is DAWN dish SOAP better than your wheel cleaner??
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Finding out if dawn dish soap is actually an effective dirty wheel cleaner. I have put a good amount with hot water for my dilution sprayed over the entire wheel and tire assembly, scrubbed it good and voila the result speaks for them selves. This gloss black wheel is looking sharp, My only concern was sufficient lubrification is felt just fine.
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It's worth remembering that if you use dish detergent on a waxed finish, it will probably remove the wax, and you'll have to re-apply it
aww damn... I just typed basically the same! lol
100% though!
Re-wax every 3 years anyway. That’s as long as it last. I been using Dawn as a regular car since the 1980’s. Works great.
@@Muffinshakerhow many mpg does your Dawn give you?
@@EikottXDthe seats don't give a lot of legroom
100 percent correct.
Former Fire Fighter here. We use dish soap on EVERYTHING…. From dirt, to soot and ash, even hazardous materials that will fry you alive. We Decon everything with dish soap. Tools, gear (when contaminated with hazmat) even the truck (when contaminated with hazmat.) stuff is magic…
Must be a great product to absorb through the skin
@@meme8315 it’s better than absorbing hazmat chemicals
@@Hellcat71782idk never had that problem. Our rigs still shine. The one trucking company I worked for used to do a lot of paving. The trucks would be covered in tac and oil. We would wash them all in dish soap. Never had a problem. Never took off clear coat off of anything. Would I wash a pristine 1970 Plymouth road runner or super bird wheels with it? Nah. But the Average dodge “challenger” owner or subie guy can. Unless it’s a super expensive pristine show car and not some daily you like to baby and clean up and call a show car you’ll be fine. 🤷
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@@Hellcat71782 stay mad bro. Enjoy your cars other there. Strange flex over a random convo. People with money don’t need to run their mouth like that and spam comments for no reason but live your life. Best of luck to you. 👍
I tried but my wheels won't fit in the dishwasher.
You also shouldn’t use dawn dish soap in dishwasher. Unless you buy the dishwasher safe dawn soap.
try the washing machine
Well try getting a bigger dish washer!!!
Nice one 😂
I was looking for something like this 😂😂😂
Now remember guy, this wont work unless you use a yellow towel
Really made me lol
I'm a yellow Asian but not a yellow towel😔
🤣🤣🤣
@@matty808pyro8🤣🤣🤣
Yea that was dumb. What he means is to use a microfiber towel, which are commonly yellow
just make sure to apply dressings to the tires after. it could make the rubber dry and crack, folks.
Thanks for the feedback.
Cooking oil on sponge and wipe
@@HelloICyou 💀
Also do not ever use dressings that contain petroleum distillates. A lot of major manufacturers do this dries out your tires.
@@HelloICyou if you want tire slings, sure why not haha
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Dawn (or any other concentrated dish soap really) are great degreasers and can be great if you have some real bad grime on your wheels and tires. The main difference between this and specialized wheel cleaners is there is a lack of dedicated iron removers, lubricating compounds, or antiozonants for the tires. Just make sure to dress the tires to replenish some of the antiozonant that keep the rubber from deteriorating
Most wheel cleaners don’t have iron removers in them. If fact, it’s usually it’s own product because of how bad it smells. You don’t really need them anyway. A contact wash with a wheel cleaner without iron remover will get rid of most of the brake dust. If it doesn’t, iron remover won’t help. You’ll need a stronger or acid cleaner
@@seashackf1 Nope. Most wheel cleaners have iron removers, it's just that not all of them have color changing indication so you think there is no iron remover but there is.
@@מדינט the iron remover chemical is the one that smell like rotten eggs and changes color. I’m not aware of an iron remover that doesn’t do both during the chemical reaction. Brake Buster, for instance, definitely doesn’t have an iron remover. Yes, some do, but definitely most don’t.
they're degreasers, when will you be eating off your wheels
We’re talking about wheel cleaning, not tire.
I always had a feeling that a lot of car detailing products are the same as household stuff, only a different bottle and 10 times more expensive.
Smaller bottle too 😂
Things like dish soap actually removal oils and waxes that are used to protect the car. A good car wash product will clean by also either add to that protective layer or prep the surface for adding after. It's all about knowing exactly what you're paying for.
@@stephenpena7813 That's the same logic as women "I don't use soap because it dries up my skin"..... Use lotion.
Everytime, I was my car I finish it with light spray of Turtle wax/ceramic spray... Not that hard.
They are not.
