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Kevin Lowe

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Is there a soap that I can spray on and rinse off and it will dry spotless.
I see guys on car lots spray the cars down but they never wash it by hand.

Any info would be great

Kevin
 
Hi Kevin. I thought you were a great Hockey Player, despite that whole playoff thing.
I'm Brenton from PEI.
There are some waterless wash systems, and they work fine for dusty cars. I sometimes use a clean microfiber or waffle weave towel + either QD (quick detail, many companies make it with different names) or a Poorboy's product called S&W, Spray & Wipe. They do well, but if the car is too dirty, it feels like I could scratch the paint. Other systems are called things like car wash in a bottle. Hopefully others can add helpful suggestions.
 
There is no such thing. No matter what you wash with, the water you don't dry off will attract dust and leave spots. You can't cut corners and expect the job to turn out the same as if you put the time in to do it properly. If you want a spot free look after washing then you need to dry the car with a towel or a leaf blower or something else that gets the water off. Don't just let the water sit there expecting it to slide off the car before it attracts dust. Ain't gonna happen. The cars at a dealership aren't spot free without being dryed. Don't follow the example of the hacks who work at dealerships anyway. They aren't exactly what I would call detailers... That may not be true in all cases, but I don't know anybody who would let a dealership detailer wash their car.
 
Frontline washing(dealership cars) is very different from retail vehicles that come off the street. The cars at the dealership are just sitting there and less likely to be as dirty as vehicles driven on the road everyday. I have two fixed locations and a mobile division that takes care of dealers,homes and fleets; however, the processes are very different.
I use a fleet wash/special equipment cleaner with hot water to clean the cars and when we rinse there is water softener in the tank to prevent spotting. If there are spots on the cars at the dealership then they are not doing it right. I do over 750+ frontline cars a week and if there were spots on the car I would be out of business. Granted if a car has been test driven during foul weather we do have to hand mit the lower panels sometimes to get everything off. It is not 100% perfect everytime, there are instances that there will be a water streak but it sure looks better than before.
The above process would be very costly and not recommended for stand alone shops. The cleaner does remove the waxes on the vehicles after several washes. My dealers are aware of that;however, do they put on wax before delivery? - I hope so.
 
Jngrbrdman said:
Don't follow the example of the hacks who work at dealerships anyway. They aren't exactly what I would call detailers.QUOTE]

please be nice to us dealership detailers that actually take pride in our work and strive to do great work. :lol:
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PEI Detail said:
Hi Kevin. I thought you were a great Hockey Player, despite that whole playoff thing.
I'm Brenton from PEI.
There are some waterless wash systems, and they work fine for dusty cars. I sometimes use a clean microfiber or waffle weave towel + either QD (quick detail, many companies make it with different names) or a Poorboy's product called S&W, Spray & Wipe. They do well, but if the car is too dirty, it feels like I could scratch the paint. Other systems are called things like car wash in a bottle. Hopefully others can add helpful suggestions.
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Nice post PEI I like how you wrote out the abbreviations for the new guy great work. We need more of that nicety and less testosterone,uh,uh,uh!!
 
My toughest part in jumping were the acronyms. I had no idea what was going.
And notice the next poster kind of disagreed with me, or took the question a different way, without trashing me.
 
You can get a CRSpotless system which used deionized water and then you can rinse off all the soap and it'll dry spotfree.

It is a bit expensive though.

-Mark
 
Actually now a days I agree with PEI's statement, I don't even like letting stealers work on my vehicles let alone clean them.
 
Kevin Lowe said:
Is there a soap that I can spray on and rinse off and it will dry spotless.
I see guys on car lots spray the cars down but they never wash it by hand.

Any info would be great

Kevin
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The reason you see the lot boys just spray the car down and let it dry is their using DI water. Most times when the cars come into the dealership their run thru the detail line and preped for the lot. Once on the lot its mostly surface dust that they can just pressure wash off. My first job was being a lot boy, i had over 2500 cars that i had to care for on the lot.

Jngrbrdman, like maximv1 said some dealership detailers take pride in their work. I learned alot of what i know from working and managing at different dealerships.
 
Jngrbrdman said:
There is no such thing. No matter what you wash with, the water you don't dry off will attract dust and leave spots. You can't cut corners and expect the job to turn out the same as if you put the time in to do it properly. If you want a spot free look after washing then you need to dry the car with a towel or a leaf blower or something else that gets the water off. Don't just let the water sit there expecting it to slide off the car before it attracts dust. Ain't gonna happen. The cars at a dealership aren't spot free without being dryed. Don't follow the example of the hacks who work at dealerships anyway. They aren't exactly what I would call detailers... That may not be true in all cases, but I don't know anybody who would let a dealership detailer wash their car.
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:yes: i agree
 
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