Favorite car soap?

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Alexshimshimhae

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I know this sounds stupid but what's your favorite? and do you use different ones for different purposes?

I figured Dawn or the new Clorox 'green' dish soaps for when you're starting fresh

aside from that I would assume the common answers would be

Meg's Gold Class

ONR (I think someone mentioned that they don't like ONR when they plan to compound or polish or if they have to seal because onr has some kind of protectant or something?)





Just curious because I was looking at the Meg's NXT 64 oz car soap and Gold Class and I dunno diff...
 
so many good ones out there, but one i really like is...

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Alexshimshimhae said:
ONR (I think someone mentioned that they don't like ONR when they plan to compound or polish or if they have to seal because onr has some kind of protectant or something?)
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ONR has zero affect on polishing or sealing. I can't even remember now when I last washed a car with something other than ONR.



If you are looking for something OTC for conventional washing, I agree with Al's suggestion.
 
Scottwax said:
ONR has zero affect on polishing or sealing. I can't even remember now when I last washed a car with something other than ONR.



If you are looking for something OTC for conventional washing, I agree with Al's suggestion.
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hehe I hope you don't mind my asking--but Scott I was wondering if there was a particular reason for your love of ONR?



So it shouldn't interfere with say compound/polish/cleaning or sealant/lsp application whatesoever? (I figure the answer will be yes but just wanna cover my bases cause i also wanna try the Collinite stuff)
 
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Autoglym Bodywork Shampoo Conditioner.



Best cleaning and gloss of any car shampoo I've tried. A little goes a long way so it's not as expensive as it seems.
 
Alexshimshimhae said:
wow definitely not getting the answers I was expecting :) do any of these products have things to watch out for?
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Yes. With AG wear sun-glasses 'cause the gloss will blind you. :chuckle:
 
No issues that I've come across. The only criticism I've come across (which I don't think is relevant) is that it doesn't foam much. So what! Neither does ONR. Foaming shampoos look pretty but don't actually do much. Lubrication is in the water not the foam. And AG has plenty lubrication, don't you worry.
 
I've never used it as a lube, but it has plenty of lubrication. The only thing to watch is that many clays disintegrate when used with car shampoo, regardless of brand.
 
Johnson and Johnson Baby Soap. Its Perfectly PH balanced and cleans great. I know I know. Don't knock till you try it. It won't strip any wax at all.
 
Barry Theal said:
Johnson and Johnson Baby Soap. Its Perfectly PH balanced and cleans great. I know I know. Don't knock till you try it. It won't strip any wax at all.
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L O L I know it's super soft--but it really cleans? I mean I remember way back when I used that to wash my dog, and I ran out of soap so I used it on myself--didn't feel nearly as clean lol
 
I use Griot's Car Wash pretty much exclusively, but Optimum Shampoo (their conventional-wash stuff) or DuraGloss are supposedly close.



Note that despite being so foamgun-centric in my washing, I don't really *want* a foamy foamgun-output.



I use stuff like GC/Meguiar's #62/etc. for wheels and wheelwells and I recently tried ArmorAll's wash (the "self drying" stuff) for this and it was OK for the daily drivers.



Some shampoos you'd expect to be wonderful (e.g., Pinnacle Bodywork Shampoo) can be incredibly hard on LSPs.
 
hmmm I guess I was trying to see if there was a soap/shampoo that I could safely use also as lube (I mean i guess I wouldn't mind buying actual clay lube either) or also to know which shampoos to would take off my lsp or w.e.



lols liking the outcomes so far :) for car washes--does the no touch/foam approach really work? (hook up with the product turn water on and spray? that's it?
 
Alexshimshimhae said:
..does the no touch/foam approach really work? (hook up with the product turn water on and spray? that's it?
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My wash method (way too involved to repeat here) isn't no-touch, quite the opposite. It's a mater of *how* I do the touching.



I spray the foamgun's output at the point of wash medium/paint contact for constant lubrication and flushing. It's still a mechanical process; "dislodge and flush".
 
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