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Old 04-10-2003, 07:01 AM
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Default Poll: What car wash soap do you use?

Need to buy some new soap...
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Default I use different kinds...

Mother's
P21S (my fav but gets used up quickly)
Meguiars (going to try when I run out of P21S)
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Default P21S Bodywork Conditioning Shampoo...

Smells great, gentle on the wax, and does a nice job cleaning. I've actually removed traces of tar from the paint with this stuff...vs. Sonax, and Turtle Wax (neither of which will touch the tar).<ul><li><a href="http://www.carcareonline.com">Buy it here</a></li></ul>
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I like P21S and Sonax.
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sand blasting agent, preferrably black beauty.. It really gets the dirt off.
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Default Alex, you should get 10+ car washes out of that little bottle of P21S.

If you're not...you're using too much.

Hmmm, well, if you're using two buckets of wash soap (1 for wheels, 1 for body), then I guess you'll get 5+ washes out of one bottle of soap.... I think I get about 7 or so full washes out of one bottle (two buckets of soapy water per washing). Hell, I dunno, I just order 5 bottles at a time, and keep em on the detailing shelf.
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ever try steel wool for birdsh!t? works great
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Default I'm probably using too much.

I started using it sparingly. I use about two caps worth for each wash.
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Default 3/4 cap for each bucket...

1 full cap if the car is really dirty. (I dunno...i just pour "enough" into the bucket, so I'm guessing here)

Using to much will strip the wax more, but using too little will result in scratching the paint, so better to err on the side of too much, until you figure it out.


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