Probably why my paint is lookin' crappy???

[KeeleDesign]

the use of wax is not to just show off some shine,, it seriously creates a thin film to help protect the paint from everyday eliments..

i painted my car almost 6 months ago and i haven't waxed it yet but soon i will be after i wet sand and buff any orange peel out.

i agree your car does have clearcoat and it seems to be in a half way salvagable state. just needs a good buffin.

[deevergote]

Why the hell would you use dish or laundry soap? It's a car, not a plate or a pair of jeans! A bottle of car wash soap is only a few dollars... MUCH cheaper than a new paintjob!

[blizzard335]

Why the hell would you use dish or laundry soap? It's a car, not a plate or a pair of jeans! A bottle of car wash soap is only a few dollars... MUCH cheaper than a new paintjob!

i use dishwashing soap to clean my car windows and also pour some in the screen washer.

if im really out of car shampoo, then only i use dishwash

[alexsaccord]

Why the hell would you use dish or laundry soap? It's a car, not a plate or a pair of jeans! A bottle of car wash soap is only a few dollars... MUCH cheaper than a new paintjob!

Because he is young and it was there! Been there done that. Should always follow up washing with a good waxing. I have been using a liquid with carnuaba wax then do a paste wax after.Time consuming but looks good when done.

[NAiL05]

Why the hell would you use dish or laundry soap? It's a car, not a plate or a pair of jeans! A bottle of car wash soap is only a few dollars... MUCH cheaper than a new paintjob!

I used it when I was a kiddo. It brang out the shine in our 1990 Caravan lol. Haha but i slowly evolved to actual car wash soap. It sucks I cannot use it here because no available hoses so I gotta run to local car wash and do it. Kinda ghey but oh well its better than nothing.

[deevergote]

I used it when I was a kiddo. It brang out the shine in our 1990 Caravan lol. Haha but i slowly evolved to actual car wash soap. It sucks I cannot use it here because no available hoses so I gotta run to local car wash and do it. Kinda ghey but oh well its better than nothing.

Yeah, I used laundry soap on my mom's 1990 Voyager as a kid

[cb7rid3r]

I dont know if anyone mentioned this yet but from what I have learned soap detergents are degreasers at that, so when you wash your car with it you are actually slowly killing the clearcoat on your car. and in doing this for four years under hot weather would most likely result in the finish you have today. if you see these little rice looking cracks all over or a flaky chalk like white area then that means the clearcoat is starting to fail leaving your cars bare paint open for deterioration. if it gets to the point where its flaky though then ur only solution is repaint

just wat i was thinking

[cvc7chris]

i use Mcglelangs or whatever Car Washing Soap Designed for Cars

because i know that dish washing soap and detergent will mess you paint

but yeah

maybe do a little buffing and waxing and some stuff will come out

[dorby]

heat kills paint ...simple..as they..if u love ur paint get a car port...and wax her often

[Losiracer2]

I HATE AZ for washing/waxing cars. You either have to wake your ass up at like 5am just as the sun's getting up or do it at 5pm when the sun's setting. In the middle of the day, you dont even have 5 min before each panel dries up. Yeah so far, my car is looking pretty good, minus the hood which looks a little dull in the center (could be from engine heat) and the roof right before the sunroof section. Whatever I do, washing/waxing/clay baring, it still looks the same.

[Dark_Accord]

wtf u used lundry soap thats a big no no
i meen i have used dish soap alot with no problems but lundry soap is one of the worse things u can use on your paint
i say give it a good ole wax and start useing car wash soap