is DAWN dish SOAP better than your wheel cleaner??
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Finding out if dawn dish soap is actually an effective dirty wheel cleaner. I have put a good amount with hot water for my dilution sprayed over the entire wheel and tire assembly, scrubbed it good and voila the result speaks for them selves. This gloss black wheel is looking sharp, My only concern was sufficient lubrification is felt just fine.
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just make sure to apply dressings to the tires after. it could make the rubber dry and crack, folks.
Thanks for the feedback.
Cooking oil on sponge and wipe
@@HelloICyou 💀
Also do not ever use dressings that contain petroleum distillates. A lot of major manufacturers do this dries out your tires.
@@HelloICyou if you want tire slings, sure why not haha
Dawn (or any other concentrated dish soap really) are great degreasers and can be great if you have some real bad grime on your wheels and tires. The main difference between this and specialized wheel cleaners is there is a lack of dedicated iron removers, lubricating compounds, or antiozonants for the tires. Just make sure to dress the tires to replenish some of the antiozonant that keep the rubber from deteriorating
Most wheel cleaners don’t have iron removers in them. If fact, it’s usually it’s own product because of how bad it smells. You don’t really need them anyway. A contact wash with a wheel cleaner without iron remover will get rid of most of the brake dust. If it doesn’t, iron remover won’t help. You’ll need a stronger or acid cleaner
@@seashackf1 Nope. Most wheel cleaners have iron removers, it's just that not all of them have color changing indication so you think there is no iron remover but there is.
@@user-yb2tp4qf1r the iron remover chemical is the one that smell like rotten eggs and changes color. I’m not aware of an iron remover that doesn’t do both during the chemical reaction. Brake Buster, for instance, definitely doesn’t have an iron remover. Yes, some do, but definitely most don’t.
they're degreasers, when will you be eating off your wheels
We’re talking about wheel cleaning, not tire.
The wheel looks like it is mostly dirty with mud and dust from a gravel road. The brake dust and asphalt etc are the stuff that's hard to get rid of.
I tried but my wheels won't fit in the dishwasher.
You also shouldn’t use dawn dish soap in dishwasher. Unless you buy the dishwasher safe dawn soap.
try the washing machine
Well try getting a bigger dish washer!!!
Nice one 😂
Former Fire Fighter here. We use dish soap on EVERYTHING…. From dirt, to soot and ash, even hazardous materials that will fry you alive. We Decon everything with dish soap. Tools, gear (when contaminated with hazmat) even the truck (when contaminated with hazmat.) stuff is magic…
Must be a great product to absorb through the skin
@@meme8315 it’s better than absorbing hazmat chemicals
@@Hellcat71782idk never had that problem. Our rigs still shine. The one trucking company I worked for used to do a lot of paving. The trucks would be covered in tac and oil. We would wash them all in dish soap. Never had a problem. Never took off clear coat off of anything. Would I wash a pristine 1970 Plymouth road runner or super bird wheels with it? Nah. But the Average dodge “challenger” owner or subie guy can. Unless it’s a super expensive pristine show car and not some daily you like to baby and clean up and call a show car you’ll be fine. 🤷
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@@Hellcat71782 stay mad bro. Enjoy your cars other there. Strange flex over a random convo. People with money don’t need to run their mouth like that and spam comments for no reason but live your life. Best of luck to you. 👍
Now remember guy, this wont work unless you use a yellow towel
Really made me lol
I'm a yellow Asian but not a yellow towel😔
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@@matty808pyro8🤣🤣🤣
I know a detail shop that uses non bleached cheap dish soap to wash and prep before waxing and they have amazing reviews where i live
People back in the days that what we used to wash our cars and nothing happened to the paint or clear coat everything good
As long you follow up with a paint protectant & trim dressing , it works well! Remember , dish soap still contains degreaser detergents that strips any previous protection.
its a strip soap so fine for clear coat but if you have coatings or sealant it will strip that protection. Vehicle paints
were better back in the pre emissions era where oil based paint was legal, now sadly
its all water based crap. you do not want to wash with only strip dawn soap. i have seen 2023 chevy tahoe with wrecked hoods and
roofs. FYI i am a full time successful detailer with my own business. just some facts 😊
All crackheads had was a bottle of soapy water , a bucket , a Water hose , and a couple towels. Had everyone cars shining
@@butskiiueepp1625 @startingtech3900 dish soap is not strong enough to strip off wax, sealants, or coatings, unless they are nearly gone anyway.
