Deionized Water????

BILL, happy to share - I'm not stingy;) I have more info I'm compiling - will post links as soon as I have the information to back them up - it's coming:) If you want what I've compiled already just PM me and I'll send it, happily!:D

SA, well, I have a puney car:lol I'd agree - you'd be out of business trying to use this thing, but for those of us who would be using this for just 1-2 cars at home, well, at least we wouldn't have to mortgage the house.

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What I've found most of these filters say is this is best used as a final rinse. You hook it up to your hose and after washing you final rinse it with this - some of these you screw on to your hose after washing and then take off, but I think one has a valve you can shut when you want regular, non-filtered water. Some people have made their own, not hard it seems.

Will keep you informed!!!:D
 
c'mon debelli, u canw ash your car outside. if u really feel the need to and rinsing the car continuosly is sooo much work just get a canopy or like i said, just keep hosing the car. thats what i do. i have no shade whatsoever. prime tiems for washing for me are morning till 10:30am and 4:30 till dusk. u can get a canopy for a good 100 bucks.
 
JOY, no, not a problem rinsing, it's the drying part- if I don't have time- SPOTS. I was just trying to find a better solution for water spots - it seems it's my new pet peeve. T

Who knows, I just may find something worth while and let you come over and try it!:) You can teach this old dog a new trick and I can maybe teach a young wippersnapper something new:lol
 
Bill D said:
Debbie,

Just so you know, even if there is a massive uproar and we all wind up absolutely despising the products you discuss, ;) there's no need to feel you can't share links.
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I agree wih Bill. Share the links. :) The only time it's frowned upon is when you have a "money-making" interest tied in with the product (at least I think so....). A lot of the times I'll go buy a product off the shelf due to reading about it on here, and even if it turns out to be good or bad I get the opportunity to try something new.
 
One more thing that may be worth consideration. After getting a satisfactory water filter, it may be worth the while to buy a small electirc power washer ( I got one at Walmart for $77) You get a lot more "bang for the buck" out of water with one. And if used only for cleaning the car would probably last a long time. I use mine now in pollen season but still am not happy to MF towel dry afterwards.
 
No power washing paint for me. For under $77 you can have a professional foam gun and be able to wash without marring.
 
Not at all familiar with a foam gun. Hope this ins`t hijacking the thread but considering that the concept is a rinse without drying does a foam gun accomplish that?
 
Foam guns have been discussed here in another thread. The foam gun afford one to wash with a constrant flow of soapy solution over the finish to act as barrier between the dirt, mitt and finish, avoidingwash induced marring that can occur from just a typical soap in bucket with rinse water bucket setup alone.
 
Bill D
I am interested in a foam gun because I sort of do that now by using a one gallon pump up garden sprayer with the soap solution. I spray it down good, have a boars hair brush to go over it quick and then either hose off or use the power washer. The power washer may not be for everyone. But I use it cautiously meaning the setting is on a wide fan about 3 feet from the surface at a 45 degree angle. It would not be good for someone who never used one to start on a car.
 
We're starting to get a little off topic now in this thread but I'll mention here briefly, the power washer does not allow a constant stream of flowing foamy, soap mix over the finish like a good professional foam gun does. In fact, even if a vehicle is "lightly" dirty, you do risk grinding grime ,dirt and debris into the finish with a power washer ( due to the fact that it pressurized water being forced onto the paint)which equals marring.

I personally only use a power washer if I'm dealing with particularly difficult to clean wheel wells and undercarriage.

I'd encourage anyone interested in involved, but swirl free washing ( cuts back,if not eliminates time spent polishing out the defects caused by washing) to browse this thread:

http://www.detailcity.com/showthread.php?t=7418&highlight=foam+gun
 
Been power washing with the same rig that I use for paying clients on my two personal vehicles since new and the paint still beams like then day they rolled out the showroom floor, 2001 Chevy Silverado and 2003 Mercedes C230 Kompressor Sport. Will take photos of them tomorrow and post. Will drive dirt into the paint, no way, 6 years of experious backs up this claim.
 
I'm happy you get great results.Different washing methodologies suit different people. The washing with a power washer is just too much of a risk for me.

I scrutinize my paint under several lighting conditions: natural sunlight and synthetic light which includes, depending on the color of the car, fluorescent garage lighting, typical incandescent indoor lighting, a pair of 1000 watt halogens ( what I use most extensively), a hand held flourescent trouble light, a typical incandescent bulb trouble light and a 200-300 watt incandescent trouble light. Different lighting is going to point out flaws not necessarily visible under others. As you might imagine,inspecting under these lighting conditions can take as much time, if not more, than the actual paint polishing process.

Washing with the foam gun (also using multiple sheepskin mitts during this process)satisfies me upon inspection with all the different lighting sources.
 
I wash this Vett. weekly with DI water and a powerwasher and the paint gleams like new and if you are doing this fulltime, DI is the way to make great profits.
 
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