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Thenissanguy

Thenissanguy

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So its that time of the year when theirs always water everywhere haha. So heres my problem , i have a truck and it takes a good amount of time to wash. My tires stick out past the fender so whenever i go over water it flicks up on the side of my doors and their goes it staying clean. Today i hit my enitre truck with CG HV7 and cleaned it in about 15 min, better than a hour wash. Is it Good to use HV7 to clean my truck when its dirty , i dont want to wash it because its going to get dirty in a couple days or rain so why waiste water . My question, is it okay to clean my truck with V7 or is waterless wash a better way ? i really liked the results of HV7 but im sure people with more expreience have know whats best.

what i have to clean haha
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I would invest in a waterless wash so that you can save money per oz of product used. I am sure v7 is way more expensive than say, Ultima waterless, or Pinnacle waterless.
To answer your question though, I do not know.
I can see you running into the problem of ruining your towels with debris from the sides of the truck if you dont knock some of that dirt loose first with another means.
What part of the country do you live in? The reason I ask is you may want to invest in a cheap pressure washer.
Edit:I see palm trees in the background. Water, schmater; I wish I had a pressure washer, and palm trees in my landscape. I would be washing it with such weekly, at least.
I know you were concerned with water usage, but I just don't see waterless as an easy answer with those tires sticking out the way they do. I think a pressure washer would be your best friend here.
 
expdetailing said:
I would invest in a waterless wash so that you can save money per oz of product used. I am sure v7 is way more expensive than say, Ultima waterless, or Pinnacle waterless.
To answer your question though, I do not know.
I can see you running into the problem of ruining your towels with debris from the sides of the truck if you dont knock some of that dirt loose first with another means.
What part of the country do you live in? The reason I ask is you may want to invest in a cheap pressure washer.
Edit:I see palm trees in the background. Water, schmater; I wish I had a pressure washer, and palm trees in my landscape. I would be washing it with such weekly, at least.
I know you were concerned with water usage, but I just don't see waterless as an easy answer with those tires sticking out the way they do. I think a pressure washer would be your best friend here.
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i live in los angeles California . Ruining the towels that wouldnt be good. i do have a pressure washer but it is pretty time consuming to take put and hook up wash dry un hook put away. im just trying to save time since it gets really dirty in about 5 days.
 
Maybe you could buy a 3 gallon pump sprayer, and use the nozzle setting to shoot a jet stream to knock some dirt off, then adjust the nozzle to a fan pattern and go waterless from there.
Or, use a two bucket method with a washmit, and instead of soap, use ONR.
 
expdetailing said:
Maybe you could buy a 3 gallon pump sprayer, and use the nozzle setting to shoot a jet stream to knock some dirt off, then adjust the nozzle to a fan pattern and go waterless from there.
Or, use a two bucket method with a washmit, and instead of soap, use ONR.
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waterless wash is safer on the paint ? like i mean more slick when you wipe down all the dirt
 
Thenissanguy said:
waterless wash is safer on the paint ? like i mean more slick when you wipe down all the dirt
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Yeah, spray the drirt off first, them]n use a waterless product (it still uses water). Seartch the word "waterless" here at AGO for products.
 
Why not just use a rinseless wash? Shouldn't take long to wash that truck.
 
I would get a rinseless wash. I use it when I don't want to bring out the buckets. If you can find the Turtle Wax Rinseless wash locally get that. A waterless wash that is available locally is Meguiar's Wash & wax anywhere. It can get pricy if you use it a lot.
 
Thenissanguy said:
i will most likley turn to that when its really dirty , but im looking for some light dirt remover.
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Then yes, for sure, upgrade your game to a waterless (not rinsless, these are two very different products)wash concentrate. Becarefull, not all are concentrated. Some will sell you the water to go with it.
Ultimas is concentrated
Pinnacles is concentrated.
The waterless products have superior lubricity than the rinseless products.
 
Go with UWW+ you can use it as a waterless or a rinseless wash when you want. And it works well at both!
 
expdetailing said:
Then yes, for sure, upgrade your game to a waterless (not rinsless, these are two very different products)wash concentrate. Becarefull, not all are concentrated. Some will sell you the water to go with it.
Ultimas is concentrated
Pinnacles is concentrated.
The waterless products have superior lubricity than the rinseless products.
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i was looking into pinnacle product , i like the i dea of a $24 dollar product making more than 4 gallons of waterless wash sounds pretty good for the money .Thats what im looking for , can wash it everyday without braking the bankIm the MAN
 
So, here's what I do. I live in a climate where it does get cold; but I bet it would work in your situation too.

Go to the local coin-op car wash and spray it down (or use your pressure washer.) Quick, doesn't need to be intense. Just spray it down and get the gunk off. If you use a coating, maybe even use the BRUSHLESS automatic if you've got one around you (The soaps they use can be harsh on wax, sealants, etc. But a coating won't be affected by it). The latter is what I do. What's left is a very light film of road grime, dust, dirt, etc. Actually the car looks relatively clean after coming out of the touchless automatic. Then I pull it into the garage, and do either a rinseless or waterless wash. It doesn't take long, and because the bulk of the dirt and grime was sprayed off with the sprayers at the car wash, it's not particularly harsh on the paint or the towels. The result is a spotless looking car with minimal work. I don't have a truck like you; but I just got done with my Wifes Mustang (A decent sized car) and it took me about 20 minutes. And that was with cleaning the glass inside and out, and doing the wheels, wheel wells, etc. (Wheel wells I use a little warm water with the waterless wash solution in it, and a terry towel. In the Mustang it's just plastic liners inside the wheels, so I don't worry about it too much and just scrub the dirt out.)

I have use UWW, Pinnacle, and Detailers Pro. UWW is my favorite, I think Pinnacle left the most 'shine', and Detailers Pro and UWW seemed the 'slickest'. In my experience, I found I was using more pinnacle than I was the other brands. It just didn't seem as lubricative and so I found myself spraying more on in order to feel comfortable about wiping a microfiber towel across my dirty paint. YMMV.
 
D114 is a much better value than the pinnacle they have different purposes yes but if you are looking for economy d114 is hard to beat.
 
I am jealous, it gets dirty real fast "like 5 days" that's a long time up here in the north east. I am excited when i get nearly a week before my truck is dirty. It's all about perspective if we don't do a full weekly wash on our daily drivers up here they look terrible, and even then during the winter usually cant even tell you washed the next day by the time you make it to work. I say buck up bust out the power washer and give it a real wash.
 
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