Hard water washing
10 March 2014, 03:14 PM
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Hard water washing
The run marks after washing the car are really hard to move because of the hard water, anybody know of a remedy?
10 March 2014, 03:48 PM
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Pat dry with a decent drying towel, or a good quick detailer should do the trick.
10 March 2014, 04:05 PM
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10 March 2014, 04:25 PM
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10 March 2014, 04:44 PM
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Wash it when its raining.... job done!!
The rain water rinse does not leave water marks
10 March 2014, 06:52 PM
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LOL, you should live here. The rain brings down so much iron oxide and dust that the car is instantly mucky again.
10 March 2014, 07:05 PM
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DemonShine makes most of the water run off.
10 March 2014, 07:38 PM
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10 March 2014, 07:40 PM
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Dry the car before it it has chance to leave water marks....Hydra-flexi-blade and synthetic chamois for me.
10 March 2014, 08:12 PM
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Add a squirt of lemon juice to the water.
10 March 2014, 10:55 PM
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Quote:
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Add a squirt of lemon juice to the water.
we need a car cleaning area!
10 March 2014, 11:05 PM
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Use RO / DI water with a tds of zero to rinse with and will leave zero marks.
10 March 2014, 11:20 PM
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Spray on a decent detailer as you're drying is the easiest way.
10 March 2014, 11:29 PM
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LOL, you should live here. The rain brings down so much iron oxide and dust that the car is instantly mucky again.
My neighbour does this and doesn't rinse or dry the car.
The rain does it for him. His cars (black) are always shiny but I haven't inspected them from close to see if they have any swirls.
14 April 2014, 04:23 PM
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Would recommend immediately after your wash stage to use on the windows something like Auto Glym Hi-Tech Flexi Blade and then for the bodywork use a plush towel. This means that you will minimise any swirl marks left on the bodywork.
Once the car is dried all over, probably go over it with a quick detailer and a good micro fibre cloth
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