@@curlyhairdudeify what are you even talking about? I don’t think you understood my comment lmao
The wheel looks like it is mostly dirty with mud and dust from a gravel road. The brake dust and asphalt etc are the stuff that's hard to get rid of.
yeah my first thought at the beginning of the video is, just hose it off
it will remove brake dust like nobody's business.... he stole this from a woman who bet her husband she could dawn clean her well better...
@@samuelsoto5194I've been cleaning my car and wheels since 1993 with Dawn. You think it's something "new" just because you seen it on the internet??🤔
@@samuelsoto5194Oh for real? Damn…
@@allimimigirl, most of these shorts and titkok videos etc, are stolen content from someone who took it from someone, who took it from someone, who took it from someone who made the original 10 years ago.
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Been using Dawn for my wheels for 30years ! If it can clean a frying pan, it can clean brake dust!
It hasn't been around for 30 years...
@@mysticwineIt was made in 1973. You might have to use more than your fingers and toes to count.
@@mysticwineIt has been around more than 30 years
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.................
🫡Sir, my respect. I’m sure you’re not the type that buys $200 jeans or $600 gym shoes either. The way these conglomerates have all these ppl sold is worrisome.
I’ll say this I was a Detailer had a Old Mustang Covered in hard tree sap And I mean Covered The Hard chems that Detailers use couldn’t get it off then had an idea I popped out the dawn dish soap and went to scrubbing Mustang was Pearly white again So Yeah Dawn Dish Soap Is Amazing!
Hard sap, chips off. Sticky sap, use Vaseline. Best petroleum product for adhesive too.
A small amount of dawn in tap water is also really great in cleaning mirrors, windows, and other glass surfaces. I found it works a lot better than window cleaner and is much cheaper.
@@scottperry7311 🤔😯,,.
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The only thing you need to watch out for is, Dawn Ultra dish soap contains lye (as does 409), and while it's excellent at dissolving grease, it can also damage paint if it sits too long before rinsing.
I don't see lye (sodium hydroxide) on the MSDS.
I actually did that back in the late 70's or early 80's. A spilled some on my car that was a creamy yellow. It definitely lightened that spot of paint a shade or two.
use lighter fluid to remove heavy grease
I use Spray Nine. Will have to check that out.
@@genespell4340it removes the carnuba wax for sure
The Dawn Platinum Powerwash that is already coming in a foam/spray bottle works suuuuuper great too
Also you can make your own powerwash at home. 2 tbls Dawn Soap concentrate, 1 tbls Isopropyl alcohol 70% then fill the rest of the powerwash bottle with distilled water and leave about 1/2 inch at the top. WAYYYY less expensive than the powerwash bottles
@@jontnoneya3404 I do the same thing, still need a power wash bottle for the spray head to get a really nice foam. What is good about this is you can make it more powerful than the store bought version.
I just refill with a dash of regular soap and fill the bottle with water
Dawn is the highest rated detergent to break down pesticides from your clothing by most pesticide manufacturers.
I am a professional window cleaner and i use Dawn platinum with a bit of additive for the squeegee. It's good
What additive do you use?
I use half water half white vinegar with a squeeze of any washing up liquid, brand doesn't matter
@@cod2573 the vinegar stink is too strong for indoor residential jobs. but different brands of soap indeed have different formulas. Palmolive does not lubricate the squeegee blades as well as Dawn platinum so I have to add more of the lubricating agent which is a bit more expensive. Dawn platinum is the soap of choice for a reason. Nothing to do with a brand. If anything I don't endorse dawn platinum because they put glycol in their product and advertise it as safe for use on wildlife. the propylene glycol in Dawn platinum is simply better for the rubber blade contact on the glass.
this will sound weird but Dawn is also amazing at removing an ear impaction, that stuff is really good at alot of things other than washing dishes, heck it can even kill bugs.
What is an ear impaction
Don't place this chemical Dawn in your ear folks.
@@3x3mm they do it at hospitals and clinic's to remove severe impactions, just so you know..
@davidca96 serious what's an ear impaction. Is that an ear that hasn't busted through the skin to become a useful ear like an impacted tooth? Lol
@@dgunearthed7859 its when you get an ear infection or wax that gets built up deep in that wont come out, the soap will coat it and allow them to get it out.
