Filtered water - no drying? - Quick Washing Procedure for Car Dealership

[AdamsImport]

Hi Everyone,

I've wanted to setup an easy procedure for our cash washing employee, and make it quick and painless.

We have tight quarters here, and driving every car under the shade is unpractical.

Furthermore, I wanted to install a water filtering system so that you could wash and rinse cars quickly and skip the drying step? Is that do-able, would it help at all, or do you still have to dry?

This would allow us to wash several vehicles sequentially. Is this viable, am I missing something?

Thanks :buffing:

 

[swanicyouth]

What you need is de-ionized or distilled water. That's water that has all the minerals removed, which are known to cause water spots. CR Spotless is the system to get for car washing. However, this water doesn't come cheap. The system uses a mixed bed resin that needs to be replaced every 100-300 gallons to remain effective. Cost of the resin is 50-100$ for a single change, depending on system capacity. Most people only use the systems for the final rinse only due to the cost of the resin.

Ideally, it would be great to use DI water during the whole process. There are other systems out there that can "filter" (de-ionize) a greater capacity of water. Costs can run into the thousands, and more resin is required. The more you buy, the cheaper it is. The more resin the system utilizes, the more gallons that can be treated.

If washing in direct sun, assuming using DI water only for the final rinse, no part of the car can be allowed to dry during the washing process. As soon as it starts to dry using regular water, water spots can be formed. Rinsing with DI water will not remove the water spots. Often using DI water during the whole wash process is impractical due to cost of treating all the water.

Washing a dark car traditionally in the sun without getting water spots can be very difficult using regular water. Water "hardness" can vary greatly depending on your location. Doing a rinseless or waterless wash is one solution. However, you will still need to clean wheels, wells, engines, and very dirty cars by traditional methods.

 

[AdamsImport]

Thanks for the thorough response swanicyouth, I am wondering how long 100-300 gallons would last.

There is no, none-resin system? Aka. spend more, pay less over time?

 

[statusdetailing]

Perhaps you should consider rinseless washing, using Optimum no Rinse. Once learned, it's very fast and effective.