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      03-20-2025, 07:12 PM   #1
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What Soaps Do You Guys Use?

For those who wash their cars what soaps are you guys using?

Do you guys use the same soap for the foam cannon as well as the bucket or do you have one for the foam cannon and another for the bucket?

Would like to see what everyone is working with.
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Foam cannon to apply
1 soap bucket for the MF pad
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Meguiars gold class is still pretty much unbeatable. Use it in a foam cannon, use it in your bucket, whatever you want to do with it, it works awesome. Sure, there are soaps that are better in a foam cannon, but not for the money.

I recently bought their hybrid ceramic wash, it gets really great reviews, and will be nice to refresh ceramic coatings.
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Great recs will second for all. Gyeon and Carpro really are go to
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Ive always used Dawn dish soap to start the wash with. Then to some Chemical guys bug and tar remover. Then finish with some CG car wash soap.

I have an old military buddy who works at Chemical guys and he always sends out a box of their stuff for birthdays and so on. So I'll use their stuff since its free.
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KochChemie GSF for me. I find it works great, can be used in a bucket system, foam cannon, lance etc…. Gentle and smells pretty good.
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Bilt Hamber Touchless
Koch Chemie Gentle Snow Foam
Turtle Wax Slick-n-Slide (Haven't tried it yet)
Don’t use the Slick n Slide in the sun. It will film up, even with my DI setup.
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I like Adam’s Polishes products.

I use Adam's Car Shampoo, the cheaper blue stuff. Okay to use in the sun, foams good and all round a good product.
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I like Adam’s Polishes products.

I use Adam's Car Shampoo, the cheaper blue stuff. Okay to use in the sun, foams good and all round a good product.
I was looking at that as well as the Mega Foam for the foam cannon.
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Don’t use the Slick n Slide in the sun. It will film up, even with my DI setup.
Thanks! Used it in the shade yesterday and it's as slick as advertised. Price point and great reviews are a big plus.
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Ive always used Dawn dish soap to start the wash with. Then to some Chemical guys bug and tar remover. Then finish with some CG car wash soap.

I have an old military buddy who works at Chemical guys and he always sends out a box of their stuff for birthdays and so on. So I'll use their stuff since its free.

You obviously don't have ceramic coated cars.
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Thanks! Used it in the shade yesterday and it's as slick as advertised. Price point and great reviews are a big plus.
Great price point and great reviews. I like it, just need the use early morning or before the sunsets.
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I was looking at that as well as the Mega Foam for the foam cannon.
I had very good results with Ultra Foam. One thing about Adam’s products, they smell good.
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