Dawn Detergent

snowskate said:
Do any of you ever recommend using Dawn Detergent?

I live in Boston and usually break it out for the first full detail day of the spring season. I figure it strips down the car and lets me build up an good coat of wax evenly throughout the year. But I notice that the first 2 waxing sessions or so are 'labor intensive', probably because the wax doesn't want to come off such a wax starved surface.

Is this a good idea? Or is there no reason to use Dawn detergent?
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Pull the MSDS on Dawn and any car wash you desire. You'll find the chemical composition to be the same. Dawn is a generic detergent, nothing more. It has absolutely no wax stripping compounds.



Regardless of all facts, the myths and hyperbole will always continue on this forum.
 
I don't see a point on washing my car with something not one single paint manufacturer recommends and most caution against using...and they are not in a position to benefit in any way from what products you use to wash your car.
 
To remove wax use a concentrated isopropal (SP) alcohol wipe down. Do it twice if it makes you happy. It is a solvent.
 
Denzil said:
There are tons, and I mean tons, of threads on this topic. I don't understand why we must discuss this topic again...
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+1. Please do a search when in doubt!
 
Denzil said:
There are tons, and I mean tons, of threads on this topic. I don't understand why we must discuss this topic again...
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Cuz it brings us all together like one happy family Denzil! :angry

Where ya been anyway?
 
Many concours winners use Windex or Pledge as a LSP, and believe it or not, peanut butter on trim. I don't think you'll find those on the shelves of a detailing store.
 
I washed my boat after every use with Joy and spray/whiped with Pledge. Boat had heavy use at Lake Havasu in 120 degree summers. My boat looked brand new 15 years later when I sold it.



to clean the chrome exhaust tips I would slice a lemmon in half and rub the chrome until clean.
 
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