It's always been thought that to "strip" waxes and most sealants you'd use dish soap / washing up liquid - I use a squirt of it (actually generic dish soap) if I'm doing a wash and going to re-wax or seal afterwards. I also use Purple Power Vehicle wash which is even more cost effective. Again if I'm going to re-apply I don't really care if it's going to "strip" the previous stuff off - I'm looking for max clean with min contact... Honestly for most in between washes a good car soap isn't much more expensive and adds back in some level of protection...

I dont personally use it as a soap, but DO use it as a presoak for dirty sides and for wheels, diluted 15:1. I think using dish soap got a bad rap back in the day before ceramic coatings and hybrids came out with good ph chemical protection.

My problem when he did the door I could not really tell any difference between the door he sprayed dawn on vs the rear door with just power wash spray. Could it be there is no difference? spraying on soap does nothing?

Blue Dawn is like Marvel Mystery Oil and Windex. It's just magic and works for pretty much anything you want to do. Wanna get fleas off an animal? Blue Dawn freezes them for a bit so they can be picked off.

The problem with dawn is it leaves a film that hard to rinse off.

Well no shit. Does putting soap on something dirty make it cleaner??? Wow!! Amazing !!!

Dang in 1994 I was 16 washing my dad's car with dawn. That's how I got into detailing lol. Obviously I've moved away from it. Then this video pops up. This may be a good option for degreasing, road grime and salt.

thank you for an interesting video, if I may make a couple of obsevations, Firstly I have been pouring solutions from the 5lt containers ( I am watching fron the UK )with the container on its side But I always pour with the back of the container upwards(the side with all the safety instuctions usageage details etc) so that any runs will spoil the front label. Secondly when you did the comparrison (on what you call the hood) I noticed that you used two different types of sponge one sponge looked like on open cell one ( on the left side) and the red/black one looke like a closed cell one This would make a difference due to the cell structure in contact with the paint work thaank you for your time in producing these videos

Nice video! I believe CarPro Reset is pH neutral at 7 not 9. Reset will still be my maintenance soap but nice to know about Dawn for prep washing.

When i wanna know about a product, i go straight to the data sheet. Dawn has the same protective polymers as car wash. It wont hurt anything more than car soap does

Not a great idea to use dish soap on a regular basis. It strips protection and will eventually damage the finish. Most details will use something like this to intentionally strip protection when they want to decon, correct and then add protection.

Great video. I use Dawn for my spring wash. It cleans winter road film off just like grease from dishes.

3:30 rinses soap from bottom to top… please do not take any detailing advise from this guy

Will dry your paint within a couple years & you will see the clear coat fail!!!

I have a 2002 maxima and in the owners manual it instructs to wash with dish washing liquid…👍👍👍👍👍👍

YOU can buy Ph test kits to test the Ph of dawn

Yall see the size of the spider on the back of that car around the 10 minute mark?

Dawn strips the clear coat off your car. Painters use it to help strip oils and other contaminants before they start wet sanding the car. Do not use regularly because it will strip your clear coat.

I don't think the manufacturer maintains that this car is dishwasher safe 🤔🙃

I'd been using Dawn soap to wash my hands daily, been wrenching full time mechanic for well over 20 years. I used it to wash my vehicles for many many years already, it's good stuff. When washing your dirty hands after wrenching 8 hours, use a brush and dawn soap, works better than any product out here to clean your hands. I tried it all already, none beats Dawn.

Will dawn remove any hydrophobic properties that have been applied?

I used dawn soap before to wash my car and works great! The only detail is that after that you need to wax your car again because the soap wash out any wax in the paint and the metal fills like a clean dish after you dry it, overall is a great grease cutter and good to remove bugs in the front.

Palmolive was my go to dish soap washing my 83Chevy Caprice and impala. Cost 89cent

Great video bro! How do you clean ur gauges in the dash? That plastic that the manufacture uses scratches just by looking at it lol.

Any worries with frequent use of Gyeon Interior given the alcohol content? I’d like to use it on a weekly wipe down, but don’t want to dry out any interior materials. Great vid review!

I was using Dawn in 1993 because I was a broke kid!!!! a professional should never be using a $.99 soap on a client vehicle!!!!!! Have fun telling a young mobile detailer to use this in the middle of the summer

I like to use dish soap for the first wash after winter

I was always told that dish soap would take the wax off cars.

Considering Geon tells you do a Dish soap wash to prep the paint for their coatings after polishing to get all the oils off, I think it's safe enough to use as a part of a decon wash. Helps break up all that road grim. I'm not sure if it'll be as good as some higher ph soaps like Bilt Hamber, but it's cheap and it'll do a better job then a ph neutral shampoo

Dawn cuts grease, and it cuts wax also.

You do not want to use dawn on your car. It will eventually destroy your clear coat on your car. It is very good for you’re dishes just as it was designed for.

If Dawn was or is the Holy Grail of Car Wash Soap, then everyone would be using it. Truth is, Dawn is great on grease and grime but will eat away at your Clear Coat. Do not ever use dishwashing detergent/soap on your vehicle. Again, if Dawn is the Best, then why has it been pushed away for decades?

Interesting, never thought of adding some car soap. I’ll definitely try it out. Thanks for the tip!

Boss, this is too crazy as I just recently tried this as I ran out of my designated wheel cleaner (Adam’s Wheel and Tire Cleaner.) I decided to go against the grain on the quote on quote from the detailing world, NEVER USE DAWN DISH SOAP. Boss, this has rendered some AMAZING results to say the least. I applied tire dressing of course after however, it wasn’t the best and didn’t last. Again however, my tires and rims are STILL CLEAN! Not glossy how I like it but clean! No browning on the tires at all. FYI, this is my daily driver. Thanks for the video.

It’s the best!!!! That’s all I have ever used to wash my car since my first car in 89. It’s the best!!!!

I only use dish soap if I plan to clay and wax.

That is one way to fet rid of clearcoat.

I've been using Dawn for years to clean tires and wheels. I put it on undiluted straight to the tire brush though. I use it on the entire car when I'm intending on stripping the wax off.

Of course dawn is gonna clean if it could take crude oil off a duck It will definitely clean your interior and your exterior on your vehicle instead of paying high price for all these cleaners these detail guys try to push off on you

In years past I always used liquid TIDE to wash my car and once a year I would use DAWN to basically strip away everything on the paint and the use a good paste wax.

It's great on heavily oxidized gel coat, like an RV. Removes a lot of the loose surface oxidation. This way you aren't clogging up pads as quickly.

Why do you rinse bottom to top? Thought top to bottom was the understood best way.

Is it true that it can strip the clear coat? Or, is that false?

Swan is the best dish soap plus is the only soap detergent to clean the animals after any oil disaster.

Utiliserais tu dawn sur n’importe quel peinture ? Exemple une tricoat