QEW Users; my pre-soaking/ winter routine

G35stilez

G35stilez

Ari Gold
Now that the cold weather is upon most of the US, it was time for my second season with my pre-soaking routine and cold weather washing regimen.


I use a pesticide sprayer available at Lowe's or Home Depot which runs around $20. It is used by pumping the handle and holding the wand to spray. If pumped enough, it will spray as hard as a low pressure hose. Also, it will fit in most trunks; if not, then in the rear seat footwell.


I fill this sprayer with 1 oz per gallon with QEW and 2 oz per gallon of Poorboy's Spray and Wipe. When I QEW in the winter, I use warm water (if available) when presoaking. I spray top to bottom, spending more time on extremely soiled areas.


For my winter QEW use, I use double the QEW, S+W and warm water. For instance, in my 3 gallon bucket, I will use 6 oz of QEW and about 8-10 oz of S+W to insure optimal slickness and cleaning power. I also use a chenille pad as compared to my usual sheep wool mitt due to the amount of solution it holds. I only do 1 panel at a time, drying afterwards to insure the water won't freeze to the panel.


Before
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Spraying
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Washing
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Any questions, feel free.
 
That's a good routine....

I did my Firebird last night in my garage. I presoaked the sides with QEW in a large spray bottle (just a 2-dollar sprayer from Ace Hardware), then really saturated my Washmitt.

Seemed to work well with no scratching whatsoever.

Dried with Absorber. Then QD'd with Z6.
 
John: Presoak with Meguiar's Wheel Brightener and TOL's Tire Cleaner, both cut 50/50 (pictured). Those two don't need much agitation at all, then I spray them down with the big sprayer and dry last (meaning after the rest of the vehicle).


Bill: Yeah, I do something much more like that with my personal vehicles (less dirty and in garaged environment).
 
mgm2003 said:
How are you cleaning the tires, rims and wells with that set up?
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ive used the same pump sprayer before in my garage at ngiht and i presoak with the solution. spray apc all over. scrub. then use a dedicated wheel mitt to rinse with qew solution.
 
GSRstilez said:
John: Presoak with Meguiar's Wheel Brightener and TOL's Tire Cleaner, both cut 50/50 (pictured). Those two don't need much agitation at all, then I spray them down with the big sprayer and dry last (meaning after the rest of the vehicle).
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Wow! That pesticide sprayer looks very useful. Also, you mentioned you use Megs WB on the wheels. This is an acid based cleaner (which I have a bottle of and love). So, aren't you concerned about not being able to thoroughly rinse the WB without a hose?
 
Mikeyc: Nope, with the coupling of QEW and S+W in the sprayer, I am confident all of the WB is removed. Plus, I spritz QD on the wheels before towel drying.
 
good writeup sean! Did i read correctly that in your QEW wash bucket you use 6 oz. of QEW and 8-10 oz. of S+W?? That is alot of liquid and seems like it could get expensive.

Greg
 
Greg: Purchase it by the gallon and the price isn't that big of a hit. I'd rather not scratch my car so a few extra bucks doesn't bother me too much. Plus, I only use it on the really cold days.
 
GSRstilez said:
Mikeyc: Nope, with the coupling of QEW and S+W in the sprayer, I am confident all of the WB is removed. Plus, I spritz QD on the wheels before towel drying.
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If you're spraying the wheel down with your QEW/S+W mix that would probably be enough. The QEW/S+W mix likely has a basic pH which could neutralize the acid in the Megs WB.
 
sound good sean. I use the foam gun to presoak or the pump sprayer if hose is not available. I still will only use 1 oz per gallon, and i like to use some in the rinse bucket too.

Greg
 
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