Hey, Does Anyone Use Diesel Shine

[Lin]

After my last trip, there was a film of diesel on my toad.  I usually hose off the car, but I just tried to wipe it off of the front hood.  Surprisingly, the hood looked shinier than it had in years.  I never really wash the cars other than a hose down.  It reminded me of when I was young a fireman friend of my father told him they kept the engines bright and shiny by washing them with a kerosene and water mixture and just drying them off.  After that, my father used to wash his car the same way.  I never did notice any bad effects, so is there a real reason that one would not want to due that?  Maybe there would be health and environment concerns though.

[chessie4905]

   Car dealership I worked at many years ago, would spray new cars with kerosene before washing and going over for the showroom.

[Van]

Lin DOT5 brake fluid works nice too, exspensive but...

[Hobie]

While these tricks looks great today, if you ever want/need to repaint the car you will have a giant 'fisheye' problem.  See the oil impregnates the paint and new paint will not stick.  It repels the new paint in a round pattern that looks like a fish eye.   Surface prep degreaser and even sanding is not a full guarantee that it won't happen.  Must repaint if it does.   

Careful too with the brake fluid, I've seen it wrinkle paint.  Not slamm'n ya Van    

[gus]

My brother told me years ago that the "wax" at car washes is kerosene.