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20 years ago , before most of the modern detailing companies existed, we used dish soap alot. Using dish soap for every wash, i saw quite a bit of clear coat failure with repeated use. But at that time, the quality and availability of various protection products wasn't great either. I will never know what exactly caused it , as the state of detailing products overall has improved dramatically maybe it isnt as important. Maybe clear coats have improved, clearly detailing products have come a long way, and heck maybe the dish soaps have different formulas today than 20 + years ago. Interesting video
Thank you for chiming in, I agree with you and that makes sense. IMO clearcoat is pretty tough even against heat and solvents. I still recommend to use specific detailing soaps to everyone. Cheers my friend.
sad to say ... but the clear coat on most cars was done poorly and that is why it fails ! I washed my 2001 Honda Accord for 23 years that sat outside all year long with 471,000 miles on it . I washed it with dish soap and the clear coat never failed ... until 1/2 a tree fell on it while i was driving home and TOTALED IT
yeah you're exactly right, Honda's are notorious for clearcoat failure even in late 2010 models. The current one aren't really good either, you get a stone chip it rust couple months later. cheers my man @@diverdave4056
I’ve been detailing my cars for over 25 years now and there were plenty of good products available then. You’re correct, not like today though. I was young when I got into it and easily found good products. The auto parts store had plenty of soaps. That said there are still people today using Dawn because they think car soap is a scam, so maybe more did use it back then.🤷♂️ Anyways, it’s interesting to hear you saw more failures back then. My understanding of Dawn is that it’s too strong of a degreaser and would strip the clear coat of oils drying it out if used too much. So maybe that’s what happened. Back then clear coats were oil based and put on thicker than todays thin water based cc’s. So They aren’t better today, but the technique and prep of applying them definitely is. Protection is definitely easier to apply today, but is the Dawn washer actually using any? I figure, if they are using any it’s the cheapest stuff available or what’s been sitting in their garage for 15 years. This was interesting to me because it hits on the subject of are there too many ‘specialized’ products today. What’s actually useful and what’s not?
1st time sub here. Been detailing for 40 years and a side business owner for 4 yrs . When I started in 84 alot of times dish soap was used . Never a problem. Ofcourse protection options are a whole lot different than back then . Clearcoat was just becoming a thing . Truth be told there was alot of off lable stuff being used . Microfiber wasn't a thing . Used baby diapers. Quick detailer ? Pledge . Even today one of my favorite interior cleaners is norwex powder laundry detergent. 2 table spoons to a qt of water. Cleans everything really well . Back to dawn , gyeon suggests using dish soap with their pro line ceramics .
Right on! I used Dawn quite a bit way back in the late 90s / early 2000s and still do every now and then. A Dawn wash was part of the whole Zaino application process 😂. It does a great a job at removing crud and is fairly cheap. It is a little hard on old school wax and sealants but today's ceramics *laugh* it. The fear of Dawn is somewhat of a dramedy...the same haters are willingly and frequently throwing down some high-alkyl ph 13 or high-acidic ph 2 soaps to wash the paint. My only complaint of Dawn is that it's not as free-rinsing as traditional car soaps --- Not a big deal if you use a pressure washer but its "stickiness" can be annoying if you are hose-washing.
Oh nice I did not know that about zaino. Very funny reference to high ph pre soaks. It comes down to people being misled. Trying to rectify whatever I can with the channel. Thank you my man, Thanks for leaving your thoughts brother cheers.
The detailing world is definitely getting ridiculous with some of the products these days. I’m not sure the high ph decon soaps are a good comparison though, they aren’t nearly as strong a cleaner as Dawn. Dawn is a very good and strong degreaser. It’s more of an apc than high ph soap. Since Dawn is a strong degreaser it will even eventually weaken a coating if used enough. It removes the oils from the coating, trim or clear coat if not protected. Those ‘durability’ test the YT detailers years ago showed that used enough the stronger cleaners did eventually compromise the coating. As you said, using it every now and then is the key and I agree it’s totally safe in that situation.
Zaino!! Wow now there is a throwback! I found Zaino at the NY Auto Show in the very early 90s. Loved it! My dad and I would go back every year to be part of the "demo" and get our keys cleaned lol
@@seashackf1yes exactly, Dawn can pull a lot of chemicals out of the paint. Long term use will eventually show the damage. I've had family use dawn soap to wash their cars, and in about a years time it had "dirt mud" type cracking all over the paint.
I knew Sal Zaino pretty well back in the 90's and I constantly was on forums touting his stuff. You're spot on with the Dawn pre-wash. Z5 + Z6 has the slickest surface even over today's ceramics. You can even lay a hand towel on the hood without it sliding right off.
I have been using DAWN for 40+ years. Never has i seen any damages to my cars surface. At the end I do spray a bead maker paint protector by P&S and that is it. Good to go smooth and shinny.
I had a 2006 Scion that hadn't been washed in years. Then one day I thought I'd give it a treat and wash it. I used Dawn because I wasn't going to spend tons of money on soap. My little car looked so good, no water spots and it even had a little shine to it, I didn't even wipe it down after rinsing. What a wonderful product. I remember when I was a kid, washing a car was a fun afternoon with Dad and my brother, suddzing, spraying each other with water and the tossing of soapy rags/sponges at each other. Now one soap I purchased for my new car has a warning about wearing gloves and eye protection and referred to wet clothes as "contaminated".. What a world we live in now.
I worked in restaurants for over two decades. Regular old Dawn is the best dish soap out of all of them, including all the restaurant style detergents.
Can confirm. Fill that sink with some Dawn and 150° water, and put WHATEVER in there, and in about 15 min, hit it with the high pressure, and it's clean. Never scrubbed.
I’ve been detailing for 20 years now. I always keep a few bottles of Dawn Powerwash (the foam sprayer) with me always. Works well for door jams where I don’t want to make a mess with the foam canon. Pretty good degreaser. 👍🏼
@@cyclemadness worked for TCI here in Texas 25 years. We made detergents for every industry thinkable. From bars of soap to aero line detergents. Formula is on a program but it’s cheap and simple.
@@TexasSon74 Do you know why it is that most of the dish soaps leave a bit of a surfactant film it seems? I notice dish soaps impair the beading of most coatings and sealants for a bit. I noticed that bar soap (Dove) did not do that, and actually brings back the hydrophobics.
@@chrisbradley3224 ph balance to natural additives in body soap make them filmy or not. Most dish soap ph is leveled for glass or cooking type metals or dishes to help to dry easier and degrease better.
I use Dawn as my windshield washer fluid in my semi truck. Trust me. It’s the best bug and particle cleaner on my glass window. And the cheapest. I fill up water in my washer fluid reservoir. And add several squeezes of dawn
I told all my customers that after I’ve coated their car they could even use Dawn to wash their cars if they wanted to😂…it’s better than the soaps at a drive thru car wash.
@@davidvolland7250 well two reasons ….i have 45 years of detailing experience and it’s simple chemistry. Ph level of Dawn is 9…ph levels of most car wash soaps are over 10 and they don’t get rinsed off nearly thoroughly enough…so yeah I’m sure enough.
