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Old 03-04-2008, 05:55 AM
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Where the hell do I wash my car?????

I really really want to wash my car but I can only do it in the sun which leads to dry suds, and its IMPOSSIBLE to dry without spots on a black car.. I had 3 people drying the car with 2 MF towels each and there were still spots here and there I don't have a car-port to work under anymore and our garage is packed with junk with no room for a car.. I have so much car detaling stuff that I can't put to use anymore cause of the sun/heat.

I'm thinking about washing my car at night but I'd look like the biggest idiot on earth. I just bought a buffer so I'm trying to wash my car real good so I can do some polishing but I just can't... There is also no point in washing my car elsewhere then bringing it home to polish because it will pick up road grime on the way home..

What do you guys recommend I should do? Wash it at night anyways?
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 06:04 AM
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before the sunset, just when things start to cool down.
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 06:22 AM
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it's not the sun it's the water.

Your water needs to be filtered in order to eliminate spots.

I always rinse (after done washing) my car using this kit

It comes with a filter and does a great job of filtering water of all minerals and other crap.

If you still end up with water spots then you can use some water spots removers. You can find plenty of them at any boat store.

Here is one made by Meguiars http://www.meguiars.com/?boat-cleane...r-Spot-Remover
 
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Where the hell do I was my car?????


^^was?or wash?.lol
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 06:35 AM
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Where the hell do I was my car?????


^^was?or wash?.lol
that kind threw me off guard also.

But you gotta give him a break It's 3 in the morning
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by JOKER
it's not the sun it's the water.

Your water needs to be filtered in order to eliminate spots.

I always rinse (after done washing) my car using this kit

It comes with a filter and does a great job of filtering water of all minerals and other crap.

If you still end up with water spots then you can use some water spots removers. You can find plenty of them at any boat store.

Here is one made by Meguiars http://www.meguiars.com/?boat-cleane...r-Spot-Remover

+1 same thing I use
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 10:38 AM
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or you can just use some distilled water. that should do the trick.
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 01:29 PM
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or you can just use some distilled water. that should do the trick.
yep.
 
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or you can just use some distilled water. that should do the trick.
wow, interesting... I did not know that...
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 01:36 PM
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Do they have this thing called shade where you live?
 
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Just to give you a idea. But have you ever thought about this


That could solve your shade problems. Also if don't want waterspot on the car. Blow out all the crevice with compress air or the blower from the vacuum or use this system. Which what you do is after you get done washing, Just rinse down the car with this filtration system and walk away. You won't get water spots because the water that is coming out of the filtration system is clean deionzed water.


Here's the link to the website, they have a video if you want to take a look at that:

http://crspotless.com/index.php?tpl=videos
 

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^LOL.


If not wash it somewhere else.
I suspect it picks up road grime on every drive and not just on the way back from the wash.
 
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Just to give you a idea. But have you ever thought about this

Surely he doesn't have to buy a big tent, contend with putting it up and down or blowing away just to wash his car.
 
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or you can just use some distilled water. that should do the trick.

Where does one obtain distilled water in quantities for washing a car and how is it applied ?
 
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Surely he doesn't have to buy a big tent, contend with putting it up and down or blowing away just to wash his car.
You know they have one's that fold up easy. Also you could hold it down with a sand bags or cinder blocks
 

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