Who knew that soap & water would clean off dirt, wow what will they come up with next? Simply amazing 😂✌️
People’s ability to use common sense and logic has been jammed by too many cellphone signals 😂. The fact that u have to convince them that it’ll work, smh 🤦🏻♂️. It works both ways tho. My parents, old folks, bought some cheap, generic, off brand window cleaner. I know windex is just water & ammonia but this was water & blue dye. (No ammonia, alcohol or anything soapy)
dishwash soap works really well for interior cleaning too. And its practically the safest chemical you can use. Considering we use it on our dinner plates and other kitchen appliances : )
That's how I clean the interior mostly, little dawn dishsoap in a bucket of water. Cleans so well 😊
And used on waterfoul after the BP oil spill in Louisiana
Just remember to condition after so your interior won't crack from the sun or dry out
Tide is best for interior
How do u get rid of the mess of soap and water on your car interior?? And how do u dry the seats?
Someone told me that you shouldn’t use dish soap on painted wheels because it removes the protective layer.
Did you wax the wheels afterwards?
The absolute best degreaser ive found so far is tide powder laundry detergent. That stuff is incredible what it will break down and make it just wipe right off. I use it to clean all the built up chain wax and gear oil that get slung off my motorcycle chain. That shit use to take forever until i figured this out.
But does it work for chrome wheels cuz colored rims is different from chrome it can leave the chrome different color after I tried not good for chrome
@@luiscorral3342
That im not sure of. My i have polished aluminum rims on my bike and it didnt hurt them. I cant see why it would have any adverse effects on chrome thats pretty tough stuff. But painted surfaces that are not powder coated i would test a small area first but chrome i would go full blast and not even think twice.
Just use dry lube, my dude. Peoplle massively misunderstand what's needed on motorcycle chains - the lube is in the o/x links. The outside of the chain just needs keeping clean, there are no moving parts other than the links...and they're lubed internally, as mentioned. Wurth dry lube 👍 (only needs a spritz on the chain once in a blue moon). I had tens of thousands of miles on chains with this method and they were always clean, never rusty, wheels and swing arm always clean as well.
@@Soulrollsdeep
Lemme ask you this. How many miles are you getting out of your chains?
Mind you im riding a TL1000R with a 530 chain. Ive had the bike for about 50k miles now and i only swapped chains about 5k miles ago. So 45k miles on 1 chain and it was still in that decent of shape my buddy took it for a spare. No missing rings and not one tight spot. And i ride year round rain or shine. Dry moly, silicone, graphite spray.... It aint doing that. Im an industrial maintenance tech so im aware of the demands. Lets not forget that a quiet chain is a happy chain.
WD-40 works good for that too
For these types of "dirty" wheels, a rinse with just water would have probably worked... I'm not saying dish soap doesn't work but this wheel just has mud on it which is easy to clean off. It would be nice to see on a month unwashed wheel with brake dust and hardened dirt
I know a detail shop that uses non bleached cheap dish soap to wash and prep before waxing and they have amazing reviews where i live
You're actually supposed to wash and rinse with dish soap or something similar before waxing. It removes any oils and residue that can keep the wax from adhering properly.
Add vinegar for waterspot prevention and it cuts brake dust too!
TIRES ARE OIL BASED SO AFTER CLEANING PUT SOME TIRE SHINE OR ARMOUR OIL ON YOUR TIRE SO IT ABSORBS THE OILS AGAIN. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO.🇺🇲❤️✌️
Or: if your wheels are only slightly dirty, just use waterless car wash solution (*my personal favorites are 3D and Meguiars Ultimate Waterless Wash & Wax), a handful of edgeless microfiber towels or Scott Blue Shop Towels, and a detailing brush and go to town. And, even though I only do this once a month, I like to apply a sealant of some sort after hand-cleaning everything. In my case, I typically use either Meguiars Cleaner Wax or Nu Finish for this endeavor. Works a treat!
Dawn also removes wax and surface protectants... It's an EXCELLENT degreaser and I use it all of the time (just remember if it gets on your paint, re-apply wax!!)
Use a wash and wax afterward. I do the same thing. The wax lasts weeks in the summer, and asists washing next time.
Dawn dish soap is just an all purpose cleaner at this point
And while it may sound somewhat silly, dishwashing liquid truly effectively cleans - Vehicles, Animals, Hair, Carpets and Rugs, Car-Upholstery, Couches, Stove-Tops, Clothing, Walls, Driveways, Windows, Boats and a host of other items.
I always wash the car with dawn before I do a full detail (polish+wax)
Absolutely kills sap, grease in engine bay, stuck on bugs and similar. Dawn, clay bar, polish, wax, car looks brand new.
