will dishwashing soap hurt my rx8?
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ohio
Posts: 35
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
will dishwashing soap hurt my rx8?
i like to wash my car myself, and wondered if anyone else here used dishwashing soap? i've read mixed reviews online about it, and was wondering if someone could give me a definite answer.
thanks
thanks
#2
Wheels, not rims!!
iTrader: (8)
Dawn has been used regularly in the professional detailing community for as long as I remember. This only applies to the original blue Dawn (not the concentrated). Though Dawn is safe for the surface of cars, it is known to strip any protectant such as wax or sealant. So after you wash with Dawn, you would have to wax again.
Do not use any other brands of dish washing liquid.
Do not use any other brands of dish washing liquid.
#3
"I wanna go fast!"
Dawn is great...
...when you want to strip your car down to the clear coat. I do this couple times a year and then follow it with a clay bar... followed by two coats of Tech Wax 2.0.
If you have wax on the car... just use regular car wash soap.
...when you want to strip your car down to the clear coat. I do this couple times a year and then follow it with a clay bar... followed by two coats of Tech Wax 2.0.
If you have wax on the car... just use regular car wash soap.
#7
You should wash it with car wash soap first then dish soap if you plan on clay barring/waxing. Car soap is formualted with a mild wax in it to cut down on small scrathes. If you use dish soap your car will be sqeaking clean but the paint will have no protection.
#9
I zoom therefore I am.
#10
Detailing soaps are just expensive dish washing soaps...
Many riders here even use wood liquid wax ("Pronto legno vivo" made by johnson SC ) to wax the clearcoated parts of their bikes with excellent results.
Many riders here even use wood liquid wax ("Pronto legno vivo" made by johnson SC ) to wax the clearcoated parts of their bikes with excellent results.
#11
Registered
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Posts: 229
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Dawn has been used regularly in the professional detailing community for as long as I remember. This only applies to the original blue Dawn (not the concentrated). Though Dawn is safe for the surface of cars, it is known to strip any protectant such as wax or sealant. So after you wash with Dawn, you would have to wax again.
Do not use any other brands of dish washing liquid.
Do not use any other brands of dish washing liquid.
#12
Wheels, not rims!!
iTrader: (8)
I would not try any other brands because some contain bleach and abrasives.
#13
Registered
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Posts: 229
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Regular Dawn itself already has a high enough alkaline mix in it, which also acts as degreaser. Any more, you may be damaging the rubber seals and trims in the long run. Dawn is often used as a degreaser (cleaning animals and birds after oil spills), which obviously takes off oil from surfaces- Hence the reason your hands are dry after dish washing.
I would not try any other brands because some contain bleach and abrasives.
I would not try any other brands because some contain bleach and abrasives.
#14
I HATE SPEEDBUMPS!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
PotatoCannon
New Member Forum
13
09-06-2015 11:48 AM
Touge
Canada Forum
0
08-11-2015 10:19 PM
Touge
Canada Forum
0
07-28-2015 09:52 PM