What Car Wash Soap Is Best For YOU? | Wash & Foam Cannon Tips

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In today’s video, Levi gets explains the differences in car wash soaps and reasons why YOU may need them! From high foaming pre-washes to Wash & Waxes, each soap plays a different role in a detail! Sit back and enjoy.
The year is 2024, and we have PLENTY of options when it comes to car wash soaps/shampoo’s. Heck, some of them even smell like Christmas! But what actually makes a soap different and how does that affect a wash? Levi takes the reins in this video to explain why and when you would use different styles of soap with different PH’s and different properties.
Alkaline soaps for example, are a phenomenal way to pretreat a car and allow the high PH to begin cleaning the surface without agitation. PH Neutral Soaps are great for maintenance washes and are typically safer in direct sunlight. Protective soaps add a small amount of protection to keep your wax, sealant, or coating topped off.
The big takeaway, not all soaps are created equal and you don’t want to run into the wrong crowd in a dark alley. We hope you enjoyed this video and learned something new!
What is YOUR favorite car wash soap? Let us know down in the comments!
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00:00 Intro
00:21 The PH Scale Of Soap
00:38 PH 1 Soaps
01:10 5.5-6 PH Soaps
02:27 7 PH Soaps
03:21 7.5 PH Soaps
04:42 9-9.5 PH Soaps
06:18 9.5-12 PH Soaps
08:14 Recap
08:31 Outro

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@ExodusFX Ай бұрын

Grandma Gold Class still putting in that work 😆

@user-ne4fd1cx5p Ай бұрын

I searched grandma gold class on google didn’t see anything. Can u send me the link

@pawelgawel2393 Ай бұрын

@@user-ne4fd1cx5p Meguiar's Gold Class

@UndressforAndres Ай бұрын

@@user-ne4fd1cx5pu serious 😂😂

@areasonablethought610 Ай бұрын

It's meguiars gold class soap. And as the above said it ain't no joke. I always keep two half gallon jugs of it

@Franko.Details Ай бұрын

gentle snow foam for the front, blackout for the rear! 🐿️💨

@yothinix Ай бұрын

Love the narrative super entertain and so informative haha, looking forward for video like ghis in the future!

@Irish_DEMON Ай бұрын

Me who never wears gloves 😅 outside of ceramic coating.

@DetailEnthusiast007 Ай бұрын

Great explanation, thank you

@aredd92 Ай бұрын

I use Active Foam for every wash on my vehicles as it makes the physical wash process easier and reduces the likelihood for marring. Not really concerned about it diminishing coatings because its so easy nowadays to regularly apply protection, especially with "spray and rinse" ceramics.

@davidboyce6427 Ай бұрын

This was so good I had to watch twice and I took notes with pen and pad in hand fr quick referencing into categories 👀👍. Lev taking us to school 👌 on soaps and surfactant cleaners👀

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

Thanks bro!

@robertorlando1484 Ай бұрын

Been using Active Foam as a pre-wash and rising it off pretty much bi-weekly. Will have to stop that. Car is coated with Adams Advance Graphene Spray.

@jayhoughton558 Ай бұрын

Any good ceramic coating should easily stand up to Active foam being used regularly. It is only a 9.5ph. Which is the same as Frostbite. P&S says it’s perfectly fine to use it on weekly washes. Half the time a bug remover is needed too weekly (at least it is for me) and that is usually way higher PH. Superfoam however is much stronger. That one I would reserve to use less often.

@KiranPatel-fk1pg Ай бұрын

As Jay said, active foam is fine, if you have close to neutral tap water, the product will be very close to neutral once diluted 100:1. I would much rather use a stronger foam which will very slightly speed up the degradation of coatings rather than not use a strong foam and grind dirt into my paint all while preserving an easily replaced coating. Preserving your coating or preserving your clear coat... that's the main question. Also the sun is probably going to more aggressive on your coating than a heavily diluted alkaline snow foam, especially a mild one like AF.

@jamesjowett35 Ай бұрын

I use Active Foam weekly on my coated car too…I have the Ammo Reflex Pro coating

@adrianr514 Ай бұрын

Not understanding why everyone is commenting “insert brand here” can also do it. Yes many brands have comparable products. They’re only showing brands they carry. That’s why you don’t see CarPro, Gyeon or Labo or any other brand on the table.

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

Correct!

@dtna Ай бұрын

Thank you. Very informative video!

@theragcompany Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@RayNLA 3 күн бұрын

No matter what KC says…RS is a super strip wash! Probably the strongest product on the market. I predict that they will rebrand it. I would only use it before polishing.

@matthewsspecializeddetaili610 28 күн бұрын

No Oberk APS? Hopefully next time ❤ Great video!

@theragcompany 27 күн бұрын

These are primarily the soaps that we carry in stock :)

@TheBCMSB Ай бұрын

No Frostbite?

@WesternDriven406 Ай бұрын

Where did ya score that under armor detailer hoodie?

@theragcompany 27 күн бұрын

Detailed Image stocks them!

@davidboyce6427 Ай бұрын

Levi you like several other Detailers I truly respect because you have no Ego when it comes to a through and honest explanation on how to’s and the why products work.👌. All I can say is you represent the Detailing Industry with honor. I salute your contributions 🫡 I’m not just blowing smoke; I appreciate you👀👌🫡

@photog1529 Ай бұрын

My only water source is well water which is very alkaline in my situation. Is there a particular soap you'd recommend for this situation?

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

Something in the neutral or more acidic range

@skyb0yTube Ай бұрын

Regarding products similar with Kock Chemie RS, CarPro has Descale.

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

Correct, but we don’t sell CarPro.

