does soap damage the paint of a new car?

Answer 1

Yes the PH Balance is to high to use on a car.....if you don't want to go the expense of car soaps you can use baby shampoos or baby laundry soap.Both are very low in PH and will not harm your cars finish.Also for your tires and vinyl use a product that has Teflon....in stead of a petrolatum products it may look good but it actually drys out products its used on with repeated use's.

Answer 2

If its not car washing soap like in the link below (second link, this is the stuff I use and it works great), I would not use it. Dish soap I know eats through the clear coat and takes the wax off of your car. I would just run to the store and look for something like what I use. It's top of the line and its cheap. Plus you know your cars paint is safe. I hope this helps you.

Answer 3

Nope, only if has a gritty substance in it, like rubbing compound etc. If you wanna get really nitpicky, everything where's your paint down, but soap is one of the last things I'd worry about. Just keep an eye on the acidity of the soap, if its an off brand of some sort, and also watch your polishes, as some are not good for refinished fenders etc, they'll make the aftermarket paint stick out real bad, e.g Liquid Crystal is really bad about that.

Answer 4

Be careful of household soaps, and soaps made for boats.
Dishwater soap is safe enough to use, but only rinses well with hot water. Don't ever use soaps made for floors as they contain ammonia and wax strippers. Marine wash contains anti-fungus chemicals that have to leave a residue to work.
Car soaps made just for cars, rinse clean with cold water, leaving no residue. They don't harm auto paint, rubber seals and your upholstery and are cheaper to use. A one quart container should last a year at least.

Answer 5

It should not, unless the car had been painted within the pass thirty days, and not fully cured yet. Other wise the soap can not hurt it!

Answer 6

if you have a new car, i don't think you should wash it (with or without soap) until a certain time period, because it would damage the paint. the car dealer should tell you the time period. when you buy the car.

Answer 7

. Most cleaning products are detergents. Stick with the detergents. Soap technically contains lye which is corrosive. Play it safe. Have a nice holiday

Answer 8

no but always use carwash dish soap is too harsh and will remove your wax today's paints are baked on and they are fine from the dealer as they didn't arrive there over night

Answer 9

Umm yes dish soap does, But I don't care as long as I wax my BEA-UTYFUL ferarri at the end its all good.



P.S. I lied about the ferarri lol

Answer 10

yes