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Originally Posted by ronmart I don't have the luxury of such a garage, so I have to work in the sun. I try to work at less sunny times of the day, but my most effective technique thus far for avoiding water spots is simply not to let the water stand on the car for any length of time. As a result I wash quadrants of the car at a time and dry immediately. Naturally this means when I'm finished with Q1 and wet down Q2, I get a little water on Q1 so there's extra drying involved. However, it works and I don't have problems with spots. |
How about a getting a canopy? Optimum No Rinse works fine in the sun if you have no shade. I think ONR might be better solution for you, it can be dried once you make the pass with your wash media.
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The problem with the foam gun is that you can't use the quadrant technique. It just blasts foam everywhere, and you shouldn't leave it on your car without rinsing it off so the quad method just isn't an option.
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Sure, if your working in the midday sun. I think a canopy and working in the early morning should take care of that.
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Overall, I found that I used twice as much soap, I spend about 15 minutes longer washing (foaming & nozzle swaps), and the liklihood of spotting shoots up exponentially over my quad method.
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Really? I use about 1-2 ounces of soap in my quart-sized foam gun. I then top off with water, swish around so it dilutes some, and then use the foam gun as I'm going over each section. I'm able to do an SUV with one diluted quart of wash solution.