@@davidvolland7250 two reasons….one I’ve been detailing/paint correcting for over 45 years….two it’s simple chemistry…PH level of Dawn is 9, most car wash use ph levels of 10 or more for their wash. PH level of 10 or more is fine if you thoroughly rinse it off…most don’t do a good enough job of that.
Spot on man! I'm a intermediate hobby detailer, and I dish soap as a cheap strip car wash before I paint correct or polish/wax or seal a car. I've had a few people say "You shouldn't use that! It'll damage the cars paint". But exactly as you said MAYBE, only if you use it instead of a good car wash every single wash. But once or twice a yeah when you're literally going to either refine the finish or protect it in a day anyway, It's harmless.
My family owned the largest detail shop in the central part of the state. Dawn liquid detergent will strip off the wax off of the car just like it gets rid of cooking oil from kitchen pans. Use an approved car soap that won’t strip the wax off.
@@wickedbeardz the issue is that dawn isnt meant to remove wax but it can. so it some spots you can have high spots which will end up with residue and the others being good to go.
I use Dawn once every 6 months to completely strip the car. Then i follow up with an iron remover, clay bar, compound, polish, and wax. Yes wax, im old school. In between i use a car soap from Maguires that protects the wax. My 20 year old paint looks phenomenal.
@atrain132 I can't tell you the crap I get from some of my friends for "not getting with the times", but there are great waxes out there. I'm not a big fan of ceramic coatings. I do ceramic coat my wheels and headlights/ tail light, but that's it.
@@nasimwehbe8410 lol, yeah people are weird. Ceramic coatings are great, but I still use wax on some of my cars. Specifically the Soft99 Fusso Coat original formula. One of my friends professionally details his cars like me, but he still uses Nu Finish.
I find carbana wax the easiest to put on and take off. Very forgiving and nothing technical. Some of these newer waxes (coatings) are pain in the ass to get off.
I'm not here to advocate for Dawn or any other cleaner. I just want to comment and applaud you for washing a "real dirty" car unlike the other fake TH-cam detailers on here getting paid for product endorsements but pretending like they don't. Always washing a Dusty car as proof. Bravo my friend! Bravo!!
i was a detailer for 25 years. First thing you tell your customers is to not use "Dish soap"! It cuts grease and WAX ! Don't strip your car with this crap unless you want to reseal/wax your car eery time.I've always told people to use 'Baby Shampoo"! It cleans and doesn't remove any wax or sealer. Also great for carpet cleaning, because it smells good afterwards.
Oh man, I hate to break it to you, but those critters covered in oil, most of them die. It's usually too late by the time they find them, because they've been trying to clean themselves for hours/days already and most likely ingested a bunch of it. The cleaning is a nice gesture at least. Sorry to be a Debbie Downer
@@hellomark1 They have a new version of the commercial washing an oil covered duckling - since there was no spill that caused it, did they intentionally soak the duck to wash it for the ad?
Dang in 1994 I was 16 washing my dad's car with dawn. That's how I got into detailing lol. Obviously I've moved away from it. Then this video pops up. This may be a good option for degreasing, road grime and salt.
Pan the organizer explains that the chemistry is meant to be safe for ceramic plates and other hardier materials dishes are made from, relative to car materials. They're cheaper and stronger since they don't have as many hoops to jump through to make a material safe product. I'd only use dawn for windows, or in a pinch as a one time use. It's not even proper to use automotive degreaser long-term as a prewash, and I use that as my snowfoam in a pinch, lol. If you can't tell I'm picky, and suffer from intellectualism causing me to find every reason to have a logical 'proper way' to do things, lmao
My dad and I have used dish soap to wash our cars for 20 years. We have rust free cars that are close to 20 years old. These cars have been in snow and salt since new. Of course the car detailing companies and lemmings are going to tell you that you need to spend $100s on special soaps.
I'm a Miner and we use Dawn to break the surface tension of water and allow the flour gold to sink with the rest of the concentrates when processing ore. Just one drop at a time.
I had a neighbor that used to wash his car with dish soap. I told him that wasn't a good choice because dish soap is a degreaser and will damage the clear coat with time. He told me he has always done it and it looks good. Not very long after that his car was full of clear coat damage patches
@megaman010391 Where I live there is no snow so no salt. Dish soap definitely damages your car. The clear coat's life is oils. Dish soap is a degreaser which dries up your clear coat with time. I've seen it happen plus I am an experienced auto detailer.
@jonathanmolina3529 dawn's ph is only slightly higher than most car soaps and its certainly not high or low enough to damage the clear coat And people saying dawn will strip everything from the car's surface isnt true. Waxes and sealants these days are really strong and dawn wont do anything to them. Just watch project farm of youtube whwre he tested a bunch of waxes / water repellants. It takes a lot of washes to get rid of them. Clear coat damage is mostly from the sun. You mention it doesnt snow in your area which means its provably sunny every day
@@megaman010391 You have to remember that using dish soap will strip all the protection your paint has leaving exposed. The only way you could use dish soap and still protect the paint would be waxing the car after every wash. Let say you wash your car every week. Are you going to wax your car 4 times a month?
@@jonathanmolina3529 don't forget dish soap has hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties. So it will also grap or in this case "strip" chemicals from the paint that aren't oily. So plasticizers, antioxidants, etc..... I've had family ruin their paint with dish soap.........cracks all over.
I’m a detailer now for 10 years. Dawn is go to soap for washing in the sun. It leaves a film behind to prevent water spots. That’s why your dishes never have spots on them.
I used dawn since I bought my 2014 accord and the paint is still mint up to now. Dawn is good for removing road salts mixed in snow during winter better than all branded car soaps chemicals I’ve tested. Of course my car gets waxed and buffed after every Dawn treatment.
Looks like Dawn did a good job. One tip I would share for how you are doing the contact wash is to only move the microfiber mitt in one direction. Preferably front to back on all painted surfaces. This eliminates making any ‘swirl’ micro scratches. When you’re ready for any paint correction, straight micro scratches are much easier to remove than swirling ones.
In years past I always used liquid TIDE to wash my car and once a year I would use DAWN to basically strip away everything on the paint and the use a good paste wax.
I think some are just regurgitating what they heard without testing the stuff but you're right. I will obviously showcase product to tell a story but im not gonna mislead people. Cheers my friend
Dawn and Tide laundry detergent were my grandaddys go to car cleaning kit. Dawn on car. Tide on the wheels and tires. The tide did a nice job of keeping his white walls and white lettering clean. He also used Nu Finish wax religiously. But back then you could probably only get it or Turtle Wax. That was just his little formula he used to keep the family vehicles looking nice. I dont ever remember any of it causing a problem and they all looked great for the life of the vehicle. Ive got his last car a 2000 Pontiac Bonneville SSEI that looks brand new with the exception of the reflector on the trunk lid which you cannot buy anymore because no one produces it any longer.
hey my man thanks for chiming in, be careful there those are not comparable, Dawn is still a mild soap PH 9, super clean and purple power are straight up degreaser much more caustic and PH above 12/13 reallt powerful stuff, you shouldn't compare them to Dawn. Cheers be safe
@@Detailing_Dogma oh for sure I cut super clean 4:1 rims and 10:1 everything under the kitchen sink interior beside the navigation screen I use water. I spray my latex gloves and massage the product in on the turn signals. You right tho bro super clean full strength can wreck certain things. I never used purple power lol
@@jayp9450be careful with Super Clean. It’s not as metal friendly as the YT detailers stated when they were pushing it some years ago. Especially on Aluminum where it can corrode or etch it. SC even warns about it now when they didn’t then. The detailing world kind of got scammed by them. Purple Power is even worse. Better off to use a metal safe degreaser like Simple Green Pro HD (the purple stuff) or WD40 specialist degreaser which are specifically made to be safe on all metals.
