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 Aug 16, 2006 - 1:48 AM
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ive heard from a buddy of mine that it is bad to wash your car using windex or dish washing liquid, diluted in water. says it mess up the paint or something like that. is this true or is he pulling my leg here?
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Aug 16, 2006 - 1:52 AM
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Yes, it's bad. Dish washing detergent is too harsh for use on cars.
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Aug 16, 2006 - 1:58 AM
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QUOTE(Coomer @ Aug 16, 2006 - 1:52 AM) [snapback]469505[/snapback] Yes, it's bad. Dish washing detergent is too harsh for use on cars. And can you remove your animated avatar? Animated avatar images aren't allowed. oopps sorry about the avatar, ive removed it. anyways, so its just better to use special car soap like Meguires car soap, that pink stuff, right? This post has been edited by Akira_g4: Aug 16, 2006 - 2:02 AM -------------------- - 180k and still running strong "Yes...yes I do have a myspace..." |
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Aug 16, 2006 - 2:05 AM
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QUOTE(Akira_g4 @ Aug 15, 2006 - 11:58 PM) [snapback]469508[/snapback] QUOTE(Coomer @ Aug 16, 2006 - 1:52 AM) [snapback]469505[/snapback] Yes, it's bad. Dish washing detergent is too harsh for use on cars. And can you remove your animated avatar? Animated avatar images aren't allowed. oopps sorry about the avatar, ive removed it. anyways, so its just better to use special car soap like Meguires car soap, that pink stuff, right? Yeah, any car wash soap will be better than dish soap. I use Meguiar's Gold Class car wash solution personally. -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Aug 16, 2006 - 2:07 AM
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Cool cool thanks for the help
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Aug 16, 2006 - 7:51 AM
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the only time you should use dish soap is when you want to strip off all the old wax on your car.
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Aug 16, 2006 - 8:30 AM
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OMG! All this time.... (sigh)
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Aug 16, 2006 - 11:27 PM
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QUOTE(ExSane @ Aug 16, 2006 - 8:30 AM) [snapback]469557[/snapback] OMG! All this time.... (sigh) hahaah u kiddding me?... --------------------  |
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Aug 17, 2006 - 1:44 AM
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QUOTE(presure2 @ Aug 16, 2006 - 5:51 AM) [snapback]469553[/snapback] the only time you should use dish soap is when you want to strip off all the old wax on your car. Actually, avoid it even then. The detergents in dish soap are quite effective at stripping wax, and the oils that are part of your paint. A large part of what a non-abrasive polish does is ensure there are enough oils in your paint -- stripping them out unnecessarily is not good for paint longevity. Best safe wax removal is a clay bar, or a paint cleaner. |
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Aug 18, 2006 - 7:16 AM
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Ive only used washing up liquid once until my other half told me what he does i was mortified
 Like someone already said it strips of every single layer of wax that you have ever put on Maguires car cleaning stuff is really good or if you want a cheaper range Auto Glym |
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