Environment safe car soap OK on s2k?

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Jul 30, 2007 | 05:38 PM

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MikeyC

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Originally Posted by AP1 Mike,Jul 30 2007, 07:38 PM

I was once told by a amazing detailer to use Dawn dish soap to wash my car and have ever since and it's very environmentally friendly and gets the car really clean.

It also removes any kind of protection you put on your car (i.e. wax) and dries out plastic and rubber prematurely. Plus, it doesn't provide the same lubricity that a quality car wash soap does which is what allows you to wash away the dirt without marring the paint.

Let's leave Dawn for the dishes.

Jul 30, 2007 | 05:45 PM

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Jaeden09

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MikeyC ftw. hahaha

I heard you can use it in small amounts, to remove the wax, before apply wax that day. but that was during/after washing the car with car wash wash...

haha I said wash wash.
Sorry

Jul 31, 2007 | 07:34 AM

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wanabe

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Originally Posted by Autogeek.net,Jul 30 2007, 08:30 AM

DP Auto Shampoo is very safe and gentle.

thanks autogeek!

Aug 1, 2007 | 02:08 PM

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enigma3319

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Thanks for the feedback. I'm the n00b

Aug 1, 2007 | 03:01 PM

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01-HMB-S2K

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Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt,Jul 27 2007, 08:39 AM

Now detergents are pretty bad for the environment but soaps? News to me. Sure doesn't seem to bother my grass.

ahhhh.. thats what I was thinking of. couple years ago I had some enviro prof. who kept bitchin' about laundry detergent. Sulfates or something like that...

Aug 1, 2007 | 03:28 PM

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kctheflish

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Damn fine car wash...Environmentally friendly too.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1..._1001&SKU=11102

Aug 1, 2007 | 04:30 PM

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SheDrivesIt

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Originally Posted by 01-HMB-S2K,Aug 1 2007, 07:01 PM

ahhhh.. thats what I was thinking of. couple years ago I had some enviro prof. who kept bitchin' about laundry detergent. Sulfates or something like that...

Phosphates.