Which Foaming Car Wash Soap Brand Wins?

straight out of the bottle (used at full strength, no dilution); 12.71 after being sprayed through the foam cannon, still a very strong base

described as the most pH balanced yet at that point

described as very pH balanced

described as the most pH neutral yet at that point

described as a relatively strong base

described as pH balanced; narrator notes the product's own label claims both pH neutral and corrosive, which he flags as an apparent contradiction on the packaging itself

none, used at full strength unlike the other diluted brands

to 3 oz of product to 32 oz of water

8 parts water to 1 part soap

9 parts water to 1 part MJJC

to approximately 14 oz of warm water

to 4 oz per canister, roughly 8 parts water to 1 part soap

80 parts water to 1 part shampoo

manufacturer instructions did not specify a foam cannon ratio; narrator used 1 oz per quart based on the listed wash-bucket ratio of 1 oz per 3 gallons

of soap to 1 quart of water

5 parts water to 1 part gold class shampoo

tied with Hybrid Solutions

third place behind Griot's and Slick

the slickest of all 11 products tested

performed about the same as Malco

tied with Swift

tied with Meguiar's for first place at that point in testing

described as not nearly as slick as the Meguiar's

trailed Meguiar's and Adam's

not nearly as slick as some of the other brands

versus 3.3 lb for the plain-water control; tied with Adam's for first place at that point in testing

won the entire bracket, defeating Adam's, Hybrid Solutions, Griot's, MJJC, Chemical Guys, Slick, and Koch-Chemie in sequence; best possible rating of one

eliminated by Swift in the bracket ('a little bit more staying power compared to the Chemical Guys')

eliminated by Swift in the bracket ('the Griot's is really putting the Swift to the challenge... towards the bottom of the doors the Swift is a little bit more foamy'); still received the best possible rating of one along with Swift and Slick

eliminated by Swift in the bracket ('the Swift is demonstrating better dwell time properties')

eliminated by Swift in the bracket

tied Meguiar's and was allowed to advance, then narrowly beat Malco, then was eliminated by Swift

lost decisively to Meguiar's in the first bracket match ('not even close')

lost a close match to Adam's ('extremely close, the Adam's seems to have a slight advantage')

eliminated by Swift in the bracket ('the Swift easily outlasted the Koch-Chemie')

beat P&S Professional decisively, then tied Adam's and was eliminated on the tiebreak

samples 4.3, 4.27, 4.33, 4.32, 4.52; average 4.35, came out on top with the least amount of dirt

samples 4.53, 4.83, 4.99, 4.43, 4.34; average 4.63, finished a very close second place behind Swift

samples 6.94, 7, 6.68, 6.24, 6.46; average 6.66

samples 7.59, 7.41, 7.3, 7.71, 7.51; average 7.5

samples 5.76, 5.53, 5.78, 5.4, 5.36; average 5.57

samples 5.41, 5.02, 5.26, 5.62, 5.71; average 5.4, moved into the lead at that point in testing

samples 5.83, 5.8, 5.58, 5.71, 5.54; average 5.69, described as a much better job of cleaning than Meguiar's

samples 6.41, 6.16, 6.11, 6.52, 6.18; average 6.28, moved into third place at that point in testing

samples 5.97, 5.91, 6.22, 5.81, 5.91; average 5.96, described as performing about average

samples 7.87, 7.88, 7.47, 7.5, 7.99; average 7.74, the weakest dirt-removal result of any product tested

removed the most dirt after the wash at 4.35 average, then averaged 7.86 after dust exposure; came out on top

started at 4.63 pre-dust, average 9.71 after dust exposure; described as still quite a bit cleaner than most other brands

trailed Hybrid Solutions by more than a point pre-dust; average 10.69 after dust exposure, still trailing Hybrid Solutions

started at 7.75 pre-dust (slightly different from the 7.5 average reported in the dirt-removal test for the same brand, likely rounding or a minor transcript inconsistency rather than a new measurement); average 10.75 after dust exposure, mostly scoring in the 10s

started at 5.57 pre-dust, average 10.09 after dust exposure, mostly scoring in the 10s

trailed P&S Professional by a small amount both before and after dust exposure; average 9.79

started at 5.69 pre-dust, average 9.29 after dust exposure; finished third place overall in this test

trailed Adam's after the wash, but all five test areas stayed in the 9s for an average of 9.47, moving into second place behind P&S Professional

started a little below average at 5.96 pre-dust, average 12.6 after dust exposure, the worst dust-resistance result of any product tested

started at 7.74 pre-dust, average 10.8 after dust exposure

thin, even layer of flour with no thick pockets, described as definitely the best yet at that point; finished second place with a rating of two

performed better than average at removing dirt but did not perform quite as well as some other brands at removing tire shine

trailed Hybrid Solutions on this test as well

performed about the same as Meguiar's on dirt removal; for tire shine specifically, showed less intense but more spread out flour pockets

did not perform quite as well as Swift, but performed well compared to several other brands

described as looking the best yet at that point, with just a small amount of flour sticking to the paint

some flour sticking, but performed a little better than Meguiar's

did a decent job, performed about the same as Adam's

did not perform quite as well as Slick, leaving behind quite a bit of tire shine

looked a lot better than the plain-water control

beat Meguiar's in the bracket but was then eliminated by Hybrid Solutions

eliminated by MJJC in the bracket, described as an easy win for MJJC

eliminated by Hybrid Solutions in the bracket

won the entire remainder of the bracket after entering, defeating Hybrid Solutions, Chemical Guys, Slick, and Koch-Chemie; best possible rating of one

beat Meguiar's and Griot's in the bracket, described as 'the car wash to beat' at that point, before being eliminated by MJJC

survived the full 4 minute test but was eliminated in a close match against Meguiar's ('there's definitely more foamy car wash with the Meguiar's')

lost to Meguiar's, lasting only 3 minutes 20 seconds versus Meguiar's full 4 minutes

looked quite a bit better with the pressure washer than with the garden hose, but lost to Meguiar's ('definitely an easy win for the Meguiar's')

looked much better with the pressure washer than the garden hose, but lost to MJJC

won its first four bracket matches (against P&S, Adam's, Malco, and Swift) before being eliminated by Hybrid Solutions