Using Toothpaste for removing yellow haze?
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Hello please do not take this wrong the toothpaste actually works just wax after cleaning, never hurt to experiment lol no different than carnauba wax on apples for that glossy look, look on a box of MIKE & IKE CANDY which has carnauba wax as well.
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Toothpaste? Your really going to use toothpaste on your car? Go for it! Also don't forget to use dawn and any other products under your sink! Just don't complain about it!
You know there are "car care" products designed for your car.
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You know there are "car care" products designed for your car.
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swanicyouth
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I've never used toothpaste for my headlights, but I find Optimum Compound on a stiff bristle tooth brush works great on my teeth.
dcjredline
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Havent heard this one yet. I have used shaving cream on my bathroom mirror to prevent fogging and that works good. Dunno if I would use it on a car that had fogging problems, MAYBE.
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Toothpaste? Your really going to use toothpaste on your car? Go for it! Also don't forget to use dawn and any other products under your sink! Just don't complain about it!
You know there are "car care" products designed for your car.
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Back in the day of Simonize paste wax toothpaste was all we had, along with peanut butter. Things have changed but if it works use it. I know it sounds weird these days with all the chemical solutions they make.
Dave
The fundamental here is that toothpaste is an abrasive in liquid, just like most of your polishes. There are any number of pointless things in there and I would say you would need to be careful with how abrasive it actually is. Personally I would say you should stick to an automotive polish or compound which will have been tested for the application!
There are any number of detailing products which are comparable to household products but with a fancy brand and price tag but I could count on one hand the number of users I know who would be capable of accurately identifying them so I would never advise anyone to do it without some sort of professional advice.
There are any number of detailing products which are comparable to household products but with a fancy brand and price tag but I could count on one hand the number of users I know who would be capable of accurately identifying them so I would never advise anyone to do it without some sort of professional advice.
HateSwirls
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Yeah some of the young folks don't know what we had to use back then. Lol
The peanut butter by the gallon back then:dblthumb2:
Try it on black trim, it may surprise you:dblthumb2:
Not the crunchy kind of course.
The peanut butter by the gallon back then:dblthumb2:
Try it on black trim, it may surprise you:dblthumb2:
Not the crunchy kind of course.
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The toothpaste thing has been around for as long as plastics. Back in the 70's, I used it on motorcycle windshields and gauge faces. Once I discovered Meguiar's Plastic Cleaner and Plastic Polish. I never looked back. Stay with the stuff you learn about here.
Bill
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davidc
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Remember the Pledge routine ?. Those used cars on the lot looked great till the first rain or wash then you saw exactly what you bought. Wonder if that routine is still going on. Furniture polish on paint LOL.
Dave
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Bob
Funny thing tho, we had real glass back then, didn't need tooth paste for the headlights. Cars were glass and metal, now they are left over Chinese Pepsi cans and plastic that we sent them to recycle.
Dave
Years ago my wife's Neon had headlights that blocked pretty much any light output. Just because I didn't have the products that are "supposed" to be used I was still very concerned with my wife's safety. I cleaned them up with orange Soft Scrub which produced good enough results to allow her to see at night.
The unfortunate truth is that not everyone can afford to go out and buy different products for everything or if they can they just choose not to. When put in that position creativity is key. There's nothing wrong with some ingenuity.
You also have to remember that the people who would do this probably don't use the two bucket method when washing, don't dry with waffle weave towels that are softer than toilet paper and likely do not remove a bird bomb swifter than Miley Cyrus takes her clothes off.
I know with most of our "mentality" it's hard to understand the average persons car care. The truth is that the average person just wants a shiny car. That's it. They won't refresh Autogeek every 10 minutes hoping the Cyber Buster deals have changed just to see if there's a new product or tool that will aid an addiction (guilty).
scott
The unfortunate truth is that not everyone can afford to go out and buy different products for everything or if they can they just choose not to. When put in that position creativity is key. There's nothing wrong with some ingenuity.
You also have to remember that the people who would do this probably don't use the two bucket method when washing, don't dry with waffle weave towels that are softer than toilet paper and likely do not remove a bird bomb swifter than Miley Cyrus takes her clothes off.
I know with most of our "mentality" it's hard to understand the average persons car care. The truth is that the average person just wants a shiny car. That's it. They won't refresh Autogeek every 10 minutes hoping the Cyber Buster deals have changed just to see if there's a new product or tool that will aid an addiction (guilty).
scott