About a week ago, I posted some pictures questioning if my Montana was too dirty for S&W.
Quite a few people seemed to think that with plenty of product and plenty of MF towels I would be OK.
After another week of salt, sand, snow spray, brine solution accumulation, I gave it a try today.
1. At first I wasn't at all comfortable doing the worst areas, even with lots of S&W. After doing the areas behind the wheel openings and not noticing any drag or resistance in removing the S&W/dirt, my comfort level became such that I didn't have any second thoughts about the project.
2. It took about 8 oz. of S&W to do the entire vehicle including the wheels and tires, but not including the windows. I know the S&W is used on the windows by some, but I prefer a window cleaner. S&W will do a decent job of cleaning tires and leaves a matte look which I prefer. I would usually use Bold and Bright for the tires, but I was too lazy to go back in the house and get it.:redface:
3. I used 12 MF towels for the body and two cotton terry towels for the wheels and tires.
4. I also applied some Aqua Wax and that used 2 more MF towels. Add in the one MF I used for the glass and I had enough for a washer load.
5. It was 28 degrees outside when I started my kerosene heater in the garage. It was about the same in the garage, but it was 12 degrees outside at 6:30 this morning so things weren't too warm. After 10 minutes of running the heater the air temperature was 45 degrees and I did the windows while letting the heater continue to run.
5a. 45 degrees was plenty warm for me, but the warmer it got, the better the products worked.
5b. When it reached 55 degrees, the S&W was much easier to wipe dry. 45 worked, but it took a couple of passes to not leave any streaks.
5c. Next time, I vacuum and clean the mats while I let the temperature reach the 55 to 60 degree range. Things worked enough better that it will be worth the wait for me. It probably only took another 5 to 10 minutes anyway.
6. Having once used the S&W under those conditions, I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I didn't notice any marring, although on the white it wouldn't be real obvious without a close inspection.
Of course the clean up will probably last about 5 blocks, but at least it made me feel better.
Quite a few people seemed to think that with plenty of product and plenty of MF towels I would be OK.
After another week of salt, sand, snow spray, brine solution accumulation, I gave it a try today.
1. At first I wasn't at all comfortable doing the worst areas, even with lots of S&W. After doing the areas behind the wheel openings and not noticing any drag or resistance in removing the S&W/dirt, my comfort level became such that I didn't have any second thoughts about the project.
2. It took about 8 oz. of S&W to do the entire vehicle including the wheels and tires, but not including the windows. I know the S&W is used on the windows by some, but I prefer a window cleaner. S&W will do a decent job of cleaning tires and leaves a matte look which I prefer. I would usually use Bold and Bright for the tires, but I was too lazy to go back in the house and get it.:redface:
3. I used 12 MF towels for the body and two cotton terry towels for the wheels and tires.
4. I also applied some Aqua Wax and that used 2 more MF towels. Add in the one MF I used for the glass and I had enough for a washer load.
5. It was 28 degrees outside when I started my kerosene heater in the garage. It was about the same in the garage, but it was 12 degrees outside at 6:30 this morning so things weren't too warm. After 10 minutes of running the heater the air temperature was 45 degrees and I did the windows while letting the heater continue to run.
5a. 45 degrees was plenty warm for me, but the warmer it got, the better the products worked.
5b. When it reached 55 degrees, the S&W was much easier to wipe dry. 45 worked, but it took a couple of passes to not leave any streaks.
5c. Next time, I vacuum and clean the mats while I let the temperature reach the 55 to 60 degree range. Things worked enough better that it will be worth the wait for me. It probably only took another 5 to 10 minutes anyway.
6. Having once used the S&W under those conditions, I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I didn't notice any marring, although on the white it wouldn't be real obvious without a close inspection.
Of course the clean up will probably last about 5 blocks, but at least it made me feel better.
I think the pump up sprayer would be somewhat of a nuisance for me to store, move around, and carry to and from the garage all winter.