I fill a foaming dispenser with Dawn as hand soap in my bathroom. Only a very small amount is needed per hand wash. Lasts for months. I would use as car wash if I had nothing else.
I've been using Dawn since the early 2000s and Never had an issue. I started using it because of a few setailers I know switched from using WISK after Persuck (Persil) discontinued it. Wisk was the best but Dawn is the best of what's out now. Those that complain must own newer cars; 2017 & newer; with thinner more fragile paint and clear coats. Also it just plain common sense that after you wash your car with Any type of cleaning product that you apply a fresh coat of wax or ceramic sealant. Honestly you get the best result by hand washing your car in the rain and let it rinse the car. It's spit free and then pull in the garage to dry and wax/ceramic coat it.
Dawn doesn't rinse clean. It leaves a residue behind. Just be aware of that if you're planning on putting any sort of protection on top. Source: I'm a professional painter. I use Dawn to help prep cabinets for repainting and always wipe with solvents to remove any final residue.
I used dawn soap before to wash my car and works great! The only detail is that after that you need to wax your car again because the soap wash out any wax in the paint and the metal fills like a clean dish after you dry it, overall is a great grease cutter and good to remove bugs in the front.
I used Dawn when I first started driving in '77 and continued to use up until about 10years ago. Never had an issue with my Mustang II, then a 79 camaro, followed by an 88 IROC. I did switch to dedicated car wash soaps for all our cars.
For those of you saying its bad unless you reapply protectants, just use the dawn as a pre-wash like stated, then wash with a wax "ceramic" infused wash soap, and use a wax/ceramic rinse aid or pray and wipe afterwards. Most people anymore use a drying aid or spray and wipe afterwards anyways so youll be back to good to go!
Dawn was the soap they used on birds that got oil soaked with crude oil. I remember their commercial, it cuts right through petroleum products. Paint and clear are Petroleum products. I definitely never wash in direct sun light much less on a hot day. I've used Dawn once in a while, Palmolive too to cut down dirt contaminants and wax to get a super clean start on waxing and protectant right after rinsing and drying.
Thanks for sharing, very interesting, must admit that's something I've never even thought about myself. I don't think we have Dawn in the UK so have never seen any of the discussions on it.
dawn is the best general purpose soap on earth. It can wash clothes, great bath soap, dishes, good degreaser, washes vinyl siding, windows and it's extremely non hazardous to health. I always keep a spare large bottle for emergencies since it can do everything
Thank you Sam, fair points. I have cleaned engine bay with common sense for decades havent seen an issue, every detailer use a similar method. Your engine is all sealed up
When i wanna know about a product, i go straight to the data sheet. Dawn has the same protective polymers as car wash. It wont hurt anything more than car soap does
@@flashnmb1 good. Saves me money on have to buy clean slate and there's way better waxes that don't have to be applied by hand anymore. Sio2 spray wax/drying aid is a better protectant and lasts way longer. Spray the car while wet and dry it
Dawn still is what most Wheel Dealers recommend for cleaning wheels. Still love my Citrus Cleaner simply because of the smell, plus it works on carpets too!
Good job. I've been using Dawn dish soap on my wheels vice exspensive car chemicals for years now, cleans well, no problems. If Dawn can really be used to clean crude oil off waterfowl feathers without injuring birds it should be safe on wheels.
That's exactly what it does. And people mistake that for their wax being stripped. The wax is still there. The film is preventing the wax from doing its job. Like water beading. Its a fact that most people don't understand.
Back in the seventies we used dish soap to strip off wax and embedded dirt before using rubbing compound. It made applying and removing the compound easier and you could get to polish and waxing sooner.
I've tried a plethora of mixtures to find the perfect strip wash. Dawn dish soap is the truth. On recent or botched wax or protectant jobs, it may take two or three applications but always gets the job done.
Hy. This is the first vid i saw as someone uses only dawn to clean the car and it is interesting. Keep up the good work. (btw i don't wanna be a jerk, but if you have a 1l foam canon and you put 100ml of solution in it, that is 1:9, not 1:10😅)
I never understood why everyone gave dawn, or any dish soap, a bad name, outside of those marketing their car shampoos. There’s nothing really wrong with it aside from not rinsing as pure as some other products. I would say it looks like it did well as an inexpensive prewash, and is definitely more environmentally friendly than presoaking with an apc or degreaser.
Whenever I have a K&N Air Filter that needs cleaning, it gets submerged in a bucket of water generously mixed with Dawn for about fifteen minutes. Shake it in the bucket and rinse.
Many of those 'horror stories'' about dawn (or any other dish soap for that matter) are brought into the world by the companies who try to sell their own products. My great grandfather and grandfather were both in the car business and all they used was dish soap. Of course a lot has changed products, chemicals etc. There's nothing wrong with using it as long as you rinse your car well and wax it. I've seen cars which were washed with dish soap for over 20 years or more. No dullness oxidation or what so ever.
It's always been thought that to "strip" waxes and most sealants you'd use dish soap / washing up liquid - I use a squirt of it (actually generic dish soap) if I'm doing a wash and going to re-wax or seal afterwards. I also use Purple Power Vehicle wash which is even more cost effective. Again if I'm going to re-apply I don't really care if it's going to "strip" the previous stuff off - I'm looking for max clean with min contact... Honestly for most in between washes a good car soap isn't much more expensive and adds back in some level of protection...
@@13christbanedawn has no protection. My god these comments are so dumb. Dawn pulls the wax and sealants OUT it leave a film behind that doesn’t allow wax or sealants to stick.
I was always taught Dawn for car washing was okay but be prepared to add protection to the paint after using it. Thanks for investigating this product for DIY car detailers. .
Considering Geon tells you do a Dish soap wash to prep the paint for their coatings after polishing to get all the oils off, I think it's safe enough to use as a part of a decon wash. Helps break up all that road grim. I'm not sure if it'll be as good as some higher ph soaps like Bilt Hamber, but it's cheap and it'll do a better job then a ph neutral shampoo
Work at body/paint/detailer shop - DAWN is one of the best at getting dirt off without scrubbing too hard but best to do a minimum of a spray-on wax after the wash. - DAWN is not as harsh people make it out to be. so you could probably get a few washes before you really need to add wax but it's not hard to put wash wax in the cannon after using the DAWN to keep it safe. - If someone brings in a mud truck DAWN might be the best to start your wash.
There is debate that Dawn will affect wax/ceramic coatings. This is awesome to see it’s wicked on dishes can imagine how it works degreasing dirty vehicles. Ottawa Ontario. DIY detailer, love your channel and great Canadian content.
