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Old Jul 12, 2002
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Umm really need help!

Hey yeah, I'm going to wash my car. . .but i have no more car soap and no money so i can't wash it. . .BUT i'm thinkin about using DISH washer soap?? IS that bad for the car or should i just go?? PLZ help asap! And i had my last wash with wax. . and it would shine like it was the sun. . if used the dish washer soap. . will the shine leave? OR 911 call, should i just put water on it and then dry it off with no soap? OHH and last thing. . should i dry with like a normal bathroom towel?? i lost my terry cloth
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somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I've heard it can either take off you wax or clear coat
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i heard that if you use dishwasher soap.. it'll take the wax off your car... soo i don't think using that is a good idea
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get some soap from a friend (duh) lol j/k
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I'm not sure about taking the wax off.....but I know dishwasher soap is NO GOOD for the paint and clear coat....I wouldnt mess w/ it if I were you. You can just get like one time soap for a car wash for like $.75 at like a gas station and just use a towel at home.
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DONT USE THAT IT WILL TAKE OFF YOUR PAINT FROM YOUR CAR! unless you want little round spots on your car
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...NO DISH SOAP ON THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!! It is no good for your clear-coat. Dirt is even better than dish soap for a clear coat (to a certain extent). Just mooch off a friend, and wait for some money.

(That's not as bad as my friend who washed his WHOLE car with Windex. Bye bye wax, clearcoat, sun protectant, rust preventer. Hello new paint job [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] )
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For the love of God!!!!! who in their right mind washes a car with windex???!!!! did your friend just assume that it was okay or did somebody play a cruel joke on his a$$ by saying it was okay to do so?
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Well my sophomore year, i took a class called car care...I actually learned a lot. And one of the first things we learned was not using dish soap to wash your car =)

Just FYI

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No wonder it's called dish soap and not car wash soap... interesting discovery here.
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borrow some money or beg hehe j/k, jus borrow some money and go to autozone pick some up some car soap
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