Scott, I am confused. I have followed and championed your methodology but it seems you have turned it upside down. I followed and learned from you and bought a DA polisher, various pads, polish and waxes but now you say just wash with purple power AUTO WASH, spray with megs and you are done. I honestly believe what you say and trust in you, please do a single basic tutorial start to finish correction through weekly maintenance explaining the steps. I apologise if I sound stupid and am missing a huge point from you. All the AHoles need to stop, Scott is not trying to fuck you over just educate. Thanks Scott for your hard diligent work.
I'm just talking about cleaning the car in this video...why would you discard your DA and pads plus your wax and sealants..the wax and sealants can be useful:)
confused also lol...I made a comment in the last video about the purpose of wax/sealants if we follow your washing technique as @steven McCall stated. By the way, love your videos and disregard the haters :)
Scott, I am all for the use of a more aggressive soap to remove the traffic film from a well-maintained car. I'm curious how this would work on cars that have a ceramic coating. Would this diminish the integrity of the coating drastically? I would appreciate your thoughts. Please keep up the great videos. I have learned so much!
30 years of degreasing components prior to paint has taught me that agitation, contact duration, temperature, cleaner chemical composition and pH are key. Agitation probably won’t play much of a role here due to scratching issues (but drastically helps in cleaning). However, increasing solution temperature also increases efficiency. Higher pH cleaners actually turn some of those nasty oils and fatty deposits into soap, that’s what happens to oils and fats at higher pH.
Correct. The term is saponification. The conversion of fats and oils into soap. People been making soap this way for decade usually with the help of lye...chemical industry uses Sodium Hydroxide mostly today.
Did exactly that purple power auto boat soap meguires fast finish .......and the results are amazing I'm sold! Great job Scott can't wait to hear what's next!
Hey Scott I want to remove everything of my paint every time I wash my. Can I use purple power to remove tragic film and then use a wax after to give it a shine? The next time remove everything and wax it again? I really trust you more than anyone on the internet
Scott, would it be safe to say that wax protects the paint by providing a removal layer that collects traffic film so that the paint doesn't get contaminated?
once again great video. don't let them discourage you, we're very interested in thinking outside the box. have learned already so much in short amount of time. triple thumbs up.
this makes perfect sense to me, because I always notice that the protection on the lower half of my car seems to wear off faster! I didn't really know exactly what to make of it other than, "hmm maybe the accumulation of [traffic film] is eating away at the protection?" interesting idea about the soaps.
Scott thanks so much for this info. I have been having trouble with maintenance washes using a ph neutral wash and wax. Even simple stuff like body oils and smudges are being left behind sometimes. Going to pick up a bottle of purple power soap and start using it. Now the question is what kind of sealants can we use and how durable are they? Any opinions on Carpro Reload? at $35 a bottle its supposed to be the strongest spray sealant. Or have you ever considered offering ceramic coatings?
Scott, I get what you're saying here. That's why the roads can be super slick right after a shower if it's been weeks with no rain. The rain releases the dirt, chemicals, etc. My question would be, doesn't the wax/sealant that's been previously applied protect against these contaminants so that a ph neutral car soap would indeed wash them off? Unless these contaminates are eating through the wax/sealant it just seems like common sense to me. Thanks for the vids and making us think!
in my opinion the wax or sealant can't stop all the traffic film from touching the surface of the paint!..i know this to be true because when i use to maintain my clients vehicles with just using a traditional car soap and worth adding applying a wax or sealant every 3 or 4 months, i would notice if i did some paint correction to those vehicles at the end of the year i would pull traffic film from the clear coat and it would show up on my pad and that was after strip washing the car, claying the car and using a paint prep before paint correction..i believe the traffic film will enter the clear coat and make it look cloudy and many will blame the sun for oxidizing the paint when in fact it was traffic within the clear coat that was not stopped by the wax or sealant
If you live in the city where heavy traffic film is the problem...it sounds like you'll have to wax/protect your vehicle every single time you remove traffic film. Because stripping off traffic film with degreasers will strip off all your wax/protection too...If you wash your car every week with this method, you'll never have any wax to preserve, right? Surely there is a good product that can remove light traffic film but not wax??
my friends 2012 honda civic, has never been detailed or even waxed, I was thinking about using super clean diluted in a foam cannon to wash, is this a bad idea?
i wouldn't use super clean and just water alone in the foam cannon...put your car soap in the cannon plus a few ounces of super clean so you have a little more cleaning power...hope that helps my friend
I just washed, clayed and waxed my car a couple days ago, went on the highway last night in the rain and the wax is no longer present on the lower portion of the car. Is it road film or iron particles? Should I try some iron remover?
That’s why I wash my mustang with dawn with 5ozs of purple power in my wash bucket. Then a good spray wax after. Cars stays noticeably cleaner before washes where it’s no rain.
my man scott throw a ball on the table and the entire detailing industry is turned upside down hahahaha i have a couple of gallon wax sealant and paste waxes scott should i go drain them down the toilet now or what :)
purple power vehicle & boat wash wont remove a ceramic coating you have to polish a ceramic coating off so your safe to use it on a ceramic coated vehicle 👍
Well, it gets some of the traffic film off. Even plain water with a microfiber cloth will take some of the traffic film off just by friction. But I get the larger point.
And so the final mixture of whatever chemical will have one ph level. So if there are more caustic or less caustic or hazardous less hazardous materials or ingredients it will change the entire ph reading either more acidic or more alkaline
this is why i cant get a wax to stay on my car because when i wash i must have a stronger soap to get it clean and it will strip the wax in like 3 washes.... i have ended up just using spray sealant on my own car because i wash with a strong soap to get the traffic film off, and i have a black car and you cannot wash it like you did here i the video it will show up micromarring in the sun and look horrible... i have noticed that a strong soap and spray sealant and a light polish now and then just to remove the light micromarring from careful washing is the way to go with a black car... and those ceramic coatings gets micromarring over time as well and then you need too do it all over again... BTW the sonax extreme brilliant shine detailer is good stuff!!
The Purple Power Vehicle/Boat Wash followed by Meguiars Fast Finish should work fine for you. For the first wash, and every 3-6 months as needed, add in Meguiars Wash Plus after the initial wash and use that to clay (synthetic or real) and clean the sealant completely off. You probably won't need to clay more than once a year. The PP won't COMPLETELY remove a quality sealant like Megs FF provided you have done the prep work before applying it.
Hey Scott, great video. Do you have a video on what you actually use to remove traffic film whether that’s a pre wash soak, or a specific soap? I agree with you on not caring about the wax or sealant much easier to reapply especially if you’re continuously removing the nasty gunk.
I'm new to the channel and I've just seen 2 rant videos well what I would consider rants about Ph soaps can't remove traffic film. I understood you from the first one but I'm lost am I to spray super clean on rinse it off then do the rinseless wash? If that's the steps I have to take then I can't do it at my apartment now.
Use the high PH soap that Scott mentions - "Purple Power Vehicle and Boat Wash" to remove the traffic film. Super Clean is not for paint surfaces, but is best used for cleaning: engines, wheels, tires, and even interior door panels. He has videos on using Super Clean on the parts I listed.
Your best bet would be to just mix some "Purple Power Vehicle and Boat Wash" with water in a spray bottle, spray it on then wipe it off with a wet microfiber cloth (you'll probably need a few of them), then wipe off the water with a dry towel. You can spray on "Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish" after you dry it. As for the wheels and tires, you can use "Super Clean" spray, and wipe them with a wet microfiber cloth, then dry them with another one. That would probably be the most effective way to clean off the traffic film from your car without a hose and bucket of water. Your other option (which is not the best one) would be to bring your car to a local car wash, because their soap is just as strong if not stronger than Purple Power (but you'll run a high risk of getting some minor scratches ) and just get a basic exterior wash (no wax/polish). Then you would spray on "Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish" to get some shine and protection. Hope that helps.
Damn Scott you rattled the cage again with this one. My question to you is how do we know the road film ate through the wax/sealant on the paint? The wax/sealant makes it harder for contamination to bond to the surface. Plus some waxes/sealants boast about being chemically resistant. So how do we truly know? My thought process is this, if the wax/sealant is still beading/sheeting water there is still product on the surface. Sure there will be other contamination, but not as much as if there wasn't a wax/sealant on the vehicle. So is it absolutely necessary to use a non-ph neutral soap every car cleaning?
have you ever clayed a vehicle and seen traffic film all over the clay bar?..was it because it bonded to the wax on the car or did it bond to the paint and go right through the wax or sealant?...i have clayed vehicles after using a wax or sealant on my customers cars every three months and still traffic film will bond to the paint...so what is the wax really doing and how effective is it really?..would you agree with me that using a actually cleaner for the paint and lets say apply meguiars fast finish which only takes minutes to apply(no more time then the guy who uses a ph soap to protect his wax only to top off with a spray wax after every time he washes the car) would be more effective and limit greatly the chance for traffic film to bond to the paint...well i know the answer..but interested in your thoughts?
also Trent...is the traffic film on the car water Soluble?...now we are using a ph soap that can only remove loose dirt from panel and its mixed with water...so where is the traffic film now on the panel after washing the car?
iron x isn't a traffic film remover..iron x removes bonded metals on the paint..purple power vehicle wash is a traffic film remover but it will not remove bonded metals...so to answer your question, you should be using iron x when your trying to remove iron from the paint:)..purple power vehicle wash will give you the best chance of always removing traffic film and perhaps once or twice a year you can spray iron x on the paint and just go after the metals that will unfortunately bond to the paint over time
Hi Scott, loving your videos. I live in a very dry part of the world - it only rains here maybe 2 to 3 times a year. Do you think traffic film will be as much of an issue if its not getting lifted off the road in rain water?
yes it would be less of an issue for you...you lucky man:)...where do you live?..if its dry can i assume its also dusty?..do you drive at high speeds and with lots of dust in the air?
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing I'm in the Middle East and it's dusty as hell. My car normally already has a thin film of dust on it by the time I've dried the whole thing. I've been using Finish Kare 425 as a drying aid and whilst it doesn't stop the dust accumulating it certainly has less on it and tends to help it blow off at high speeds!
chris alvarez well I don't use krud cutter but the mds sheet will only tell you what's potentially harmful to you but surfactants that aren't ph neutral don't need to be disclosed to you or I:) So your statement can be and probably wrong
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing scott that's not true I actually work in the industrial field I have for over 20 years. All chemical compositions are available on msds it's an osha requirement the reason for this is well msds stands for material safety data sheet now revised to be called just safety data sheet anyway the reason everything is required to be disclosed is because of just that safety one has to know how to handle, store, use the product etc. Plus all the information as to the chemical fire hazard rating combustion rating etc. As well as ppe or personal protective equipment required or recommended for the user(s) handling the chemical as well as environmental information such as disposal etc. And first aid information if contact with eyes etc. Occurs
my next video will answer that question:)..should be up in a few hours..i have known it for years and so do other detailers but maybe worried to discuss it..but I'm showing you in my videos how i figured it all out and i will show a awesome solution to all of it in the future...trust me, auto detailing manufactures don't want you to know:)
Love your Vidz Scott keep em up; Now here is a question for you. For YEARs all I hear is DO NOT use Dawn Ultra on your car cause it will Mess up your car etc. How is it that Dawn Is used to Clean an Oil Spill that has drenched tons of animals but it is NOT SAFE FOR A Freaken CAR? I mean is this really the case or some marketing by the competition. Sure it will remove wax? But Based on your video here wouldn't that be a Good thing, as again if it can break down oil, it can certainly brake down Road film on the car no? Lastly, they say Dawn will Mess up Plastics on your car, and destroy the Rubber moldings. Is Dawn Really that much strong than Purple Power Vehicle & Boat. Cause I know you say to use that on the car, that its safe. I appreciate your opinion/thoughts, thank you.
well some will say that using dawn soap is abrasive and if used over and over it will remove the natural oils within the clear coat and harm the plastics around the car...so we need to look at the surfactants within dawn...purple power vehicle wash is a ph of 10 but the surfactants within the purple power soap were formulated to be used on the clear coat where dawn soaps surfactants weren't ....yes dawn soap can be used on animals to remove oil but the animal can also replenish any oils within its skin even if dawn gave them a little dry skin after using....does that make sense?..i loved the question and thanks for being so kind..much love my friend
Hey Scott what is better for stripping wax old and new, the traffic film remover or the different soaps you have presented to us?... Such as Meguiar's or Purple Power?... Jus asking
I see something very beneficial to this video and the negative comments. If people use their heads, you may understand both sides of the coin. my take is, you will be able to remove road film, but not by just washing your car! in fact the road film/oils in the road film may actually protect your paint until you can remove it and get some (REAL) protection on it. the road film Is in fact protecting your paint to some extent, once you remove it the proper way, you then can then put your product of choice, sealant/waxes/coatings etc... to keep it that way. hope this helps .
beading or hydrophobic is not just from oil - its synthetetic bonded polymers " what kinda logic is that . id like test to see clay bar test on neutral soap. I use neutral soap 4x then citrus wash or wash plus
Thanks Scott, My vehicle has been stain by Traffic film. After watching several of your video, I decided to hit it with a ph 14 degreaser. bang-> Gone. After which I used car pro's hydro2 + reload. (almost Take out the DA to compound) Cheers
I generally don't disagree with what you say in your videos, even if some seem out there, because I think your point of view is always one based around practicality and real world experience, but I definitely disagree on this video. Traffic film isn't going to wash away, even with a non ph neutral soap. It just doesn't. All cars develop the traffic film regardless of whatever wax or sealant is put onto them, no matter how often you wash or what you wash with. The solution? Mike Phillips wrote an article about traffic film, and his advice has always been more than helpful and reasonable, like yours; use a cleaner wax that you enjoy using (hd speed, for example) to cleanse the road film from the paint as often as you'd like (I do it every 3-4 months) and rewax the surface. Road film is an inevitable part of any daily driven car, it's just how it is.
so Mike wants me to use a cleaner wax like hd speed which also has a wax in it and rub it all over the paint with a DA and pad so both the cleaner wax and traffic film blend together onto the paint?...i can't imagine he would say that but perhaps I'm wrong
Should've had a mike drop ending. Suit & Tie guys(Companies that make the product)- sell Shoe shine (miracle formulas) Sometime experience and common sense is the real teacher. I understand companies are out to make money. They brainwash you to believe all the cleaning products are really need. (KISS) Keep It Simple Stupid. We all get caught up with the lates and greatest. Scott brings us back to reality. Thanks Scott for what you do. Keep the videos coming. BTW-would love to see the rest of the posdcast....
Scott. excellent video. but let me ask you this, you got anything you can wash away the trolls with on the net, love the message, love the videos,keep them coming
using Purple Power Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Boat Pressure Wash Concentrate to remove not only the dirt and dust and the traffic film too makes perfect sense. Following up with Fast Finish or another sealant also makes sense. I think I 'get it'. Why save the precious sealant and risk the clear coat being degraded by traffic film.
Come to the point bro! What is your purpose? You wanna remove the wax/sealant as well so as to clean your paint or you just wanna leave it dirty and preserve your protection? Or is there a solution in between those 2? Can't really understand you here.
you have to watch the videos that follow my friend:)..or not, its up to you..as youtube creators we all have a flow to our channels..i go into greater detail about traffic film but this video was just an introduction to the issue..thanks for the comment but its like trying to watch season 3 of Game Of Thrones with you and you never seen season 1 or 2:)...but I'm not going to lose sleep over it:)
I hope the Purple Power PR and Marketing Departments sees Scott's video series on pH neutral soaps. They need to get their head out of their ass and improve the distribution of their Heavy Duty Vehicle & Boat Pressure Wash Concentrate. It's NOT on Amazon! Stores like O'Reilly's Auto Parts (walking distance from me) require you to call the store and order it through the store. Bah!!! Walmart has closed many stores in SoCal and I had to drive 20 miles total just to buy this damn soap. Bah!!! When I purchased it, it was the LAST bottle! I was going to purchase two bottles since it's so damn inconvenient to locate. Purple Power has many products on Amazon, just not the Heavy Duty Vehicle & Boat Pressure Wash Concentrate. BAH!!! About nine of them are available with Prime Shipping. Fix this Purple Power!!!
Scott,I bought some of the purple power vehicle & boat and washed my work van with it! Stuff worked great. Followed up with fast finish and the surface is slick! Only thing I didn't like was it seemed to leave some residue on the glass.
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing It does clean better than a ph neutral soap. I wish I could send you a pic of my van it looks great.Thanks Scott love your videos and you sound like Howard Stern! Lol
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing NO it was before I applied the fast finish. As I was drying I notice soap streaks on the glass. I did not apply fast finish to the glass.
Dude! I came here for answers, not more and more and more questions! I get it!!, were all doing it wrong. A video should have 1, a problem or challenge, and then 2, a clear and concise solution. I'm going to someone elses' RUclips channel to find out about what i need to do for this problem. See ya
take care:)...but keep watching if your interested in seeing how many of the claims within auto detailing are so false and may actually be hurting your clear coat...i have made others videos after this one and we are going slow because it will be very difficult for some to believe so i will break down each issue slowly..and let me ask you something?..if you believe that ph neutral soaps can't actually remove traffic film or CLEAN you car which they can't and in fact they tell you that...what would be the reasonable solution?..perhaps cleaning the car?..i know you just want answers like I'm a drive through window at mcdonalds but are you interested in knowing how i know the truth or will you just believe anything i say?..like all the false claims from auto detailing manufactures..lol
Dennis Craven, thank you so much! I thought I’m here the only crazy person who craves simple and practical advices, problem’s solutions, not a spatial disputes and endless digging into molecular substances of the paint, which cause to be a psycho. Scott called my comments “silly”. So likely I’m not...Thanks again!
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing, hi Scott what about Waterless cleaners? Did you come across any product of this type that do a decent job removing traffic film at all? Also, if the car has a decent sealant such as Power lock and a coat of 845, surely these would suffice to keep the road film from bonding to the paint? Thanks and greetings from England.
please explain..if the soap can't remove the oils from your wax or sealant from the paint, how could it remove all the oil that splashes on your car?..plus it will show up all over your clay bar even though the paint looks clean..but don't worry i have more videos coming:)
plus after a 100 years of marketing which is really called manipulation ...is so deep within the mind of all of us that its hard to see the truth anymore:)
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing but isn't that the reason we put wax and sealant on the paint so that stuff will wash off easier? If you wash your car on a regular basis, you won't let the traffic film build up since it'll mostly come up when it's raining?
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing i just mean that the oils in the sealents and waxes is not the same type of oils that can be found i traffic film/road grime
I think Scott's getting at is the cost effectiveness of all those waxes and sealants and time to apply them, which also costs money in certain people's world.
Steven i love you:)..im just asking the viewers to look at the bigger picture and think outside the box...how could learning more and seeing the truth be confusing?...you know why its confusing?..perhaps we have all been manipulated by corporate america and we took their false claims and turned them into truths..the land of the free is actually the sheep wearing handcuffs and being told what to think,how to think and when to think:)..welcome to freedom, where do i sign up:)
Every time I watch you it is a new great product. I quit. I am going back to my mothers 3 step..And wash. Taking my seats out once a year and detail the whole interior after cleaned with amour all. You have me so damn confused.
Scott, I am confused. I have followed and championed your methodology but it seems you have turned it upside down.
I followed and learned from you and bought a DA polisher, various pads, polish and waxes but now you say just wash with purple power AUTO WASH, spray with megs and you are done. I honestly believe what you say and trust in you, please do a single basic tutorial start to finish correction through weekly maintenance explaining the steps. I apologise if I sound stupid and am missing a huge point from you.
All the AHoles need to stop, Scott is not trying to fuck you over just educate. Thanks Scott for your hard diligent work.
I'm just talking about cleaning the car in this video...why would you discard your DA and pads plus your wax and sealants..the wax and sealants can be useful:)
confused also lol...I made a comment in the last video about the purpose of wax/sealants if we follow your washing technique as @steven McCall stated. By the way, love your videos and disregard the haters :)
steven McCall it's because he's a fuckwit & continually contradicts himself almost every time he opens his mouth in nearly every video I've seen!
So basically the only way to remove traffic film is to use a soap that will also remove your wax.
Scott, I am all for the use of a more aggressive soap to remove the traffic film from a well-maintained car. I'm curious how this would work on cars that have a ceramic coating. Would this diminish the integrity of the coating drastically? I would appreciate your thoughts. Please keep up the great videos. I have learned so much!
I am also trying to figure this out.
Call a place that does ceramic coating, ask them how you would maintain it.
30 years of degreasing components prior to paint has taught me that agitation, contact duration, temperature, cleaner chemical composition and pH are key. Agitation probably won’t play much of a role here due to scratching issues (but drastically helps in cleaning). However, increasing solution temperature also increases efficiency. Higher pH cleaners actually turn some of those nasty oils and fatty deposits into soap, that’s what happens to oils and fats at higher pH.
Correct. The term is saponification. The conversion of fats and oils into soap. People been making soap this way for decade usually with the help of lye...chemical industry uses Sodium Hydroxide mostly today.
Did exactly that purple power auto boat soap meguires fast finish .......and the results are amazing I'm sold! Great job Scott can't wait to hear what's next!
You do this every wash? Purple power and then fast finish? How often do you wash?
Scott would a vehicle that’s been ceramic coated need this particular wash. Wouldn’t that harm the ceramic coating?
Hey Scott I want to remove everything of my paint every time I wash my. Can I use purple power to remove tragic film and then use a wax after to give it a shine? The next time remove everything and wax it again? I really trust you more than anyone on the internet
PPVBW and a quality spray wax is all you need. For tough traffic film, 1 oz. of Super Clean in the wash bucket with PP.
Scott, would it be safe to say that wax protects the paint by providing a removal layer that collects traffic film so that the paint doesn't get contaminated?
once again great video. don't let them discourage you, we're very interested in thinking outside the box. have learned already so much in short amount of time. triple thumbs up.
this makes perfect sense to me, because I always notice that the protection on the lower half of my car seems to wear off faster! I didn't really know exactly what to make of it other than, "hmm maybe the accumulation of [traffic film] is eating away at the protection?"
interesting idea about the soaps.
Traffic Film = those movies you used to watch in driver's education like "Death Flows Red on the Highway"....
Scott thanks so much for this info. I have been having trouble with maintenance washes using a ph neutral wash and wax. Even simple stuff like body oils and smudges are being left behind sometimes. Going to pick up a bottle of purple power soap and start using it.
Now the question is what kind of sealants can we use and how durable are they? Any opinions on Carpro Reload? at $35 a bottle its supposed to be the strongest spray sealant. Or have you ever considered offering ceramic coatings?
Can we get rid of traffic film with 3 to 1 water and rubbing alcohol ?
scott please come back and talk more about traffic film pleease
Scott, I get what you're saying here. That's why the roads can be super slick right after a shower if it's been weeks with no rain. The rain releases the dirt, chemicals, etc. My question would be, doesn't the wax/sealant that's been previously applied protect against these contaminants so that a ph neutral car soap would indeed wash them off? Unless these contaminates are eating through the wax/sealant it just seems like common sense to me. Thanks for the vids and making us think!
in my opinion the wax or sealant can't stop all the traffic film from touching the surface of the paint!..i know this to be true because when i use to maintain my clients vehicles with just using a traditional car soap and worth adding applying a wax or sealant every 3 or 4 months, i would notice if i did some paint correction to those vehicles at the end of the year i would pull traffic film from the clear coat and it would show up on my pad and that was after strip washing the car, claying the car and using a paint prep before paint correction..i believe the traffic film will enter the clear coat and make it look cloudy and many will blame the sun for oxidizing the paint when in fact it was traffic within the clear coat that was not stopped by the wax or sealant
are you saying the traffic film can be so bad it cant be removed? @@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343
If you live in the city where heavy traffic film is the problem...it sounds like you'll have to wax/protect your vehicle every single time you remove traffic film. Because stripping off traffic film with degreasers will strip off all your wax/protection too...If you wash your car every week with this method, you'll never have any wax to preserve, right? Surely there is a good product that can remove light traffic film but not wax??
my friends 2012 honda civic, has never been detailed or even waxed, I was thinking about using super clean diluted in a foam cannon to wash, is this a bad idea?
i wouldn't use super clean and just water alone in the foam cannon...put your car soap in the cannon plus a few ounces of super clean so you have a little more cleaning power...hope that helps my friend
I just washed, clayed and waxed my car a couple days ago, went on the highway last night in the rain and the wax is no longer present on the lower portion of the car. Is it road film or iron particles? Should I try some iron remover?
That’s why I wash my mustang with dawn with 5ozs of purple power in my wash bucket. Then a good spray wax after. Cars stays noticeably cleaner before washes where it’s no rain.
my man scott throw a ball on the table and the entire detailing industry is turned upside down hahahaha
i have a couple of gallon wax sealant and paste waxes scott should i go drain them down the toilet now or what :)
For ceramic coatings, is traffic film something you have to live with for its duration?
purple power vehicle & boat wash wont remove a ceramic coating you have to polish a ceramic coating off so your safe to use it on a ceramic coated vehicle 👍
Well, it gets some of the traffic film off. Even plain water with a microfiber cloth will take some of the traffic film off just by friction. But I get the larger point.
And so the final mixture of whatever chemical will have one ph level. So if there are more caustic or less caustic or hazardous less hazardous materials or ingredients it will change the entire ph reading either more acidic or more alkaline
Thanks Scott - informative and eye-opening. Do I need to dilute the PP when used to remove traffic film? If so, what is the ratio I should dilute it?
What's your opinion on two step detergent washes? Acid presoak 1st step followed by alkaline 2nd step then rinse?
this is why i cant get a wax to stay on my car because when i wash i must have a stronger soap to get it clean and it will strip the wax in like 3 washes.... i have ended up just using spray sealant on my own car because i wash with a strong soap to get the traffic film off, and i have a black car and you cannot wash it like you did here i the video it will show up micromarring in the sun and look horrible... i have noticed that a strong soap and spray sealant and a light polish now and then just to remove the light micromarring from careful washing is the way to go with a black car... and those ceramic coatings gets micromarring over time as well and then you need too do it all over again... BTW the sonax extreme brilliant shine detailer is good stuff!!
The Purple Power Vehicle/Boat Wash followed by Meguiars Fast Finish should work fine for you. For the first wash, and every 3-6 months as needed, add in Meguiars Wash Plus after the initial wash and use that to clay (synthetic or real) and clean the sealant completely off. You probably won't need to clay more than once a year. The PP won't COMPLETELY remove a quality sealant like Megs FF provided you have done the prep work before applying it.
How about using something like meguiars Wash Plus every month, and then just reapply sealant and/or wax?
Hey Scott, great video. Do you have a video on what you actually use to remove traffic film whether that’s a pre wash soak, or a specific soap? I agree with you on not caring about the wax or sealant much easier to reapply especially if you’re continuously removing the nasty gunk.
Are you saying that traffic film is permanent?
I'm new to the channel and I've just seen 2 rant videos well what I would consider rants about Ph soaps can't remove traffic film. I understood you from the first one but I'm lost am I to spray super clean on rinse it off then do the rinseless wash? If that's the steps I have to take then I can't do it at my apartment now.
Use the high PH soap that Scott mentions - "Purple Power Vehicle and Boat Wash" to remove the traffic film. Super Clean is not for paint surfaces, but is best used for cleaning: engines, wheels, tires, and even interior door panels. He has videos on using Super Clean on the parts I listed.
@@MikeNNJ79 Thanks but that cut out washing my car at my apartment. After using that soap is it ok to use a spray way?
Your best bet would be to just mix some "Purple Power Vehicle and Boat Wash" with water in a spray bottle, spray it on then wipe it off with a wet microfiber cloth (you'll probably need a few of them), then wipe off the water with a dry towel. You can spray on "Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish" after you dry it. As for the wheels and tires, you can use "Super Clean" spray, and wipe them with a wet microfiber cloth, then dry them with another one. That would probably be the most effective way to clean off the traffic film from your car without a hose and bucket of water.
Your other option (which is not the best one) would be to bring your car to a local car wash, because their soap is just as strong if not stronger than Purple Power (but you'll run a high risk of getting some minor scratches ) and just get a basic exterior wash (no wax/polish). Then you would spray on "Meguiar's Ultimate Fast Finish" to get some shine and protection. Hope that helps.
Damn Scott you rattled the cage again with this one. My question to you is how do we know the road film ate through the wax/sealant on the paint? The wax/sealant makes it harder for contamination to bond to the surface. Plus some waxes/sealants boast about being chemically resistant. So how do we truly know?
My thought process is this, if the wax/sealant is still beading/sheeting water there is still product on the surface. Sure there will be other contamination, but not as much as if there wasn't a wax/sealant on the vehicle.
So is it absolutely necessary to use a non-ph neutral soap every car cleaning?
have you ever clayed a vehicle and seen traffic film all over the clay bar?..was it because it bonded to the wax on the car or did it bond to the paint and go right through the wax or sealant?...i have clayed vehicles after using a wax or sealant on my customers cars every three months and still traffic film will bond to the paint...so what is the wax really doing and how effective is it really?..would you agree with me that using a actually cleaner for the paint and lets say apply meguiars fast finish which only takes minutes to apply(no more time then the guy who uses a ph soap to protect his wax only to top off with a spray wax after every time he washes the car) would be more effective and limit greatly the chance for traffic film to bond to the paint...well i know the answer..but interested in your thoughts?
also Trent...is the traffic film on the car water Soluble?...now we are using a ph soap that can only remove loose dirt from panel and its mixed with water...so where is the traffic film now on the panel after washing the car?
I believe you and I bet if you spray an iron remover you can see it if you spray the panel. You should do it next time to prove a point.
Hey Scott what about iron x removal should I still use that to remove traffic film or will purple power do it all.
iron x isn't a traffic film remover..iron x removes bonded metals on the paint..purple power vehicle wash is a traffic film remover but it will not remove bonded metals...so to answer your question, you should be using iron x when your trying to remove iron from the paint:)..purple power vehicle wash will give you the best chance of always removing traffic film and perhaps once or twice a year you can spray iron x on the paint and just go after the metals that will unfortunately bond to the paint over time
Hi Scott, loving your videos. I live in a very dry part of the world - it only rains here maybe 2 to 3 times a year. Do you think traffic film will be as much of an issue if its not getting lifted off the road in rain water?
yes it would be less of an issue for you...you lucky man:)...where do you live?..if its dry can i assume its also dusty?..do you drive at high speeds and with lots of dust in the air?
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing I'm in the Middle East and it's dusty as hell. My car normally already has a thin film of dust on it by the time I've dried the whole thing. I've been using Finish Kare 425 as a drying aid and whilst it doesn't stop the dust accumulating it certainly has less on it and tends to help it blow off at high speeds!
So are waxes useless on protecting clear coat my wax I use says it can last up to 6 months
NinjaKingPro what kind of wax you use?
the great all mighty G I use IBIZ world class wax
So using Purple Power will stop you from using a clay bar?
did anyone else hear that fart at the start!
Something interesting I looked up the msds documents on these that krud cutter vehicle and boat has a lower ph level than Adam's car soap lol
chris alvarez well I don't use krud cutter but the mds sheet will only tell you what's potentially harmful to you but surfactants that aren't ph neutral don't need to be disclosed to you or I:)
So your statement can be and probably wrong
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing scott that's not true I actually work in the industrial field I have for over 20 years. All chemical compositions are available on msds it's an osha requirement the reason for this is well msds stands for material safety data sheet now revised to be called just safety data sheet anyway the reason everything is required to be disclosed is because of just that safety one has to know how to handle, store, use the product etc. Plus all the information as to the chemical fire hazard rating combustion rating etc. As well as ppe or personal protective equipment required or recommended for the user(s) handling the chemical as well as environmental information such as disposal etc. And first aid information if contact with eyes etc. Occurs
I'm curious Scott, have you known this for a long time or did you recently come across this revelation?
my next video will answer that question:)..should be up in a few hours..i have known it for years and so do other detailers but maybe worried to discuss it..but I'm showing you in my videos how i figured it all out and i will show a awesome solution to all of it in the future...trust me, auto detailing manufactures don't want you to know:)
What about washing detergent for clothes like bio zet.
Cool so what soap will do the job? Chemical guys citrus wash?
Love your Vidz Scott keep em up; Now here is a question for you. For YEARs all I hear is DO NOT use Dawn Ultra on your car cause it will Mess up your car etc. How is it that Dawn Is used to Clean an Oil Spill that has drenched tons of animals but it is NOT SAFE FOR A Freaken CAR? I mean is this really the case or some marketing by the competition.
Sure it will remove wax? But Based on your video here wouldn't that be a Good thing, as again if it can break down oil, it can certainly brake down Road film on the car no?
Lastly, they say Dawn will Mess up Plastics on your car, and destroy the Rubber moldings. Is Dawn Really that much strong than Purple Power Vehicle & Boat. Cause I know you say to use that on the car, that its safe.
I appreciate your opinion/thoughts, thank you.
well some will say that using dawn soap is abrasive and if used over and over it will remove the natural oils within the clear coat and harm the plastics around the car...so we need to look at the surfactants within dawn...purple power vehicle wash is a ph of 10 but the surfactants within the purple power soap were formulated to be used on the clear coat where dawn soaps surfactants weren't ....yes dawn soap can be used on animals to remove oil but the animal can also replenish any oils within its skin even if dawn gave them a little dry skin after using....does that make sense?..i loved the question and thanks for being so kind..much love my friend
Thank you for the response; now I just have to find me some of this purple power. Cheers
Hey Scott what is better for stripping wax old and new, the traffic film remover or the different soaps you have presented to us?... Such as Meguiar's or Purple Power?... Jus asking
Will DPC Armor hold up against traffic film?
I see something very beneficial to this video and the negative comments. If people use their heads, you may understand both sides of the coin.
my take is,
you will be able to remove road film, but not by just washing your car! in fact the road film/oils in the road film may actually protect your paint until you can remove it and get some (REAL) protection on it. the road film Is in fact protecting your paint to some extent, once you remove it the proper way, you then can then put your product of choice, sealant/waxes/coatings etc... to keep it that way.
hope this helps .
beading or hydrophobic is not just from oil - its synthetetic bonded polymers " what kinda logic is that . id like test to see clay bar test on neutral soap. I use neutral soap 4x then citrus wash or wash plus
Thanks Scott, My vehicle has been stain by Traffic film. After watching several of your video, I decided to hit it with a ph 14 degreaser. bang-> Gone. After which I used car pro's hydro2 + reload. (almost Take out the DA to compound) Cheers
Have you ever tried Bugslide?
I generally don't disagree with what you say in your videos, even if some seem out there, because I think your point of view is always one based around practicality and real world experience, but I definitely disagree on this video.
Traffic film isn't going to wash away, even with a non ph neutral soap. It just doesn't. All cars develop the traffic film regardless of whatever wax or sealant is put onto them, no matter how often you wash or what you wash with.
The solution? Mike Phillips wrote an article about traffic film, and his advice has always been more than helpful and reasonable, like yours; use a cleaner wax that you enjoy using (hd speed, for example) to cleanse the road film from the paint as often as you'd like (I do it every 3-4 months) and rewax the surface.
Road film is an inevitable part of any daily driven car, it's just how it is.
so Mike wants me to use a cleaner wax like hd speed which also has a wax in it and rub it all over the paint with a DA and pad so both the cleaner wax and traffic film blend together onto the paint?...i can't imagine he would say that but perhaps I'm wrong
Should've had a mike drop ending.
Suit & Tie guys(Companies that make the product)- sell Shoe shine (miracle formulas)
Sometime experience and common sense is the real teacher. I understand companies are out to make money. They brainwash you to believe all the cleaning products are really need.
(KISS) Keep It Simple Stupid.
We all get caught up with the lates and greatest. Scott brings us back to reality.
Thanks Scott for what you do. Keep the videos coming. BTW-would love to see the rest of the posdcast....
Great video
Very helpful
Thank you
Scott. excellent video. but let me ask you this, you got anything you can wash away the trolls with on the net, love the message, love the videos,keep them coming
using Purple Power Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Boat Pressure Wash Concentrate to remove not only the dirt and dust and the traffic film too makes perfect sense. Following up with Fast Finish or another sealant also makes sense. I think I 'get it'. Why save the precious sealant and risk the clear coat being degraded by traffic film.
How about this in comparison with purple power
is that a 92-96 f150?
I'm confused...Larry, Matt, Darren, Junkman help me out!
It won't let me post the documents here lol but if your interested I can absolutely send them via email or whatever
Thanks for sharing your knowledge on keeping paint clean . You have debunked alot of myths out there . Great videos !
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you Scott. I love your videos. It's getting me to think outside the box on detailing cars.
Fuck, I cant agree more with you in this one and honestly I hate it 😂😂😂 nice video and information.
Come to the point bro! What is your purpose? You wanna remove the wax/sealant as well so as to clean your paint or you just wanna leave it dirty and preserve your protection? Or is there a solution in between those 2? Can't really understand you here.
you have to watch the videos that follow my friend:)..or not, its up to you..as youtube creators we all have a flow to our channels..i go into greater detail about traffic film but this video was just an introduction to the issue..thanks for the comment but its like trying to watch season 3 of Game Of Thrones with you and you never seen season 1 or 2:)...but I'm not going to lose sleep over it:)
Actually, I have watched most of your vids. Just couldn't understand why you were not giving a clear conclusion in this one :)
@@dallaspaintcorrectionautod8343oh so this is more like star wars bbhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyuyyyyyyy
The hand has spoken......
Scott, you covered over & over the road film problem so much, and not much solution. I'm sure there are different car soaps for a reasons, I get it.
So use washing up liquid that will truly clean and remove oils etc. Controversial
how about a soap that can remove traffic film oils but perfectly safe for the clear coat?...would that be controversial?
Using such a harsh soap(purple power)on a regular basis will ruin all the plastic and rubber unless you use a v.r.p. product.
dirts gunna stick to the paint weather u have traffic film or not ufkinidiat
And at my primary job I actually use a ph machine every single day
You have made an excellent point!
get a container of dupont rally cream wax and carnu-b car wax this will take it off
It's unbelievable how much hate you've gotten recently, you're like the McGregor of detailing right now.
Makes 200% sense. Love it!!!
I hope the Purple Power PR and Marketing Departments sees Scott's video series on pH neutral soaps. They need to get their head out of their ass and improve the distribution of their Heavy Duty Vehicle & Boat Pressure Wash Concentrate. It's NOT on Amazon! Stores like O'Reilly's Auto Parts (walking distance from me) require you to call the store and order it through the store. Bah!!!
Walmart has closed many stores in SoCal and I had to drive 20 miles total just to buy this damn soap. Bah!!! When I purchased it, it was the LAST bottle! I was going to purchase two bottles since it's so damn inconvenient to locate. Purple Power has many products on Amazon, just not the Heavy Duty Vehicle & Boat Pressure Wash Concentrate. BAH!!! About nine of them are available with Prime Shipping.
Fix this Purple Power!!!
There is a reason companies are closing and people are mass exiting Cali. bah!!!
SPOT ON!!! Scott. 👍👍👍, Pardon tho pun tho... 😂😂😂
have you ever thought about your own products?
YES:)...i actually make some of my own now but i don't produce them for the public...hmmmmmm
Bored.
Scott,I bought some of the purple power vehicle & boat and washed my work van with it! Stuff worked great. Followed up with fast finish and the surface is slick! Only thing I didn't like was it seemed to leave some residue on the glass.
hmmmm..i love how it leaves no residue even on glass..i will keep a look out:)
purple power left residue on glass or fast finish?...i hope you know you can't apply fast finish to glass
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing It does clean better than a ph neutral soap. I wish I could send you a pic of my van it looks great.Thanks Scott love your videos and you sound like Howard Stern! Lol
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NO it was before I applied the fast finish. As I was drying I notice soap streaks on the glass. I did not apply fast finish to the glass.
Dude! I came here for answers, not more and more and more questions! I get it!!, were all doing it wrong. A video should have 1, a problem or challenge, and then 2, a clear and concise solution. I'm going to someone elses' RUclips channel to find out about what i need to do for this problem. See ya
take care:)...but keep watching if your interested in seeing how many of the claims within auto detailing are so false and may actually be hurting your clear coat...i have made others videos after this one and we are going slow because it will be very difficult for some to believe so i will break down each issue slowly..and let me ask you something?..if you believe that ph neutral soaps can't actually remove traffic film or CLEAN you car which they can't and in fact they tell you that...what would be the reasonable solution?..perhaps cleaning the car?..i know you just want answers like I'm a drive through window at mcdonalds but are you interested in knowing how i know the truth or will you just believe anything i say?..like all the false claims from auto detailing manufactures..lol
Dennis Craven, thank you so much! I thought I’m here the only crazy person who craves simple and practical advices, problem’s solutions, not a spatial disputes and endless digging into molecular substances of the paint, which cause to be a psycho. Scott called my comments “silly”. So likely I’m not...Thanks again!
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing, hi Scott what about Waterless cleaners? Did you come across any product of this type that do a decent job removing traffic film at all? Also, if the car has a decent sealant such as Power lock and a coat of 845, surely these would suffice to keep the road film from bonding to the paint? Thanks and greetings from England.
Seems The truth shocked some one,lol!
Im not convinced 🤔
please explain..if the soap can't remove the oils from your wax or sealant from the paint, how could it remove all the oil that splashes on your car?..plus it will show up all over your clay bar even though the paint looks clean..but don't worry i have more videos coming:)
plus after a 100 years of marketing which is really called manipulation ...is so deep within the mind of all of us that its hard to see the truth anymore:)
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing but isn't that the reason we put wax and sealant on the paint so that stuff will wash off easier? If you wash your car on a regular basis, you won't let the traffic film build up since it'll mostly come up when it's raining?
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing i just mean that the oils in the sealents and waxes is not the same type of oils that can be found i traffic film/road grime
I think Scott's getting at is the cost effectiveness of all those waxes and sealants and time to apply them, which also costs money in certain people's world.
Love you to my friend
Preach! Hahaha.
Makes perfect sense
Hi Scott, I guess all the detailers will be out of business the way your going. Lol😂
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You are confusing everyone
Steven i love you:)..im just asking the viewers to look at the bigger picture and think outside the box...how could learning more and seeing the truth be confusing?...you know why its confusing?..perhaps we have all been manipulated by corporate america and we took their false claims and turned them into truths..the land of the free is actually the sheep wearing handcuffs and being told what to think,how to think and when to think:)..welcome to freedom, where do i sign up:)
Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing Not sure what to do about this, did you give us an answer? Still confused.
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This is a guy don't know what he doing
What do recommend for weekly washes?
Every time I watch you it is a new great product. I quit. I am going back to my mothers 3 step..And wash. Taking my seats out once a year and detail the whole interior after cleaned with amour all.
You have me so damn confused.