Gloss Fuel - Youtube Filming Day!

Welcome to my FIRST blog post. I am a MASSIVE detailing enthusiast and plan to many blogs covering my journey. 

If you have already seen the “New Car Detail EXPLODES” video then thank you for watching, if not click the link below to view:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_krJFxvMAc&t=718s

Although the video comes in at around 33 minutes long, it took us a whole lot longer to film and edit so I wanted to give you an idea of how much work goes into these videos and how much fun they can be to produce. 

So the day started off with a cracking cup of strong coffee and myself, Bert and Quentin coming up with a plan of attack on the Hyundai I10 N Line. The lower half of the vehicle had the usual winter road grime swell as the wheels. The rest of the vehicle was in pretty good order although lacking any protection. 

We set up our recording equipment and detailing gear and set to work. As always we kicked things off with a sweep around the car to show viewers what we had to contend with. This footage is really important as it allows the viewer to see exactly what we could achieve using the correct techniques.

As always we started with the wheels and a demonstration of how i would ideally tackle them to get the best results using the tools and chemicals from Gloss Fuel. Starting with the Citrus pre wash, allowing a few minutes dwell time and rinsing, then using the citrus wheel and tyre cleaner to remove the worst of the soiling. 

We then proceeded to do the other three wheels in different ways to hopefully offer the viewer different ways in which they could get great results depending on how they would like to do thing. There is no right or wrong way in detailing, just different ways. It’s all about enjoying the process on your own or with friends. 

Once we had tackled the wheel cleaning process we gave the lower half of the vehicle a lovely even coverage of the Citrus pre wash at 10 parts water and 1 part product which would start to break down the soiling allowing us to rinse it away before the next stage. For the three of us we both agreed this is the most important step of any detail. The footage we captured of the rinse really showed the capability of the product and how much grime could be removed prior to the next stage.

Next we mixed the snowfoam into the cannon at the same 10:1 dilution and applied a nice blanket of foam. This was a little tricky as the Nisfilk pressure washer had decided it wasn’t going to live much longer. Eventually we got the sweet smelling potion applied and allowed 5 minutes dwell time to soak the rather minimal amount of remaining dirt.

Once rinsed away the car was really starting to gleam as the winter sunshine poked it head through the clouds. We had some fun filling the shampoo bucket, showing the luxurious suds spraying all over the place and added a small amount into the foam cannon with some fresh clean water. 

Applying the shampoo via the foam cannon gives even more lubrication and much more sudsy goodness aswell as allowing the amazing scent to fill your nostrils as you go. Absolute wash heaven!

Myself and Quentin soon got around the car with our wash mitts, rinsing them as we went from panel to panel trying not to miss anywhere as we went. Once rinsed away we were all starting to see things take shape. We soon got around the door shuts with our shampoo solution and detail brush not forgetting the slow motion exhaust cleaning shots. 

By this point we had been at it for hours, getting different camera angles and slow motion footage for social media swell as the Youtube video but we didn’t allow ourselves a break. Quentin popped into the kitchen to fetch back a well earned cup of coffee and we soon got back to the good stuff. 

It was time to start protecting the paintwork and applying the finishing exterior touches. As we used the Gloss Fuel rinse aid diluted into a trigger bottle thoughts of foam banana sweets started entering my head and after I had finished salivating we rinsed the product away to leave lovely sheeting and beading properties to the paintwork. The product also gives an extra gloss boost and makes the next clean of the paintwork much easier as is doesn’t allow as much grime to stick. Then followed up with the sweet sweet smelling detail spray the vehicle was looking absolutely stunning. The gloss was popping and we stood back and admired our handy work. Again this is what detailing is about. The pride in your work and the results you can get with these super easy to use products. Trust me the neighbours start to take notice and become rather envious of how good your car looks. 

We finished the tyres off with the Gloss Fuel tyre serum which leaves a slight gloss finish but also nourishes the rubber as it soaks in. The best bit for me however is how little you need to use to achieve a great finish. 

Lastly for the exterior we cleaned the glass with the glass cleaner which left the glass crystal clear and free of any streaks or smears. 

The exterior finished we proceeded to get the interior done with the use of the interior spot cleaner for the dirty areas and the detail spray to leave a lovely natural finish of the plastics. 

Then the editing starts. We had around 30GB of footage and it really was some job to sift through the bits we wanted to use. Editing for a video of 30 minutes takes days to complete and for me is really exciting bringing the day to life for the viewers. 

I urge anyone to have a go at detailing, filming and editing as it isn’t as difficult as you think. Yes it’s rather time consuming but also very rewarding. If you have friends who also enjoy detailing then why not get together, have a good laugh and clean the cars? 

Thanks for reading!