Anyone use DeIonized water to rinse after wash?
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Burning Brakes
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Anyone use DeIonized water to rinse after wash?
So my car is coming home after 6 make that 7 months at the paintshop.
And of course I want to keep her washed and waxed once the paint has cured. I don't wax everytime and I live were there is some seriously hard water. So I was thinking of using a DeIonizer in conjunction with a fan nozzle on my pressure washer to rinse the car after washing....In theory I would hope this would prevent water spotting.....that and blow drying with a leaf blower I have been told is the way to go.
Anyone have a deionizer system they use and like?
I have been considering this:
http://www.portablewatersoftener.com...r&cat=&catstr=
And of course I want to keep her washed and waxed once the paint has cured. I don't wax everytime and I live were there is some seriously hard water. So I was thinking of using a DeIonizer in conjunction with a fan nozzle on my pressure washer to rinse the car after washing....In theory I would hope this would prevent water spotting.....that and blow drying with a leaf blower I have been told is the way to go.
Anyone have a deionizer system they use and like?
I have been considering this:
http://www.portablewatersoftener.com...r&cat=&catstr=
#2
I had a deionizer a few years back. I Never used it on a car. It was used to wash my boat. After using it for awhile I found it to be more trouble than it was worth. Drying with a rag or shami seemed to do a better job.
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Le Mans Master
Use only U.S. made, microfiber towels. Use them to wash and dry with. The imported micofiber towels are a little more course. I love Meguiars products and use them exclusively. Nothing beats their wax and "Gold" carwash. Check their website for a package deal on all those items.
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Safety Car
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I work at a pharm company that produces DI, RO and WFI (water for injection). Several years ago, as an experiment, I tried rinsing my car with DI, RO,(Reverse Osmosis) and the water for injection. The only water that did not leave any water spots was the WFI. WFI costs about $1.50 a gallon to produce.
The ability to produce spot free water is very closely tied to the grains of hardness of the feed stock water that is fed to the dionizer (DI).
Save your money.
Mark
The ability to produce spot free water is very closely tied to the grains of hardness of the feed stock water that is fed to the dionizer (DI).
Save your money.
Mark
#8
Burning Brakes
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I wash fairly regularly....as I drive he car year round except when the weather is bad and with 1 inch of rain total this year I have missed out on a lot of driving time.
So the DI sounds like it is not the way to go...
After Christmas and birthdays I am pretty stocked on microfiber, and plan on giving Zaino products a try for polish/wax/seal.
What do you guys think about the leaf blower for initial drying....I already have one and it seems like it might work and reduce wiping on the paint....I know I use the compressor and air gun on my bike and that works real nice.
So the DI sounds like it is not the way to go...
After Christmas and birthdays I am pretty stocked on microfiber, and plan on giving Zaino products a try for polish/wax/seal.
What do you guys think about the leaf blower for initial drying....I already have one and it seems like it might work and reduce wiping on the paint....I know I use the compressor and air gun on my bike and that works real nice.
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I use the top of the line Meguiars soap and wax, and with are very hard water we have here. and I have no problems with water spots. I dont even need to dry my car, and it comes out looking great. the paint is base coat clear cost. that makes a diffrance
#10
Safety Car
I use softened wwater for washing my car, and it works great! I have a tap in the garage from the soft water system, and use it only for washing the car. At our commercial buildings, we use DI water for cleaning the windows and it leaves the windows completely spot-free.
We pump DI water through a brush head on the end of a 40 ft long pole. The windows are scrubbed with the brush while DI water floods the windows. The windows dry perfectly without any additional work.
That being said, we use commercial polishing bottles that make for incredibly pure water. All the car lots down here hire companies that use the same DI polishing bottles attached to pressure washers to clean the cars on their lots every few days. They can wash the cars without any drying being required. The DI water rinse is a very good idea, and will yeild good results. The MR clean system works well as long as you change the cartridges on a regular basis. The leaf blower is the ticket for getting the majority of the water off the car. It can cut your drying time a lot. Just look at what commercial car washes do, and you will see high velocity air is used for drying the cars, and DI water is used for the washing, at least they do down here in hard water country!
Regards, John McGraw
We pump DI water through a brush head on the end of a 40 ft long pole. The windows are scrubbed with the brush while DI water floods the windows. The windows dry perfectly without any additional work.
That being said, we use commercial polishing bottles that make for incredibly pure water. All the car lots down here hire companies that use the same DI polishing bottles attached to pressure washers to clean the cars on their lots every few days. They can wash the cars without any drying being required. The DI water rinse is a very good idea, and will yeild good results. The MR clean system works well as long as you change the cartridges on a regular basis. The leaf blower is the ticket for getting the majority of the water off the car. It can cut your drying time a lot. Just look at what commercial car washes do, and you will see high velocity air is used for drying the cars, and DI water is used for the washing, at least they do down here in hard water country!
