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integlspwr

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There is this local detailing place at the shopping mall that I have taken my car there a few times.

I was hoping someone can help me ID the soap they use to wash down the car.

There are things that may help with IDing the kind of soap they use.

-Car looks shiney (wet) looking even though wasn't waxed / polished. I'm pretty sure it wasn't waxed or polish because I would only pay the just the wash and vaccumm price.

-Surface is slick LIKE you polish/waxed it, but didnt.

-Car surface paint has a sweet smell to it.

Anyone have any ideas or leads on which car product soap the local detail shop might be using?

Thanks In Advance.

-integlspwr-
 
Well, it sounds like it could be something along the lines of Turtle Wax Zip Wax car wash, but detailer would probably use something a little more high-end than that,

A local detailing store that sells it's own products has a few different types of Car Washes (Professionals Product is the name, it's distributed by P&S Sales), it could be one of their washes. I know from their polishes and waxes that they have a "sweet" smell to them.
 
LikeaRock said:
Well, it sounds like it could be something along the lines of Turtle Wax Zip Wax car wash, but detailer would probably use something a little more high-end than that,

A local detailing store that sells it's own products has a few different types of Car Washes (Professionals Product is the name, it's distributed by P&S Sales), it could be one of their washes. I know from their polishes and waxes that they have a "sweet" smell to them.
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I would also presume he would use something more high end then something u can get a walmart. Turtle Wax sip wax is something I'll look into though.

yea the thing is that i didnt have the detailing place polish nor wax my car. It smells like it could be with the soap.

Btw, the color of my car is black and when i got it back, the color looked very deep and looked "wet". I dunno how he does it, but hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction.

Thanks!
 
They may have used a detail spray after they washed the car. This would account for the added shine, slickness, and more than likely the sweet smell. Unfortunately there are soooooo many that it would be hard to tell which he used.
 
I remember reading over at Autopia.com about one of Dave's favorite car washes that had a sweet orange-smell to it...is that similar to what you saw/smelled?
 
travisdecpn said:
They may have used a detail spray after they washed the car. This would account for the added shine, slickness, and more than likely the sweet smell. Unfortunately there are soooooo many that it would be hard to tell which he used.
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i highly doubt a detail spray was used because the price i paid. It was only $15 for a full hand car wash with vaccuming the interior.

Thanks for the response though..
 
HondaMan said:
I remember reading over at Autopia.com about one of Dave's favorite car washes that had a sweet orange-smell to it...is that similar to what you saw/smelled?
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im gonan have to say maybe on that.. When i think orange, i think oxy-clean or something to that extent, but it didnt smell like oxy-clean.

keep those resposnes comming.

Thanks!
 
travisdecpn said:
They may have used a detail spray after they washed the car. This would account for the added shine, slickness, and more than likely the sweet smell. Unfortunately there are soooooo many that it would be hard to tell which he used.
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That's true too, I totally forgot about that. I know Mothers Showtime Spray has a cinnamony scent to it...
 
integlspwr said:
i highly doubt a detail spray was used because the price i paid. It was only $15 for a full hand car wash with vaccuming the interior.

Thanks for the response though..
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There are many detailers that will use a detail spray during the drying process. It helps prevent marring, as well as making the drying step easier. It's not something that they will generally charge extra for, just something that makes their work look a little better and keep the customer happy.
 
travisdecpn said:
There are many detailers that will use a detail spray during the drying process. It helps prevent marring, as well as making the drying step easier. It's not something that they will generally charge extra for, just something that makes their work look a little better and keep the customer happy.
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Ah i see, thats always good to know that some detailers do that.
 
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