What Car Wash Soap Is Best For YOU? | Wash & Foam Cannon Tips

In today’s video, Levi gets explains the differences in car wash soaps and reasons why YOU may need them! From high foaming pre-washes to Wash & Waxes, each soap plays a different role in a detail! Sit back and enjoy.

The year is 2024, and we have PLENTY of options when it comes to car wash soaps/shampoo’s. Heck, some of them even smell like Christmas! But what actually makes a soap different and how does that affect a wash? Levi takes the reins in this video to explain why and when you would use different styles of soap with different PH’s and different properties.

Alkaline soaps for example, are a phenomenal way to pretreat a car and allow the high PH to begin cleaning the surface without agitation. PH Neutral Soaps are great for maintenance washes and are typically safer in direct sunlight. Protective soaps add a small amount of protection to keep your wax, sealant, or coating topped off.

The big takeaway, not all soaps are created equal and you don’t want to run into the wrong crowd in a dark alley. We hope you enjoyed this video and learned something new!

What is YOUR favorite car wash soap? Let us know down in the comments!

💙 S U B S C R I B E O N Y O U T U B E:

00:00 Intro
00:21 The PH Scale Of Soap
00:38 PH 1 Soaps
01:10 5.5-6 PH Soaps
02:27 7 PH Soaps
03:21 7.5 PH Soaps
04:42 9-9.5 PH Soaps
06:18 9.5-12 PH Soaps
08:14 Recap
08:31 Outro

[aredd]

I use Active Foam for every wash on my vehicles as it makes the physical wash process easier and reduces the likelihood for marring. Not really concerned about it diminishing coatings because its so easy nowadays to regularly apply protection, especially with "spray and rinse" ceramics.

[rianime]

Most informative video i've seen in a while, everyone else is not very good at this.

[ExodusFX]

Grandma Gold Class still putting in that work 😆

[robertorlando]

Been using Active Foam as a pre-wash and rising it off pretty much bi-weekly. Will have to stop that. Car is coated with Adams Advance Graphene Spray.

[yothinix]

Love the narrative super entertain and so informative haha, looking forward for video like ghis in the future!

[Franko.Details]

gentle snow foam for the front, blackout for the rear! 🐿️💨

[tenbob]

Informative AND funny, something lacking in the majority of detailing vids I watch. Loved those analogies 😂

[adrianr]

Not understanding why everyone is commenting “insert brand here” can also do it.

Yes many brands have comparable products. They’re only showing brands they carry.

That’s why you don’t see CarPro, Gyeon or Labo or any other brand on the table.

[davidboyce]

This was so good I had to watch twice and I took notes with pen and pad in hand fr quick referencing into categories 👀👍. Lev taking us to school 👌 on soaps and surfactant cleaners👀

[markgeesey]

I don’t see Frostbite in your mix of different car wash soaps ! Where would you place that one on the PH scale and when is it best to use it in a foam cannon ? Please advise.

[Irish_DEMON]

Me who never wears gloves 😅 outside of ceramic coating.

[RayNLA]

No matter what KC says…RS is a super strip wash! Probably the strongest product on the market. I predict that they will rebrand it. I would only use it before polishing.

[claypatterson]

Thank you! Thank you! I gained a lot of insight from this one!! Thanks! More like this….please. Sign “once a Chemical Guy detailer”

[ianwhp]

If you wash a car with either the high acid or alkaline soap, should you wash again with a neutral soap after to neutralize it?

[davidboyce]

Levi you like several other Detailers I truly respect because you have no Ego when it comes to a through and honest explanation on how to’s and the why products work.👌. All I can say is you represent the Detailing Industry with honor. I salute your contributions 🫡 I’m not just blowing smoke; I appreciate you👀👌🫡

[WesternDriven]

Where did ya score that under armor detailer hoodie?

[skybyTube]

Regarding products similar with Kock Chemie RS, CarPro has Descale.

[DR-sqmk]

Is a high alkaline shampoo bad for car paint, door seal strips, clear coat, etc?

[piggietruckerjones]

What happens if you use active foam every week. I Have been doing that. Then I hit it with the cleanmaker!

[muskcoder]

I've never used soap on any car, I used a few buckets of warm water to wash, rinse and use a leaf blower to clear most of the water, then microfiber towels to finish drying. I use Beadmaker to finish.