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Old 10-06-2008, 12:51 PM
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Default What car wash shampoo do you use?

been looking for car shampoo to use and there just too many threads to read through. how about we all post in one thread?

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1. Post name of shampoo you use for your CAR, full name not acronyms(you can write acronyms in ( ) so maybe all new ppl know what you talking about when you do use acronyms

2. Pros: (why you like it)

3. Cons: (why you dont like it)

4. what tool you use to wash your car(power washer, sponge or whatever)

ill be checking thread and update this thread with responses so we dont have to search through all posts. if this goes well ill do it for other categories. hope this shouldnt brake any rules

***1z Einzsett Perls (slanguage, TWISTEDFRAME, timpryor)
*Glanzshampoo
*DP Extreme Foam (only used in foam gun for a presoak)(TWISTEDFRAME,)
*Duragloss #902 (bigpoppa)
*Gloss It Gloss Shampoo (dsms )
**Zaino Z-7 (Mark350, yukonon22)
**Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo (GCW) (slanguage, Denzil)
**Poorboy's super slick & suds (slanguage, Hum-Benz )
*Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss/Clear (CWG/CWC) (Denzil)
*AutoMagic Wash and Wax (bryansbestwax )
*Adam's Car Wash (DJ_JonnyV)
*Victoria Wax Soap (FuelTuner)
*P21S Car Shampoo (FuelTuner)
*Wolfgang Auto Bathe (bewilliams14)
*Ultima Paint Guard Wash (Eliot Ness)
*OPtimum Car Wash (blackjz)

slanguage
1. Einzsett Perlz or Glanzshampoo
1. Poorboy's super slick & suds
1. Meguiars gold class shampoo can be bought in retail store

TWISTEDFRAME
1. 1z Einzsett Perls (2 votes)
2. Pros: Very slick and seems like it adds to the depth and shine if you are just doing a maintenance wash.
3. Cons: Does not have a lot of suds, which isn't a con to me, but some might not like it.
4. Grout sponge or cobra bone depending on my mood.

TWISTEDFRAME
1. DP Extreme Foam (only used in foam gun for a presoak)
2. Pros: Very sudsy and slick. Sticks to the car very well when applied via foam gun
3. Cons: None really, but I don't like to use it by hand, only with the faom gun.
4. AG Foam Gun

bigpoppa
1. Duragloss #902
2. Sudsy, slick, cheap, pleasant smell
3. Sometimes I need to add more solution mid-wash to get more suds
4. Vroom MF mitt, sheepskin on softer dark paints


dsms
1. Gloss It Gloss Shampoo
2. Pros -
- Highly concentrated , 1/2 cupful is used for 5gallons of water! (you get a lot for the money)
- Super slick, even more lubricity than Zaino Z7
- Has some sealant polymer blended in and therefore it leaves behind a very slick shine
- PH balanced and wont strip prior LSP
3. Cons-
-Cant strip LSP like CG CWG if you need it to
4. I use the 2BM and 2 foam shmitts to wash a car, usually I pre-rinse with a pressure washer and do a pre soak with P21S TAW if needed.

Mark350
1. Zaino Z-7
2. Pros: Very slick, leaves the car with a nice shine afterwards
3. Cons: Only comes in 16oz bottles. A little pricey as well
4. sheepskin wash mitt

Denzil
1. Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo (GCW)
2. Pros: Best OTC car wash shampoo you can get for $6 for 64 oz. at Wal-Mart
3. Cons: Best OTC car wash shampoo; there are some better car wash shampoos out there IMO; Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss/Clear, etc.
4. Tools: Proline grout sponge from Lowe's, 5-gallon buckets from Lowe's and Home Depot

Denzil
1.Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss/Clear (CWG/CWC)
2. Pros: Great for pre-soaks with the foam gun and has glossing agents (CWG); great dilution ratio meaning a gallon will last for a long while
3. Cons: If diluted incorrectly, supposedly it can remove your LSP; has to be mail-ordered and you're taxed if you're a California resident
4. Tools: Gilmour Foamaster II using setting C, 4 oz. CWG/CWC, 30 oz. softened water

bryansbestwax
1. I use AutoMagic Wash and Wax
2. Pros: great suds for the foam cannon, nice smell and little spotting, very cheap
3. Cons: Not the best shampoo for hard water
4. I use a white schmitt with it, so far I love the schmitts

yukonon22
1. Dodo Juice Born to Be mild
2. Pro: Nice Smell, Slick, Not many suds
3. Cons: pretty expensive
4. I use a microfiber mit, and some times a foam cannon