Ive been washing my cars with dawn dish soap for decades. Its all i use and never had a issue with it hurting my clear coat or any type of paint. Ive also been a bodyman and painter since the 80s. Just my opinion.
My opinion about dawn and stripping car wax, In time every soap will strip a car wax, what is better or worse? Do most people even wax there cars these days? Lol. Take a pole of that question. Most daily drivers arent that well cared for. The cars that do get normal care a this topic probabuly dont apply to them. Just look at how many carwash places are out ther and how busy they are. Im betting most of those people never will use a car wax.
For prep washes I like to do a normally foam cannon foam, super high surfactants, then add a good amount of dawn to give it that umph, but when I use dawn I'm doing a reset, trying to strip all silicones and waxes that I can, definitely not for regular maintenance. Absolutely it has replace all of my seemingly niche "ceramic prep wash" soaps, dawn doesn't touch the ceramic so its perfect for the 6mos reup to keep the coating hydrophobic.
Back in the day I used to use Dawn before polishing with Zymol. Then carnuaba wax... worked great for me. If it was just a maintenance wash i used to use Turtle wax zip wax soap.
I normally use Koch Chemie Active Foam, which is a 9.5 on the pH scale. I looked at some videos from them and they say that it is powerful enough to remove grime but not to the point to completely remove a protection from a vehicle. So, not arguing here, just sharing what I have seen and heard from them. It is my understanding that to completely remove a protection one has to use a product that is about a pH12. I have seen people using the Purple Power Vehicle and Boat soap, which you can get from your local Walmart. Just need to be careful as I believe it is pH12, and if on direct sunlight, it could leave marks on the paint if you let dry. That soap is cheap for that purpose. Of course dilution ration plays a big roll, I dilute the Active Foam to a 32:1 ratio, and it still creates a spectacular foam and good for maintenance. I thank you for sharing the video, I always wondered what the pH was on Dawn dish soap. Thanks!
I've been using Dawn for years to clean tires and wheels. I put it on undiluted straight to the tire brush though. I use it on the entire car when I'm intending on stripping the wax off.
Both my Tacoma and Corolla need a coat of wax so it seems ill be doing a dawn wash soon, followed by an iron decon and then a sealant, thanks for the video.
Hey Viper, if you can find out the SDS for carpro reset you will see that it's PH9, diluted in water it becomes more towards neutral regardless. Thank you for tuning in as usual, cheers my man!
I make my own washer fluid. I use water, 93%isopropyl alcohol, and a little dawn. It cuts the dang bugs! A dishwasher detergent would be better since it doesn't make suds, but when I visit relatives in Mississippi, you really have to have something in the tank for the bugs.
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Nope not at all
U can probably put baking soda to lower the ph :)
20 years ago , before most of the modern detailing companies existed, we used dish soap alot. Using dish soap for every wash, i saw quite a bit of clear coat failure with repeated use. But at that time, the quality and availability of various protection products wasn't great either. I will never know what exactly caused it , as the state of detailing products overall has improved dramatically maybe it isnt as important. Maybe clear coats have improved, clearly detailing products have come a long way, and heck maybe the dish soaps have different formulas today than 20 + years ago. Interesting video
Thank you for chiming in, I agree with you and that makes sense. IMO clearcoat is pretty tough even against heat and solvents. I still recommend to use specific detailing soaps to everyone. Cheers my friend.
sad to say ... but the clear coat on most cars was done poorly and that is why it fails ! I washed my 2001 Honda Accord for 23 years that sat outside all year long with 471,000 miles on it . I washed it with dish soap and the clear coat never failed ... until 1/2 a tree fell on it while i was driving home and TOTALED IT
yeah you're exactly right, Honda's are notorious for clearcoat failure even in late 2010 models. The current one aren't really good either, you get a stone chip it rust couple months later. cheers my man @@diverdave4056
I’ve been detailing my cars for over 25 years now and there were plenty of good products available then. You’re correct, not like today though. I was young when I got into it and easily found good products. The auto parts store had plenty of soaps. That said there are still people today using Dawn because they think car soap is a scam, so maybe more did use it back then.🤷♂️
Anyways, it’s interesting to hear you saw more failures back then. My understanding of Dawn is that it’s too strong of a degreaser and would strip the clear coat of oils drying it out if used too much. So maybe that’s what happened. Back then clear coats were oil based and put on thicker than todays thin water based cc’s. So They aren’t better today, but the technique and prep of applying them definitely is. Protection is definitely easier to apply today, but is the Dawn washer actually using any? I figure, if they are using any it’s the cheapest stuff available or what’s been sitting in their garage for 15 years.
This was interesting to me because it hits on the subject of are there too many ‘specialized’ products today. What’s actually useful and what’s not?
1st time sub here. Been detailing for 40 years and a side business owner for 4 yrs . When I started in 84 alot of times dish soap was used . Never a problem. Ofcourse protection options are a whole lot different than back then . Clearcoat was just becoming a thing . Truth be told there was alot of off lable stuff being used . Microfiber wasn't a thing . Used baby diapers. Quick detailer ? Pledge . Even today one of my favorite interior cleaners is norwex powder laundry detergent. 2 table spoons to a qt of water. Cleans everything really well . Back to dawn , gyeon suggests using dish soap with their pro line ceramics .
Right on! I used Dawn quite a bit way back in the late 90s / early 2000s and still do every now and then. A Dawn wash was part of the whole Zaino application process 😂. It does a great a job at removing crud and is fairly cheap. It is a little hard on old school wax and sealants but today's ceramics *laugh* it. The fear of Dawn is somewhat of a dramedy...the same haters are willingly and frequently throwing down some high-alkyl ph 13 or high-acidic ph 2 soaps to wash the paint. My only complaint of Dawn is that it's not as free-rinsing as traditional car soaps --- Not a big deal if you use a pressure washer but its "stickiness" can be annoying if you are hose-washing.
Oh nice I did not know that about zaino. Very funny reference to high ph pre soaks. It comes down to people being misled. Trying to rectify whatever I can with the channel. Thank you my man, Thanks for leaving your thoughts brother cheers.
The detailing world is definitely getting ridiculous with some of the products these days. I’m not sure the high ph decon soaps are a good comparison though, they aren’t nearly as strong a cleaner as Dawn. Dawn is a very good and strong degreaser. It’s more of an apc than high ph soap. Since Dawn is a strong degreaser it will even eventually weaken a coating if used enough. It removes the oils from the coating, trim or clear coat if not protected. Those ‘durability’ test the YT detailers years ago showed that used enough the stronger cleaners did eventually compromise the coating. As you said, using it every now and then is the key and I agree it’s totally safe in that situation.
Zaino!! Wow now there is a throwback! I found Zaino at the NY Auto Show in the very early 90s. Loved it! My dad and I would go back every year to be part of the "demo" and get our keys cleaned lol
@@seashackf1yes exactly, Dawn can pull a lot of chemicals out of the paint. Long term use will eventually show the damage. I've had family use dawn soap to wash their cars, and in about a years time it had "dirt mud" type cracking all over the paint.