Regards, John McGraw
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I have used the Revolutionizer that attach's to the hose end for many years. I like it because with 110 degrees out you can keep those water spots from forming. I also use a water blade when done with the Revolutionizer.
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We have very soft water here with lots of total dissolved solids in the water and the Mr Clean thing works great as long as the filter is fairly fresh.
#13
Safety Car
If your water is that hard, you could buy the MrClean gadget for under $20 and use it just as a water filter for your final rinse. Depending how hard the water is, you will probably get four or five washes per replaceable cartridge.
I don't much care for the soap that the system uses, it makes the water sheet rather than bead. I used it for a while on my daily driver, but went back to my Simonize liquid soap containing wax.
Paul
I don't much care for the soap that the system uses, it makes the water sheet rather than bead. I used it for a while on my daily driver, but went back to my Simonize liquid soap containing wax.
Paul
#14
Drifting
I'll probably get chatised for this, but I haven't washed my car in 4 years and I drive it a lot.
One day as I was washing the car, I realized I was just going through the motion as it wasn't really "dirty".
Now I use Miguires spray and paper towels to "wash" my car about 2 times a year. Never use a hose anymore. Use a California Duster for weekly cleaning.
No spot worries, no soft top stain worries, and no getting water in areas that I prefer never see water again unless necessary.
John
One day as I was washing the car, I realized I was just going through the motion as it wasn't really "dirty".
Now I use Miguires spray and paper towels to "wash" my car about 2 times a year. Never use a hose anymore. Use a California Duster for weekly cleaning.
No spot worries, no soft top stain worries, and no getting water in areas that I prefer never see water again unless necessary.
John
#15
Melting Slicks
I'll probably get chatised for this, but I haven't washed my car in 4 years and I drive it a lot.
One day as I was washing the car, I realized I was just going through the motion as it wasn't really "dirty".
Now I use Miguires spray and paper towels to "wash" my car about 2 times a year. Never use a hose anymore. Use a California Duster for weekly cleaning.
No spot worries, no soft top stain worries, and no getting water in areas that I prefer never see water again unless necessary.
John
One day as I was washing the car, I realized I was just going through the motion as it wasn't really "dirty".
Now I use Miguires spray and paper towels to "wash" my car about 2 times a year. Never use a hose anymore. Use a California Duster for weekly cleaning.
No spot worries, no soft top stain worries, and no getting water in areas that I prefer never see water again unless necessary.
John
Same here - haven't washed it sice '02 and use Miguires and a soft terry cloth. No hard water spots and it seems to make the wax last longer. Best thing is no leaks!!!!!
#16
Instructor
use the rain water ..
if you have a garage/house with gutters .. a rain barrel and a watering can can be substituted for the hose[and hard water] for final rinse ..
A chamois will then suck up what is left on the car . or use the leaf blower if you have one..
[This assumes you live in aplace where it rains occasionally]
A chamois will then suck up what is left on the car . or use the leaf blower if you have one..
[This assumes you live in aplace where it rains occasionally]
#17
Drifting
I found this on another forum---Does it work???
Try using an inline miracle grow feeder found at any hardware store or walmart. Put about 3 small water filter tablets (also found at walmart) in the feeder and turn on the water.
I had to buff my wife's black 98 to an incredibly high gloss because of the water spots after just a few minutes of rinsing and I dried it with a chamois...now I use detail spray and detail rags, and she drives it on a daily basis, even in the rain...
Try using an inline miracle grow feeder found at any hardware store or walmart. Put about 3 small water filter tablets (also found at walmart) in the feeder and turn on the water.
I had to buff my wife's black 98 to an incredibly high gloss because of the water spots after just a few minutes of rinsing and I dried it with a chamois...now I use detail spray and detail rags, and she drives it on a daily basis, even in the rain...
#18
Race Director
Ha.
the summer I spent down south of Houston, in Alvin, TX, I don't think I ever washed my car.
it rained so hard every other day I didn't have to, I just dried it off after the rain.
Phoenix water is liquid rocks, about 400-600 PPM dissolved minerals. Gotta dry real quick if you don't want coarse spots.
An ion exchange water softerner will help considerably keeping the spots down, but you stilll get spots, just a different kind, and not as hard.
Doug
the summer I spent down south of Houston, in Alvin, TX, I don't think I ever washed my car.
it rained so hard every other day I didn't have to, I just dried it off after the rain.
Phoenix water is liquid rocks, about 400-600 PPM dissolved minerals. Gotta dry real quick if you don't want coarse spots.
An ion exchange water softerner will help considerably keeping the spots down, but you stilll get spots, just a different kind, and not as hard.
Doug
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Melting Slicks
I also have a California Water Blade which is a silicone squeegie that can be used to wisk away the majority of the water droplets after washing a car but before using a towel or chamois. It works well on the relatively flat surfaces.