washing car, what do you use? Options

[rocky2006]

i heard dish soad takes the wax off of cars. is that true? what do you guys use to wash your cars?

[Akimbo]

I use a Meguiar's product in a pink jug I got from Autozone. Dish soap is good and bad. Good because it strips the wax and gunk off your car. But bad because it strips the wax off your car and can harm your paint. It's okay to use like once a year, but only if you're gonna wax it again right afterward. That's just my opinion, and I'm no professional at all, so if someone can tell me that I'm doing it wrong please let me know.

[tomazws]

ArmorAll cuz the bottle looks like the minty Listerine...

[Phat_99CeliGT]

i use alot of black magic products.
work great

if im in a lazy mood i have a Mr. Clean autodry kit. works awesome.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

I go to the car wash, no not the automatic! the kind where u do everything yourself because the water at my house is hard and leaves marks on the car... then i use Meguiar's stuff to wax her

This post has been edited by ILuvMyCelica95: Jul 18, 2005 - 5:34 PM

[Jdog1385]

go to your body shop mechanic and get some Concentrate car wash for industrial use. so much better than what you buy in the stores. it will literally take anything off the car and it wont hurt the paint job or your grass, its non-toxic. Mothers brand polish and wax is the best.

[Cutrara]

Dollar General Car wash. Turtle wax. Armorall

I'm cheap lol

[95gtschick]

Meguiars NXT soap and wax... that stuff is SO amazing! i love it i use mequiars everything

[Galcobar]

If you do use dish soap, make sure to polish the car afterwards and not just wax it.

Dish soap is good at breaking down wax, but those same properties mean it strips the oils out of your paint that keep it looking fresh and new.

A polish restores those oils, where a wax is a sealant.

Polish = looks. Wax = preserving polish's effects.

[shin]

i use turtle wax detergent for wash, turtle wax spray on wax, windex for glass, armor all tire shine, armor all wheel wash, febreeze for carpets and armor all leather care spray thingy

[Valo666]

black magic soap, eagle one nano wax, Black magic no scrub wheel cleaner, black magic tire shine, amourall whipes for inteiror, vacume and simonize carpet/upholstry cleaner for interior, simonize cyclone(for scrubbing), basic sheep skin shammy cloth.

This post has been edited by Valo666: Jul 19, 2005 - 10:18 PM

[rocky2006]

thanks for the replies. i have been washing my car all my life with dish soap. i guess ill go to an auto store to pick up some cheap car wash stuff. so after these years of dish soap, i will use car wash fluid, polish, then wax to help get the original color and shine back even though it doesnt look faded to me.

[Galcobar]

Great place to learn more about detailing is autopia.org. Check their Learn section for the article "Wash, wax and dry" (think that's the title).

[95CelicaST]

I use Meguires car soap.. the pink stuff. I USED mequires wax, but it left swirls in my paint, which pissed me off. I dont know what to use for wax.. what do you all suggest?

Mother's and I dont have a good relationship. Their vinyl stuff sucks butt.

This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Jul 21, 2005 - 11:12 PM

[Akimbo]

20 bucks says thqat the wax didn't leave swirls man, it was whatever you used to buff with.

[95CelicaST]

... a brand new cotton terry cloth?? i doubt it..

[dustin15brown]

I always wanted to try to Mr. Clean stuff.... is it that good?

[Akimbo]

then your paint probably wasn't that clean to begin with.

[95CelicaST]

could be, but with a black car, you cant see the dirt until it gets a little dry, so I end up missing a spot and going over the car again.. I usually spend an hour washing everything, but I am just going to get a buffer and some good polish and do it like that next time.. it will be all shiney.

[Akimbo]

get a porter cable, best buy for a buffer

[95CelicaST]

what it a porter cable?

[Akimbo]

Type of buffer
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00...2409303-2507933

[95CelicaST]

damn... i like!