Meguiars Deep Crystal Car Wash--not a fan

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I was rushed for time and wanted to squeeze in a car wash. Was at Lowes and they had this product for $5. Checked amazon and it has 4.5 stars so i bought it. Ended up washing an RV, full size truck and a SUV with soap.

They advertise long lasting suds. Which i thought might be good for using the foam cannon on larger vehicles like an RV. But what i found is this soap does not rinse off very well. It was quite annoying having to rinse the same area over an over. For that reason alone i wont ever use it again unless its the only option.

Meant to buy CarPro Reset weeks ago.
 
wopachop said:
I was rushed for time and wanted to squeeze in a car wash. Was at Lowes and they had this product for $5. Checked amazon and it has 4.5 stars so i bought it. Ended up washing an RV, full size truck and a SUV with soap.

They advertise long lasting suds. Which i thought might be good for using the foam cannon on larger vehicles like an RV. But what i found is this soap does not rinse off very well. It was quite annoying having to rinse the same area over an over. For that reason alone i wont ever use it again unless its the only option.

Meant to buy CarPro Reset weeks ago.
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It is relatively inexpensive and easy to find but I am not a fan either. It is not that soapy or slippery. I much prefer Megs Gold Class for an OTC product.
 
If you are going to use the foamcannon to apply the car soap. I would look into Meguiars Hyper Wash D110 cause of the economical expect. Reset in the bucket is awesome and dilute it 1:500 And not lower than that. If the rv is not so dirty you could use it at 1:800 and still get great lubrication from it. And if you want to apply it from the foamcannon dilute it 1:9 to 1:20 in the foamcannon bottle. Then start with the lowest and thinner setting and adjust it till you get a nice running foam.
 
I bought some just to use to wash my coated wheels. That was some time ago. It was ok for that.
 
wopachop said:
I was rushed for time and wanted to squeeze in a car wash. Was at Lowes and they had this product for $5.

Checked amazon and it has 4.5 stars so i bought it.

Ended up washing an RV, full size truck and a SUV with soap.
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That is their "entry level" car wash. It's a gateway car wash to transition the masses off of dish soap and into a dedicated car wash soap. The idea being compared to dish soap the user experience would be better and the next step would be to upgrade to their Gold Class car wash soap.

Amazon ratings? Eh.... who knows the experience level of the people leaving ratings on the big A?


wopachop said:
They advertise long lasting suds. Which i thought might be good for using the foam cannon on larger vehicles like an RV.
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I've never tried it in a foam cannon or a foam gun, my guess is it did not create a lot of foam? (maybe in a cannon but not a gun, there's something to be said for "pressure")


wopachop said:
But what i found is this soap does not rinse off very well. It was quite annoying having to rinse the same area over an over. For that reason alone i wont ever use it again unless its the only option.
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I'm not saying you over used the product but usually a sign of over using a car wash product is it takes longer to rinse it completely off.



Just to note...

I used to be a big fan of M6201 - Car Wash Shampoo in their professional line, I think it used to smell like Aqua Velva or Old Spice aftershave, a greenish/blue color. I thought it worked really well for washing, cleaning, lubricating, etc.

I can remember it like yesterday, going outside in the morning and washing my Milk Truck with M62. It's a fairly large old 2-door Chevy so I was able to spend plenty of time with old M62


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That was also my delivery truck for my Meguiar's route and also my detailing business truck. I've always been mobile because many of my customers don't want to take their car anywhere or they live to far to drive to someone else's location.


Cool truck, kept her clean.


:)
 
Mike Phillips said:
That is their "entry level" car wash. It's a gateway car wash to transition the masses off of dish soap and into a dedicated car wash soap. The idea being compared to dish soap the user experience would be better and the next step would be to upgrade to their Gold Class car wash soap.

Amazon ratings? Eh.... who knows the experience level of the people leaving ratings on the big A?




I've never tried it in a foam cannon or a foam gun, my guess is it did not create a lot of foam? (maybe in a cannon but not a gun, there's something to be said for "pressure")




I'm not saying you over used the product but usually a sign of over using a car wash product is it takes longer to rinse it completely off.



Just to note...

I used to be a big fan of M6201 - Car Wash Shampoo in their professional line, I think it used to smell like Aqua Velva or Old Spice aftershave, a greenish/blue color. I thought it worked really well for washing, cleaning, lubricating, etc.

