Mckees Si02 wash: first use review and observations

[Accumulator]

If the foam encapsulates any dirt and washes it down the panel, is that not a degree of functional cleaning?

Yes indeed

I just wonder if it does that to an extent that`s better than it just sitting there dwelling. And IMO we`d have to weigh that against any potential downsides from having "more air, less shampoo/water solution" in use.

I guess we`d have to operationally define `functional cleaning` in that case.

I think we`re on the same page there...just considering the pros/cons of the various elements from differing viewpoints. And, heh heh..I`d be mighty surprised if we were somehow able to determine which of us is right! IMO it`s just one of those topics were we`ll wonder about it and/but continue doing what works for us

I`m never gonna have anything truly valid come to light since by the time I pressure wash everything *looks* clean anyhow...long before I`ve ever reached for the shampoo.

Still find it an interesting discussion though...

 

[Accumulator]

Over at the Crown Vic forums, somebody was asking about the "wash in sun" and I suggested they check out Autopia....hope they did as it sounds like there are some real developments in shampoos in this regard.

 

[Rsurfer]

but what does that prove? the ph level or calcium level of the rinse water? id imagine the rinse water would spot

I don`t think Ben is marketing this to work in that manner...

take my car for instance... it sits outside when I work on other people`s cars, it rains on it, I don`t touch it...it water spots...but they wash right off and then I dry the car, so while my car has more protection on it than a bus full of Nuns, it will still water spot because, well.. water...spots.

use DI water to rinse it and that shouldn`t spot

The point being, that sometimes when washing in the sun, you don`t get to some panels before they dry and you end up with water spots. Granted a well waxed/sealed/coated car can be removed easily.
Just wondering if enough of the SIO2 wash solution is left behind to keep the paint from spotting.

 

[512detail]

The point being, that sometimes when washing in the sun, you don`t get to some panels before they dry and you end up with water spots. Granted a well waxed/sealed/coated car can be removed easily.
Just wondering if enough of the SIO2 wash solution is left behind to keep the paint from spotting.

I see what you`re saying and I think if you didn`t have a coated vehicle and you used this soap you could probably end up with some water spots if you left water on your vehicle. Possibly even typeI spots.

It`s marketed as a coating shampoo so I`d figure that if you had a coated vehicle and even let the rinse water dry, it would leave a spot but not an etching spot, if that makes any sense.

When I blow dry my car, some of the panels do dry before I get to them but its nothing some spray and wipe or sprayduster doesn`t clean up just fine.

While I like that this soap could be used in the sun I also don`t like the logistics of drying a car after the rinse stage in the sun, which I guess is kind of your concern here.

 

[Rsurfer]

I see what you`re saying and I think if you didn`t have a coated vehicle and you used this soap you could probably end up with some water spots if you left water on your vehicle. Possibly even typeI spots.

It`s marketed as a coating shampoo so I`d figure that if you had a coated vehicle and even let the rinse water dry, it would leave a spot but not an etching spot, if that makes any sense.

When I blow dry my car, some of the panels do dry before I get to them but its nothing some spray and wipe or sprayduster doesn`t clean up just fine.

While I like that this soap could be used in the sun I also don`t like the logistics of drying a car after the rinse stage in the sun, which I guess is kind of your concern here.

You got it right. Still hoping someone that has the SIO2 Wash could do that test. Maybe on a well maintained and not so maintained car.