Duragloss 901 PH and Wax stripping?

seriously ? shampoo? lol........with that I am SUBSCRIBED to this thread hahaha
 
dad07 said:
DG said that?

I love this stuff for washing cars.....and if I can wash my hair with it( what little I've got left) I'm going to have to try it!

I will be able to save money on shampoo!
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And the added bonus of smelling like a bowl of cherries!

I use 901 along with others, I switch around a lot depending on how dirty etc the car is. One thing I always do no matter is to add about 1/2 a cap of ONR is the car is dirty for the extra lubricity. I'm bald so no saving any shampoo 1 32oz bottle last me a whole year.
 
So I washed my hair with 901 today...


It worked good actually. It kinda burns my eyes though... It left my hair smelling like cough syrup though.
 
tw33k2514 said:
So I washed my hair with 901 today...


It worked good actually. It kinda burns my eyes though... It left my hair smelling like cough syrup though.
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Hmm...I don't have that problem, but then again, I close my eyes. Maybe it's a Canadian thing?? LOL

Sounds like you liked it. How did your hair feel compared to what you usually use?
 
It made my hair much softer than the costco no name jumbo shampoo I use now.

And yeah, closing my eyes would have prevented the burning.

All in all, I like it a lot.
 
I came across this thread while researching terms like "PH neutral" 'PH balanced".
From what I can gather, ph neutral or balanced for skin products would be acidic and around 5.5 because that is the PH of skin. So, what does that mean for marketing terms with the detail industry. I used to think those terms meant PH 7 like pure water, but balanced and neutral seem more applicable to the surface they are adhering to.
Thoughts?
(first time poster-be gentle with me)
 
I take it that when they say DG 901 is ph neutral, that it is ph neutral in the bottle...which is as concentrated as the product can get. If my assumption is correct, then that would mean that regardless of the ounces of product used in a pail of water, and regardless of the amount of water used in that pail, the ph would remain the same or slightly less than ph neutral, but never higher than neutral.

Does that make any sense? I'm just guessing. Perhaps they mean it's ph nuetral at the recommended wash dilution, but then that wouldn't jive with the hair mixture richy mentioned and having to up the acidity with lemon juice...if in fact that is what Jerry told richy...and I have no reason not to believe what richy said.
 
but neutral to what? neutral to skin is 5.5 or acidic, neutral to wax may or may not be 7 or the ph of water. If water is neutral at 7 than my understanding is that it will not change the ph of the chemical because it is "neutral". So if the product ph is 8 you would need something less than 7 to reduce it-water being neutral would not interact or change its PH in solution. Less concentrated doesn't mean lower ph is what I'm getting from reading.
 
The pH of a solution is a measure of the molar concentration of hydrogen ions
in the solution and as such is a measure of the acidity or basicity of the solution.

The numerical value is defined as the negative base 10 logarithm
of the molar concentration of hydrogen ions:

pH = -log10[H+]


-To measure the pH of a solution:
It can be done by measuring the cell potential:

Ecell = -0.0592 log10[H+]; Or:

pH = Ecell/0.0592


:)

Bob
 
a very nice explanation of what PH represents, but what I'm curious about is when a manufacturer says they are PH neutral-what does that mean?
PH neutral for skin products probably means about a ph of 5.5 since the skin ph is about 5.5
PH of pure water is 7.0, city water can be about 7.5, so when someone says their "soap" is ph neutral-what does it mean? Soap is an alkaline normally-so maybe in the 8-11 PH.
PH balanced and PH neutral seem to be marketing terms the best I can tell.
Does anyone know the PH of a typical car wax? Wouldn't PH Neutral be a similar PH when talking about cars?
 
paging Mr. Megane! Hopefully he chimes in.

My best guess: A soap is pH neutral when mixed in. Almost all soaps would be because if you mix 1 oz with 127 oz of water, it's essentially almost all water and that will make the soap DILUTION neutral.
 
