Car Shampoo Recommendations.

[ringway]

I have just come to the end of a 2.5ltr container of Turtle Wax Zipwax, car shampoo.

Before I buy some more car shampoo, I would be interested to find out what other members are using and why.


The best results are what I'm looking for.


TIA.

Paul.

 

[nigel cross]

BEST CARWASH SHAMPOO CITRUS BASED WASH AND GLOSS
Great stuff does a really good job and at a great price. (please note the sizes are in US gallons )

 

[boxbrownie]

I think AutoExpress just did a test on shampoos and amongst the very expensive ones the cheap Halfords standard wash wax shampoo came out in the tops......the beading latest about the longest and was the cheapest I believe, go find the test on the AutoExpress site.

 

[C320]

Dodo Juice Born to be Mild..
Fantastic on dark/metallic colours.
Better than G-Techniq which is a load of rubbish. I've used various types and done my own testing. The DDJ born to be mild is easy to clean off as well i.e. if a splash of mud gets onto the car then a quick detailing spruce up and it still looks great. It's easy to work with, decent amount of suds and gets all that dirt other shampoos cannot seem to get. So that's the one I use.

In the past I have used: a wide range of turtle wax, auto-finesse, meguiars next, meguiars ultimate and autoglym body wash.

 

[Merc Owner 2B]

Goes a long way as you only use a capful and dries without marks.

 

[MicB]

My understanding is that the important thing is to use a quality brand that is ''wash only'' and to avoid those products that claim to be ''wash and wax''.
I use Chemical Guys products......Dave is very helpful and user friendly.

Mic

 

[v8sam]

Chemical guys maxi suds is my favourite used with a karcher power wash
Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II - Clean Your Car

 

[Alps]

another one for megs gold class, i used turtle wax and hated it.

 

[johnfromstaffs]

MB acid rain neutralising shampoo.

 

[reflexboy]

Megs Gold Class......because it smells yummy

 

[ringway]

Thanks guys. I have ordered some Gold Class to collect tomorrow.

Has anyone tried Meguiars Utimate Liquid Wax? It seems expensive but the reviews are encouraging.

 

[trapperjohn]

Tried the Ultimate Liquid Wax, straight back to the Gold Class.

 

[neilrr]

Fairy Liquid. Make sure it's the original green flavour.

 

[ringway]

Fairy Liquid. Make sure it's the original green flavour.

LOL.

I once saw a new VW Passat in a bodyshop that wifey had washed with Vim because the car was "really dirty".

 

[artyman]

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that Fairy Liquid is not good for paintwork

 

[Damien O]

CG Glossworks shampoo/cleaner is very good & smells great. The Meguiars & Dodo shampoo like said above or if you keep an eye out, Orchard Autocare will be releasing a super concentrate shampoo that's very impressive looking.

Fairy Liquid isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Maybe going back 10 years it was a bit more 'harsh' to paintwork. It's a great de-waxer/pre cleaner if used through a snowfoam lance if your planning to detail or put fresh glaze or lsp on your car.


Damien

 

[bennesspipers]

Pretty sure Fairy Liquid is full of salt !

 

[Damien O]

Salt is what give shampoo and snowfoam it's suds. If there was none in it you wouldn't get any foam!

 

[peter49]

I always use Autoglym shampoo. I also dry the clean rinse with an Autoglym simulated "leather" which I constantly rinse out in warm water containing a good splosh of white vinegar. Excellent result.

 

[Benjy]

Never use a leather... sacrilege.... Always use and dry with pure detailing cotton towels and while wet spray with britemax wax before wiping down.

The best soaps to use which some of the guys have already suggested are some of the Maguires products, anyone of those are really good, I use Maguires pre wash after I have double snow foamed the car. Also Britemax Grape shampoo if superb and is used by my detailer as one of the best. But if you want something a bit special but its not cheap is nanolex concentrate shampoo. Dont use this while it is really sunny but best results in dull weather. Only thing it does cost about £50 a bottle, the maguires are around £15 - £30 for 5 litres.

Take a look at the website http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/ I order all my stuff from here.

Good luck