CRSSpotless + foam gun technique

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efnfast

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I've been reading about reducing wash-induced swirls/marring, and it seems a lot of people are happy with their foam gun + crssplotless.



I'm just trying to work through the steps in my head on how this would work



(attach crsspotless)

- rinse car with water

- attach foam gun and foam car

- gently use wash mitt (is the bucket also filled with soap, or just water?)

- disconnect foam gun and rinse car

- watch crsspotless do its thing



Is that about right? :hm
 
I use quick disconnects and attach my filter only for the final rinse. It'd be easier to use it the whole time, but the filters have a limited life before you have to replace the resin.



The rest of my process depends on several factors. If I come back from a car show with some light dust I sometimes do a quick rinse, foam gun soak, and filtered rinse to get it ready for the next day.



For a more thorough wash I usually either use the foam gun to do a pre-wash soak and have two buckets out for the actual wash and/or do a version of Accumulators wash:



http://www.autopia.org/forum/detail...accumulator-s-non-marring-wash-technique.html
 
I *STILL* haven't gotten around to using my CR Spotless :o



But yeah, I'd only use it for the final rinse. Even if media life isn't an issue, IMO the low flow rate of the CR Spotess will make it less than optimal for use with the foamgun. I'd do everything with a regular hose setup and the foamgun, then do a final rinse with the CR Spotless.



The whole foamgun-centric wash technique can be kinda tricky to get right. As you'll see in that link to my wash technique, it's a *LOT* more than just foaming up the car. Remember that every time you move your wash media across a dirty panel you risk pressing dirt against the paint- if you do that, and then *move* the dirt, you'll get marring. Gotta work at "dislodge and flush". FWIW, it took me dozens of washes to get my technique sorted out, and I had already figured out exactly what I wanted to do. The first, oh...ten or twelve washes with the foamgun had me thinking "eh..this thing's just a worthless toy", it took some doing to figure it all out so don't give up if it doesn't work 100% right from the git-go.
 
Ordered the crsspotless; I'm curious to see if it will be as good as the reviews are ... I still find it hard to believe that it will dry spotless.
 
I recently got one and have no complaints. Now I can just rinse off and walk away without needing to towel-dry (which would raise the potential to mar the surface due to physical contact).
 
efnfast said:
Ordered the crsspotless; I'm curious to see if it will be as good as the reviews are ... I still find it hard to believe that it will dry spotless.
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I was a non-believer as well. The only way it will spot is if you inadvertently leave some soap on the vehicle. You'll be a believer after you use it 1 time. I know I was. We have pretty hard water here in Dallas and I used with my electric Karcher pressure washer and foam gun then final rinse. I blew through the cartridges faster than I thought I would. Once I change the resin, I'll only use it for the final rinse. Good luck.
 
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