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05-19-2003, 05:55 PM
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What is the best car wash cleaner to use for the H2 - I don't get mine muddy but I don't want to hurt the metal and Plastic and paint.
We use sunlite dish detergent and it works good but I dont want to mess it up.
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05-19-2003, 05:55 PM
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What is the best car wash cleaner to use for the H2 - I don't get mine muddy but I don't want to hurt the metal and Plastic and paint.
We use sunlite dish detergent and it works good but I dont want to mess it up.
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05-19-2003, 05:59 PM
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Don't use dish detergent to wash a car. You wouldn't use car wash to wash your dishes, would you??
Meguire's Gold Class stuff works great, that's what I use.
Dish detergent strips off the wax.
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05-19-2003, 06:11 PM
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What about SIMPLE GREEN?
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05-19-2003, 06:23 PM
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Simple Green is not car wash.
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05-19-2003, 07:13 PM
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A good quality MEGUIRES CARWASH liquid will work well. Use the stated mix dont over do it. Dry with clean white cotton cloths or a chamois.
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05-19-2003, 07:32 PM
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I always use a ladder with rubber along the sides. Oh yeah, and flea killer soap.
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05-19-2003, 09:54 PM
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I think I did hear or read it somewhere that dish washing liquid is great for car wash, never try it out yet.
Remember that class action lawsuit against contact eye drops which retails for $8 in a tiny tiny tiny bottle, but has the same content as $1 for 12 fl oz saline solution? It was proven beyond doubt and solution makers lost. You know what? when I talked to poeple about it, they still don't believe it and insisted eye drops are different than simple saline solution.
That does NOT mean you can use dish washing liquid to wash Hummer, but it could be true.
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05-19-2003, 10:04 PM
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I have been told this on more than one occasion: Dish washing liquid is fine to use if you wish to strip the wax right off your truck. I have used it in the past just before a good waxing. The fellow who used to wash my H2 also told me that (I wash it myself now). Whether or not it is true, I do not know, but it is harsh and the truck does not feel "soft" or smooth after using it.
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05-20-2003, 11:52 AM
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Exactly, dish soap will strip the wax off the vehicle. Try it out, no more nice beading. Always use soap designed for car washing.
I do use it though right before applying a fresh coat of wax to give a good deep cleaning.
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02-07-2006, 08:17 PM
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Will the H2 fit in a automatic car wash?
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02-07-2006, 08:30 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Hummer Man:
Get a tall boyfriend with long arms and a ladder to do the roof. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
What if shes an amazon?
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02-07-2006, 08:42 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Mumbo:
Will the H2 fit in a automatic car wash? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>In some they will. You just have to ask. The manager will should know.
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02-07-2006, 08:51 PM
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I prefer having mine washed
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02-07-2006, 08:59 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by KenP:
I have been told this on more than one occasion: Dish washing liquid is fine to use if you wish to strip the wax right off your truck.
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If it'll strip the wax off your truck, imagine what it will do to a woman's delicate hands after an hour of washing dishes!
What I mean is that I was told to use dishwashing soap because it was supposed to be gentle enough for your skin as opposed to those other 'rough' car-wash detergents. Unless, off-course, things might have changed after 40 years after this advice came out.  |
02-07-2006, 09:01 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by KenP:
I prefer having mine washed </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
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02-07-2006, 10:04 PM
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I got wood!!
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02-07-2006, 10:08 PM
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Thats what I call a hand wash job 
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02-07-2006, 10:14 PM
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Just go to an auto wash, it's easier, who washes by hand nowdays. Leave it to the teenagers at the auto wash
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