using hair shampoo to clean a car

[ooh-la-la]

does anyone think this is a good idea? i've just got so much of the dam stuff and i'm trying to get rid of it all

[woofgang]

plain shampoo shouldn't be a problem. If it has additives, like silicone etcetera, it might make the paintwork streaky. Shampoo, any kind, makes great bathroom and loo cleaner.

[snags]

Can't see how it will do any harm. Don't forget to use Conditioner afterwards.

[ChuckFickens]

Anti frizz is best, then a deep condition :)

[ChuckFickens]

Damn you snags!

[merciasounds]

Why don't you go to a car boot sale and sell the stuff?

[McMouse]

No problem using shampoo on car. Don't do it the other way round though.

[B00]

Using a car on shampoo???

[mccfluff]

perhaps mcmouse meant running a car on shampoo?

[McMouse]

Putting your hair through a car wash.

[TonyV]

ooh - hair smampoo will work - + make you car smell nice

[ooh-la-la]

Lol!! chuck and snags, i was waiting to see who'd be the first person to come up with the conditionair jokes hehehe

Thankyou for all your answers, espically you woofgang, i'll use a baby shampoo as they don;t have anything thing like that in it. xx

[Toureman]

No,It's not so much about wax protection etc. It's all about what the product is designed for.

For instance, washing up liquid is designed for removing food that is dried/baked onto pottery and pans. Usually, pots and pans etc are much tougher than the finish on your car and can stand much harsher detergents.

I know that washing your car with a Dawn will remove waxes and other sealants, but that is only intended as a one off deal. Many washing liquids use salt as a thickening agent and it's not something you want to wash your car with on a regular basis.

I'm not sure about what damage hair shampoo could do to your paint, but it is formulated to solve quite a different problem than removing automotive soiling from paint.

Car shampoo, on the other hand is designed to remove the type of contaminents that your vehicle will encounter out on the road from your delicate paintwork. Furthermore it is designed with lubricity to enable you to rinse the soap and dirt from the paintwork without scratching.

It's the right tool for the job. And as has been said earlier, you might as well because there's a lot of car shampoos out there that are cheaper than a lot of the household alternatives that people seem to be using.

[whiskeryron]

ooh-la-la,What car do you have ? you can only use baby shampoo on a small car.Ron.

[ooh-la-la]

lol!! thankyou mdoo but this is not my real hair, i bet you'd be telling me to keep my shampoo well away from my car if you saw the real thing!! lol!!
hehehe i do have a baby car ron and it's actully come up better then when i take it to the car wash :-) imma defo use it again :-)