Actually measured and mixed Gold Class Wash properly=WOW!

[DCopp]

Used to just dump a "glug" or two in the 5 gallon pail and hammer it with a hose stream...never again. After reading on here somewhere about proper mixing and measuring of it I did just that yesterday before washing the Civic. 3 oz. of wash poured into 3 gallons of lukewarm water agitated with my chenile wash mitt and "Woah!" Nice slick wash that did a much better job at cleaning then what I was previously doing.

[Michael Stoops]

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This is something we stress in our Saturday Classes - the old adage "if some is good, then more is better" almost never applies to detailing. Nice to see you've done a little digging and discovered this for yourself!

[Shawn T.]

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Now you must go and find every answer to every other question of detailing. GO! LOL

You see? There is a method to our madness.

[TLMitchell]

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Amazing how well a product works when you follow the manufacturer's recommendations for use.

TL

[Slicked]

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Recommending shampoo dilutions for all scenarios can be a bit tough. What you will find is that the bottle recommendation conservatively assumes that the car is filthy. But if you are clearing dust or light traffic film, 1/2 an ounce to the gallon can be perfectly adequate IME as opposed to the usual 1 ounce to the gallon.

[ethereal45]

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Yeah I now mix my solution by filling my bucket with warm water then using a calibrated centrifuge tube I stole from my chemistry lab to measure out 4 ounces. It works great. Much better than guessing with the hose and blasting it to mix.

[dtuna42]

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Problem here is our water is so hard it's very difficult to get suds out of most car washes with small amounts. I do have much better luck with Gold Class Ultimate W&W than with Deep Crystal.

[nissanBill]

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I have always just poured a bunch of soap in a bucket and hit it with the hose to make suds myself. But after joining this message board months ago I have learned so much. I look at paint differently and have a dedicated measuring scoop for my car wash soap. It really makes a difference.

[Tuck91]

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Doing things properly just looks & feels more professional too.