[mheaford]

Originally Posted by ShinyTom

Hi all,

Is anyone else out there also now under a hosepipe ban?

Just wondered what tools or products were best for keeping the car looking good if you are not supposed to use a hosepipe?

I've heard of a water-less wash but am not sure if it is available in the UK, or how safe it is to use on a semi-dirty car (i.e. after say 1 or 2 weeks and 200 miles of driving in typical UK conditions).

One idea I had was buying one of those pump sprays usually used to spray insectacide in gardens - has any tried this? I think the spray is too fine/light though to be really useful.

Any other ideas much appreciated.

Regards,

Tom

Our ban started just over a week ago. I actually bought some Optimum No Rinse Was & Shine from motorgeek. It's fairly expensive at £13.95 for 32oz but a lot of highly respected people rave about it here so I thought I would give it a go.

I tried it out on Saturday and was pretty happy with it. I followed this guide (I used the dilution ratio stated on the optimum bottle):

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....=Optimum+Rinse

I liked the idea of a kind of prewash spray to get any particularly dirty areas cleaner before the MF toucehd the paint.

Here are some other threads on the product:

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....nse+Wash+Shine
http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....hlight=optimum
http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....=Optimum+Rinse

Hope this helps.