I don't know why, but this is actually pretty refreshing to watch 🤷🏽♂️
Listen, we used this method to remove molding from vinyl siding on our house and it worked perfectly.
Works good when the wheels were spotless before the little bit of dirt.
Been using dawn since the 90s..but you definitely have dress wheels and tires with protective products after..
Dishwashing liquid is a great degreaser. It will clean the wheels but it will not protect them. It's worth looking into applying some type of sealant to protect the finish and keep them clean for longer.
I have used many cleaners in many different applications. A cleaning supplier explained to me, the right cleaner will work immediately with the least amount of effort. for example, I didn't take chemistry but I know there are 2 types of acids, organic and inorganic. They do not work on the same elements. A good hard water remover can also eat away chrome. Try "The Cleaning Supplier's "Classy" or "Power" on your entire bathroom following the directions, it's amazing! and great on glass. It works so well it will eat through concrete if left on too long; I had some spill on a sidewalk without knowing it and it made a golf ball sized crater. Winsol CC-550 is instantaneous on even major hard water build up but will harm aluminum. So, yes, some require special use but less work, others require too much labor to be useful but are more harmless but then those don't clean as well.
Where do you buy the cleaners that you mentioned?
After the soap add some tire oil shine of any kind to prevent cracking.
I swear dawn can clean so much you can start a meme trend about it
Dawn is friggin' underrated. Mom knew what she was doing all these years.
Dawn dish soap is for your dishes and safe on animals, plus it works amazing. I love dawn dish soap ❤
Good, Take A Bath
It's really toxic especially animals their livers lack the enzyme to break down the chemicals don't believe tv duck lies..
@@scoobameru2458😂
I can do the cat? Awesome.
Yes, and if your dog or cat has fleas, giving them a bath with the original blue Dawn Dish soap will get rid of the fleas every time! They also use the original blue Dawn Dish soap in oil spills in the ocean, when the poor animals get covered in oil, Dawn gets all the oil off them completely, and it's completely safe to use on them.
A couple of drops of Dawn platinum in warm water with a clean microfiber will efficiently remove any of that haze from inside your glass due to off-gassing of plastics and leather inside the vehicle...or smoke if you're one of THOSE people. Follow up with a little safeway from Sam's and your customers will think you've removed the glass!
Brake-r folks. Hands down best cleaner on the market. 20 seconds and no elbow grease. Spray on and rinse off. All done easy as that.
We use Dawn for a lot of things. I never thought of tires and wheels though.
You can buy Dawn already made in spray form but it's considerably cheaper to mix your own like this guy did. Recipes are on the web.
The dawn industrial soap is a really good choice for grimy stuff
Amazing how Dawn works for everything
I will most definitely try this out. I just started using a little squirt bottle with a few crops of Dawn dish detergent. It makes cleaning the screen in your car your cell phone for evening glasses crystal clear. It really works great on anything that is a touch screen. The way I do it is I spray it on a microfiber cloth and then wipe it down. The bottle itself is about 2 oz and costs under a dollar. And as far as the dawn is concerned that's the only detergent that I have used for over 40 years.
It works. I've been using it without diluting with hot water. Spray tires and rims and let it set while I scrub down the rest of the car and scrub tires last.
Comes out super clean. All the dirt, dust and grime gone! I hate it for my dishes because it feels like it leaves a residue similar to OFF oven cleaner, but works great on just about everything else! Including oven and stove!
The damn platinum(in the spray bottle) works really well. I ran out of wheel cleaner and i used damn platimun it melted the grime off my work truck. I was pleasantly surprised.
Dawn-Damn😂
They call that Dawn power wash
Well damn
Damn straight
Damn it
We always washed the cars with a bucket of water mixed with Dawn and a old shirt as a rag when I was a kid.
I have always used Dawn dish soap to clean vehicles. Everything outside of the vehicle was cleaned with Dawn dish soap to include under the hood
Not a good idea. Dish soap is an alkali slightly abrasive detergent. Over time you will cause the paint to loos it's protection and can cause that classic orange peel effect. The rubber parts of the car (window trim, wipers, fixings etc can be damaged, especially the thin edges of your wiper blades (although you should be changing them every year anyway, but I doubt you are😮!) first the rubber parts will harden then will become brittle. Given how long cars last these days you probably want to protect your investment better, they don't make cars to last any more, don't help them to age prematurely.
Dawn dish soap is amazing stuff.
It's great for jock itch and sweat rash.
