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Evian Water for final rinse
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For those with black cars, you'll know the pain of rush to dry the car before the dreaded water spots appear. Well, yesterday whilst cleaning the car I popped back in to get a drink, then had the brain wave of taking the last bit of the Evian water and put it into an empty spray bottle. Gave the car a good mist with this after washing and bingo bango absolutely zero streaks or water spots....made the car a doddle to dry.
I was thinking of getting a resin bottle for the final rinse, but I might just get a few cheap bottles of water from Tesco (25p for 2 litres) and then use this for the final rinse from now on. Kind of banging my head as to why I didn't do this before...
I was thinking of getting a resin bottle for the final rinse, but I might just get a few cheap bottles of water from Tesco (25p for 2 litres) and then use this for the final rinse from now on. Kind of banging my head as to why I didn't do this before...
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Please tell me you are having us on.
Or maybe you live in a hard water area.
Or maybe you live in a hard water area.
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haha....no I'm not. I do live in a crazy hard water area (essex), so thought I'd give it a try....genuinely made a massive difference. In reality, a 2lt bottle of 25p water would last 20 washes easily, so a penny a wash is nothing.
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I have a gizmo made by someone that takes ionised water that you connect the hose to, same principle as the evian water idea.
I also have Wet and dry suck and blow vacuum that I was cleaning the car with one day. After washing it , for shits and giggles I put the vacuum on blow, and guess what - it only worked.... My zed had a blow dry....
I also have Wet and dry suck and blow vacuum that I was cleaning the car with one day. After washing it , for shits and giggles I put the vacuum on blow, and guess what - it only worked.... My zed had a blow dry....
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I'm in a very hard water area (takes chance to repost the graphic - check your area and try and beat it!)
I use water from the collection bucket in our dehumidifier if I need 'quality' water
I use water from the collection bucket in our dehumidifier if I need 'quality' water
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According to Severn Trent ours is 3.37 so 100 times softer, mind you we are sat on Limestone so not suprising
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345.7Crazy Harry wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:35 pm I'm in a very hard water area (takes chance to repost the graphic - check your area and try and beat it!)
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I use water from the collection bucket in our dehumidifier if I need 'quality' water
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To quote Monty Python - luxuryAngelus666 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:20 pm345.7Crazy Harry wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:35 pm I'm in a very hard water area (takes chance to repost the graphic - check your area and try and beat it!)
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I use water from the collection bucket in our dehumidifier if I need 'quality' water
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Bloody hell I thought I was hard done by with 270
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Hang on a minute, mineral water is full of minerals innit. Surely it marks like hard water. I have heard of detailing types using the condensed water from the tumble dryer in their window washer bottles as Angelus666 suggests. Anyway I like your commitment. Or is it Spring water you are using? The two are different as spring water must be from one source. Mineral water is just tap water that someone adds a packaging label to. Does it take care of Lleylandii pollen too. Boy thats a pest just now.
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Our's is 7.21
Just means we don't get any scum on our cups of tea or coffee, and we get a lovely lather in the shower
Just means we don't get any scum on our cups of tea or coffee, and we get a lovely lather in the shower
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I occasionally use a leaf blower to dry the Zed, the cable is a pain in the arse and I've considered a petrol one just for the job. Always use a Karcher window vac on the glass. Intrigued by the dehumidifier water though, is this really effective ?road warrior wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:25 pm I have a gizmo made by someone that takes ionised water that you connect the hose to, same principle as the evian water idea.
I also have Wet and dry suck and blow vacuum that I was cleaning the car with one day. After washing it , for shits and giggles I put the vacuum on blow, and guess what - it only worked.... My zed had a blow dry....
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Here in Holmfirth the water is very soft so there is no problem with spotting. However, our XF is dark coloured (Caviar) and lives in France for 6 months over the summer. The water there is incredibly hard so washing the car is a nightmare. Local car washes use demineralised water for the final rinse but I’m not keen on using them. Has anyone tried using this filter https://www.raceglaze.co.uk/race-glaze/ ... ng-filter/ as it seems it could be an option?
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Evian Water Analysis:
Balance Still
Virginality Very Good
Minerality Medium
Orientation Neutral
Hardness Very Hard
Vintage 15 Years
Carbonation
TDS 357 mg/l
ph factor 7.2
Hardness 291 mg/l
Nitrate 3.8 mg/l
Calcium 78 mg/l
Magnesium 24 mg/l
Sodium 5 mg/l
Potassium 1 mg/l
Silica 14 mg/l
Bicarbonate 357 mg/l
Sulfate 10 mg/l
Chloride 5 mg/l
Balance Still
Virginality Very Good
Minerality Medium
Orientation Neutral
Hardness Very Hard
Vintage 15 Years
Carbonation
TDS 357 mg/l
ph factor 7.2
Hardness 291 mg/l
Nitrate 3.8 mg/l
Calcium 78 mg/l
Magnesium 24 mg/l
Sodium 5 mg/l
Potassium 1 mg/l
Silica 14 mg/l
Bicarbonate 357 mg/l
Sulfate 10 mg/l
Chloride 5 mg/l
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A few days early for this one surely?
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