Pledge and Dove

[Shaun Carollo]

If I told you I use dove soap diluted in water to clean my leather seats, and pledge to coat all my vinyl surfaces, and the leather seats as well; you would say....?

[gb387]

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If it were me I would stick to automotive products.... but someone else may chime in on this method. I do know pledge can make things very slick!

[SL1CK]

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If I told you I use dove soap diluted in water to clean my leather seats, and pledge to coat all my vinyl surfaces, and the leather seats as well; you would say....?

I see you're over on the Cadillac forums...

[Shaun Carollo]

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Mike I was kinda looking for a scientific Meguiars answer.

[Michael Stoops]

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Wasn't a similar discussion taking place at bobistheoilguy forum? Those guys really need to stick to discussing motor oil and lubricants because, seriously, nobody over there has a clue about paint care.

Anyway, my take on this: dove is a very mild soap and, if diluted, probably wouldn't be a bad alternative to something developed specifically for automotive leather care. But I don't really know for sure. Go ahead and argue that if it's safe to use on human skin how can it be bad for paint, but as far as I know my paint doesn't regularly slough off and renew itself like my (and your) skin does. Pledge can put a nice shine on stuff, but I don't recall it having any UV blockers, and if there are any solvents in it there's a good chance it will, in the long run, dry out the plastic/vinyl in the car and lead to premature failure.

In the final analysis, if you've spent $20,000 (or $30,000 or $50,000 or $90,000) on a car, why would you try to save $1.87 on something that you don't know will really treat your expensive purchase as it should be treated? Hey, I'm all for saving money, but if after three years I've saved a whopping $17.68 on interior maintenance products only to find I need to spend $2500 to replace items that have worn out prematurely, where's the savings?

Now, do I have any solid proof that using these products will lead to early failure of the surfaces they're used on? No, not at all. But I'm not willing to experiment (spelled G A M B L E) just to save the cost of a tank of gas.

Sometimes logic is your friend. (yeah, you can quote me on that)

[Chex]

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I'll Take the honor to use your quote. I like it and it's waaaay true

[mirrorfinishman]

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If I told you I use dove soap diluted in water to clean my leather seats, and pledge to coat all my vinyl surfaces, and the leather seats as well; you would say....?

If you have to ask the question, then you already know the answer.

[gorin002]

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to clean wheels does t hurt

[Mike Phillips]

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Mike I was kinda looking for a scientific Meguiars answer.

Meguiar's recommends matching the correct product to the surface being treated. Are you using the correct products for the surfaces being treated?

More important than that is we cater to people passionate about their cars and this means passionate about doing things right the first time and every time, so using products specifically formulated for the task at hand are the products we would recommend and the products serious enthusiasts would choose to use over other options.

How's that?

[yakky]

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My tire went flat so I replaced it with a wagon wheel, dubs? I got 40's. Any other good money saving tips for car care for a penny pincher?

[Chex]

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yeah, bring some Cheap car wash shampoo from here. you can find it as low as 80 cents per liter.

there are some cheap products here that do work great and not deteriorate, but most of them just lack of quality.

that's why high quality products like meguiars' should be purchased with more frequency so local and national companies improve their quality!

the biggest challenge is to change 80% of the peoples' culture regarding car care and choosing from a high quality product rather than a poor quality product.

[gb387]

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Wasn't a similar discussion taking place at bobistheoilguy forum? Those guys really need to stick to discussing motor oil and lubricants because, seriously, nobody over there has a clue about paint care.

....and a guy got a free car battery after 8 years since it looked new after the use of Pledge!?!?

later he adds the date code wasn't punched out?!?!

That one?

[Michael Stoops]

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....and a guy got a free car battery after 8 years since it looked new after the use of Pledge!?!?

later he adds the date code wasn't punched out?!?!

That one?

Uh, yeah, that one.



Chex, I love your new signature line!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[CharlesW]

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....and a guy got a free car battery after 8 years since it looked new after the use of Pledge!?!?

later he adds the date code wasn't punched out?!?!

That one?

A little off-topic, but isn't that fraud?

After thinking about it, I decided it isn't really fraud, it's stealing.

(Sorry, I didn't notice this was the Pro Detailers forum.)

[Totoland Mach]

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If I told you I use dove soap diluted in water to clean my leather seats, and pledge to coat all my vinyl surfaces, and the leather seats as well; you would say....?

Well, I don't know about the Pledge part, but I clean at least 2 leather interiors per week (off-lease BMW's) and I use a mild soapy solution and a boar's hair brush to scrub the leather. It works well and doesn't leave a shiney finish on the leather.

For interior plastic and vinyl, I use Meguiar's Interior Quick Detailer (sorry if I got the name wrong...I'm not at the shop). It isn't greasy or shiney and leaves a nice "new" appearance to the door panels, etc.

BMW X-5 Interior after cleaning


Totoland Mach