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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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Default Anyone ever heard of washing you car with dishwashing detergent???
i heard you can do that to take off all the old wax to clay bar it??? anybody ever heard if it?
 
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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Yes it is the only time too ever use it on your car.I do it once a year to strip it down and start fresh!!!
 
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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yea that is what zaino recommends but if you are going to use a cutter of some kind to get swirls etc out of your paint that will more than remove the old waxes.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 08:51 AM
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i did this over the winter on my car. need to use dawn. i cant remember why though. i read an article that said the reason, but i cant remember.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by matrixpuba
i did this over the winter on my car. need to use dawn. i cant remember why though. i read an article that said the reason, but i cant remember.
it strips all the waxes off your car and "presents" a clean surface to start your new detail.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 09:13 AM
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right but it says to use dawn and not any other brand.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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I used it for many years.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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Dawn is what I use also for wax stripping. Then I claybar.
 
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