I knew Sal Zaino pretty well back in the 90's and I constantly was on forums touting his stuff. You're spot on with the Dawn pre-wash. Z5 + Z6 has the slickest surface even over today's ceramics. You can even lay a hand towel on the hood without it sliding right off.
I've been a show car painter/bodyman for 25 years. You NEVER use dish soap to wash a vehicle unless you plan to reapply protection such as wax
Nailed It; learned that a long time a go; strips all wax & protections from finish.
Yes. I do every time and it's no problem
perfect if you need to remove all that gunk prior to repainting.
you're forgetting he is in canada and his water is more alkaline
Wax is from 25 years ago.
I have been using DAWN for 40+ years.
Never has i seen any damages to my cars surface.
At the end I do spray a bead maker paint protector by P&S and that is it.
Good to go smooth and shinny.
I had a 2006 Scion that hadn't been washed in years. Then one day I thought I'd give it a treat and wash it. I used Dawn because I wasn't going to spend tons of money on soap. My little car looked so good, no water spots and it even had a little shine to it, I didn't even wipe it down after rinsing. What a wonderful product. I remember when I was a kid, washing a car was a fun afternoon with Dad and my brother, suddzing, spraying each other with water and the tossing of soapy rags/sponges at each other. Now one soap I purchased for my new car has a warning about wearing gloves and eye protection and referred to wet clothes as "contaminated".. What a world we live in now.
It never dawned on me to try this 😂
that's a pretty good one mouhaha. Cheers brother
Hahahaha
Pun intended?
You mean “downed” 😂
Its a new dawn my friend
I worked in restaurants for over two decades. Regular old Dawn is the best dish soap out of all of them, including all the restaurant style detergents.
Can confirm. Fill that sink with some Dawn and 150° water, and put WHATEVER in there, and in about 15 min, hit it with the high pressure, and it's clean. Never scrubbed.
@@m4rvinmartian Yup!
Dawn with the yellow duck on it?
Yea
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I’ve been detailing for 20 years now. I always keep a few bottles of Dawn Powerwash (the foam sprayer) with me always. Works well for door jams where I don’t want to make a mess with the foam canon. Pretty good degreaser. 👍🏼
I have been cleaning my wheels and tires with Dawn for a lot of years with great results all the time.
I’m a chemist. It cost less to make a car wash soap than Dawn dish soap. Marketing and sponsorship cost takes 60% of all car wash products.
Let us know that cheap formula please.
@@cyclemadness worked for TCI here in Texas 25 years. We made detergents for every industry thinkable. From bars of soap to aero line detergents. Formula is on a program but it’s cheap and simple.
@@TexasSon74 Do you know why it is that most of the dish soaps leave a bit of a surfactant film it seems? I notice dish soaps impair the beading of most coatings and sealants for a bit. I noticed that bar soap (Dove) did not do that, and actually brings back the hydrophobics.
@@chrisbradley3224 ph balance to natural additives in body soap make them filmy or not. Most dish soap ph is leveled for glass or cooking type metals or dishes to help to dry easier and degrease better.
Hydrophilics perhaps?
I use Dawn as my windshield washer fluid in my semi truck. Trust me. It’s the best bug and particle cleaner on my glass window. And the cheapest. I fill up water in my washer fluid reservoir. And add several squeezes of dawn
Going to have to try this!
@@tnhomestead it’s great before freezing starts. Then you can’t until temperature change. But definitely. I recommend it
I do the same thing.
I told all my customers that after I’ve coated their car they could even use Dawn to wash their cars if they wanted to😂…it’s better than the soaps at a drive thru car wash.
good point, cheers my friend!
Are you sure about that? How would you even know?
@@davidvolland7250 well two reasons ….i have 45 years of detailing experience and it’s simple chemistry. Ph level of Dawn is 9…ph levels of most car wash soaps are over 10 and they don’t get rinsed off nearly thoroughly enough…so yeah I’m sure enough.
@@davidvolland7250 two reasons….one I’ve been detailing/paint correcting for over 45 years….two it’s simple chemistry…PH level of Dawn is 9, most car wash use ph levels of 10 or more for their wash. PH level of 10 or more is fine if you thoroughly rinse it off…most don’t do a good enough job of that.
Won’t it just strip the coat u put on ?
Nothing beats Quebec's weather to test car cleaning products. Great job.
Hey Rob thanks for chiming in, we've got it pretty harsh here agreed. Cheers my friend
I have used dawn to hand wash my 1998 Toyota pickup, sold it 20yrs later rust free and original paint. Still use dawn on all my rides
Spot on man! I'm a intermediate hobby detailer, and I dish soap as a cheap strip car wash before I paint correct or polish/wax or seal a car. I've had a few people say "You shouldn't use that! It'll damage the cars paint". But exactly as you said MAYBE, only if you use it instead of a good car wash every single wash. But once or twice a yeah when you're literally going to either refine the finish or protect it in a day anyway, It's harmless.
My family owned the largest detail shop in the central part of the state. Dawn liquid detergent will strip off the wax off of the car just like it gets rid of cooking oil from kitchen pans. Use an approved car soap that won’t strip the wax off.
unless you want it to give you a clean base again.... then u can applay your new wax after.... maybe? just use things correctly know your equipment.
Well some times "stripping" the wax and such off is exactly what we want, so that we can clean well and reapply.
After each car wash you always want to apply a ceramic coating anyway you would know that being a detailer
@@wickedbeardz the issue is that dawn isnt meant to remove wax but it can. so it some spots you can have high spots which will end up with residue and the others being good to go.
That’s what my step dad always told me. He owned a paint and body shop.
I use Dawn once every 6 months to completely strip the car. Then i follow up with an iron remover, clay bar, compound, polish, and wax. Yes wax, im old school. In between i use a car soap from Maguires that protects the wax. My 20 year old paint looks phenomenal.
Absolutely nothing wrong with wax!
@atrain132 I can't tell you the crap I get from some of my friends for "not getting with the times", but there are great waxes out there. I'm not a big fan of ceramic coatings. I do ceramic coat my wheels and headlights/ tail light, but that's it.
@@nasimwehbe8410 lol, yeah people are weird. Ceramic coatings are great, but I still use wax on some of my cars. Specifically the Soft99 Fusso Coat original formula.
One of my friends professionally details his cars like me, but he still uses Nu Finish.
I find carbana wax the easiest to put on and take off. Very forgiving and nothing technical. Some of these newer waxes (coatings) are pain in the ass to get off.
I'm not here to advocate for Dawn or any other cleaner. I just want to comment and applaud you for washing a "real dirty" car unlike the other fake TH-cam detailers on here getting paid for product endorsements but pretending like they don't.
Always washing a Dusty car as proof. Bravo my friend! Bravo!!
Thank you! Appreciate you
The M340i in that blue color is such a gorgeous vehicle
Thank you brother, it's called San Marino Blau, cheers.
i was a detailer for 25 years. First thing you tell your customers is to not use "Dish soap"! It cuts grease and WAX ! Don't strip your car with this crap unless you want to reseal/wax your car eery time.I've always told people to use 'Baby Shampoo"! It cleans and doesn't remove any wax or sealer. Also great for carpet cleaning, because it smells good afterwards.
thanks 🙏
they’ve used dawn as well for those wildlife animals that were victims of oil spill, and worked perfectly 👍
Yes, after the Exxon Valdez disaster they were washing all the ducks in Dawn.
