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Offline Blackmass

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Re: Car shampoo
« Reply #10 on: 20 October 2015, 13:35 »
I've bought a few over the last few months.

Meguiar's 'Gold Class'
Zymol  'Auto Wash' (smells great but really dries your hands out)
DoDo Juice  'Born To Be Mild'
Carchem  'TailorMade'

They've all done there job, none of them have really stood out from each other THB. I think one of the main factors is where you live and how hard the water is. 

Here's a link to a brillant review of lots of shampoo's which is well worth looking through.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=363239

Offline Booth11

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Re: Car shampoo
« Reply #11 on: 20 October 2015, 14:15 »
I've tried loads (see previous page) but the one I always return to and have been using consistently for well over a year now is DoDo Juice Supernatural.  Even better than DJ Born to be Mild.
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Offline KyleB

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Re: Car shampoo
« Reply #12 on: 21 October 2015, 12:27 »
I've tried loads (see previous page) but the one I always return to and have been using consistently for well over a year now is DoDo Juice Supernatural.  Even better than DJ Born to be Mild.

Whats the difference Booth between BTBM and Supernatural?

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Re: Car shampoo
« Reply #13 on: 21 October 2015, 14:36 »
I've tried loads (see previous page) but the one I always return to and have been using consistently for well over a year now is DoDo Juice Supernatural.  Even better than DJ Born to be Mild.

Whats the differe
nce Booth between BTBM and Supernatural?

Chemically?  Who knows! 

It's a more concentrated formula than BTBM.  I use 3 pumps of the dispenser in a normal Meguiars bucket (3.5 US gallons) and it is sufficient for a really excellent clean.  It foams well and because of it's brilliant lubricity, it's very, very slick, the wash mitt glides effortlessly across the panel meaning only the gentlest of contact is required.

Only word of caution would be don't use too much as it can strip wax due to the concentrated formula (can also be used as a snow foam, so quite versatile).  So less is more or just follow the dilution info on the label.  Dilution rate is 1:1500 with water (or 1 pump per 3 litres of water - about 20x as concentrated bog standard shampoos.

I love BTBM but IMO this is a step up, and delivers a pristine clean.

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Offline KyleB

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Re: Car shampoo
« Reply #14 on: 22 October 2015, 08:33 »
Might have to give it a try next time I order shampoo, been really impressed with BTBM.

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Re: Car shampoo
« Reply #15 on: 22 October 2015, 14:00 »
Might have to give it a try next time I order shampoo, been really impressed with BTBM.

Why change then?  If you get great results and like it, why not stick with BTBM?  Even if the Supernatural is better, its's marginal at best (and might even be my imagination, lol). BTBM is excellent stuff and my second choice.
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2005 MK5 GTI Manual

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