Stripping wax...
 

Dawn, hands down. It works great! That being said, Gold class is shinier then i remember!!!

yep i have used dawn to remove wax

I keep a small squeeze bottle of Dawn, blue original formula, in my detailing arsenal. Great inexpensive detailing tool.

A must before starting the Zaino process. :wink:

yep

just use it in place of regular soap?

So.... does that mean washing the car with dawn on a regular basis is bad?

only if you want to wax it every time i'd think :wink:

o.... I'll quit doing that then....

that's just a guess i'm not for sure but they way i do it is about every month or so use dawn and then rewax 8)

Yes, this is Bad. Nothing to protect your paint is left, some kind of wax/polish should be applied afterwards. Good dawn wash isn't bad once in a while, but you should seal your paint with right after.

I dawn up before a complete detail and wax. Cuts out a lot of crap before a clay job too :wink:

so I could use Dawn in place of a clay bar?

i highly doubt DAWN could wash away all the contaminants a clay bar can pick up.

claying is still very important...you will remove more then you think.....

The only thing I have done that removed as much as claying was the buffing I just
did with Meguirs's Mirror Glaze #3 cut...
was a smoooth squeeky clean finish after that i tell ya!

Dawn strips the wax, and it makes your claybar more effective, since it's not gummed up with wax.

It doesn't remove much, but claybar doesn't do much after the first time :wink:

whats a good claybar to get? Im thinking of picking up some Meguiars Gold Class for wax and I want to know what to look for. I ususally use a little Dawn anyway when I wash/wax my car. I swear that stuff can get out ANYTHING!

I use ClayMagic from Autozone....$12.99 i believe

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So you guys use it with car soap? Or on it's own when you wash your car? Damm I have to get to my car this Sunday.. it's been filthy as... well.. a 15 year old surrounded by a bunch of Ricers..
:laughing:

Got Meguirs Quick clay.. Gold Class liquid wax ( didn't notice the paste till after I went back into the store but o well ).. Gunk Engine Degreaser.. Black Magic wet dry tire foam cleaner and Meguirs rim cleaner.. Eagle 1 glass cleaner 3 different brushes stainless steel, copper, and nylon for scrubing engine, and rims.. and nylon for any smooth surface. 3 100% cotton towels and 8 100%cotton face cloth for drying and buffing. Need to pick up a shamee next too. Will add more and re-supply myself AGAIN in time.

Dawn on Its own when you want the wax stripped off.....

ohh and when you go to get your chamois, go for this one....YOU WILL LOVE IT
nothing beats it!


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Kewl.. thanx.. will look for it.. hopefully Crappy Tire or Wally World will have it.

Wally world definately has it....along with most stores now
about $8.95

That thing sucks up gallons!
plus its always wet and ready to go...and you can machine wash it

K.. now I have to go to Wally World after work to look for it.. * Cross fingers that :canada: has them *.. and to confirm Dawn blue stuff like the dish cleaner.. whats the mixture you use to water? Just skip washin car with car wash soap and use dawn as replacement ??

Dawn wash, then car wash, then wax.....

Just picked it up.. $20 Canadian..

Mos.. thanx.. Wally World didn't have Dawn.. stupid :x

Just about any dish liquid will work. You did look in the kitchen/cleaning area right???

:laughing:

Yes I did.. I even had my friend who worked in Wally World look for it.. hahahahaha.. sad part is she didn't know what it was..
:laughing:

why am i not surprised...wally world is too big for its own good. I was told that the meguiars that works the best is the deep crystal 3step system (I think its called deep crystal).

All this talk about detailing...makes me want to get the wax done...hopefully its nice this weekend! ;)

Any dish soap should work, i think it's all the degreasers in them.

The absorber is great, water blades are cool, but we have too many ridges for that to be your only means of drying.

old bath towels work great for the money :wink: They are big enough you can get the whole car. Before I use one I use my hand as a squeegee to get the excess water off, it works well for all the ridges and stuff.

This is something I learned about bath towels awhile ago...
You must be careful which you use....

hmm...i guess ill check what my towel is made of the next time i dry my car.

The absorber can be rung out :wink: and used forever. It doesn't rot, or mold when stored wet either.

Yep! That is why a bought mine 6 years ago! lol
I love it!
actually I just chucked that old one...and bought a brandy new one!
they are the balls!
Wet and ready for action...Just the way i like um :roll: :wink:

The absorber worked well.. had it dry till it was a crisp.. put some water in it.. and came all nice and spongy and stored it in the tube. I notice the material was better then the cheaper ones that was half the price.. but nah.. if it last for 2 years.. I think it made it's money worth.. and you had it for 6? :shock:

Car was spotless.. wow.. clean the crap out of it.. then used meguirs quick clay system and the amount of dirt thats coming out :puke: holy imbedded.. thought it was clean.. but its smooth and finished off with only 1 coat of gold class :oops: .. didnt' have time for another coat or two.. but will do that next time I wash the car... promise :angel:

But wow wat a difference.. will take some pics later today ( not as clean now though cause of driving to work :cry: