Helps with wash

[beefy z]

Prior to moving, i saw a profesional detailer in the old neighboorhood spray the outside of the vehicle, specifically the lower fender and door panels, with what looked like an APC. He also sprayed areas that were exceptionally dirty. I guess this is some sort of pre-soak.He would let it sit or run down the panels for awhile until he soaped up the entire vehicle. His rationale was that this made for less scrubbing in the dirtier areas, hence less chance for marring. Anybody do this and if you do, what would be the Megs preferred, the APC+ or Safe-D-Greaser, or what ?

[Jeepster04]

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Yea, some people do that to help loosen up tough dirt/tar. Ive done it working at a dealership since we moved alot of cars and didnt have time to clean them up real good.

I do not recommend is since it will take every bit of wax off and probably dull the paint over time. Just use the two bucket method and wash one panel at a time.

[TXShine]

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If pre-soaking really dirty areas interest you, look at getting a foam gun.

[Murr1525]

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Just to mention, a foam gun would be used with regular car wash soap, like Gold Class for instance. The regular soap would not strip the wax off. Naturaly it is not as strong as an APC would be, but leaving your wax on the car is usualy a good thing.

[Mark2]

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Well I do it quite often during the winter. On lower parts, wheel wells, wheels and so on. I use a diluted APC. Haven't done much harm to my LSP, but it's of course harsher than a normal car wash. But I prefer to wax more often than to put swirls in my paint. The important thing is to not let it dry. Have done this for years, and my paint looks fine.

[Jeepster04]

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Just to mention, a foam gun would be used with regular car wash soap, like Gold Class for instance. The regular soap would not strip the wax off. Naturaly it is not as strong as an APC would be, but leaving your wax on the car is usualy a good thing.

And its fun to use!

[Murr1525]

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And its fun to use!

Well...... yeah....

[beefy z]

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forgot to mention, i use a foam gun already and at times i still notice that there will be a film of dirt that will stick to the surface and will not be removed until it is aggitated. i know about the APC maybe stripping some of the wax, but i'm only considering doing this, say, in the spring, when i'm ready to strip the winter wax and do the complete detail . which of the megs product are you using.

[Murr1525]

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i still notice that there will be a film of dirt that will stick to the surface and will not be removed until it is aggitated.

Definately needs used with a sponge/mitt. Using a foam gun, the goal would simply be to get the big dirt off with a pre-rinse and/or pre-soak before the sponge. Using a grit-guard in your rinse buckets then would catch most/all of the little dirt pieces from your sponge as you go around with your panel by panel washing, and with the proper amount of soap for lubriacation, you hopefully come away swirl free.

Unfortunately, even with the best precautions, there is always a chance of swirls, but the goal is to get the chance as low as possible.