Hoytman said:
See what you went and done, Drew?:D
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I know Bill, I am a PH trouble maker lol!!

By the way, I applied Opti-Coat 2.0 to my Dad's 2002 Maxima yesterday. It was super easy dont fear the Opti-Coat application. I got the paint as best as I could (The car is our workhorse and even has minor clear coat faillure on the bumper) and it looks great!

I got the correction maybe 75% and used the Opti to protect what I have!

Next up my Subaru! (Shooting for more than 75% correction there lol)
 
WRXINXS said:
Hello,

Autogeek says that 901 will not strip wax and that it is PH neutral. But on the back of my Duragloss bottle it does not say anything about being PH neutral and it says only that it will not strip "Durable Polishes". Should I trust the autogeek website over the bottle?

Thanks,
Drew
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Drew,
I'm going out on a limb here with another assumption, but if the label on DG 901/902 states it won't strip "Durable Polishes", then that probably means the polishes that Duragloss makes.

Here's how I can make this assumption and have a little faith that my guess is correct. Read these two desriptions Duragloss Bug Remover (BR) #471 and Duragloss Water Spot Remover (WSR) #505 . Finally, read this description Duragloss Total Performance Polish (TPP) # 105 and maybe that'll answer your inquiry.
 
Ph levels for 901 is 7-8
951 4
601 3-6
111 5-6
105 5-6
921 3-4
 
stubeeef said:
a very nice explanation of what PH represents, but what I'm curious about is when a manufacturer says they are PH neutral-what does that mean?
PH neutral for skin products probably means about a ph of 5.5 since the skin ph is about 5.5
PH of pure water is 7.0, city water can be about 7.5, so when someone says their "soap" is ph neutral-what does it mean? Soap is an alkaline normally-so maybe in the 8-11 PH.
PH balanced and PH neutral seem to be marketing terms the best I can tell.
Does anyone know the PH of a typical car wax? Wouldn't PH Neutral be a similar PH when talking about cars?
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How does the pH scale apply to cleaning products, such as: Duragloss 901?

-Understanding the importance of pH is critical in the proper selection of cleaning products for a particular job.

-The pH of a cleaning product does not signify cleaning performance or strength.
It simply indicates the concentration of hydrogen or hydroxide ions.

-The pH reading measures "intensity" not capacity.
pH indicates the concentration of acidity or alkalinity in the same way
that temperature tells how hot or cold something is...
not how much heat the substance can carry.


For instance:
-The performance of a cleaning product cannot be determined simply by knowing the pH of the product.
-(A common misconception about cleaning products suggests that a higher pH means superior cleaning.)

What really happens in cleaning is that one is attempting to "neutralize" the impact of the acidic or the alkaline ions.
When a surface requires cleaning, the selection and use of the proper cleaning product results in the surface being cleaned or neutralized.
Most soils are acidic in nature, therefore it is desirable to formulate cleaning agents on the alkaline side of the pH scale.

-Alkaline detergents neutralize acid soil, allowing the cleaner to produce more efficient and effective results.

As stated earlier:
Understanding the importance of pH is critical in the proper selection of cleaning products for a particular job.
If you know the pH of a cleaner you will know if it is acidic or alkaline. This will help you know where to use the cleaner.
Examples:
-Carpet shampoos are ~pH 8-9
-Degreasers are ~12-14.

It's wise, then, IMO...To not use degreaser-cleaners on your carpet.

An anomaly:
Some types of soiling, when fresh are acidic. As they dry-out they become alkaline.


-It may be necessary to have ph test-strips available when the ph of materials is unknown.

To test the ph of a particular vehicle's surfaces...
-Have the to be tested surface: Out of the Sun; Tepid temperature

-Apply a drop of distilled water on the test-surface.

-Stick a test-strip into distilled water, until it "touches" the test-surface. Read ph.

-Forego the above and trust the OEM engineers knowledge base of material-science...
As well as the Chemists' "cleaning/car-care" formulations.


:)

Bob
 
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