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I'm sure some of you have seen the ad on TV for the 'Flash' car wash system where he washes the car with the hose ,sponges it down , and rinses it off with 'deionised' water so no streakes . Has anyone used it ? surely it can't be as good as the good old chamois leather .

Alas

Never buy that sort of stuff. Always think that some exec will say how can we get rid of the extra production of a Million litres of multi-clean. I know lets call it car wash

Just my suspicious mind.

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I bet you're not a million miles away from the truth either

Jamo

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I have got one, DONT buy one, there ****!

the two times I have used it, it has reacted with the wax on the car and swirled, so, you then have to re wax the whole car to get it nice and again.

I think it has something to do with the detergent based cleaner you put in it? my wax (swissol) didnt like it at all!

I have a system here with extra large packs that I bought, you can have for £20 if you want it? the anti streak thing actually works (which I think was your original question?)

jamo

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jamo I think I'll pass ok, I use Zymoil on my cars so I guess I'll get similar results . Thanks for the reply ,I guess we'll leave it for the people like my mother in law with their pink rubber gloves on , on a Sunday afternoon once a year !!!

SirFozzalot

Doesn't sound good! I use Swissol as well so I don't suppose I will be buying the Flash stuff.

Shame coz the adverts on telly make it look great!

Tiggs

I have used it a few times now on a black metalic car (so pretty hard to get spotless results)..................its superb.

You simply wash the car, rinse it as you go (as normal) then spend a couple of mins rinsing it via the filter...............10 mins later the car is spotless.

I gave it a polish/wax after the first time and it certainly doesnt need doing again (4 weeks ago)........in the summer i may polish it once a month to deal with stubborn bits but other than that its just a 20 mins a week job.

11/10

T

I also do the windows with it........no matter how carefull i am i normally get drips and streaks on them from water running of the frame of the window after i have dryed the glass................with the flash thing you dont dry anything...it all dries spottless!

scoobydooooo

that's the whole point
sorry i was replying to the post above

SirFozzalot

Hmmm...maybe its worth a try after all!

RB5 Paul

I'd give this a thumbs up as well,it's not a totally perfect finish but you have to look pretty hard to see any streaks,did give a better finish on the wife's red celica,but to be honest both cars looked like they had a coating of clear glass over them

S.B.

Works for me

Black car as well

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Cheers all

Nezz10

Is the water it uses the same stuff as you can buy in car shops for topping up batteries?

speedking

AIUI it uses a filter to remove impurities from the water and rinse aid to break the surface tension and give a streak free finish. You can't de-ionise water with a filter.

Any product endorsed by the WRC can't be all bad? Also featured on Channel 4 website.

pauld37

I have used it and it worked. The water just evaporates and leaves it spot free. It says that it doesnt remove wax polish in the faq sheet provided

Fulham71

Deionised water is a good idea As it will not leave streaks !

I have customers who have taken their car cleaning to an extreme & installed a deionsied water supply to hose the car off & it works !

However I doubt that the car bath they use will be PH neutral ! IF it isnt then all the work you have done waxing the car will be wasted as it will be stripped off the car !

As with everything You need to really use the manufacturers products in harmony to get the best results !

Ie as far as Swissol is concerned PH neutral car bath, cleaner fluid & wax all from Swissol if you want the best results !

PALATINE

So where can I buy these swissol products from ??

S.B.

Sod the best results i just want the car looking clean and the flash thing does the job
More important things to do than spend all day cleaning the car

Fulham71

There is a thread here :-

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=417214

Tiggs

As a rule of thumb......if the Flash thing isnt good enough..........you need more hobbies not better wax!

scooby-si

how much do you want for the extra packs m8

you can give me a bell on

07731 555100 if you want to get shut of them

mickyjeff

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i have used it four or five times black 05 sti its the DBs no streaks no spots plenty of time to get out and get the scoob dirty i use megiars polish not touched by the detergent wish someone had thought of this before

mickyjeff

captain ted

I too have used it and think it's the dog's danglies.

If you are worried about the Flash cleaner then put in your own shampoo and use the filtered water which does what it says on the tin.

Very impressed!

bluenose172

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Another thumbs up here, used it twice, with no resulting residue or streaks!

Tiny

Load of ****e if you ask me

Used it 3 Times , Every time i have had to dry the car off afterwards

Left for 3 Hours was stil wet !!

Tiny...

Alas

Was'nt raining was it??

Tiny

Know that i'm from Essex

Nope was Windy & Sunny , Perfect drying weather , Still stayed wet all over !!

bluenose172

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You weren't using it correctly then, my car was spotless within 10-15mins!

ricardo

I've used it three times now, and each time the water simply disappeared without leaving drops or marks. I think the key is to use the final rinse stage like a paint spray - get quite close and make sure any residual hard water is fully rinsed off by the deionised water, working side to side and top to bottom.

On glass with tints the water marks would normally be terrible, but now the glass simply dries clear and clean. So a thumbs up from me.

StickyMicky

buy a good quality water blade and a quick buffing cloth IMO