There you go, thanks for watching!
Oh man, I hate to break it to you, but those critters covered in oil, most of them die. It's usually too late by the time they find them, because they've been trying to clean themselves for hours/days already and most likely ingested a bunch of it. The cleaning is a nice gesture at least. Sorry to be a Debbie Downer
@@hellomark1 They have a new version of the commercial washing an oil covered duckling - since there was no spill that caused it, did they intentionally soak the duck to wash it for the ad?
Yes they did that.
Dang in 1994 I was 16 washing my dad's car with dawn. That's how I got into detailing lol. Obviously I've moved away from it. Then this video pops up. This may be a good option for degreasing, road grime and salt.
There you go, thanks for watching!
Pan the organizer explains that the chemistry is meant to be safe for ceramic plates and other hardier materials dishes are made from, relative to car materials. They're cheaper and stronger since they don't have as many hoops to jump through to make a material safe product. I'd only use dawn for windows, or in a pinch as a one time use. It's not even proper to use automotive degreaser long-term as a prewash, and I use that as my snowfoam in a pinch, lol. If you can't tell I'm picky, and suffer from intellectualism causing me to find every reason to have a logical 'proper way' to do things, lmao
At about the same time I was using Palmolive lol.
@@dansanders340 HILARIOUS..............DAN !
A Lil dawn will do ya
My dad and I have used dish soap to wash our cars for 20 years. We have rust free cars that are close to 20 years old. These cars have been in snow and salt since new. Of course the car detailing companies and lemmings are going to tell you that you need to spend $100s on special soaps.
I'm a Miner and we use Dawn to break the surface tension of water and allow the flour gold to sink with the rest of the concentrates when processing ore. Just one drop at a time.
It's great on heavily oxidized gel coat, like an RV. Removes a lot of the loose surface oxidation. This way you aren't clogging up pads as quickly.
I routinely use Dawn to clean the wheels and wheel wells! It's superb against brake dust and road grim!
Because it's an acid degreaser, all the acid shampoo are perfect for brake dust
I have been saying for years Dawn is the best all around cleaner for cars, house/business carpets, vinyl, kitchen walls and floors.
One caveat; strips all wax or protection
Thankyou for bringing some reality to the detailing product fantasy land!
Thank you for tuning in!
I had a neighbor that used to wash his car with dish soap. I told him that wasn't a good choice because dish soap is a degreaser and will damage the clear coat with time. He told me he has always done it and it looks good. Not very long after that his car was full of clear coat damage patches
Soap does not damage your car the sun definitely does. Snow and other factors will also damage your car. Salt etc
@megaman010391 Where I live there is no snow so no salt. Dish soap definitely damages your car. The clear coat's life is oils. Dish soap is a degreaser which dries up your clear coat with time. I've seen it happen plus I am an experienced auto detailer.
@jonathanmolina3529 dawn's ph is only slightly higher than most car soaps and its certainly not high or low enough to damage the clear coat
And people saying dawn will strip everything from the car's surface isnt true. Waxes and sealants these days are really strong and dawn wont do anything to them.
Just watch project farm of youtube whwre he tested a bunch of waxes / water repellants. It takes a lot of washes to get rid of them.
Clear coat damage is mostly from the sun. You mention it doesnt snow in your area which means its provably sunny every day
@@megaman010391 You have to remember that using dish soap will strip all the protection your paint has leaving exposed. The only way you could use dish soap and still protect the paint would be waxing the car after every wash. Let say you wash your car every week. Are you going to wax your car 4 times a month?
@@jonathanmolina3529 don't forget dish soap has hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties. So it will also grap or in this case "strip" chemicals from the paint that aren't oily. So plasticizers, antioxidants, etc..... I've had family ruin their paint with dish soap.........cracks all over.
Great post. find a lot of the other detailing sites very confusing because I think their real motivation is selling services and products.
I’m a detailer now for 10 years. Dawn is go to soap for washing in the sun. It leaves a film behind to prevent water spots. That’s why your dishes never have spots on them.
Hi Greg do you usually spray dawn foam and rinse ? Or spray foam and kinda scrub them ?
I used dawn since I bought my 2014 accord and the paint is still mint up to now. Dawn is good for removing road salts mixed in snow during winter better than all branded car soaps chemicals I’ve tested. Of course my car gets waxed and buffed after every Dawn treatment.
Nothing gets people fired up as much as dawn soap.
Nail on the head, thank you brother, probably the best comment so far! Cheers ✌️
Looks like Dawn did a good job. One tip I would share for how you are doing the contact wash is to only move the microfiber mitt in one direction. Preferably front to back on all painted surfaces. This eliminates making any ‘swirl’ micro scratches. When you’re ready for any paint correction, straight micro scratches are much easier to remove than swirling ones.
In years past I always used liquid TIDE to wash my car and once a year I would use DAWN to basically strip away everything on the paint and the use a good paste wax.
You gotta do that every month lol. Thsy wax coating last about 2 weeks tops if that. One year later they coating is long long gone
In the winter I use Dawn to wash my tires and winter rims . It 🇨🇦👍👍does a really nice job and seems to keep them cleaner longer.
No shame in it! 🤟🤙. Cheers brother!
No shame in it! 🤟🤙. Cheers brother!
Thanks for the video. A lot of detailers on TH-cam are just pushing products
I think some are just regurgitating what they heard without testing the stuff but you're right. I will obviously showcase product to tell a story but im not gonna mislead people. Cheers my friend
They all are...total liars.
exactly
Hell ya brother these youngsters push all those products and Dawn doses it all and for a cheaper price
That's definitely something I'm gonna start playing around with... maybe adding it to my soaps
Thanks for watching, happy detailing. ✌️✌️
It works well.
As long as you want to take your car to Stage Zero and start all over again from the base layer and work up.
what is stage zero?
Dawn and Tide laundry detergent were my grandaddys go to car cleaning kit. Dawn on car. Tide on the wheels and tires. The tide did a nice job of keeping his white walls and white lettering clean. He also used Nu Finish wax religiously. But back then you could probably only get it or Turtle Wax. That was just his little formula he used to keep the family vehicles looking nice. I dont ever remember any of it causing a problem and they all looked great for the life of the vehicle. Ive got his last car a 2000 Pontiac Bonneville SSEI that looks brand new with the exception of the reflector on the trunk lid which you cannot buy anymore because no one produces it any longer.
Love reading your story thank you!
@Detailing_Dogma LOL sorry for the graphic novel I wrote.