I have many years spraying dawn on many cars before foam or detailing. Cuts grease on cars & dishes.🤷♂️
Simple Green works great also. Non toxic non corrosive safe for the environment I spray full strength
Yes but Dawn is cheaper. 👍🏻
The damn platinum(in the spray bottle) works really well. I ran out of wheel cleaner and i used damn platimun it melted the grime off my work truck. I was pleasantly surprised.
Dawn-Damn😂
They call that Dawn power wash
Well damn
Damn straight
Damn it
Nice clean barrels, how did they get cleaned?
Remember the key word " Hot water " all soap works best with hot water not cold
If its just dirt then you can get the vast majority of it off with water and agitation so not surprised this worked well. You can actually use rinseless wash for this which is cheaper than Dawn. Can make a gallon of finished solution for less than a dollar and it'll do the job equally well. Its when you run into brake dust thats been sitting for a while that you really need a brake specific product. Even on heavily soiled wheels i use an APC, koch Chemie green star, at 10:1 dilution and it is very powerful.
Rinseless is great, but it's not cheaper than dawn. You can buy a gallon of Dawn Professional detergent for about $25, and the recommended dilution is 1oz per 5 gallons. So basically 5 times cheaper than rinseless.
@@joeschmoe6908 It seems you're correct in that ha I was really just trying to make the point you could just use a less powerful product on wheels that are clean for basically pennies and not have to even contemplate using Dawn.
@@user-ci2xg7rq5y True. I'm not sure how much cleaning power dawn would have compared to a good rinseless anyway. Probably it would clean well, but I doubt it would encapsulate to prevent scratching. Plus you would obviously need to rinse it off.
@@joeschmoe6908Dawn would have much more cleaning power than a rinseless. Dawn is a degreaser, like an apc, and may be too strong if anything. Rinseless isn’t used in a decon wash because it’s not a strong cleaner. It more about lubrication. Dawn would foam just as well or maybe be even better, so that part is even debatable. Dawns biggest issues are it can leave behind a residue, which isn’t a problem if you only use it as a prewash foam and rinse it off, then contact wash. It could also strip oils out of the clear coat and dry it out if used too much because it’s so strong.
@@seashackf1 I wasn't suggesting that dawn be used as a rinseless or even a regular car soap. Just pointing out that 256-1 is not a particularly amazing dilution ratio. There are plenty of ph neutral shampoos that can beat that dilution, but I did the math on dawn because that's what the OP mentioned.
But what does it do to your brake pads and calipers
I will most definitely try this out. I just started using a little squirt bottle with a few crops of Dawn dish detergent. It makes cleaning the screen in your car your cell phone for evening glasses crystal clear. It really works great on anything that is a touch screen. The way I do it is I spray it on a microfiber cloth and then wipe it down. The bottle itself is about 2 oz and costs under a dollar. And as far as the dawn is concerned that's the only detergent that I have used for over 40 years.
The Dawn Platinum Powerwash that is already coming in a foam/spray bottle works suuuuuper great too
Using the Chris fix wheel cleaning method....lol
Works great for just a clean yes. But too many variables for the professional detailer better off just getting specified chemicals if you detail for a living. That way you can be safe and it’s still cost effective we’re talking Pennie’s at that point.
Question Boss. What variables and also how is this not safe? I mean this comment with the upmost respect. Just trying to learn thanks.