When you take a shower, don't use the pretty smelling soap and shampoo. Use dawn dish soap. It will clear it up.
I work on a golf course. Sometimes a hydraulic hose will break on a mower. I use dawn dish soap on the spill in the grass. The grass will brown up but doesn't kill the grass.
If its just dirt then you can get the vast majority of it off with water and agitation so not surprised this worked well. You can actually use rinseless wash for this which is cheaper than Dawn. Can make a gallon of finished solution for less than a dollar and it'll do the job equally well. Its when you run into brake dust thats been sitting for a while that you really need a brake specific product. Even on heavily soiled wheels i use an APC, koch Chemie green star, at 10:1 dilution and it is very powerful.
Rinseless is great, but it's not cheaper than dawn. You can buy a gallon of Dawn Professional detergent for about $25, and the recommended dilution is 1oz per 5 gallons. So basically 5 times cheaper than rinseless.
@@joeschmoe6908 It seems you're correct in that ha I was really just trying to make the point you could just use a less powerful product on wheels that are clean for basically pennies and not have to even contemplate using Dawn.
@@JeffreySmith-m3y True. I'm not sure how much cleaning power dawn would have compared to a good rinseless anyway. Probably it would clean well, but I doubt it would encapsulate to prevent scratching. Plus you would obviously need to rinse it off.
@@joeschmoe6908Dawn would have much more cleaning power than a rinseless. Dawn is a degreaser, like an apc, and may be too strong if anything. Rinseless isn’t used in a decon wash because it’s not a strong cleaner. It more about lubrication. Dawn would foam just as well or maybe be even better, so that part is even debatable. Dawns biggest issues are it can leave behind a residue, which isn’t a problem if you only use it as a prewash foam and rinse it off, then contact wash. It could also strip oils out of the clear coat and dry it out if used too much because it’s so strong.
@@seashackf1 I wasn't suggesting that dawn be used as a rinseless or even a regular car soap. Just pointing out that 256-1 is not a particularly amazing dilution ratio. There are plenty of ph neutral shampoos that can beat that dilution, but I did the math on dawn because that's what the OP mentioned.
WHEELS FIRST, THEN TIRES LAST!!! ❤
I have many years spraying dawn on many cars before foam or detailing. Cuts grease on cars & dishes.🤷♂️
Simple Green works great also. Non toxic non corrosive safe for the environment I spray full strength
Yes but Dawn is cheaper. 👍🏻
Simple Green HD it's purple in color, at $15.00 /gal. container cleans better, "treats 14 ga. Heavy grime 50/50 with water is great plus it is not caustic, will not harm plants or bushes.
Nasty black sludge in a cast aluminum oil pan, drained then wipe up most with rags then applied Simple Green HD mixed 50/50, let soak 15 minutes then brushed with a paint brush and rinsed. Oil pan with varnish from 137K miles service ended up medically clean. No burning cuts another plus.
Before this caustic "Cab Soap" powder as used to clean big rigs I was thinking the best there was. I was wrong, skin becomes slippery melting away your skin like Oven-Off Cleaner (caustic), your natural oils removed , spilled rinse water from the cleaned off parts did kill the lawn.
Well worth $15.00/ gal of Simple Green HD available at Home Depot you will be impressed, I was...PROST.....~~=o&o>......
Soap cleans things. Will wonders never cease. Thanks for letting us know.
I heard a Professional Detailer say it’s not about the product it’s about how you use it and it’s true I try to use good brushes good products ! Never disappoint
"It's not about the product."
"I try to use good products."
@@rjmari Good Products as in Budget or What i Think for me it’s Good Not What’s hyped or Expensive
@@rjmari And Since you like D riding I use Meguairs products
@@chinob4708 So it *IS* about the products then?
This does work well but remember some dish soaps can have harmful abrasives in them. Also you're slowly destroying some of the protective coating on the rims. Don't forget to apply wheel/rim protectant and tire protectant. Dawn does work great on paint if you're going to do a full detail and compounding, claying, polishing, etc are in your future.
Yeah i find when a wheel is looked after like this, you only need an apc to get it clean again as there is no caked on brake dust 🙂
exactly, Thanks for your feedback.
Dawn’s great stuff. I use it on my hands. Gets off all the grease and oil that gets around the fingernails. Used to use Lava and various smelly goops and my hands always looked dirty.
One night I ran out of Lava, so I grabbed my wife’s Dawn dish soap and - surprise! That grunge around my fingernails dissolved! Not mush rubbing, no irritation from the pumice. I never went back to the mechanic’s soaps.
