Cash Washing Strategy: When shade my not be an option

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Hello all,

I had an opportunity to wash my truck this weekend but doing so in the shade wasn't a convenient option. What would you do if presented this situation?

Needless to say I decided to try to wash my truck in some sun. Even trying to wash it as fast as possible I was left with some water spots in certain areas where I couldn't just get to drying fast enough.

I'm short and my truck is fairly large so I'm concerned that even in shade there my be times where the water dries before I get an opporunity to dry it myself.

How do you guys combat the scenario when you may not have access to shade, or your vehicle may be too large to dry youself before the sun dries it out?

Possibly dry each panel after I wash it and just carefully wash around the rest?

Thanks for your time.

-Zack
 
Use Optimum No Rinse car wash (ONR) -- wash a panel, dry it, wash another panel, dry it, etc, etc.
 
Any non- sudsing rinseless wash product will solve that problem. Less (suds) is more in that case. I'd argue that rinseless washing should be considered year round. It began as a winter use product or in areas where water use is restricted. At this point rinseless washing is fast becoming the preferred way to safely wash a car in any season or climate.
 
Wasn't sure it was appropriate to use ONR when it's warm enough to bust the hoses out. It definitely seems like a route I need to consider on a consistent basis.

Thanks guys. :xyxthumbs:
 
Where I have to bucket wash there is no shade ever and extremely hard water. I wash it as usual and let it spot up......can't be helped. Afterwards a quick wipe down with Aquawax clears everything up and makes it look great.
 
CR Spotless. :) I wash cars all the time in direct sunlight. Water spots are a thing of the past!
 
That's a pretty cool machine. If you go the ONR route, would it be wise to use distilled water? Possibly overkill?
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
CR Spotless. :) I wash cars all the time in direct sunlight. Water spots are a thing of the past!
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Mark,

What are your resin costs like? If you've run through your initial stock of DI resin, where you able to figure out roughly how many washes you got thus can figure the number of washes per X dollars of resin? Lol, if you're not that picky about it then that's cool. Enquiring minds just like to know what's going on in Hollywood and all.


-Rick
 
Rix6 said:
Mark,

What are your resin costs like? If you've run through your initial stock of DI resin, where you able to figure out roughly how many washes you got thus can figure the number of washes per X dollars of resin? Lol, if you're not that picky about it then that's cool. Enquiring minds just like to know what's going on in Hollywood and all.


-Rick
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Rick,

The resin costs are pretty expensive. :( I have no clue how many washes I get(it varies on your water hardness), but it's not cost effective if you're a full time detailer(weekend job for me). I'm not that picky about figuring out how much per wash. ;) It's worth it regardless, IMO.
 
In the summer I usually wash a pannel or two then rinse and move on to the next pannel or two and rinse again. Even if I get some water spots I almost always use a spray wax/sealant after a wash which usually removes any water spots
 
lokerola: CR Spotless is a water de-ionization system. It's job is to purify the water you would be using (by removing as many minerals it can from the water using resins).
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
Rick,

The resin costs are pretty expensive. :( I have no clue how many washes I get(it varies on your water hardness), but it's not cost effective if you're a full time detailer(weekend job for me). I'm not that picky about figuring out how much per wash. ;) It's worth it regardless, IMO.
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Thanks for the reply, Mark. I don't doubt the CR Spotless' worth. The first summer I had my car, the problems I was constantly having with water spots...led to me washing my car a lot less often! :eek:


-Rick
 
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