@@2Shine55 yes no problem. Things that I run into from my experience such as different kind of contaminants only can be removed at certain and different ph values. Which would require specific chemicals to address the issues a customer would have with their vehicle. I know it’s debatable about dawn dish soap if it’s harmful or not on a micron level for the clear coat. For the most part the average person won’t even have their car long enough for it to matter because they’ll just trade it in. But for example I have a customer with a McLaren with a matte finish. I would never use dawn dish soap. It’s a great additive though for vehicles that used car lots are taking flooded $600 vehicles to auction though. Or shipping over seas. Clean your hands too lol
@@thisguythatguy7472 Thanks for the advice and response. Much appreciated!
The dawn industrial soap is a really good choice for grimy stuff
Boss, this is too crazy as I just recently tried this as I ran out of my designated wheel cleaner (Adam’s Wheel and Tire Cleaner.)
I decided to go against the grain on the quote on quote from the detailing world, NEVER USE DAWN DISH SOAP. Boss, this has rendered some AMAZING results to say the least. I applied tire dressing of course after however, it wasn’t the best and didn’t last. Again however, my tires and rims are STILL CLEAN! Not glossy how I like it but clean! No browning on the tires at all. FYI, this is my daily driver. Thanks for the video.
Interesting, never thought of adding some car soap. I’ll definitely try it out. Thanks for the tip!
I have found that Tide Laundry soap works pretty good too. It is more how you do the work than anything else.
Yeah i find when a wheel is looked after like this, you only need an apc to get it clean again as there is no caked on brake dust 🙂
exactly, Thanks for your feedback.
I was thinking about this today 🤯
Next do a video with old spice as a wheel cleaner
Nice i will use that for my detailing
I heard a Professional Detailer say it’s not about the product it’s about how you use it and it’s true I try to use good brushes good products ! Never disappoint
"It's not about the product."
"I try to use good products."
@@rjmari Good Products as in Budget or What i Think for me it’s Good Not What’s hyped or Expensive
@@rjmari And Since you like D riding I use Meguairs products
@@chinob4708 So it *IS* about the products then?
DAWN IS THE BEST UNIVERSAL CLEANER
I’ll say this I was a Detailer had a Old Mustang Covered in hard tree sap And I mean Covered The Hard chems that Detailers use couldn’t get it off then had an idea I popped out the dawn dish soap and went to scrubbing Mustang was Pearly white again So Yeah Dawn Dish Soap Is Amazing!
Yup. I been using that for ever
I use dish and detergent with brush for my tires and apply some tire shine after
I mix half and half Dawn with Awesome (Dollar Tree) on alloy wheels...less scrubbing. Dry the wheels and tires with a leave blower then "dress" the tires.
I use tbh soap for the dishes...its strong...so i never leave it for long time on anything on the car
Cheap alternative for light dirt.
Yes it worked great. Thanks for your feedback.
Salt in the washing up liquid, will dull your paint 😮
I’ve washed all of my cars over the last 30 years using Fairy Washing Up Liquid (in the uk)
I’ve had no problems and it cuts through the grime 👍
Yes!!! I done this alot and tell ppl don't listen and don't believe.
One thing what do you do to have the rims more glossy???
those are aftermarket gloss black wheels it depends on the finish but for chalky matte wheels spray dressing and let it sit then wipe off after 5 min that will give an even black look. try it before you knock it some black wheels never come "clean" due to sun damage and matte finish this is where the dressing revitalizes some of the old finish
Try a mix of 9 parts Simple-Green an 1 part Dawn dish soap. Works far better than Dan and water on wheels.
Simple Green?!,!? Definitely going to have to try that.
What is Dan ?????
If i was a detailer i would use pressurized hand sprayer instead squeeze handle.
Finally someone who doesn’t use an oversaturated amount of soap to clean a wheel for the gram.