DJ_JonnyV
1. Adam's Car Wash
2. Very sudsy, good lubricity, can be used in heavier concentration to really take some nasty stuff of the car safely
3. Nothing comes to mind
4. Scmitt

bewilliams14
1. Wolfgang Auto Bathe
2. Pros - very sudsy, nice gloss left after wash, smells good (kinga like bubble gum)
3. Cons - a little bit pricey 16 oz. will cost you about $20.
4. Schmitt

Eliot Ness
1. Ultima Paint Guard Wash
2. Pros: Lots of Suds, good lubricity, rinses clean, very gentle on LSP's.
3. Cons: Very expensive, does not come in large size, not OTC, and too gentle for tough grime.

1. OPtimum Car Wash
2. pro:Cleans very nicely, great smell
3. con: nothing really
4. using Grout sponge n sheepskin

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Einzsett Perlz or Glanzshampoo. detailersdomain.com has them both.

Also Poorboy's super slick & suds. can be found at autogeek.net.

Meguiars gold class shampoo can be bought local to us at walmart or target. not bad for the money.
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1. 1z Einzsett Perls

2. detailersdomain.com

3. Pros: Very slick and seems like it adds to the depth and shine if you are just doing a maintenance wash.

4. Cons: Does not have a lot of suds, which isn't a con to me, but some might not like it.

5. Grout sponge or cobra bone depending on my mood.

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1. DP Extreme Foam (only used in foam gun for a presoak)

2. autogeek.net

3. Pros: Very sudsy and slick. Sticks to the car very well when applied via foam gun

4. Cons: None really, but I don't like to use it by hand, only with the faom gun.

5. AG Foam Gun
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Duragloss #902

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Sudsy, slick, cheap, pleasant smell

Sometimes I need to add more solution mid-wash to get more suds

Vroom MF mitt, sheepskin on softer dark paints
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Gloss It Gloss Shampoo

Pros -

-Highly concentrated , 1/2 capful is used for 5gallons of water! (you get a lot for the money)
- Super slick, even more lubricity than Zaino Z7
- Has some sealant polymer blended in and therfore it leaves behind a very slick shine
- PH balanced and wont strip prior LSP

Cons-

-Cant strip LSP like CG CWG if you need it to


I use the 2BM and 2 foam shmitts to wash a car, usually I pre-rinse with a pressure washer and do a pre soak with P21S TAW if needed.


bought it at gloss-it.net
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Zaino Z-7

Pros: Very slick, leaves the car with a nice shine afterwards

Cons: Only comes in 16oz bottles. A little pricey as well

I use a sheepskin wash mitt
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1. 1z Einzsett Perls
2. Pros: Very slick and seems like it adds to the depth and shine if you are just doing a maintenance wash.
3. Cons: Does not have a lot of suds, which isn't a con to me, but some might not like it.
4. Lambskin mitt

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Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo (GCW)

Pros: Best OTC car wash shampoo you can get for $6 for 64 oz. at Wal-Mart

Cons: Best OTC car wash shampoo; there are some better car wash shampoos out there IMO; Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss/Clear, etc.

Tools: Proline grout sponge from Lowe's, 5-gallon buckets from Lowe's and Home Depot


Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss/Clear (CWG/CWC)

Pros: Great for pre-soaks with the foam gun and has glossing agents (CWG); great dilution ratio meaning a gallon will last for a long while

Cons: If diluted incorrectly, supposedly it can remove your LSP; has to be mail-ordered and you're taxed if you're a California resident

Tools: Gilmour Foamaster II using setting C, 4 oz. CWG/CWC, 30 oz. softened water
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I use AutoMagic Wash and Wax
Pros: great suds for the foam cannon, nice smell and little spotting, very cheap
Cons: Not the best shampoo for hard water
Iuse a white schmitt with it, so far I love the schmitts
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Zaino Z7

Pro:
Only 2-3 capfulls for 5.5 gallons of water
Not really sudsy, but very slick
Leaves a just waxed look
Cons:
16oz bottles but i does last awhile
costs is a little more than most, better deal to buy maintenance Package

Dodo Juice Born to Be mild

Pro:
Nice Smell
Slick
Not many suds

Cons:
pretty expensive

Megs Gold Class Wash

Pro:
a good otc wash for familys cars
very cheap

Cons:
A little too much suds, not a slick as z7 or btbm

I use a microfiber mit, and some times a foam cannon
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