Hello :
When power washing cars and trucks, I notice that the dirt does not really get removed. Instead, I have to follow-up with a hand washing. I suspect that the soap may be the problem. I'm using ordinary car wash soap from an auto store. Does anyone know of a good soap that would allow me to clean the vehicles without the need for a hand wash?
Thanks,
Mike

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Thanks. I had already done the searching and didn't come up with anything for the average joe wanting to keep his cars and truck clean. I was hoping that the pros in this forum would have some advice without having to purchase a DI rig, etc.
Thanks.

When i began doing auto detailing i ran into a similar problem. After trial and error i found that the powerwasher was useful for pre rinsing and post rinsing the vehicle but that there really isnt a legit substitute for good old handwashing. Recently, i have begun to use my pump up sprayer with armor all car cleaner and letting it soak and then using the powerwasher to rinse away the dirt/grime. Im starting to believe that the only time my powerwasher really saves me time is on a client with heavy mud or heavy dirty that needs to be blasted to get to the underlying film. Good luck with your business.



TW

If these are your personal cars and trucks I wouldn't use anything stronger then what your already useing.By hand washing it will clean your paint without doing any damage to your wax job.If your layering wax on top of wax the auto store soap is what you need,anything stronger will remove a little wax on each wash.When trying a new wax use dawn to strip off all the old wax before you start,never use dawn unless your wanting to strip the wax off.

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Larry what would be best to use if you detailed cars and trucks as a business. Hand washing would take to much time if u have numerous cars to do in a day. is there a chemical that can be used to wash cars that doesn't require brushing?

Most powerwashing wholesalers carry a good soap,it will always cost alittle more.If it was me I think I would use a caustic and a alkaline soap mixed together .If I had to choose one over the other I'd pick the alkaline soaps.

2-stepping does a great job in cleaning and usually no brushing is needed but I would not use this on cars or pickups unless you really know what your doing.Cars and pickups have different paint jobs as to the big rigs I wash which can stand up under weekly 2-stepping.

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thanks larry! i'll definitely use your advice. Thanks again