Pledge and Dove

[yakky]

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My tire went flat so I replaced it with a wagon wheel, dubs? I got 40's. Any other good money saving tips for car care for a penny pincher?

[Mike Phillips]

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Mike I was kinda looking for a scientific Meguiars answer.

Meguiar's recommends matching the correct product to the surface being treated. Are you using the correct products for the surfaces being treated?

More important than that is we cater to people passionate about their cars and this means passionate about doing things right the first time and every time, so using products specifically formulated for the task at hand are the products we would recommend and the products serious enthusiasts would choose to use over other options.

How's that?

[gorin002]

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to clean wheels does t hurt

[mirrorfinishman]

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If I told you I use dove soap diluted in water to clean my leather seats, and pledge to coat all my vinyl surfaces, and the leather seats as well; you would say....?

If you have to ask the question, then you already know the answer.

[Chex]

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I'll Take the honor to use your quote. I like it and it's waaaay true

[Michael Stoops]

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Wasn't a similar discussion taking place at bobistheoilguy forum? Those guys really need to stick to discussing motor oil and lubricants because, seriously, nobody over there has a clue about paint care.

Anyway, my take on this: dove is a very mild soap and, if diluted, probably wouldn't be a bad alternative to something developed specifically for automotive leather care. But I don't really know for sure. Go ahead and argue that if it's safe to use on human skin how can it be bad for paint, but as far as I know my paint doesn't regularly slough off and renew itself like my (and your) skin does. Pledge can put a nice shine on stuff, but I don't recall it having any UV blockers, and if there are any solvents in it there's a good chance it will, in the long run, dry out the plastic/vinyl in the car and lead to premature failure.

In the final analysis, if you've spent $20,000 (or $30,000 or $50,000 or $90,000) on a car, why would you try to save $1.87 on something that you don't know will really treat your expensive purchase as it should be treated? Hey, I'm all for saving money, but if after three years I've saved a whopping $17.68 on interior maintenance products only to find I need to spend $2500 to replace items that have worn out prematurely, where's the savings?

Now, do I have any solid proof that using these products will lead to early failure of the surfaces they're used on? No, not at all. But I'm not willing to experiment (spelled G A M B L E) just to save the cost of a tank of gas.

Sometimes logic is your friend. (yeah, you can quote me on that)

[Shaun Carollo]

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Mike I was kinda looking for a scientific Meguiars answer.

[SL1CK]

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If I told you I use dove soap diluted in water to clean my leather seats, and pledge to coat all my vinyl surfaces, and the leather seats as well; you would say....?

I see you're over on the Cadillac forums...

[gb387]

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If it were me I would stick to automotive products.... but someone else may chime in on this method. I do know pledge can make things very slick!

[Shaun Carollo]

If I told you I use dove soap diluted in water to clean my leather seats, and pledge to coat all my vinyl surfaces, and the leather seats as well; you would say....?