Hey, it cleans those little baby ducks that got trapped in oil spills. It really works. Maybe it’s my imagination but Dawn seems to work better than other brands of dish soap.
People back in the days that what we used to wash our cars and nothing happened to the paint or clear coat everything good
As long you follow up with a paint protectant & trim dressing , it works well! Remember , dish soap still contains degreaser detergents that strips any previous protection.
its a strip soap so fine for clear coat but if you have coatings or sealant it will strip that protection. Vehicle paints
were better back in the pre emissions era where oil based paint was legal, now sadly
its all water based crap. you do not want to wash with only strip dawn soap. i have seen 2023 chevy tahoe with wrecked hoods and
roofs. FYI i am a full time successful detailer with my own business. just some facts 😊
All crackheads had was a bottle of soapy water , a bucket , a Water hose , and a couple towels. Had everyone cars shining
@@butskiiueepp1625 @startingtech3900 dish soap is not strong enough to strip off wax, sealants, or coatings, unless they are nearly gone anyway.
The water based paint you refer to is the basecoat colour. A 2 pack eurathane clearcoat has to be applied to protect it. @@startingtech3900
Mop and Glow for your tires. Leaves a satin finish , not wet looking and won’t attract dust.
Try it if you use tire treatment you’ll like it.
My first wash after winter is always with dawn dish soap so it can strip off any remaining wax so I can do a proper paint correction and then sealant
What delusion ratio do you use?
@@2Shine55 I assume you meant dilution. Honestly, I think I fill my foam cannon bottle half with dawn and then foam the car like that. I think my foam cannon (came with the cheapie pressure washer) gets diluted because water somehow ends up in the bottle so the longer I use it, the less foamy it is but it does last a while. I also buy my dawn soap at the dollar store so I suspect it's already a slightly diluted detergent compared to the more expensive variant. But it could be my imagination. I also make damn sure it's a cloudy to almost drizzle day to do this so the sun isn't drying the soap on the car. Although nice thing if your soap does dry, a spray of water instantly makes it soapy again. After 2 bucket hand washing the car, I spray the car off and spray the remaining soapy water in the bottle over the panel before I clay bar. It's much cheaper than constantly spraying detail spray. Can you tell I am a cheap bastard? Lol. But don't worry, I do actually use the money I saved and spend it on a decent protection. I used to use fuso99 but it's such a finnicky bugger so I just use meguiars ceramic spray
@@joshuaszeto Thanks for the response Boss. Yes I did mean dilution. My apologies, I got a bit trigger happy with my typing hahah! You’re not being cheap at all! If it works,… IT WORKS! I’ve been detailing for about 2 years and I know using Dawn dish soap is a big no-no in the Detailing world. However, recently, I’ve been going against the grain. I recently tried this method a few months ago and it’s rendered some amazing results. Thanks again for the response.
@@2Shine55 usually the biggest no no about dawn is that it is a very effective detergent and will strip a lot of waxes and sealants off. I only use dawn for my first proper wash in the spring to really remove all the contaminants that accumulated over the winter. This first wash is basically supposed to strip everything off the car so I can cut and polish before waxing or sealing. Every wash after that is with a car specific soap. I personally use Mr. Pink by chemical guys but I have used others. If I am not super lazy and have the time to wash once a week, I can usually catch any stubborn contaminants before it requires a clay bar. I really try to avoid using clay bar since it will always take some of the wax with it. But I always clay using the soap foam for maximum lubrication
Dish soap is not strong enough to strip off wax, sealants, or coatings, unless they are nearly gone anyway.
Wow...I can't believe someone finally figured out how to wash a wheel.
Next do a video with old spice as a wheel cleaner
I’ve never had problems with any type of automotive soap but I have a 2 year supply of dawn in my sink cabinet lol and it’s way cheaper but I already use the arm and hammer ceramic wash and it’s great, completely eliminated my need to wax every 2 weeks
I'll wash my whole truck with Dawn. It works awesome!
i hope you are joking lol
My dad would wash his hair with dish soap is we ran out of shampoo LOL
@@AMindInOverdriveme too. Soap is soap.
@@madddvillainWhy? What's wrong with that?
@@Peterbrendanalbert
Soap ain't soap.....
Remember the Dawn commercials where they use Dawn soap to remove oil and tar off of animals. Dish soap will ear up your clear coat.
Try this.... Buy Dawn foaming soap and wash your hands, it will eat up the oils in your skin and leave it dry as opposed to regular hand soap. You will feel the difference.
