Dawn vs. Simple Green

[mrzeee]

which is better at removing old wax...and which is better/safer for doing so?? I've heard dawn is very "harsh" but I've seen simple green clean the heck out of things, so I'm assuming it's fairly harsh as well...

[DS9]

I would buy a polish, it removes old wax and dirt from the paint at the same time..someone else can step in and advise the proper mequiars product

[Bri9801]

Are you referring to Simple Green the degreaser or do they have a soap that I don't know of?

I wouldn't use Dawn on my paint either. It will remove your old wax but it will also strip essential oils from your paint and dry out your rubber and vinyl pieces.

Any aggresive polish (i.e. Dacp, #9, Swirl free polish, etc) wil remove wax as will any of the paint cleaners. Deep crystal #1, Medallion Preminum Paint Cleaner.......

I have read conflicting reports on wheher clay will remove your wax but I go under the assumption that it will.

[Cam]

Hey mrzee, did you see this thread from a few days back? I had a question very similar to yours and Mike gave me some good info...

[mrzeee]

Bri9801 - Simple Green all purpose cleaner, comes in a big jug, can use full strength or dilute (sez it is degreaser as well)...I have used it in the past to clean cars, just not sure how "harsh" it is or its wax stripping ability...

[STG]

Don't use Simple Green on paint! As a landlord, I've had tenants use diluted SG on oven doors and range hoods - it can remove the paint even dilluted 5 or 6 parts water to 1 part Simple Green.

Years ago, I used it to degrease a hot engine and removed paint from the head and block dilluted 3 to 1.

According to Mike Phillips, Dawn (and certainly Simple Green) have no business on your paint.

[Rick]

All purpose cleaner plus (I guess it's a different product now) dilluted 64:1 is supposed to be a paint de-waxer. I've used this before to clean fender wells and gotten it on paint accidentally (in a 10:1 dillution mind you) and it didn't do a thing to it aside from removing the wax in that one area.