dibbleyuk Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 What does this acturly do to your paint if you put some in warm water and wash your car i done it for ages with my old cars untill someone told its really really bad for your paint i didnt relise for it was really good lol.. what does it acturly do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 washing up liquid is a detergent that has abrasive compounds so it will start to take away layers of lacquer and paint and wear it down, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Prawn Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 It used to contain salt, not sure if it still does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 As Bill says, it uses salt as a bulking agent. You dont REALLY want to be rubbing salt into the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Prawn Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 As Bill says, it uses salt as a bulking agent. You dont REALLY want to be rubbing salt into the car or your wounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 washing up liquid is a detergent that has abrasive compoundsReally? That doesn't sound right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 nooooo it will also strip off any wax protection you have on there , and as said above. jake i think they mean possible scouring capabilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbleyuk Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 so what do you guys recommend using for washing your car?? including what sort of cloths or sponges?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 never use a sponge for a start , sheepskin wash mitt sonax gloss shampoo ,two buckets one with the shampoo in and the other for rinsing the mitt. to dry the car cobra guzzler drying towel polish either autoglym srp or nielsens gold /blue , removed with micro fibre cloths . all of which i have available . sorry couldnt resist lol:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Prawn Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ingredients for Washing-up liquid Sodium Laureth Sulfate Sodium Chloride Coconut Diethanolamide Trideceth - 5 C10-16 Alkylamine oxide Sodium Citrate Parfum (Limonene) Cocamidopropyl betaine Glycerol Chloromethylisothiazolinone / Methylisothiazolinone Colorant Hope that clears (or cleans) everything up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbleyuk Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 anyone else got any recomendation??? gonna give it a good clear tomorrow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain2010 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 never use a sponge for a start , sheepskin wash mitt sonax gloss shampoo ,two buckets one with the shampoo in and the other for rinsing the mitt. to dry the car cobra guzzler drying towel polish either autoglym srp or nielsens gold /blue , removed with micro fibre cloths . all of which i have available . sorry couldnt resist lol:) Why do u say not to use a sponge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Prawn Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Why do u say not to use a sponge? He's a conservationist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Why do u say not to use a sponge? sponge will scratch the paint , if your car has swirls on it and you have used a sponge then youve inflicted the damage . sponge holds the grit on the face of it . mitt holds the grit away from the face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain2010 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 sponge will scratch the paint , if your car has swirls on it and you have used a sponge then youve inflicted the damage . sponge holds the grit on the face of it . mitt holds the grit away from the face Ahhhh thats good thinking! Ill have to get a mitt! Especially now its getting cold!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Listen to Pete, he knows his stuff. Duane, get Amy to get you an xmas gift pack from Pete, trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolarbag Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Any tips on how to get rid of the swirls if they've been inficted already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbleyuk Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Listen to Pete, he knows his stuff. Duane, get Amy to get you an xmas gift pack from Pete, trust me. daman im going to pop down halfords tonite and get some bits after work gonna make it look real nice tomoz and take some pics u up for it again mate??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Rob_ Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 http://www.autopia.org/ good site for detailing info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ahhhh thats good thinking! Ill have to get a mitt! Especially now its getting cold!!! plenty here mate if you want one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Any tips on how to get rid of the swirls if they've been inficted already?the swirls can be machine polished out , but only by a competant person , but results are werth the effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Correct me if im wrong, but Sonax has salt in it too doesnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Correct me if im wrong, but Sonax has salt in it too doesnt it?. its main selling point is it wont strip wax thats allready applied to the vehicle , just went out to my van to check the ingredients and yes rob it does say salt , amongst a million other things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 The only reason i ask, and i cant check for sure, cos i cant find the still full bottle, is that i bought some, and saw the contents, and so never used it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 well i use it all the time and find it the best car wash product ive ever used , and ive tried quite a lot when working out the best products to use on my customers cars read down is the product description from sonax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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