Using dawn dish soap you can also look around the side walls and tread of the tires for any air bubbles which will indicate a leak in the tire so you can get it fixed or replaced as well. It is what we always used in the shops to find the leaks in tires, rims, and tire valves. Something that can help you save a ton of time if you’re tired are always going low randomly or you’ve recently lost a bunch of air. If the bubbles are occurring on the sidewalls or on the valve stem you’ll need to go to the shop if you don’t have a tire machine yourself or know how to safely remove the rim from the tire without the expensive specialty machines. Although if you know how to do that you’d probably already be aware of the Dawn dish soap as well. Good luck to everyone and make sure your tires are filled properly, has proper tread depth remaining, has even wearing across the tire as well as on all sides of the vehicle, and if your tires are old or your getting used tires to personally verify the little date stamp on the sidewalls to ensure that it isn’t 5 years old because the rubber breaks down at the 5 year mark which could cause a catastrophic blowout that could cause serious injury to you or others.
But what does it do to your brake pads and calipers
Nothing. The only real issue with Dawn is the fact that it’s not real safe to use on waxed surfaces because it can remove wax. I’ve used it for years and I’ve never seen any adverse effects on brake hardware
Thanks brother. Mine came out great. Outside and inner barrel.
Remember the key word " Hot water " all soap works best with hot water not cold
Except for Tide cold water pods😉
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PSA: THIS WILL STRIP WAX AND TIRE DRESSINGS!!!! Dish detergent is great but you do need to apply some sort of protectant afterwards depending on what you are cleaning.
Cheap alternative for light dirt.
Yes it worked great. Thanks for your feedback.
Who would have thought a surfactant could release debris from surfaces. Fascinating.
Dish soap is a good pre-cleaner because it's a strong degreaser for wheels but it's not sudsy enough to use it as a car soap since it'll strip all the wax off the car
Dawn works for everything!! Dishes, car washes, oil spills, body wash, dog wash, everything!
Nice…I’ve used dish soap to clean my wheels for a while now and it works great…some tires though have a chemical reaction to the dish soap and they turn brown
Good to know! Thanks for the feedback.
Pretty sure what you are seeing is called tire bloom, it has to do with a chemical reaction when oxygen leaves the tires through a natural process. Best thing to do whenever cleaning a tire like this or any other way is to apply a tire gloss of some sort to rehydrate the tire.
@YeoldeOrange it usually doesn't happen with industrial degreasers, but the best way to avoid it in general is using a dedicated wheel and/or tire cleaner. Also, dawn isn't meant to lubricate so I wouldn't use it for anything but a prewash to get the majority of the dirt off without touching it. Then a car soap, with a touch of some industrial degreaser will safely get the rest off without need a specific wheel chemical. Although some people don't care about small scratches on rims, especially on the barrels, so idrc what people do, just thought I'd comment in case anyone would like to know the "proper" process from the industry experts such as pan the organizer or obsessed garage
@@dansanders340 that’s fair, I personally just avoid any kind of dish soap/detergent for that reason. I think if you can get and use specific car cleaning supplies that’s the best option imo.
@@YeoldeOrange lol, totally agree, when rinseless washes and especially industrial degreasers can properly be used in place of car specific chemicals, I don't bother trying to use dishsoap anywhere. Plus, purple power was like 5$ for a gallon last year, 12$ for 2.5 gallon, and just over 20$ for a 5 gallon bucket, all while being concentrated. For paint and interiors you use 10 parts water to 1 degreaser, 10:1, or less for paint and interiors. Also, dawn suds up when I don't want it to, it kind of just lossens up dirt instead of drag it off like purple power does, which doesn't really matter I just don't like it, lol.
Don't forget to apply good quality tyre dressing
It's the corrosive nature of dish soap for more sensitive parts that's the issue, no it won't melt stuff but yes there is a higher chance of corrosion for exposed metals and putting of painted surfaces. Seen it happen.
Thats an issue with all high alkaline cleaners... just make sure you rinse very well.
Dawn is only ph 7-9 so in water it's pretty neutral, I doubt it can corrode anything
@@matsudakodo you must rinse well, its not a gentle car soap as it never meant to be.
@@NikosPer I do, but it isn't hard to get off. Other products I've used that were "stickier" for me were Descale and Rapid Decon. None are an issue with a pressure washer though.
