How to use a steamer - Nica's way

Before I start, I just want to point out that what your about to see is how I have incorporated the steamer into my detailing process. It may or may not work for others but the purpose of the video is to give others an example of how a steamer can be utilized.

Having said that, I'm a firm believer in high quality videos and due to that the videos may take some time to load up, it all depends on the speed of your internet but just click on the videos and let them load up, after a few minutes it will be ready for you to view.

Well as promised here are some videos of me using the steamer, I'm getting the hang of the steamer and most importantly I'm getting used to it and incorporating it into my detailing process. To be honest that was the hard part, incorporating it in my detailing process. There are many advantages to this steamer and I'm just scratching the surface of it's full potential but two things I've noticed right a way is the amount of time you save and it truly does reduce the amount of chemicals you use, which in return end up saving you some money.

The steamer I went with is not very cheap, but in the long run it will pay for it's self and most importantly it saves an incredible amount of time and that's what has impressed me the most.

Well enough :bla2: :bla2: now for the videos.

First up, How to use the steamer on rims, tires and wheel wells:

www.detailingbliss.com/downloads/desktops/Steamervideos/howtosteamrims.mov

Next, How to use the steamer on the rest of the vehicle:

www.detailingbliss.com/downloads/desktops/Steamervideos/steamingtherestofavehicle.mov


I hope you guys enjoy the videos, again just showing how I do things.

Hope it helps others.

 

Very nice videos buddy! Steamers looks good Do you feel you save times on the rims?

 

Thank you for the feed back my home buy from Norway :chest: :chest:

As to the rims, well to be honest rims always take me quite a bit of time but what I find the steamer will do on the rims is use less chemicals. I mean if there is glue, tar, tree sap ect..ect..the steam will just make it disappear..no joke, it will literally just make it disappear it's incredible.

The steamer saves me time on wheel wells and tires, as you saw I no longer need a brush to scrub the tires or the wheel wells, I still use the EZ brush for inside the rims but that's just me :shrug:

 

I have a steamer, but I think its to small. I diden`t like it at all, diden`t do shit! And they don`t sell steamers at that size here in Norway..not that I know about anyways!

 

Well see that's the difference between an okay steamer and this one, this one has lots of pressure, as you hear on the videos it's quite the machine.

I bought a steamer for my wife to use for regular clothes and I purchased a really good one for clothes but the steam that steamer compared to this steamer is completely different. Hardly any pressure compared to this one I use on cars.

So my recommendation is that if your going to purchase a steamer to use for detailing make sure it's a good one, like I said it's not cheap at all but well worth it in the long run. It's like having an extractor, you don't know what your missing out on till you get one and use it.

 

Wow great videos Carlos, that unit is very impressive. Man do I want one now after watching your clips. How do you think it does on interiors as this is what I would really want it for?

 

Very helpful video as usual Carlos!

 

Damn great vids. Man that steamer definitely looks like a nice addition to your detailing arsenal.

And boy does that RB drying towel look plush.

 

nice videos, i relly want a steamer now. I might have to pay you another visit

 

Looks awesome Carlos! Looks like I may have to purchase a more powerful steamer, hehe.

 

Great long video , how much stream do you have before you have to refil?

 

Thanks for helping us all out and giving us a chance to see what a quality piece of equipment will do. Do you feel in this process that you remove your lsp on the sides?

 

I have the same one well i have two of them selling one an i have a vx5000 i want to buy the new one coming out going to be pricey.

 

Carlos..You da man!! We asked; you delivered. Thanks for taking the time to shoot and edit the videos!! A couple of questions: How hot does the paint get? Did you feel it? To me it looks like the wheels may take longer, but I could see using it for tar or whatever that wouldn't come off.
Now, if we can only do something about your taste in music, LOL...Ever hard of hard rock there, buddy...oke::devil:

 

Glad you enjoyed the videos, as for using it inside a vehicle well it works incredibly well. You just steam and wipe, no joke....I have a vehicle lined up that will require an interior and I'll do some videos of how I use the steamer inside the vehicle

Glad you enjoyed them eace:

:nod: I'm quite pleased with the purchase :thumb: I'm still testing out the RB yellow drying towel, so far so good, no negatives on it. I've been meaning to get more in but I need to finish my test on it first :shrug:

Well you know what they say, you get what you pay for :shrug:

Well to be honest I have yet to find that out, I mean my SUV I steamed the entire exterior, wheel wells, tires, rims all door jams, engine bay and the inside of it (leather seats, 7 leather seats, all the vinyl trims..ect..ect..) and I did not run out of steam. I was told I could steam for a full day non stop and I wouldn't need to refill the unit. So far it's holding up, but every time I use it I refill it with Reverse Osmosis water.

See I'm still trying to determine that, does the steam remove the LSP? A part of me thinks it would but at the same time after I steamed my SUV and I sprayed some water on it, it still beaded up good....but I don't know if that was just because it was clean or if the wax was still there. I need to test this out some more, previously my SUV had a coat of Crystal Rock, I put another coat of Crystal Rock and I wash it once a week, when I say wash I mean steam and ONR it. I'll keep testing to see if the steam removes the LSP though.

I'm quite pleased with this unit and you know what they say, you get what you pay for. So far that saying has held up for me, so if you want quality there is usually a high price tag associated with it, such is life :shrug:

 

true you get what you pay for some of the time.

paint does not get that hot i did a rag test laid it out steamed it touched it not bad that i wrapped it around an steamed it very very very hot but both times cools very fast.

 

That's one thing I noticed about the steamer, you would expect the surface you steam to be hot but I find it's quite the opposite, it's cool to the touch :shead: interesting.

So I don't think the steam removes the LSP but I'm still putting that to the test. I'll be steaming the Lexus again and like I said I'll be putting it to the test.

 

Probably because it's steamer vapor, not like a strong liquid in which heats through all the surface contact.

 

oh it gets real hot just cause it has air flow while you use it i why it is warm not hot.but if you wrap a mf around it and use it and feel the mf it is very very hot.

 

Who makes the steamer??

EDIT: Nevermind, should have watched the video first, lol.