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Thanks Jimamary. Yours is the correct link. Does anyone have any input on this system. I am wondering if this would be a good addition to the pressure washer water supply to help eliminate water spotting.
 
In my shop I use an inline "whole house" filter that traps 2 micron particles.



http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=9537-72062-U25



I'm in Central Indiana, limestone capital of the world, with notoriously hard water. The system substantially reduces spotting... and for the money...



Most cars coming thru my shop get washed and CWB before starting the interior. By the time I get to the exterior detailing, the car is completely dry, with marginal spotting that wipes away easily with a MF in the normal course of cleaning.



When I just wash and dry, I use distilled water in a pump sprayer as the final rinse. Takes about 1/2 gallon. At .60 cents a gal, I'll have to do 1000 cars to justify an RO system.







Remember to change the filter!
 
You can pick up a small distiller for the price of 100 gallons or so of bottled distilled water. My dad had one for medical uses, made a half gallon every hour or so... cant recall the name though... sure a pharamacy supply house would have them
 
Hmmm, it is pricey, but I usually QEW wash cars so I don't have to worry about spotting and the regular customer who wants me to use a hose already has a huge reverse osmosis deionizer tank for my water source at his office and his house.



At $485 for the least exensive model, and maybe 10 cars a year that might require a hose instead of QEW, it just costs too much.
 
you are telling me that no one has figured out how to make this same unit going to home depot? i mean it says it has a carbon block filter as the first stage of filtering, then it looks like a water softener filter. i dont know too much about this, but has anyone looked for or tried this???



i think i am making a trip to home depot today to see if i can throw it together.... any help or suggestions?



Thanks guys!
 
You might want to look at these filter elements. They can be re-charged just like a whole-house water softener by soaking in brine solution. And they can be reused indefinitely.

http://www.pwgazette.com/softeningcartridge.htm

And here is the page for the filter that holds it and fits directly on your garden hose.

http://www.pwgazette.com/gardenhosefilters.htm

I saw a "pro" window washer using one of these. He had it hooked up to a long garden hose, then a short length of hose out the other side going to a "Costco" pressure washer. It left the windows absolutely spot free. And that was with the lousy water we have in West Los Angeles. For the price I was very impressed.
 
super shine, what are you looking to get for your unit price wise?



oldmodman, thanks alot for those links, have you seen this or know anyone that has had sucess using this on a car?!?!
 
Tried the garden hose housing with the DI filter and it didn't work, still waterspots. Looked around and found this one:

http://www.invisiblechamois.com/

the small one is about $230 and it works. They even gave me a TDS meter to test the water. You only use it for the final rinse. Tthey charge about 40 bucks to recharge it. I split the cost with a friend. We both have Black SUVs and love not having to dry them.
 
ktothelove said:
super shine, what are you looking to get for your unit price wise?



oldmodman, thanks alot for those links, have you seen this or know anyone that has had sucess using this on a car?!?!
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$350 and I will split shipping cost with you.
 
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