I been using dawn on my rims for the last 5 plus years
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Yes washing up liquid will work well because it is acidic and not PH neutral, which can damage some finishes and remove any protection on the wheel, don’t use washing up liquid on your car ever period
Dawn has a PH level of 9, meaning it’s in no way acidic.
Slightly alkaline. And it won't harm the car.
I've washed factory paint from many different car manufacturers and Dupont lacquer, acrylic enamel, and Imron with dish soap. I never noticed it harming any of those types of paint. It does seem to remove a lot of car waxes.
The answer is "sometimes". If the tire is dirty because of blooming, you'll need something more acidic
PALMOLIVE FOR THE PAINT
& DAWN FOR THE RIMS...best combo
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Hi 👋 there Frank, I really appreciate all the work you put in to make videos for us, I’ve used dawn soap before I started buying detailing products and I never saw anything wrong with it. Keep up the good work. 🤝👍
Thanks for teaching us how to clean a wheel.
As a professional car detailer, the fact this wheel cleaned so easily shows he could have gotten the same result just rinsing with water. It would have no effect on caked on brake dust or rust
“There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation,”
@@jontnoneya3404 I’ve cleaned thousands of wheels. Let that sink in, thousands. I agree that preexisting notions increase ignorance, except that I’m not ignorant, I do this for a living.
@@redmastif01 - preexisting notions is NOT what that quote was about. Congrats on letting your ego cause you to make an ignorant reply. You should reread the quote until it starts to sink in. Do you even know what the word contempt means? You should look it up. Contempt prior to investigation will keep you in ignorance. This has NOTHING to do with preexisting notions.
@@jontnoneya3404 I suppose my contempt here comes from my extensive experience. I can see what the wheel is covered in, see the methods he used, see how it could be done another way without using the chemical he used, and achieve the same result. I personally use acid on wheels unless they’re in an easily cleanable condition like this (covered in dirt/dust) in which case I use water and a soft bristle brush, which would achieve this result. I’m not saying dawn is useless, but it’s videos like this that customers tell me about that caused them to try things on their vehicle which either didn’t work or caused damage, and called me to remedy the issue.
@@redmastif01 1) He used Dawn and a soft bristled brush. NOT acid which acid would likely be far more damaging to wheels than simple dish soap. And please explain - how EXACTLY does Dawn cause damage to wheels when acid doesn't? Your arguments aren't making any sense.
2) IF Dawn + a soft bristle brush causes damage to wheels that you later have to "fix" then you need to explain what that damage is and how you fix it. Don't just pound your chest and say "I got 25 yrs exp so that's how" which is ridiculous. Explain your points cuz you're not making sense.
3) If Dawn truly makes you have to "fix" customers wheels, you shouldn't be arguing against this. You should actually be supporting the vid. WHY? Cuz it'll make more customers for you!
BUT I suspect all this is simply you arguing to argue and you've never once tried Dawn and a soft brush. THAT is the meaning of contempt prior to investigation because you've never actually investigated it but you're against it.
Dawn WILL NOT hurt those wheels at all!!!! I’ve been doing this for decades; no problems yet
I'd like to see this on a lighter coloured wheel with embedded brake dust
Also the way to clean eyeglass lenses. 1 drop on the inside of each lens. Rub with your finger and get some of the outside of the lens. Rinse in hot water and gently dry. Nothing works better and it's quick and easy with no special cleaning solutions.
Dawn removes the wax coating from the wheel
I used to wash my moms car with dish soap growing up. I didn’t know better and before internet days. If you keep using dish soap it makes the tires start to form cracks in the rubber. It happens over time and I’m not sure why.
Detergents in general are degreasers. They are surfactants that allow water to bind to fats, making cleaning grease etc easier.
Rubber has natural oils (a fat), and that's why using detergent dries out the rubber. Same reason why using a lot of soap or shampoo dries out your body or hair.
u can use ANY DEGRESSER including OVEN CLEANER ( if u got regularly rims) if u got CHROME RIMS DO NOT USE IT
dish removes the wax and or protective coating in some cases.
Dawn is one of the most complete and best cleaner for everything! Even to clean your bathroom! Is my favorite ❤
If it can clean a baby duck, it can clean your tires.
Dawn platinum in the spray bottle that comes out as a foam. Make sure to wet the tires and wheels prior because on a dry tire in any kind of heat Itll dry quick and leave a bad residue
Add about 1/3 apple vinegar to them too. It makes them shine.
System of a Dawn has been rocking it since the 90s.
1 part Dawn to 20 parts water plus a splash or two of white vinegar is the best cleaning solution, period.