phens82
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- Nov 20, 2013
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Just thought I'd post my casual musings/experience with two completely different wash methods and see whether anyone had input / comments -- on the observations I share or on my method in general:
Foam Cannon:
I generally use the foam cannon for the weekly maintenance washes on my two vehicles (white sedan, black suv) - I don't mind dragging the hose/pressure washer, etc out even though setup usually takes ~20 minutes. Once I'm all set up, I do a high pressure rinse with the PW (no foam cannon attached at this point - the regular wand and tip do a better job for the initial rinse)... blast away brake dust, give the tires a high pressure rinse, and then target any specific sap/bird bomb areas I might see. Then, I attach the foam cannon (pre-mixed and ready to go) and coat the whole vehicle in foam. I then take a microfiber mitt and wash top-down, rinsing the mitt occasionally. This is really a race against time though, as I'm trying not to let the foam dry anywhere on the vehicle... it's easier with the white sedan than the black suv. I try to get the whole vehicle with the mitt, then rinse, then dry. Then I'll do the wheels/tires last. I've tried to do front 2 doors / hood / windshield, then dry, then do the rear of the vehicle, but it's just too messy with the foam spray pattern and requires another switch between foam cannon and rinse wand.
But lately, I've been drawn to the ONRWW product, and trying to use the GDWM - with the (seemingly excessively high number of) microfiber towels instead of a wash mitt. I use a mini measuring cup to make sure I get the dilution right in the bucket (don't want any streaking!)... but since I'm new to it, and haven't developed much trust with the process, I use a generic spray bottle containing the same dilution I have in my bucket to pre-wet the panel a little bit, in the hopes that I'm adding lubricity. Then I take out a new MF cloth, fold into squares, clean the panel and dry the panel using a high quality waffle weave MF towel, such as the guzzler. Main pros, in my mind, are that everything stays a little more "controlled" using this method. I'm not in a rush. The other big pro is that the black SUV "weeps" water from all the doorhandles, mirrors, and various other areas onto the lower panels when I use the foam/PW method. This is not a concern with the ONRWW.
I think I like the foam/high pressure wash for a heavily soiled vehicle - or as the first step for a more exhaustive detail, but prefer the ONRWW when doing weekly maintenance washes. I never knew you could wash a car without a hose and bucket, prior to a few weeks ago, and now I think maybe it's (gasp!) better.
ps - mosquitoes seem to love me when I'm using ONRWW - has anyone else experienced this?
Foam Cannon:
I generally use the foam cannon for the weekly maintenance washes on my two vehicles (white sedan, black suv) - I don't mind dragging the hose/pressure washer, etc out even though setup usually takes ~20 minutes. Once I'm all set up, I do a high pressure rinse with the PW (no foam cannon attached at this point - the regular wand and tip do a better job for the initial rinse)... blast away brake dust, give the tires a high pressure rinse, and then target any specific sap/bird bomb areas I might see. Then, I attach the foam cannon (pre-mixed and ready to go) and coat the whole vehicle in foam. I then take a microfiber mitt and wash top-down, rinsing the mitt occasionally. This is really a race against time though, as I'm trying not to let the foam dry anywhere on the vehicle... it's easier with the white sedan than the black suv. I try to get the whole vehicle with the mitt, then rinse, then dry. Then I'll do the wheels/tires last. I've tried to do front 2 doors / hood / windshield, then dry, then do the rear of the vehicle, but it's just too messy with the foam spray pattern and requires another switch between foam cannon and rinse wand.
But lately, I've been drawn to the ONRWW product, and trying to use the GDWM - with the (seemingly excessively high number of) microfiber towels instead of a wash mitt. I use a mini measuring cup to make sure I get the dilution right in the bucket (don't want any streaking!)... but since I'm new to it, and haven't developed much trust with the process, I use a generic spray bottle containing the same dilution I have in my bucket to pre-wet the panel a little bit, in the hopes that I'm adding lubricity. Then I take out a new MF cloth, fold into squares, clean the panel and dry the panel using a high quality waffle weave MF towel, such as the guzzler. Main pros, in my mind, are that everything stays a little more "controlled" using this method. I'm not in a rush. The other big pro is that the black SUV "weeps" water from all the doorhandles, mirrors, and various other areas onto the lower panels when I use the foam/PW method. This is not a concern with the ONRWW.
I think I like the foam/high pressure wash for a heavily soiled vehicle - or as the first step for a more exhaustive detail, but prefer the ONRWW when doing weekly maintenance washes. I never knew you could wash a car without a hose and bucket, prior to a few weeks ago, and now I think maybe it's (gasp!) better.
ps - mosquitoes seem to love me when I'm using ONRWW - has anyone else experienced this?
