Washing up liquid.

[Will]

Hi, washing up liquid contains A LOT OF SALT, don't use it. It sneaks through seams, behind trim and chances are you won't get rid of it all.

That is obvious correct, but the roads are covered with salt all through the winter months which will get into every nook and cranny like seams and trim as well as underneath, all over the exposed suspension and such and this will be in contact with the body/paintwork for far longer than a wash with fairy liquid.

Although I wouldn’t use it myself, some of the detailing guys use it for the very purpose of stripping wax etc and I doubt as a one off any harm would result.

 

[Alex225]

Agreed. The salt on the road is far nastier than the content of Fairy Liquid.

We have the road salt to look forward too. Yay. Not!!

 

[AltonAnt]

I cleaned my Golf GTI mkII once with aircraft cleaning fluid and it stripped it of all shine
I shouldn't twigged how strong it was as it had no trouble removing baked on hydraulic fluid from Pumas and Chinooks.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

Driving home last Friday storm Callum was blowing sand off the beach at 60mph right into the side of my car for about a mile.

Should I do a special wash?

I think Autoglym do a ‘storm Sand Remover’ that comes with a free anorak.

 

[Petrol Pete]

Fairies have lacy wings, and now we all know why, lol. Used washing up liquid once, when I was desperate, and know no better, but as others have said, avoid at all costs on your pride and joy. If you clay bar as you intend, then job done

I have noticed on the TV ads the fairy has turned into some kind of leather biker baby...very odd.

 

[Alex225]

I cleaned my Golf GTI mkII once with aircraft cleaning fluid and it stripped it of all shine
I shouldn't twigged how strong it was as it had no trouble removing baked on hydraulic fluid from Pumas and Chinooks.

Ouch!!

I worked with a chap who bought a Hyundai Coupe in silver, looked actually quite nice. One day drove in and parked it up with these dull patches on the bonnet.

Turns out a bird had bombed his car so his technique for removing it was to grab the kitchen scourer and go at it. Bird sh!t came off and so did some of the lacquer.

 

[AltonAnt]

Ouch!!

I worked with a chap who bought a Hyundai Coupe in silver, looked actually quite nice. One day drove in and parked it up with these dull patches on the bonnet.

Turns out a bird had bombed his car so his technique for removing it was to grab the kitchen scourer and go at it. Bird sh!t came off and so did some of the lacquer.

I don't feel quite as stupid now so thanks

 

[Alex225]

I don't feel quite as stupid now so thanks

Any time

He’s not actually the only person I’ve known who has done the same. My uncles ex wife parked under scaffolding, rusty water drops were the result. Kitchen scourer was brought out on her silver Focus and promptly dulled various patches of the bodywork.

 

[Gazwould]

The old boy did this to remove brake dust from his alloys

Took 2hrs of paint correction by young blood.

 

[Will]

One of the valeters at Car Giant did this some years back to a colleague’s car prior to collection, it had bird droppings on it - whole front end was scratched - bonnet/wings/bumper including two xenon light units.

££££s of damage.

I’m sure they’re not alone!

 

[Dizz]

Once had a girl friend who’s younger brother had washed his mums VW beetle with ‘Vim’.
It apparently looked great until it dried...

 

[Edd1968]

... I hate the stuff but up here alot of folk drink IRN BRU. It's basically Scottish Red Bull!
But as a stain remover it's the dogs!!
Wax remover, I'm sure of it but I ain't gonna try it out on my Merc!

 

[Gazwould]

50/50 Flash floor cleaner makes for an excellent basthard brake dust alloy wheel cleaner .

 

[Mistergav]

I believe some washing up liquids have solids in them to aid in the cleaning, I wouldn't use it on a car. Clay bar should take everything off? no?

 

[alabbasi]

Hi, washing up liquid contains A LOT OF SALT, don't use it. It sneaks through seams, behind trim and chances are you won't get rid of it all.

Probably not any worse than the road grit that they spread all over UK roads for 4 months of the year.

 

[Edd1968]

Probably not any worse than the road grit that they spread all over UK roads for 4 months of the year.

... You get it for only 4 months? ....
... Looxury!!

Here in the Highlands, they put some kind of cancerous concoction that eats car underneaths for breakfast! For months and months and months!

 

[Deleted member 6183]

... You get it for only 4 months? ....
... Looxury!!

Here in the Highlands, they put some kind of cancerous concoction that eats car underneaths for breakfast! For months and months and months!

Good reminder not to buy a car from up there.

No wonder the cheapest cars on Autotrader are often from somewhere Godforsaken like Aberdeen.

 

[Edd1968]

Good reminder not to buy a car from up there.

No wonder the cheapest cars on Autotrader are often from somewhere Godforsaken like Aberdeen.

Couldn't agree more.
I always pop on a Sleezyjet down to Luton and pick up my used cars from daan saaf!

 

[Deleted member 126251]

I cleaned my Golf GTI mkII once with aircraft cleaning fluid and it stripped it of all shine
I shouldn't twigged how strong it was as it had no trouble removing baked on hydraulic fluid from Pumas and Chinooks.

That will teach you not to nick stuff from the RAF.

 

[alabbasi]

We probably have one ICE truck for the entire state of Texas. I can get under my any of my cars that have lived here for 30 years and every bolt under the car would look brand new. But it sure gets hairy if the roads ice up