Looking for a "Pre-Wash" cleaner...

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MnRiverman

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I know stratmosphere has a product like this (Stage 1 Car Care), but I am curious as to any other companies offering this?



I'm just looking for a mild spray on soap to remove some of the crap from my hatch and lower door panels when I go to the pressure wash place in the middle of winter.



Thoughts?



- Anthony
 
I've tried several of the waterless washes mixed in a spray bottle for this purpose. None of them really does much. Probably the best one was 1oz of QEW mixed with warm water in a quart spray bottle. Still, it doesn't remove much dirt without the aid of a wash mitt/towel.



In the end, anything that could be "sprayed on" that would remove the dirt without the aid of a mitt/towel would probably be too strong to use on paint.......... for sure, it would probably remove anything on there that is protecting the paint.



There's always hope though! Maybe someday.
 
Yeah, if the StageI stuff worked I think we'd all know about it. IMO any "prewash"/"presoak" will be of limited value without some kind of mechanical agitation. I presoak with the foam gun, and while it helps *a little*, when things are really dirty (i.e., when you *need* this kind of thing) the dirt usually sticks to the finish enough that "touchless" methods just won't cut it.



As white-F150 said, anything strong enough to be effective will have its own drawbacks. But some kind of QEW/S&W mix might be worth experimenting with (not like it's likely to cause any trouble).



I'd try using a "self-cleaning" LSP like Collinite or Meg's #16 and washing often enough that the dirt doesn't really get built up on there. If you're gonna dry it, maybe spray it down with a WAUD/QD product to provide a little lubrication so you don't mar it as much by rubbing in any residual dirt.
 
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