Car Wash Water Filters

[Noobz347]

Any of you ever have a water filter for your car-wash hose?

I'm considering one of these. The water where I am likes to leave spots. Anyone ever use one?

 

[General karthief]

I just use a leaf blower, electric, not gas, for my truck, I only wash the car when I can't see out the windows

 

[Noobz347]

Ah... windows... I need to find a tint place.

 

[Jinx]

I miss the Mr. Clean car wash system. They worked great, but the cost of the filter cartridges refill was insane.

 

[ximportdriver]

I kept getting spots. Then I invested in Griot's Garage PFM Terry Weave Microfiber Drying Towel. Now I can dry the car in one pass really quickly and no more spots.

If it didn't work, I had considered getting an in-line water softener filter, but I didn't want to spend $150. I've decided I'd go to a waterless solution before going to a softener.

 

[Noobz347]

I kept getting spots. Then I invested in Griot's Garage PFM Terry Weave Microfiber Drying Towel. Now I can dry the car in one pass really quickly and no more spots. It also cured my scoliosis and Type 2 diabetes.

While that sounds pretty amazing... I have a particular problem that I'm trying to mitigate.


Bird


I have trees hanging over my drive-way. These are big... bigger than I can easily prune. So to cut-down, I've ordered another car cover (my daughter stole mine), I'm trimming what I can reach, and I'd like to have a rinse and drive solution for the morning.

 

[ximportdriver]

Bird crap. That sucks. Maybe a waterless solution would be quicker and easier. Like Quick Detailer?

 

[Ronin38]

Dri-Wash works pretty well on bird crap and other spots. http://www.driwashsolutions.com/index.html

 

[MustangIIMatt]

Walmart has activated charcoal water filters in the RV section that are cheap and work surprisingly well.

 

[Ronin38]

"Activated" charcoal... What was it before? Lazy, bored, in hibernation?

 

[MustangIIMatt]

"Activated" charcoal... What was it before? Lazy, bored, in hibernation?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_carbon

 

[Noobz347]

Dri-Wash works pretty well on bird crap and other spots. http://www.driwashsolutions.com/index.html

Riddle me this about dry wash:

I'm one of those people who firmly believes that excessive water volume should be used when washing cars in order to keep from scratching the paint with all the dirt etc...

How does one keep from scratching the finish while "wiping" these particles off of the finish with some sort of "rag" (regardless of how magical)?

If you rub a dirt particle against a painted finish it will scratch that finish. Is that still true? @Davedacarpainter

 

[MustangIIMatt]

I miss the Mr. Clean car wash system. They worked great, but the cost of the filter cartridges refill was insane.

That thing was the . I used it to wash my truck and to wash the windows at work when I was last able to get filters for it 10 years ago. Their soap was kinda meh, but it did great with Meguiar's Gold Class.

The filters were like $25 or so if I remember right... now they're $50 on Ebay when they show up.

 

[Davedacarpainter]

Riddle me this about dry wash:

I'm one of those people who firmly believes that excessive water volume should be used when washing cars in order to keep from scratching the paint with all the dirt etc...

How does one keep from scratching the finish while "wiping" these particles off of the finish with some sort of "rag" (regardless of how magical)?

If you rub a dirt particle against a painted finish it will scratch that finish. Is that still true? @Davedacarpainter

To an extent that is true Noobz. But the finish is designed to be impervious to scratching of the surface to a point.

I haven't used the "waterless" cleaners, so I can't be dogmatic about their use.

I mean, you don't want to take a dry rag to a painted surface that's just been out mudding. But using water as a solution to soften the grime prior to using a soft mitt or rag is just common sense.

 

[Tubbster66]

Waterless washes have a lubricity to them. The trouble with them is people don't use enough product and they wipe it off wrong. Many of the waterless washes are totally safe to use in direct sunlight. There comes a certain point, I believe, that you should use water, say when it's caked in dirt, road salts etc..

 

[Noobz347]

I think I'm going to stick with water. Even if it means installing a soft-water system of some kind. I may even have one (come to think of it). I can move it out the garage and plumb it for a bib.

 

[ximportdriver]

This is what I was considering:

https://www.griotsgarage.com/produc...MI0fLV8p2H1gIVlF9-Ch1xtgE-EAQYAiABEgIgdfD_BwE

Good luck in your war with the birds.