hahahahaha. well, at least we taught them well. jk jk

i can't thank BradB enough for getting me into this expensive detailing hobby. oh wait, wrong face.

 

I'm finding that when I use Hydro that water spotting is nil. Also using Rain X for glass cleaner.

Maybe the reason there is so much repetition is on these threads is that many of us used to work for the Department of Redundancy Department.

Brian Brian

 

or we all work at a chinese restaurant...

yah yah yah... pickup? pickup? pickup? what ya want? what? what? ok ok ok, 15min 15min 15min. ya ya ya. click.

 

HAHAHAHA !




HAHAHAHA !

 

Same dam Chinese restaurant I use.......how weird is that!

 

What day say! What day say! Alwrite!

 

When I saw this thread I thought to myself, "How on earth could people talk about removing water spots on glass for 2 pages??" Then I read the entire thread and I'm cracking up! I should've known that following a little repetition, the thread has turned to silliness! You guys really crack me up!

Good ole' Detailing 101! That's why I keep coming back. (well, for the comedy AND to offer help too, of course! )

-Heather

 

I have used a Mr Clean Car Wash System on my Black Saffire Metalic BMW. The filtered rinse water leaves NO SPOTS on the glass or the body and I wash in the sun.

 

You know, they say that the devil is in the details. Does that mean that detailing is satanic? I shudder to think...

Brian

What silliness?

 

just kidding.

 

First thread here on detailing 101;
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-vs-shade.html

Mark

 

Seems you've received plenty of answers including my own, though not from me directly.

Nothing more to add other than I just wanted to participate.

The Nomad with distilled water is the ultimate way of washing a MINI for those without access to a hose like us apartment dwellers. You can wash under direct sunlight and assuming all the soap has been rinsed off, you don't even need a towel to dry it. Just rinse, and let dry in the sun.

Water spots are calcium deposits in the water. Bottled drinking water "minerals added for flavor" and that's why you don't want to wash your car with that but distilled water is mineral free.

Water softeners and filters all work to a certain degree. It really depends how hard the water is. 500ppm is pretty hard water, and that's what I had at my first shop. When I used to have a house, the water was around 230ppm. Filters reduce the problem, but I have yet to see one that works as well or as consistently as distilled water.

Course a Nomad is essentially a battery powered pressure washer. You can also use any pressure washer that can work with a siphon hose to draw distilled water from a bucket or container to effectively have the same or better due to higher PSI output. I had a portable Karcher pressure washer and it worked well. I rigged up the largest bug sprayers I could find, outfitted it with a spigot, and used that as a 5 gallon semi pressurized water source for my Karcher. Worked much better than simply drawing water from a standing source.

When the problem already exists on glass I will do one of two things in this order.
1.) Use Vinegar
or
2.) Polish them away using a PC and Prima Swirl

Richard

 

Call now and make your purchase for a nomad system and get a free sewing set valued at $500 absolutely free!

No more soap stains after your rinse!

But wait, call in the next 5min and get not one, but TWO sewing sets valued at $1000 absolutely free!

So call now!!!

 

This thread has reached the ad nauseam stage...and I started it. I'm so proud...
B.

 

-Heather

 

Yes, every now and then we all start a winner

Mark