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I heard about them stripping wax off the car, but I was desperate and had no other soap readily available. I was surprised to see that it left such a shine on the car, it looked like I just finished waxing it, I used the orange palmolive. Looked great, but aside from the wax, would it actually damage the paint itself?

Guitarman

It shouldn't hurt today's urethane clears at all if used a couple times a year. Despite what some people think, there are no "oils" in today's paints to be removed. It DOES remove oils from the waxes and glazes/polishes that we put on the car, and they are often helping increase the shine we see.

The only negative other than the fact it removes /strips whatever is on there, is that it leaves an alkaline film , so rinse REAL well before you wax.
The bad thing about using it on a regular basis is that any highly alkaline soap is just harsher on the paint than is necessary. And you would have to wax /polish after every wash. Most car shampoos are somewhat PH balanced for this reason. Cheers.

meZoom!

speaking of which....I use dishwashing liquid for when i know i'm gonna do a full detail later on. I just can't think of a better way to wash the car to prep it for polish/wax....cuz i liken the process to ridding your skin of makeup and foundation before putting on a new layer. i guess.