Could be a good prewash. Great stuff
Thank you my man as usual! Cheers
It’s a degreaser just like super clean and purple power. It clean wheels really good. Great share!
hey my man thanks for chiming in, be careful there those are not comparable, Dawn is still a mild soap PH 9, super clean and purple power are straight up degreaser much more caustic and PH above 12/13 reallt powerful stuff, you shouldn't compare them to Dawn. Cheers be safe
@@Detailing_Dogma oh for sure I cut super clean 4:1 rims and 10:1 everything under the kitchen sink interior beside the navigation screen I use water. I spray my latex gloves and massage the product in on the turn signals. You right tho bro super clean full strength can wreck certain things. I never used purple power lol
@@jayp9450be careful with Super Clean. It’s not as metal friendly as the YT detailers stated when they were pushing it some years ago. Especially on Aluminum where it can corrode or etch it. SC even warns about it now when they didn’t then. The detailing world kind of got scammed by them. Purple Power is even worse. Better off to use a metal safe degreaser like Simple Green Pro HD (the purple stuff) or WD40 specialist degreaser which are specifically made to be safe on all metals.
@@seashackf1 I appreciate the feed back my brotha. 🫡
I fill a foaming dispenser with Dawn as hand soap in my bathroom. Only a very small amount is needed per hand wash. Lasts for months. I would use as car wash if I had nothing else.
I've been using Dawn since the early 2000s and Never had an issue. I started using it because of a few setailers I know switched from using WISK after Persuck (Persil) discontinued it. Wisk was the best but Dawn is the best of what's out now. Those that complain must own newer cars; 2017 & newer; with thinner more fragile paint and clear coats. Also it just plain common sense that after you wash your car with Any type of cleaning product that you apply a fresh coat of wax or ceramic sealant. Honestly you get the best result by hand washing your car in the rain and let it rinse the car. It's spit free and then pull in the garage to dry and wax/ceramic coat it.
Dawn doesn't rinse clean. It leaves a residue behind. Just be aware of that if you're planning on putting any sort of protection on top.
Source: I'm a professional painter. I use Dawn to help prep cabinets for repainting and always wipe with solvents to remove any final residue.
Good point! Thanks for the tip brother.
I used dawn soap before to wash my car and works great! The only detail is that after that you need to wax your car again because the soap wash out any wax in the paint and the metal fills like a clean dish after you dry it, overall is a great grease cutter and good to remove bugs in the front.
It's been shown that dish soap doesn't strip protection products unless you repeat 1-2 dozen times. Check Forensic Detailing.
ffs it does not strip wax. and if it did that would be a good thing. wax builds up. you should not use it. use polish.
I used Dawn when I first started driving in '77 and continued to use up until about 10years ago. Never had an issue with my Mustang II, then a 79 camaro, followed by an 88 IROC. I did switch to dedicated car wash soaps for all our cars.
thank you! 🙏
Dawn has been used to clean 🦆 after The Valdez oil spill back in the day. I use it on my truck and cars I had.
I use dawn to wash my car and then clay bar it before paint correction it works great for that.
right on!
For those of you saying its bad unless you reapply protectants, just use the dawn as a pre-wash like stated, then wash with a wax "ceramic" infused wash soap, and use a wax/ceramic rinse aid or pray and wipe afterwards.
Most people anymore use a drying aid or spray and wipe afterwards anyways so youll be back to good to go!
I knew someone who swore by Sunlight Laundry detergent for washing their vehicles.
I use Dawn for everything! Cleans jewelry extremely well also!
YOU can buy Ph test kits to test the Ph of dawn
Dawn was the soap they used on birds that got oil soaked with crude oil. I remember their commercial, it cuts right through petroleum products. Paint and clear are Petroleum products. I definitely never wash in direct sun light much less on a hot day. I've used Dawn once in a while, Palmolive too to cut down dirt contaminants and wax to get a super clean start on waxing and protectant right after rinsing and drying.
Thanks for sharing, very interesting, must admit that's something I've never even thought about myself. I don't think we have Dawn in the UK so have never seen any of the discussions on it.
Glad you liked the experiment. You guys in europe have similar dish soap try it once and let me know!
I think Dawn goes by the name of Fairy in the UK and Europe
thank you!@@BeigeVarsity
dawn is the best general purpose soap on earth. It can wash clothes, great bath soap, dishes, good degreaser, washes vinyl siding, windows and it's extremely non hazardous to health. I always keep a spare large bottle for emergencies since it can do everything
ummm, merci pour le video Francois, another good one for sure, good to know about it's Ph level too. Cheers from Edmonton,Alberta
Merci thank you my friend as usual.
Before I polished my truck I gave it the full Dawn treatment because I knew it would strip everything off the truck.
For anyone in AUSTRALIA,
'Dawn' is called 'Fairy' its sold at coles and wollies,
and yes its the same company and chemicals.
thank you for chiming in ✌️
Straight Dawn is questionable but keep in mind it is heavily diluted with water !!! My concern is power washing the engine bay !!! Great video !!!
Thank you Sam, fair points. I have cleaned engine bay with common sense for decades havent seen an issue, every detailer use a similar method. Your engine is all sealed up
When i wanna know about a product, i go straight to the data sheet. Dawn has the same protective polymers as car wash. It wont hurt anything more than car soap does
It will STRIP all protective finishes or wax on all surfaces.
@@flashnmb1 good. Saves me money on have to buy clean slate and there's way better waxes that don't have to be applied by hand anymore. Sio2 spray wax/drying aid is a better protectant and lasts way longer. Spray the car while wet and dry it
Dawn still is what most Wheel Dealers recommend for cleaning wheels.
Still love my Citrus Cleaner simply because of the smell, plus it works on carpets too!
Swan is the best dish soap plus is the only soap detergent to clean the animals after any oil disaster.
Good job.
I've been using Dawn dish soap on my wheels vice exspensive car chemicals for years now, cleans well, no problems. If Dawn can really be used to clean crude oil off waterfowl feathers without injuring birds it should be safe on wheels.
The problem with dawn is it leaves a film that hard to rinse off.
That's exactly what it does. And people mistake that for their wax being stripped. The wax is still there. The film is preventing the wax from doing its job. Like water beading. Its a fact that most people don't understand.
Back in the seventies we used dish soap to strip off wax and embedded dirt before using rubbing compound. It made applying and removing the compound easier and you could get to polish and waxing sooner.
Wow, you said zaino....that's old school
That’s some thick ass foam 😮!!!
I've tried a plethora of mixtures to find the perfect strip wash. Dawn dish soap is the truth. On recent or botched wax or protectant jobs, it may take two or three applications but always gets the job done.
Why do you rinse bottom to top? Thought top to bottom was the understood best way.
Hey Daryl, That way I can keep an eye where I've been with the pressure washer by looking at the foam remaining.
You are doing it right. This is bad advice all around and one of the absolute worse videos on detailing I’ve ever seen.
Shout out to the kirkland microfibers. Very good towels.
Hy. This is the first vid i saw as someone uses only dawn to clean the car and it is interesting. Keep up the good work. (btw i don't wanna be a jerk, but if you have a 1l foam canon and you put 100ml of solution in it, that is 1:9, not 1:10😅)
You're right 1:9 haha! I still hear dawn will remove clear coat so I thought this would be interesting too! Cheers buddy and thank you.
I thought 1:10 meant 1 out of 10 dilution??
I use Dawn on my Harley and Pledge to shine. Looks great.