My first wash after winter is always with dawn dish soap so it can strip off any remaining wax so I can do a proper paint correction and then sealant
What delusion ratio do you use?
@@2Shine55 I assume you meant dilution. Honestly, I think I fill my foam cannon bottle half with dawn and then foam the car like that. I think my foam cannon (came with the cheapie pressure washer) gets diluted because water somehow ends up in the bottle so the longer I use it, the less foamy it is but it does last a while. I also buy my dawn soap at the dollar store so I suspect it's already a slightly diluted detergent compared to the more expensive variant. But it could be my imagination. I also make damn sure it's a cloudy to almost drizzle day to do this so the sun isn't drying the soap on the car. Although nice thing if your soap does dry, a spray of water instantly makes it soapy again. After 2 bucket hand washing the car, I spray the car off and spray the remaining soapy water in the bottle over the panel before I clay bar. It's much cheaper than constantly spraying detail spray. Can you tell I am a cheap bastard? Lol. But don't worry, I do actually use the money I saved and spend it on a decent protection. I used to use fuso99 but it's such a finnicky bugger so I just use meguiars ceramic spray
@@joshuaszeto Thanks for the response Boss. Yes I did mean dilution. My apologies, I got a bit trigger happy with my typing hahah! You’re not being cheap at all! If it works,… IT WORKS! I’ve been detailing for about 2 years and I know using Dawn dish soap is a big no-no in the Detailing world. However, recently, I’ve been going against the grain. I recently tried this method a few months ago and it’s rendered some amazing results. Thanks again for the response.
@@2Shine55 usually the biggest no no about dawn is that it is a very effective detergent and will strip a lot of waxes and sealants off. I only use dawn for my first proper wash in the spring to really remove all the contaminants that accumulated over the winter. This first wash is basically supposed to strip everything off the car so I can cut and polish before waxing or sealing. Every wash after that is with a car specific soap. I personally use Mr. Pink by chemical guys but I have used others. If I am not super lazy and have the time to wash once a week, I can usually catch any stubborn contaminants before it requires a clay bar. I really try to avoid using clay bar since it will always take some of the wax with it. But I always clay using the soap foam for maximum lubrication
Dish soap is not strong enough to strip off wax, sealants, or coatings, unless they are nearly gone anyway.
Yes washing up liquid will work well because it is acidic and not PH neutral, which can damage some finishes and remove any protection on the wheel, don’t use washing up liquid on your car ever period
Dawn has a PH level of 9, meaning it’s in no way acidic.
Slightly alkaline. And it won't harm the car.
Maybe it's just me, but I always clean the barrels when cleaning the tire/rims.
Yes it will take dirt off but I doubt it will remove brake dust
Dawn is great for a lot of things but not too sure what the long term affects will do to the rubber and wheel finish
Brake-r folks. Hands down best cleaner on the market. 20 seconds and no elbow grease. Spray on and rinse off. All done easy as that.
I had a feeling it would work well. But I really had to watch this anyway. I really enjoyed this so much though!
Glad you like it.
Of course it will wash off dirt. Real question is how good is it against brake dust?
I use Meguiars All Wheel Cleaner it does most of the work for you
It's the corrosive nature of dish soap for more sensitive parts that's the issue, no it won't melt stuff but yes there is a higher chance of corrosion for exposed metals and putting of painted surfaces. Seen it happen.
Thats an issue with all high alkaline cleaners... just make sure you rinse very well.
Dawn is only ph 7-9 so in water it's pretty neutral, I doubt it can corrode anything
Been using Dawn for years.. people thought I was nuts
Boss, I couldn’t agree with you more. I told some of my fellow detailers that I was using Dawn and their souls left their bodies! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I thought it was aluminum color wheel . I never expending a black wheel even tho you said it was a gloss black wheel. Nice job, can you do mine?
