what are you washing with?

[bowtie2bimmer]

I need to give my girl a bath tomorrow and got to thinking about car wash. I normally use dish soap and water. But what is everyone else using? Any disadvantages to using dish soap?

[Edev]

You wash your car in dish soap?? Wow.

Use CAR soap. It's typically used on cars. Also, DISH soap is usually used on dishes.

Now the word 'soap' looks funny because I've used it so often in this post. It doesn't even look like a word now. Thanks.

[e30evolution]

Dish soap is fine, it will strip all the wax off the car so you should wax afterwards. I just would not make a habit of using it. It can accelerate the oxidation of the finished surface.

[bowtie2bimmer]

Lots of people use dish soap actually.

I knew about the wax too... Any advantages to using a "car soap" other than that? preferences on soap?

[Edev]

Dish soap is fine, it will strip all the wax off the car so you should wax afterwards

I've heard people using it too. I guess I'd like to keep the wax on my car, as it takes longer to wax a car vs washing it right the first time?

In my opinion, using dish soap to wash the car is like taking one step forward, two steps back.

[Edev]

Lots of people use dish soap actually.

I knew about the wax too... Any advantages to using a "car soap" other than that? preferences on soap?

Preferences? I use Meguiar's. I also use some other 'higher quality' stuff while washing the car at the dealership. I can't think of the name, but I can get back to you on it. It doesn't strip the wax off the car (Just like other brands), which is quite nice.

[bowtie2bimmer]

Well i use dish soap for motorcycles (no wax to strip) so I've been doing it for years on them. I used it last time to wash my e30 (first hand wash) but needed to wax anyway. Thus why I am getting opinions on washes

[e30evolution]

I use a car shampoo from Wesmar. It is called shampoo and wax, it does not contain any of the wax stripping components soaps do.

[Wschnitz]

I use the stuff that comes out of the hose at brown bear............


Then i wax later with meguiars....

[Pl3wA]

im scared to wash my car because i expect bits and pieces to fall off. god i need to go to a bodyshop

[TobyB]

I don't want to hurt the nice patina of moss i've got going...

t

[Herr Faust Schinken]

meguiars gold class + meguiars carnuba paste wax every 4 weeks works for me

[Pantless Spency]

me and slammin swear by this stuff, its the best

[5Toes]

Chemical Guys Citrus wash and gloss. $18 a gallon.. that much will last you over a year, even if you wash every weekend.

Meguiar's gold class is good shit too

[F34R]

I use dish soap and a brillo pad, blessing of having shitty paint.