Car Washing Preferences

[ShawnF350]

Just a few questions:
I usually use warm water in a bucket until Spring.
In the spring / summer does everyone use hose temp water in a bucket? It did seem warmer water might be a better choice but not always fun walking through the house to get it.

Do you normally go on the heavier side of soap per gallon of water. I measure everything which I may stop doing.
Poorboys advises 1 oz for every two gallon for Super slick and suds (and wax). Sometimes I feel washing soaps don`t have enough lubricity with the suggested ratios. I guess I might want to see how my water hardness is too.
Any suggestions.

[Ronkh]

I used the "glug glug glug method"

Now I measure, might add a touch to adjust for hard water, but that`s it

[ec90]

In the summer I`ll usually run the water free onto the plants before starting just to remove any water in the lines that`s hot then use hose temp. But when its hot I usually don`t two bucket wash because it`ll water spot or etch before I can get to drying it. I only measure when it`s easy. The Pro Proportioner connectors are awesome I just throw one on my ONR bottle then another for gallon sizes. Other than that I usually guesstimate for mixed bottles like UWW.

[Accumulator]

I wouldn`t be fanatical about it, at least as long as the shampoo is relatively LSP-friendly. While I do measure my foamgun shampoo-mix via "number of pumps" on the dispensers, back when I was just using the TBM I did it by eye (which is still how I do it for my shampoo buckets, but those don`t factor in to the wash all that much in my case).

[PPLd]

I measure soap and water by electronic balance and measuring cylinder.
My office has these labware.

[wdmaccord]

I use the hose as much as I can since it is separately metered from the house and I don`t pay sewage on it. The only time I use hot water is if I am doing a rinseless over the winter or maybe the first couple washes in early spring when there is still a little bite in the air.

I use the 1 oz. pump dispenser on most of my gallons. For my DG901, I use 1 oz. per gallon so 4 pumps for 4 gallons.

[TroyScherer]

I will use warm water when it is cold out and I don`t want to freeze. But in the summer I will simply fill my bucket up 3/4 with water and let it sit in the sun. It usually warms up in 20-30 min. This gives me time to get all my other stuff ready and wash the wheels.

I have 1oz pumps in my gallons so that helps. But the small stuff I do measure out. (Not really critical on exact amounts) But its more because I found I was shorting myself on my soap mix and couldn`t bring myself to fill it with the few extra glugs.

[ShawnF350]

Well I added an ounce of SS&S to the Super Slick and wax. I think the SS&W doesn`t have the lubricity of SS&S.
Also added a capful of CG Hose free eco wash.
How else can I use up a gallon of that since I`m not into waterless washing..
anyone ever try that.
It actually looks like it added more gloss.

[silverfox]

If in California...smile and like it.

[Pats300zx]

I measure soap and water by electronic balance and measuring cylinder.
My office has these labware.

Hardcore...

[Bunky]

I always measure precisely and rarely alter the dilution. I thought CG Maxi Suds was a little weak at spec`ed dilution so did double that.

[Jaddie]

Dear Shawn & Friends

I fill my buckets with water directly from our hot water heater since it has a tap on it. After mixing soap and water, I let my Montana boar`s hair brush sit in the water 30-45 minutes until I`m ready to wash paint and glass. The first thing I do (on a thorough wash) is wash the wheels, tires, and wheel wells.

I use the gallon pumps on gallon containers and have used four to five ounces of Blackfire soap with about four gallons of water. But now that I just looked at the product page, which recommends one ounce of soap to three gallons of water, I`ll cut back to just two ounces. Blackfire soap is the best I`ve ever used (out of about six others).

I have about a half-gallon of Blackfire soap left. If there`s anyone in my area who`d like to try it, contact me and I`ll pour you a bottle. It leaves a very nice shine, rinses quickly, and has its own drying agents.

[GearHead_1]

I used the "glug glug glug method"...

I missed the part about this thread being on bar habits.

[Accumulator]

Jaddie- Is the BF shampoo still kinda tough on LSPs? Mine was, but that must`ve been...gee...maybe ten years ago (or longer) when it first came out.