I never understood why everyone gave dawn, or any dish soap, a bad name, outside of those marketing their car shampoos. There’s nothing really wrong with it aside from not rinsing as pure as some other products. I would say it looks like it did well as an inexpensive prewash, and is definitely more environmentally friendly than presoaking with an apc or degreaser.
agreed, it's did great. Shouldn't be long term issue but obviously I still gather towards dedicated car care products. Cheers brother thank you
Whenever I have a K&N Air Filter that needs cleaning, it gets submerged in a bucket of water generously mixed with Dawn for about fifteen minutes. Shake it in the bucket and rinse.
Many of those 'horror stories'' about dawn (or any other dish soap for that matter) are brought into the world by the companies who try to sell their own products. My great grandfather and grandfather were both in the car business and all they used was dish soap. Of course a lot has changed products, chemicals etc. There's nothing wrong with using it as long as you rinse your car well and wax it. I've seen cars which were washed with dish soap for over 20 years or more. No dullness oxidation or what so ever.
agreed. Cheers my man
And use vim to polish!
be careful VIM has bleach depending on the version you get. I can make that happen a on a junk panel eventually thanks!@@simoncote6648
Better than any carpet cleaner I’ve ever used
I used dawn and it cleans my car and leaves it looking fresh every times
Just add new wax just in case so it don’t fade
I have a 2002 maxima and in the owners manual it instructs to wash with dish washing liquid…👍👍👍👍👍👍
It's always been thought that to "strip" waxes and most sealants you'd use dish soap / washing up liquid - I use a squirt of it (actually generic dish soap) if I'm doing a wash and going to re-wax or seal afterwards. I also use Purple Power Vehicle wash which is even more cost effective. Again if I'm going to re-apply I don't really care if it's going to "strip" the previous stuff off - I'm looking for max clean with min contact... Honestly for most in between washes a good car soap isn't much more expensive and adds back in some level of protection...
car wash soap offers 0 protection compared to dawn
@@13christbanedawn has no protection. My god these comments are so dumb. Dawn pulls the wax and sealants OUT it leave a film behind that doesn’t allow wax or sealants to stick.
It’s the best!!!! That’s all I have ever used to wash my car since my first car in 89. It’s the best!!!!
thanks for watching!
I was always taught Dawn for car washing was okay but be prepared to add protection to the paint after using it. Thanks for investigating this product for DIY car detailers. .
You are so welcome!
Considering Geon tells you do a Dish soap wash to prep the paint for their coatings after polishing to get all the oils off, I think it's safe enough to use as a part of a decon wash. Helps break up all that road grim. I'm not sure if it'll be as good as some higher ph soaps like Bilt Hamber, but it's cheap and it'll do a better job then a ph neutral shampoo
Exactly right about Gyeon! Everything with moderation should do just fine. Cheers man thanks watching.
Work at body/paint/detailer shop - DAWN is one of the best at getting dirt off without scrubbing too hard but best to do a minimum of a spray-on wax after the wash.
- DAWN is not as harsh people make it out to be. so you could probably get a few washes before you really need to add wax but it's not hard to put wash wax in the cannon after using the DAWN to keep it safe.
- If someone brings in a mud truck DAWN might be the best to start your wash.
There is debate that Dawn will affect wax/ceramic coatings. This is awesome to see it’s wicked on dishes can imagine how it works degreasing dirty vehicles. Ottawa Ontario. DIY detailer, love your channel and great Canadian content.
Just subscribed to your channel really like your content.
Hey Tom thanks for watching, appreciate you brother. You can always give it a try but I still prefer dedicated car shampoos.
Ive been washing my cars with dawn dish soap for decades. Its all i use and never had a issue with it hurting my clear coat or any type of paint. Ive also been a bodyman and painter since the 80s. Just my opinion.
My opinion about dawn and stripping car wax, In time every soap will strip a car wax, what is better or worse? Do most people even wax there cars these days? Lol. Take a pole of that question. Most daily drivers arent that well cared for. The cars that do get normal care a this topic probabuly dont apply to them. Just look at how many carwash places are out ther and how busy they are. Im betting most of those people never will use a car wax.
We used to use dish detergent all of the time in the 80's and before,our cars were clean,I remember mostly using Joy detergent.
For prep washes I like to do a normally foam cannon foam, super high surfactants, then add a good amount of dawn to give it that umph, but when I use dawn I'm doing a reset, trying to strip all silicones and waxes that I can, definitely not for regular maintenance. Absolutely it has replace all of my seemingly niche "ceramic prep wash" soaps, dawn doesn't touch the ceramic so its perfect for the 6mos reup to keep the coating hydrophobic.
I like your style, thanks for watching ✌️
i spray the dawn power wash on the dry car and then just hose it all off, seems to work very well with very little effort or scrubbing
Back in the day I used to use Dawn before polishing with Zymol. Then carnuaba wax... worked great for me. If it was just a maintenance wash i used to use Turtle wax zip wax soap.
I normally use Koch Chemie Active Foam, which is a 9.5 on the pH scale. I looked at some videos from them and they say that it is powerful enough to remove grime but not to the point to completely remove a protection from a vehicle. So, not arguing here, just sharing what I have seen and heard from them. It is my understanding that to completely remove a protection one has to use a product that is about a pH12. I have seen people using the Purple Power Vehicle and Boat soap, which you can get from your local Walmart. Just need to be careful as I believe it is pH12, and if on direct sunlight, it could leave marks on the paint if you let dry. That soap is cheap for that purpose. Of course dilution ration plays a big roll, I dilute the Active Foam to a 32:1 ratio, and it still creates a spectacular foam and good for maintenance. I thank you for sharing the video, I always wondered what the pH was on Dawn dish soap. Thanks!
I've been using Dawn for years to clean tires and wheels. I put it on undiluted straight to the tire brush though. I use it on the entire car when I'm intending on stripping the wax off.
Thanks for letting me know, cheers!
It's funny to see your rear mirror is keep folding and unfolding when you close and far away from your car 😂
heheh
Both my Tacoma and Corolla need a coat of wax so it seems ill be doing a dawn wash soon, followed by an iron decon and then a sealant, thanks for the video.
happy detailing and thanks for watching!
Beau travail, beau vidéo, bien filmé et captivant sans être endormant! Good job
Merci pour tes encouragements et de prendre le temps d'écrire un bon commentaires, très apprécié! Bonne journée. 🤙🤝🏼
Nice video! I believe CarPro Reset is pH neutral at 7 not 9. Reset will still be my maintenance soap but nice to know about Dawn for prep washing.
Hey Viper, if you can find out the SDS for carpro reset you will see that it's PH9, diluted in water it becomes more towards neutral regardless. Thank you for tuning in as usual, cheers my man!
@@Detailing_Dogma love the videos, keep 'em coming!
I use Dawn only to wash my car before waxing in spring. Spray 9 is a good product to use on tires before soaping them down.
I use Adam's Car Shampoo now but I used dish soap for years on many cars.
I make my own washer fluid.
I use water, 93%isopropyl alcohol, and a little dawn. It cuts the dang bugs! A dishwasher detergent would be better since it doesn't make suds, but when I visit relatives in Mississippi, you really have to have something in the tank for the bugs.
I use dish soap to remove all waxes from paint before I start a Paint correction. And rinse it again if im applying ceramic coating