Gold Class suds

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MarcBickham

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I picked up a bottle of Meguiar's Gold Class wash the other day and when I used it last night, it didn't make many suds at all. What's with that? Is there a "method" to making suds - geez, I hope not or I've been doing it all wrong;) Anyways, any ideas? Water temp matter?
 
the mitt you use can also have an affect on suds, or lack thereof...



I bought a chenille wash mitt, that I have since abandoned because it won't create good suds with my Zymo car wash....when I go back to my old faithful sheepskin mitt, I get suds galore with the same exact mixture of car wash and water... Go figure....:nixweiss
 
I know lots of people here love suds, but personally I think they're overrated in terms of usefulness. Some people have said the suds lift off dirt and someone here (forget who) even uses a cosmetic foamer to wash his car with only suds! But I think all the important characteristics of a car shampoo are in the liquid, not the suds. As long as the liquid works right and feels normal I wouldn't worry about it personally.



That said, I've always had good luck making a nice foamy head by blasting the water jet down into the bucket. Water is pretty soft here though... :nixweiss
 
I'm with 4DSC (what does that stand for, btw?). I don't think the level of suds you get is as important as the amount of lubricity in your shampoo solution. Suds or no suds, I've never had a problem with the cleaning power of any shampoo. Also, I can hardly tell any difference at all in the lubricity of a panel after swiping it gently with a mitt full of suds vs. a mitt without suds. As for the suds playing a role in lifting dirt away from your car's surface....I'm not too convinced of that.



4DSC said:
That said, I've always had good luck making a nice foamy head by blasting the water jet down into the bucket.
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Yeah, me too! Especially using the really strong sprayers at coin-op washes. The water in my bucket gets really frothy (capuccino-like).
 
i love GC wash, its the best ive ever used, not sure why you didnt get many suds :nixweiss how much did you mix with the water?
 
is not high sudsing. I usually get good suds in the bucket with my wool mit, but not much on the car itself. This is especially true the first few weeks after putting on a new coat of carnauba. It's my favorite shampoo.
 
Intermezzo said:
...4DSC (what does that stand for, btw?).
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4 Door Sports Car. Nissan's designation for the 89-94 Maxima SE model. I own one of only a handful of "4DSC"s in Canada because I have the US-spec window sticker! :D Getting that little item was the last hurdle to having a better Maxima than any US-spec stock Maxima. :cool:
 
I have the same stuff and it really depends on the ratio of product to water. I usually add way too much and it's real foamy... but once I tried measuring it out based on the back of the bottle and it was not very slippery and pretty flat.
 
remember, dont use too much car shampoo, you should only have to use an ounce or 2 per car. make sure you add the correct amount per gallon so when you wash and dry your car, the soap does not leave a film over your paint(plus you won't use as much car soap).:)
 
For the record:

1. I use a chenille wash mitt - not sure how that affects the suds in my bucket before I even put it in there?!?!?

2. City water - kinda hard

3. Used stated amount - 1 oz per gallon

4. Added warm water out of faucet - not to strong of a blast - this might be where I went wrong, but the shampoo I used previous to this made suds with warm water outta the faucet.



Anyways - thanks for the help. The shampoo did clean very well:-))
 
buckslayer said:
For the record:

1. I use a chenille wash mitt - not sure how that affects the suds in my bucket before I even put it in there?!?!?
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Well, I thought you were referring to a lack of suds ON THE CAR, not in the bucket. I've NEVER had a problem with suds in the bucket, but that's partially because I fill up in my basement sink which has a very powerful warm jet spray on it... Then while washing, I frequently give a quick spray with the hose to suds things up a bit again. Of course, cold water isn't as conducive to suds as warm is....
 
with gc, I've found after adding gc to the bucket, if I use high pressure as I'm adding water I'll get a lot more suds the otherwise. this usually causes some of the suds and water to bounce out of the bucket, so I'll quickly submerge the hose into the water so it just stirs the water.



Personally, I like to have less suds becasue that mean I have more water to clean with. feels like wasting product when I have to remix a bucket becasue I don't have enough water left.
 
Call me goofy, but I like those suds!!! I saw all the posts on how good Meg Gold Class is as a shampoo, so I went to Target and got the $9.99 gallon jug. I had been using the Pinnacle wash (I know this ain't apples to apples). I have town water that is extremely soft. It's so soft that we only use 1/3 of recommended dish and clothes detergents. I went to try out the MGC and I too was disappointed in the amount of suds in the bucket and my cars. I put the recommended amount in the 2nd wash and was still disappointed in the amount of suds. I was well pleased with cleaning, make sure you see this, I was well pleased with the cleaning properties. I just missed the abundance of suds.:(
 
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