Car Shampoo...

[57Rambler]

Optimum Polymer Technologies recommends ONR and Optimum Car Wash as safe wash methods for their own line of ceramic coatings, so they should be OK.

[gorillapr]

True, but I read on their forum that ONR leaves some polymers on the surface that makes bead water, but on another thread read that is ok to use on any coating so I got confused, that is why I was asking.

This polymer and gloss enhancement thing is very confusing

[The Guz]

Thank you guys!
Any other add for the list?
PH Neutral/Pure Shampoo so far I have:
1. Carpro Reset
2. Gyeon Bathe
3. Adams Car Shampoo
4. Britemax Pure Max
5. Megs Hyper Wash


Can anybody confirm or deny if the following soaps contain polymers or gloss enhancers?
1. Megs Gold Class Shampoo
2. Megs Deep Crystal Car Wash
3. P&S Pearl Shampoo
4. Wowo's Detailing Shampoo
5. 3D Pink Soap
6. CG Mr. Pink
7. Nanoskin Hyper Suds
8. Turtle Wax Ice Snow Foam Wash
9. Optimum Car Wash
10. Nu Finish Car Wash
11. CG Meticulous Matte Auto Wash
12. Armor All Car Wash
13. Masterson's Wash & Shine
14. Mother's California Gold Car Wash
15. Rain X Foaming Car Wash


-I know CG Honeydew Snow Foam have gloss enhancers in it but I still have like 1/2 gallon to finish yet, after Cquartz is applied, can I use it for the prewash foam stage and follow up in the bucket wash with a pure shampoo that doesnt have any additives?

-Is it ok to do ONR rinseless wash on a ceramic coated car? (Does the polymers in ONR mess with the properties of the coating?)

Thank you all

From this list I will say you would be happy with Hyper Wash or Adams in conjunction with Reset. Gyeon Bathe is good but it just not economical as it is not available in a large size.

I have used Gold Class and I no longer use it as I have seen it mask the properties of a sealant as well as a coating. Deep Crystal does not leave anything behind but it is the entry level shampoo from Meguiar's. Its decent. Optimum Car Wash is good and there is an old post about it having a cumulative effect with it leaving polymers behind. I never saw an issue with it.

True, but I read on their forum that ONR leaves some polymers on the surface that makes bead water, but on another thread read that is ok to use on any coating so I got confused, that is why I was asking.

This polymer and gloss enhancement thing is very confusing

ONR does contain polymers. The main purpose from what I recall is to safely lift the dirt away safely. It will alter the surface tension and change the beading. If you don't like that then get yourself some McKee's N914 which leaves nothing behind on the surface. Or CarPro Ech20 which has gloss enhancers but won't impact the performance of the coating as whatever SiO2 is not that durable in terms of protection.

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[gorillapr]

Thanks for your answer and help Guz...

Maybe Deep Crystal is worth to wash the coated wheels and the paint stick to reset once a month and hyper wash or adams or wolfgang for weekly washes

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[SNP209]

3D Pink would be the cheapest, but calls for 1 oz per gallon vs. something like Hyper Wash which calls for 1 oz per 5 gallons

3D Pink Car Soap 128 oz.

Straight from the link: "If you’re looking for a quality car wash soap that rinses clean and doesn’t leave any gloss enhancers or silicone oils behind, 3D Pink Car Soap is for you!"

[Bill D]

3D Pink is what I use in my foam gun. I have no reason to switch.

[gorillapr]

After some more digging Nanoskin Hyper Suds apparently leaves nothing behind and is very cheap with a crazy dilution ratio.
$10 - 16oz
$35 - 128oz
800:1
Thats really good for a maintenance wash