I can remember it like yesterday, going outside in the morning and washing my Milk Truck with M62. It's a fairly large old 2-door Chevy so I was able to spend plenty of time with old M62


finnedmilk.jpg



That was also my delivery truck for my Meguiar's route and also my detailing business truck. I've always been mobile because many of my customers don't want to take their car anywhere or they live to far to drive to someone else's location.


Cool truck, kept her clean.


:)
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Looks like your driveway was filled with the craziest most extraordinary vehicles in town.lol.
 
Yeah, that stuff is awful, but a big step up from Dawn dish soap. I like Meguiars Ultimate wash and wax a lot better.

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On occasion I use dawn dish soap and very hot water to strip old wax and road grime off but not on anything nice,I also put a drop in my wetsand spray bottle
For most washes I use Meguires Gold Class or another brand I can't mention
 
For most cheap (inexpensive) car soaps, if you want to use them in your form cannon, you need to use more of it. Try doubling the amount of product for the same amount of water, it should improve the result.

I have pretty much stopped using car soap completelly as a wash solution, now all I use it for is as a pre-wash foam bath using my foam cannon. I usually buy the cheapest product I can find and put about 3 ounces into 20 ounces of water and get decent foamage. If I wanted really thick foam I would up that to 4 ounces I think. At the price you paid, that is still very inexpensive to use.
 
Ditch all those OTC washes.

Go on the AG store, find Meg's HyperWash, add to cart, and buy it.

Light years ahead of those OTC offerings.
 
Mike Phillips said:
That is their "entry level" car wash. It's a gateway car wash to transition the masses off of dish soap and into a dedicated car wash soap. The idea being compared to dish soap the user experience would be better and the next step would be to upgrade to their Gold Class car wash soap.

Amazon ratings? Eh.... who knows the experience level of the people leaving ratings on the big A?




I've never tried it in a foam cannon or a foam gun, my guess is it did not create a lot of foam? (maybe in a cannon but not a gun, there's something to be said for "pressure")




I'm not saying you over used the product but usually a sign of over using a car wash product is it takes longer to rinse it completely off.



Just to note...

I used to be a big fan of M6201 - Car Wash Shampoo in their professional line, I think it used to smell like Aqua Velva or Old Spice aftershave, a greenish/blue color. I thought it worked really well for washing, cleaning, lubricating, etc.

I can remember it like yesterday, going outside in the morning and washing my Milk Truck with M62. It's a fairly large old 2-door Chevy so I was able to spend plenty of time with old M62


finnedmilk.jpg



That was also my delivery truck for my Meguiar's route and also my detailing business truck. I've always been mobile because many of my customers don't want to take their car anywhere or they live to far to drive to someone else's location.


Cool truck, kept her clean.


:)
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Mike,
I believe that M-62 smells more like Brut. I used to be a fan of it myself as it was a step above gold class. And that was worth to drive the to local PBE store to get it. It's the king of the one once to one gallon soaps.

I moved on the Optimum car wash like 5 years ago. What are you using Mike?
 
PaulMys said:
Ditch all those OTC washes.

Go on the AG store, find Meg's HyperWash, add to cart, and buy it.

Light years ahead of those OTC offerings.
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I finally got on the Megs Hyperwash bandwagon and it is a superb product. It yields lots of suds and lots of lubricity. It only takes 1 ounce of product for 5 gallons of water. I actually use 1 oz for 3 gallons of water. I haven't tried it in the foam cannon yet but that is next.
 
UncleDavy said:
I finally got on the Megs Hyperwash bandwagon and it is a superb product. It yields lots of suds and lots of lubricity. It only takes 1 ounce of product for 5 gallons of water. I actually use 1 oz for 3 gallons of water. I haven't tried it in the foam cannon yet but that is next.
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It yields squeaky clean paint as well, UD. :xyxthumbs:
 
PaulMys said:
It yields squeaky clean paint as well, UD. :xyxthumbs:
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I purchased and tried Meguiar’s Hyperwash for the first time today. Superb product for sure!!! It was a complete joy to use. I couldn’t think of anything to dislike about it.
 
I still cannot decide which soap I like more Optimum or Hyper Wash. I did just order a second gallon of Optimum car wash. I think the smell of Optimum is what got me to buy OPT again:)

Hyper Wash smells great too.
 
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