So you’re saying soap and water for cleaning? Genius
Only thing Dawn won't cover is it won't serve as an iron remover so if you want to get the brake dust I would once in a while rotate in an iron remover as well but for general maintenance if you're doing it lots Dawn should be just fine
Dawn wont strip protection, changes water behaviour
A good wash soap would be better. It has added protectants to polish and protect your glossy finish. Dish soap is usually just a stripper. It takes protectant layers off
I got Dawn just need that yellow towel
Now do the same thing to neglected white or silver or bare aluminum wheels, with heavy pitted brake dust
It wont do much, and high alkaline cleaners on aluminum is a bad idea but can be done if rinsed quickly... best method for that is to use a more neutral cleaner and brushes and follow up with a metal polish. they will look brand new and no damage.
@@twentyonehertz good thing Dawn isn't a high alkaline cleaner then
How's my wife supposed to do the dishes if I'm using up all the soap on my wheels 😂
that brake disc will be slippery for a bit
You can do this with any dish soap.
Well "You" do that 😂
@@joshuasmith759got it 😅
It's better than Diablo Wheel Cleaner but it doesn't beat Purple Power! Purple Power degreases the shit out of tires
I see comments sayn " mild amount of dirt"?? Where do they live, on a farm? 😂
Is there a ratio for dawn to water?
Where do you get brushes like that
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DOES IT Really work on car’S ?
Pro tip don’t stop washing until the tire is no longer turning brown. It’s still not clean.
This tire only had dirt and brake dust on it, do it on a tires that's dirtier
Nice…I’ve used dish soap to clean my wheels for a while now and it works great…some tires though have a chemical reaction to the dish soap and they turn brown
Good to know! Thanks for the feedback.
Pretty sure what you are seeing is called tire bloom, it has to do with a chemical reaction when oxygen leaves the tires through a natural process. Best thing to do whenever cleaning a tire like this or any other way is to apply a tire gloss of some sort to rehydrate the tire.
@YeoldeOrange it usually doesn't happen with industrial degreasers, but the best way to avoid it in general is using a dedicated wheel and/or tire cleaner. Also, dawn isn't meant to lubricate so I wouldn't use it for anything but a prewash to get the majority of the dirt off without touching it. Then a car soap, with a touch of some industrial degreaser will safely get the rest off without need a specific wheel chemical. Although some people don't care about small scratches on rims, especially on the barrels, so idrc what people do, just thought I'd comment in case anyone would like to know the "proper" process from the industry experts such as pan the organizer or obsessed garage
@@dansanders340 that’s fair, I personally just avoid any kind of dish soap/detergent for that reason. I think if you can get and use specific car cleaning supplies that’s the best option imo.
@@YeoldeOrange lol, totally agree, when rinseless washes and especially industrial degreasers can properly be used in place of car specific chemicals, I don't bother trying to use dishsoap anywhere. Plus, purple power was like 5$ for a gallon last year, 12$ for 2.5 gallon, and just over 20$ for a 5 gallon bucket, all while being concentrated. For paint and interiors you use 10 parts water to 1 degreaser, 10:1, or less for paint and interiors. Also, dawn suds up when I don't want it to, it kind of just lossens up dirt instead of drag it off like purple power does, which doesn't really matter I just don't like it, lol.
It’s a degreaser dawn and or gain with a 0000 wire pad wheels chrome and oem yes it can but most detailers stick with brand names
Merci
fais plaisir ;)
Is there a hack to getting behind the wheels while attached to the car? Or is taking them off the best step
You need a wand style wheel brush to get into the barrels of the tire.
You did great papi 👍🏻
Thank you 🤗
It will clean fine but it may not lubricate the surface enough to avoid scratching your paint and/or wheels.
Try it for your self, I challenge you to try. It's more lub in fact. Even at 500:1 in a bucket. What you ve been told isn't facts. Cheers brother
Simple green 🤌
Down and rubbing alcohol = foam ... Try it!