@piggietruckerjones7545 Ай бұрын

What happens if you use active foam every week. I Have been doing that. Then I hit it with the cleanmaker!

@KiranPatel-fk1pg Ай бұрын

If you have a good coating AF will do little to no harm and will reduce dirt during the contact wash.

@ian300whp Ай бұрын

If you wash a car with either the high acid or alkaline soap, should you wash again with a neutral soap after to neutralize it?

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

Technically yes.

@tds4018 29 күн бұрын

There's is Labocosmetica Purfica that is a ph 2 shampoo

@MasterOfShine 22 күн бұрын

Correct, but we don’t sell it!

@muskcoder6367 Ай бұрын

I've never used soap on any car, I used a few buckets of warm water to wash, rinse and use a leaf blower to clear most of the water, then microfiber towels to finish drying. I use Beadmaker to finish.

@trigganometry168 Ай бұрын

I feel sorry for your paint.

@muskcoder6367 Ай бұрын

@@trigganometry168 my cars always look new.

@bluesfanchad Ай бұрын

Give a rinseless soap a try. I think you will love it.

@mocars5676 Ай бұрын

@@muskcoder6367 "washing" a car without soap is like showering without using soap, you're not actually cleaning it, you're just rinsing it. You may not be able to see it, but your paint is definitely suffering lol

@sk8ordie4691 Ай бұрын

Okay but are we getting that 1 liter of Koch AutoShampoo ??? Have heard it’s the same as Active foam just without that great scent.

@marc-anthonysimonetta3694 Ай бұрын

less foaming action, ive had both AF is better

@AJ56 Ай бұрын

Carpro Descale can also be used in a foam cannon..

@kathrynhowlett3296 Ай бұрын

Are any of these neutral car soaps fragrance free?

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

AutoShampoo by KCX

@kathrynhowlett3296 Ай бұрын

Aweso.e! Thank you.

@kathrynhowlett3296 Ай бұрын

Does anyone know of any fragrance free rinseless washes /no rinse washes? I would *love* to find one. Have looked high and low, and reached out to brands... no luck so far.

@1stfrompuertorico568 Ай бұрын

Nice!!!!

@qualitytouch Ай бұрын

so where would FrostBite be?

@sebastianmizzell7541 Ай бұрын

Frostbite is a Ph of 9.8… so it would be on the left side with As. It will strip a wax or sealant, but not a coating.

@sk8ordie4691 Ай бұрын

Thought Stjarnagloss Sno was neutral ?

@Meirion658 Ай бұрын

So did I It was sold to me a PH neutral snow foam ??

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

Anything from 5-8.5 is deemed neutral. SNO is technically neutral.

@jbalinski Ай бұрын

I need them all

@jeffc6832 Ай бұрын

your shelves can't handle them all!

@jbalinski Ай бұрын

@@jeffc6832 don't you worry about my shelves Jeff C! 😂

@laurapalmerTDGE Ай бұрын

Koch As : 10 liter for 45 EUR.

@sk8ordie4691 Ай бұрын

Acting like you don’t already have them all is crazy 😂

@print493 Ай бұрын

1:09 Carpro descale?

@adrianr514 Ай бұрын

Descale is a pH of 6 and by the time you dilute it I sits at 6.5 at 1:10 or 7 at 1:100.

@hoornlazaani6406 Ай бұрын

Not mentioning Labocosmetica is wild

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

We don’t sell Labo, but I have used their lineup. So I understand what you mean. But this video is about soaps sold by TRC.

@zustroy Ай бұрын

Such a cool video! You're missing Carpro Reset.

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

We don’t carry or sell CarPro so it couldn’t be in the video!

@joshlankau6227 Ай бұрын

Think they forgot Carpro Descale exist, the og acid soap.

@jhonatanmeza2710 Ай бұрын

Maybe cuz they don’t sell it 😅

@marc-anthonysimonetta3694 Ай бұрын

@@jhonatanmeza2710 bunch of pansies

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

@@marc-anthonysimonetta3694cuz we don’t sell CarPro?? I’m confused why you would say that.

@Bruce-Weinberg Ай бұрын

Where is Frostbite? You missed this winner.

@sebastianmizzell7541 Ай бұрын

On the left with As.

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

We didnt have it available at the time of filming.

@Buckyvw Ай бұрын

I love this. Super bubbly and clean cut. 😂😂 Keep it up TRC

@jacksmyth3658 Ай бұрын

Acidic soaps: descale, adams strip wash new formula. Lol

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

Good work! However we don’t sell any of those brands… this video is about soaps that TRC sells…🤔

@markellwood4132 Ай бұрын

Rinseless wash. Quicker&cheaper.

@mocars5676 Ай бұрын

also worse for your paint

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

Rinseless is still the safest and fastest way to clean your car! But this video was for soaps not Rinseless😁

@mocars5676 Ай бұрын

@@MasterOfShine fastest, yes. Safest, not even by a mile. One of the least safe ways to do it LOL

@urntwrthyZ Ай бұрын

CarPro Reset.

@MasterOfShine Ай бұрын

Yup, but we do t sell CarPro.

@sorin0311 27 күн бұрын

No hate, but are you serious when you say that AF should be used every 4 months? Lets imagine we have a protected car with a wax /sealant and we live in a harsh winter , use Vb, SF or AF make 300 miles and our car look like crap. Then what...we use GSF , just because yesterday we had use AF? Cmon you can't be serius with that. Other , Kcx are great products , but real life and how to use them as best is way diffetent than paper stories. Cheers!

@theragcompany 25 күн бұрын

Use what works best for YOU in your conditions. It’s different for everyone.