I'm using. I will 100% look into Gyeon Wax as well as EXO. Didn't realize those downsides to Cancoat, very interesting to learn. I definitely don't want to mess up my existing coating trying to be fancy. Next time I need to restock I will order from you my friend!
@@TimetoWatch247 definitely understand the V8 love. I love my V8 s6 lol. If you have zero experience with coatings then Gyeon wax might be the best starting place. It is a ceramic wax with Fluorine infused into it. Gyeon booster was fluorine based too but discontinued and basically replaced with Gyeon wax. Exo is amazing but watch a bunch of videos and tips in install because that is real ceramic meaning if you remove it wrong you can get high spots. It does have a long work time tho so if you are really focused on it you get a lot of time to catch anything and wipe it away. My video on the gt3 Touring talks about exo install!
5:30 getting into the car. Forgot to tap your feet outside the car to knock any dirt off your feet.
I definitely do that lol. Forgot to put that in the video! Good catch!
Dude I almost felt like I was in your garage! LoL
I think that's good right? Lol
@@STATUSDETAIL Yes Sir, you really connect with camera.....
@@thort9ac awesome 🙂👍👍 Lots of other videos to check out on my channel 🙂
About entry, when you're older you can't do the one foot in holding the steering wheel. Only choice is two feet outside. We do this in our Porsches with a towel on the seat bottom.
Totally understand that. The towel Is a good idea to help reduce wear 👍👍
I wish I lived in Chicago and could go to you. I live in The Bay near San Fransisco and I have no clue how to find a professional at detailer. How do you find a good one. When I google a detailed it is usually big businesses and not someone private like you or White Details in the UK. Any help would be helpful. Hopefully getting my G80 in 4/5 months.
Try usually Facebook or internet forums for your area. Ask in those groups and you will get lots of recommendations. See if one name pops up more than others. Then you could visit. Maybe do a low end wash and see how the experience and work is. If your comfortable do whatever you think you need PPF ceramic etc
@@STATUSDETAIL thank you so much for the response so quickly. Enjoying your videos.
@@Rico71282 thanks for watching my videos!
I've been in the lt. lane passing another vehicle and have had a rock flick out from the truck/car tires hitting my windshield or front bumper
The worst!
PPF is a ripoff IMO! I hate it on any car! And great tip on how paint chips get on your car in the first place! Don’t tailgate! Thanks. Really a great video... learned a few things for sure. Keep up the fantastic work Evan! My favorite one was on PPF but they were all extremely on point. Some I did not know and now I will change the way I do certain things. I think this would be a great format for many detailing topics.
I'll need to make a full video on ppf soon. So much to talk about on that topic. Thanks for supporting the channel!!
@@STATUSDETAIL I did edit my reply to answer the question you asked. Really great!
I know this is dumb. I’ve looked through most of your videos and I haven’t been able to see anything but what do you use to protect plastic headlight lenses? Can they be ceramic coated? They’re brand new the car is getting repainted from Ian right now and Florida sun tears headlights up!
I definitely recommend ceramic coating plastic headlights with basically any ceramic coating I like CSL and mohs Evo currently
Drive on a multi lane and leave a gap and you soon have someone dive in front of you
Often happens you can also not be in the far left lane. Or flow if traffic in general but leave the gap. Not impossible
I’m gonna wear rubber gloves when I drive my new truck. Lol. Seriously.
Sounds like a pretty good plan to me 🙂👍
Rock chips can happen with a car and a lorry in front of you and the lorry flicks up the stone pas the car behind it and on your car so I don’t know where this analogy of rock chips come from by leaving distance they occur just get paint protection film so every time you wash your car you don’t say another fking one 🤦♂️ the arches come with paint protection film from factory but they get peppered I should of got ppf done on the full panel but it’s a lot of money, regards to seeing the difference in colour I see none and nor does anyone else as it ages it might on the seems Iv had mine on for a couple of years or so and the seams pick up dirt only noticeable to you as you wash it, I plan on keeping my car forever I’m not one of those that need the next best thing I do wish i ppf the full car, it is brilliant stuff and a true barrier that self heals, can it stop all chips it has on mine but I know it wouldn’t stop a big stone or a brick everything has limitations just so happens ppf is the highest limitation available today
What's your point about the Rock chip and truck? Just to comment that everyone should be afraid of the one in a million magic chip from 3000 feet away that bounces and curves around 3 cars? That's not how most chips happen lol. PPF can be helpful but this video wasn't geared towards people spending thousands to keep a car perfect. It's geared towards everyone. Just things you can do to help the car stat looking good.
I'm guilty of closing the trunk wrong, eating, and putting lotion on my hands while in my car. Will bring ALL of those habits to a STOP!
Lol a cleaner car awaits!!!
Where and how to park your car to keep others from scratching it!
Park far away as possible lol. Consider it a workout plan. I drop my wife off at the door usually then park crazy far and walk over lol
Some cool advice 👍 it’s funny when you see people in parking lots closing their door car with that palm technique - you know yep they have the detailing bug!
Thanks for stopping by and watching the video! That door close is crucial! Lol
While the seat preserving technique is a great advice and I do it myself, it is still not perfect unfortunately. Instead of rubbing side bolsters your bum creates a very small contact point with the central part of the seat and over time it develops an "ocean wave" wrinkle in the middle.
There may be no perfect way lol. But that's how I have been doing it. Tough to keep them perfect!
@@STATUSDETAIL on white leather that wrinkle looks totally ok, but on black it's horrible
@@blimeydude9789 I love white leather. My s6 has it. 👍👍👍 My s4 has black leather and seats are in pretty good shape I'd say!
@@STATUSDETAIL same here. White/beige interiors are incredible