Best Wax, Sealant or Coating for Protection Durability and Shedding

[MiVor]

Thats very interesting, 40 dawn washes? Wow

I find it interesting that there seems to be a consensus that Dawn is some harsh detergent. Although it's a pretty good degreaser, it's pretty mild - consider all the birds that get cleaned up after an oil spill or all the 'little girls' that wash dishes with it every night with there bare hands.
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[boxingfan30]

I find it interesting that there seems to be a consensus that Dawn is some harsh detergent. Although it's a pretty good degreaser, it's pretty mild - consider all the birds that get cleaned up after an oil spill or all the 'little girls' that wash dishes with it every night with there bare hands.
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Whether harsh or not, 40 washes is a lot and I don't believe many LSPs would stay intact through that.

 

[Accumulator]

I'd *really* like to see a durability comparison test between that and FK1000P.

No, I don't consider Dawn to be very effective for stripping LSPs but as noted 40 is a lot of washes with anything and I suppose Dawn is somewhat harsher on LSPs than carwash shampoos made to be gentle on them. You can wash some LSPs 40 times with Griot's Car Wash without stripping.

 

[boxingfan30]

I'd *really* like to see a durability comparison test between that and FK1000P.

No, I don't consider Dawn to be very effective for stripping LSPs but as noted 40 is a lot of washes with anything and I suppose Dawn is somewhat harsher on LSPs than carwash shampoos made to be gentle on them. You can wash some LSPs 40 times with Griot's Car Wash without stripping.

I got some of their shampoo a few months back and was quite unimpressed with it, the suds fell quickly and it just didn't do a good job to be as blunt as possible.

 

[Accumulator]

I got some of their shampoo a few months back and was quite unimpressed with it, the suds fell quickly and it just didn't do a good job to be as blunt as possible.

Huh..their Car Wash? I only ask as they make two shampoos now.

Eh, you're the second person who's claimed it didn't impress them...and I'm at a loss to explain our differing experiences with the stuff.

But I do note that I don't think about suds and my dilution ratio is who-knows-what since I'm mixing up a concentrate and running it through the foamgun. But I'll also note that I use my griot's/3D mixture (concentrate mixed for foamgun, ~3.5oz. of each shampoo + ~121oz. water = 1 gallon) for not only washing the body proper but also wheels and the undercarriage. Cleans those areas just great even when the vehicle is utterly filthy.

Guess it's another of those YMMV things...

 

[JSFM35X]

You left out non gluten dessert topping.

Lol. (Don't try this at home folks)

Infinite use detail juice. Can be us d as waterless wash, qd spray, interior and tire dressing, and other stuff. Really supposed to be a miracle product. A bit pricy, though.

 

[pwaug]

I find it interesting that there seems to be a consensus that Dawn is some harsh detergent. Although it's a pretty good degreaser, it's pretty mild - consider all the birds that get cleaned up after an oil spill or all the 'little girls' that wash dishes with it every night with there bare hands.
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And it's been shown that it doesn't strip LSPs, it just leaves a layer of sufactants on the surface that stops beading. So after a Dawn wash beading will be gone, but if you give it a quick IPA wipe down the beading will re-appear--the IPA removes the sufactants. Here's a thread with some good information: LSP stripping - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum

 

[MiVor]

I'm not looking to knock 'infinite use detail juice (haven't used it), however, I think the same can be said for m/any rinseless/waterless wash product. I haven't tried it yet with DG's rinseless product, but ONR at 2-4 oz/quart of water works well as a clay lube. These products all contain the slickery agents to allow the rinseless which in slightly greater concentration with water easily allows the lubricity needed for claying. I will say I haven't used it much for interior cleaning (except for jams) or as a finish tire dressing because I think there are other products better suited for these.

Infinite use detail juice. Can be us d as waterless wash, qd spray, interior and tire dressing, and other stuff. Really supposed to be a miracle product. A bit pricy, though.

 

[Accumulator]

pwaug- The way IPA can "restore" waxed surfaces sorta makes ya wonder about the "strip wax and anything else with IPA" that some folks advocate, huh?

I'm not looking to knock 'infinite use detail juice (haven't used it), however, I think the same can be said for m/any rinseless/waterless wash product..

I'm almost like some knee-jerk defender of IUDJ, huh?!? But yep, here I go again...I've only used QEW (remember that one?!?), ONR v2.0 and IUDJ, but there was a night/day difference between the IUDJ and the others. It might even eventually replace all my QDs.

Like you, I only use it to clean stuff (and as a drying aid), not for any of the "and it'll do this too!" applications. I don't even use rinseless washes for claying.