Dawn and cross contaminates

[Fit08]

All right all you chemical junkies, I've been awondering about those of us who use dawn to strip the car using the same wash mit and buckets if even after a good rinse if some chemiclas stay behind?

 

Most likely getting alittle to into but you know us detail junkies!

Edited June 15, 2011 by Fit08

[Team Adam's]

Assuming you clean your wash pads after use and then any small traces of chemical would be EXTREMELY diluted by the time you went to use them again I don't think its something to be really all that concerned about.

[Stryker]

Wow! That never even occurred to me...

[MAYBEN]

Assuming you clean your wash pads after use and then any small traces of chemical would be EXTREMELY diluted by the time you went to use them again I don't think its something to be really all that concerned about.

 

good to know, thats something I was worried about too..

[THE Mook]

Yet another reason IPA wipedown > a dishsoap spa.

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[Rich]

You guys really need to get a life. :lol:

[BlueGenCoupe]

Yet another reason IPA wipedown > a dishsoap spa.

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I Have never does a IPA wipe down nor have I seen it done. Can someone do a little video review of this?

[Team Adam's]

Its far too simple of a process to justify a video.

 

Spray isopropyl alcohol either onto the panel or onto a towel, wipe, done.

[Chris@Adams]

You guys really need to get a life. :lol:

You too!

[BlueGenCoupe]

Its far too simple of a process to justify a video.

 

Spray isopropyl alcohol either onto the panel or onto a towel, wipe, done.

 

 

A rubbing alcohol? or something different?

[Team Adam's]

"rubbing alcohol" is the generic term for isopropyl alcohol. If you go to a local grocery or drug store you should be able to find bottles of isopropyl alcohol (usually a 70% dilution)

[McDuff]

I guess I always thought that claying and polishing was going to strip any wax and the dawn wasn't needed.

[mbreyer]

Well i wouldn't worry too much on it man. depending how you wash your mits you might throw a new wrench in the gearbox thinking of the contaminants left by you cleaner or hard water.

[BRZN]

Dang it! Just wasted a good case of India Pale Ale

 

J/K If there's still a good coat of wax on the car McDuff it could clog up the clay and polishing pads: so removing as much of the wax as you can ahead of the clay should make things go easier from there. If it's been six weeks/washes or more since the last wax job I wouldn't be overly concerned about it.

[Redvenm]

All right all you chemical junkies, I've been awondering about those of us who use dawn to strip the car using the same wash mit and buckets if even after a good rinse if some chemiclas stay behind?

 

Most likely getting alittle to into but you know us detail junkies!

 

Really, doesn't everyone just have different wash mitts for this application, as well as a different mitt for each day of the week??? Sounds like a simple solution to me.

[bambush]

Straight IPA or 70/30 ?

[mc2hill]

Straight IPA or 70/30 ?

 

With the 70% IPA use it 50/50 with water.

[Osok]

Its far too simple of a process to justify a video.

 

Spray isopropyl alcohol either onto the panel or onto a towel, wipe, done.

 

 

Is that 3 light sprays or 2? Is the wiping motion horizontal or vertical? How much pressure are you applying in the wipe down?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I keeed I keeed.:lol::lol: