Citius
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And obviously, you think that's how they make washing up liquid? They probably have an understanding of solubility and equilibrium in Fairly Liquid's chem lab.
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And obviously, you think that's how they make washing up liquid? They probably have an understanding of solubility and equilibrium in Fairly Liquid's chem lab.
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Citius
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So you agree that the salt in washing up liquid is dissolved then? In which case, it can't have been that which scratched your car. We got there in the end.
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neil_merseyside
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Washing up liquid is 'a liquid' albeit a slightly thick one (what the salt actually does) and by diluting it becomes 'thin' - not a cat in hells chance it will recrystalise and scratch car paint - not rinsing grit off a car before washing will with even distilled water make a nice grinding paste...
Washing up liquid 'is bad for cars' is only a story put round by car shampoo sellers to justify their massive mark up with a slight nod towards the fact that salt and metal don't mix.
Washing up liquid 'is bad for cars' is only a story put round by car shampoo sellers to justify their massive mark up with a slight nod towards the fact that salt and metal don't mix.
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Ah, well I must have dreamt it then. My mistake.
young Ed
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i believe this is called saturated, basically there is no more room between the molecules of water to hold any more salt so the excess just sits there on the bottom in a heap. i am fairly sure fairy (the company not the little pixies) aren't going to saturate their washing up liquid else we would all find a nice little pile of salt in the bottom of are washing up liquid tubs.
only saturated water or WUL (Washing Up Liquid) may produce little swirl marks on paintwork where the sponge has picked up excess salt floating about in the water with has thus created swirl marks on the paintwork, as said i highly doubt fairy WUL will be saturated
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Which is all fine...until you leave swirl marks all over your car or your paint fades. Do as you will though. Mine is but the language of truth and experience. Ommmmmmmmm.
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Or Descartes demon found the wire wool an substituted it for a sponge?
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That's due to a crap sponge or brush, not washing up liquid. I've never used anything other than washing up liquid on cars, bikes or motorcycles and never had a problem with swirls - apart from when I had an old banger and used a broom instead of a sponge.
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Everyone thinks that until they try it
All this talk about swirls, salt, washing up liquid and WD40 
I've got a stainless steel cleaning spray. It cleans and leaves a film making the finish a tad glossy, Picked it up from Screwfix IIRC. For a bicycle I think I'd stick with a wash mit and warm water making sure I micro fibred it dry.
I've got a stainless steel cleaning spray. It cleans and leaves a film making the finish a tad glossy, Picked it up from Screwfix IIRC. For a bicycle I think I'd stick with a wash mit and warm water making sure I micro fibred it dry.
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Load of old bollocks, Been doing it for years boith car and bikes ..... and if you rinse it off it's fine.Try washing your car with fairy liquid...a good buffing costs around £300...
