Recommend best car shampoo?

[M K J]

What is your favorite(s) car shampoo that cleans and does not strip wax? Or is there no such thing?

[dc52nv]

There are plenty of shampoos out there that are great cleaners and LSP safe. Here a few that I have in my arsenal.

Optimum Car Wash
Duragloss 901
BlackFire WD Shampoo
Poorboy`s Super Slick & Suds
Ultima Paint Guard Wash

[Old Pirate]

There are plenty of shampoos out there that are great cleaners and LSP safe. Here a few that I have in my arsenal.

Optimum Car Wash
Duragloss 901
BlackFire WD Shampoo
Poorboy`s Super Slick & Suds
Ultima Paint Guard Wash

Great selection for anyone to use on their ride.

[psynx]

i like 1z gloss shampoo
dodo sour power
Opt

[Bunky]

There are a lot of good soaps to suit your needs: scent, price, cleaning, added shine.

Blackfire Soap
DDJ Born to Be Mild
Auto Finesse Lather
Poorboys

[skibik]

I try to stay on a budget and can`t see spending a lot of money. I have used Turtle Wax Zip Wax car wash. It has great cleaning ability, has a wax to help with the shine, has good suds and lubricity for washing. Call me cheap but I use it and it works for me and can`t see spending $15, or a lot more on some brands, on a pint of shampoo for the car. JMO.

Dean.

[PersonalTouchAD]

I try to stay on a budget and can`t see spending a lot of money. I have used Turtle Wax Zip Wax car wash. It has great cleaning ability, has a wax to help with the shine, has good suds and lubricity for washing. Call me cheap but I use it and it works for me and can`t see spending $15, or a lot more on some brands, on a pint of shampoo for the car. JMO.

Dean.

+1 on the Zip Wax. Works great without breaking the bank. Not to mention you can run down the street and pick it up at your local wal-mart.

[MidwayRec]

Ardex foamy car wash. This stuff is industrial strength foaming action yet rinses clean. It makes megs gold class seem like watered down dish soap.

[spiralout462]

I try to stay on a budget and can`t see spending a lot of money. I have used Turtle Wax Zip Wax car wash. It has great cleaning ability, has a wax to help with the shine, has good suds and lubricity for washing. Call me cheap but I use it and it works for me and can`t see spending $15, or a lot more on some brands, on a pint of shampoo for the car. JMO.

Dean.

+1 on the Zip Wax. Works great without breaking the bank. Not to mention you can run down the street and pick it up at your local wal-mart.

Let`s not forget about dilution ratio`s. Many washes that "seem" expensive are actually cheaper than OTC choices.

[4u2nvinmtl]

+1 on the Zip Wax. Works great without breaking the bank. Not to mention you can run down the street and pick it up at your local wal-mart.

No offence intended but this is the car soap I liked least out of the many brands of soap I`ve tried.

Why, because I felt:
- It left a film (not wax) on the paint.
- It didn`t clean well.
- It doesn`t lubricate as well as all other soap`s I`ve tried (could feel the way the mitt grabs the paint).
- Smell and dilution ratios were also less than desirable.

[JSFM35X]

I grew up on zip wax car wash. Today I would never use it as I don`t want the wax getting on my coatings. I prefer LSP safe shampoo. I have used a few and they are all good:

1. Poorboys super slick and shine. -Still would purchase, great price and performance

2. Ultima Paint Guard Plus-purchased this when I was using the UPGP and it is concentrated so it lasted longer than the use of UPGP.

3. Lusso Oro wash-The most mild wash I have found to date. I use it on my cars when they are not too dirty and it seems to extend the coatings and it smells great.

I try to stay on a budget and can`t see spending a lot of money. I have used Turtle Wax Zip Wax car wash. It has great cleaning ability, has a wax to help with the shine, has good suds and lubricity for washing. Call me cheap but I use it and it works for me and can`t see spending $15, or a lot more on some brands, on a pint of shampoo for the car. JMO.

Dean.

[Pats300zx]

DG901

Smells great
Cleans very well
Very economical

[mohamedmaark]

how come no 1 mentioned chemical guys shampoos, i use it works good, if diluted the wrong way it could strip wax.

[dc52nv]

how come no 1 mentioned chemical guys shampoos, i use it works good, if diluted the wrong way it could strip wax.

Nothing against CG but the only shampoo I have of theirs is citrus wash and only use it to strip any products on the car when I want to apply fresh polish and LSP. I`ve used Mr. Pink but wasn`t too impressed on a more than average dirty car.

[RacerScott]

Hey guys, I have CG citrus wash and gloss. Its that the one that strips wax and sealant? I usually mix it one cap full (from the 16oz container) to 4 gallons.