Anything works if you scrub it
Yeah fine on MUDDY wheels and tires. But brake dust no way. Brake dust does not brake down to be flushed away.
where did you buy those orange
brush?
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Which brush do you use? Where did you buy from please?
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Won't remove break dust!!
this dude gotta be from quebec
Try some Dawn power wash
Foam Zone
Problem with dish soap Fairy etc it contains salt.
Thanks for putting this out. It was interesting because it hits on the subject of are there too many ‘specialized’ products today. What’s actually useful and what’s not? I’m not trusting it’s lubricity though. I’d add an ounce or two of car soap for the contact wash. I 100% agree about it being safe when used occasionally, like a strip or decon wash. I use PP Vehicle and Boat wash for those because it washes away cleaner.
Dawn is a very strong degreaser and would strip the clear coat, coating or trim of oils drying it out if used too much. I’d be just like using an apc on the paint too much.
Be careful pressure washing your engine. Yes they can take getting wet, but at high pressure water will get into far more places it shouldn’t. I use a garden hose sprayer on a low pressure pattern like shower instead. Cars are definitely safer from water these days, but it can still get into places. I learned that lesson years ago when I didn’t cover the coil packs and water got down by the plug and caused a miss fire until it was fully dried out. I know you’re dealing with a newer car so it’s less of a problem than as the car ages and things wear, but it still can happen. You go this far to keep it clean, being extra careful with the most expensive and important part is worth it. I also use a more powerful blower and try to blow out as much water as possible. It gets into places and if it is left to burn off will leave the mineral behind, depending on what’s in your water.
Dawn is a very effective degreaser however that ≠ good at stripping off your clear coat, which it can not do.
@@matsudakodo I wasn’t saying it would actually strip the clear coat itself, but that it would dry it out and strip it of oils on oil based clear coat.
@@seashackf1 but there are no oils in clear coat mate. Not an expert but a quick search says it's acrylic and polyurethane
$5 bottle of Dawn > $20 bottle of Mothers wheel cleaner 😆
Make sure not to use this if your wheels are coated with any ceramic coatings as this will eat right through it
unlikely..the pH is around 9 for dawn and professional detailers use cleaners even slightly stronger for washing ceramic coated vehicles, although not all of the time.. A true ceramic coated vehicle may even survive a ph 13+ wash once or twice as well, let alone a ph 9. The best way to remove a true ceramic coating is to wait for it to naturally wash away or polish it off.. these cleaners will help but not fully remove a fresh coating.
@@twentyonehertzcorrect and even with high ph it still very resistant for the most part
@AztkSmooth Question Boss, what if the product is diluted down to where it’s not as harmful? I would assume it would be just like diluting down acid to remove water spots from paint? Please advise thanks.
@@2Shine55 diluting what, dish soap?
@@Nintendude2013 Yes
It will clean it but one of the big factors is that dawn dish soap doesn’t have any lubricity to it that causes more scratches to the paint on the wheel.
Try it for your self, I challenge you to try. It's more lub in fact. Even at 500:1 in a bucket. What you ve been told isn't facts. Cheers brother
You just watched a video of him cleaning a black wheel without adding scratches.
Rinse the whole ding
Can achieve the same results with just water
Any protective coating that the rims did have on them is now gone..hopefully no one uses dawn to wash their car
U didint clean the barrels
Doesn’t dawn remove waxes or coating ?
Nope
Where do I get yellow towel?
Costco usually sells packs of them
Ugh, of course its going to clean off general dust and mud... Wheel and tire cleaner gets rid of BREAK DUST. Dawn and other cleaners are incapabale of removing break dust
Dish soap is a good pre-cleaner because it's a strong degreaser for wheels but it's not sudsy enough to use it as a car soap since it'll strip all the wax off the car
What does it do to waxed surfaces?
Removes wax and grease You will need to rewax your car and treat the paint.
Been using that Dawn since 1997
Put some 70% alcohol in and you’ll get great results