Just got my CR Spotless kit!!!
- Thread starter usdm
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Approx. 10:30 am
Outside temp about 75 deggrees
Hoseline to outlet
hoseline to inlet
I went through a variety of nozzles to try and get the
right setup. Stick with the multiple spray pattern nozzles if you
can, otherwse, you will have to modulate the pressure that
comes out of the outlet garden hose by another means. One
method that seems to work is to time how long it takes to fill
up a one galon bucket. If you can modulate the flow on
your hose or nozzle to supply either 1, 1.5, or 2 gpm, then that
is where you want to be; anything more will result in water that
is not DI'ed.
First, I used the DI water for the wash. Although there were very
tight and thick suds stating out, they faded kinda fast. I was not
too excited about this, but i figured let see what happens from there.
After the wash, I proceeded to do an initial rinse off to remove
the soap. I don;t have a good multi pattern nozzle, so I had to
play around with the settings for my POS "Fireman" hose.
Not helping things was the fact that I also had one of the POS ribbon
type garden hoses connected to the outlet side of the CR system.
This made trying to effectively rinse everything off a nightmare,
but i still managed to rinse off the soap.
So now, I just wait to see if the car dries spot free..
Approx. 12:00 pm
Outside temp about 85 degrees...
So, how did it work?
Well, the car is almost all dry, save for the lower sections like
the bumpers and below the trim molding line. Theres still some
runnoff from the trim, mirrors, and door handles, but no signs
of the residue. The side panels above the trim line appear to be
spotless for th emost part,, however, there are small patches
here and there that have water marks. On the hood, there are
very slaigh water marks in one area, while the rest of the
hood appears spotless. The roof, on the other hand, looks terrible.
I suspect it is more user error than anything else so far, as most
if not all the rest of the paint looks spotfree.
Approx. 6pm
Outside temp now about 89 degrees.
I did some quickee washdown after polishing up some swirled
up sections i noticed after doing the wash. Really bad stuff, and it
looks like a cat managed to slide off the hood again. So I started out
OCP with the PC this time. For the record, OCP will work with
the PC, but you'll need to step up to an agressive pad to get the
same kind of affect you would if you used rotary with a polish pad.
It also works quite well when used in sunlight, but the panel
needs to be so working in a shaded area will help. It took a little longer
than I was expecting, so I went back to the rotary with a Megs
polish pad. Would have stepped up to a Megs finish pad, but there
was no time.
Anyway, the next time I did the wash, I used the DI water again,
followed with a lower amount of car soap. As before, the suds were
think and tight initially, but faded off as I ran my mitt into the mixture.
It ifted all the OCP off easily. When time to rinse off again, I removed
the fireman nozzle, and just let the water run free out the hose. Ths
sun was no longer directly overhead so it took a little longer for the
paint to dry. But this time, there were absolutely no spots to be found
at all. Even the windshield and side glass and mirrors wer
virtually spotlfree (i missed a corner of the side mirror, so I could see
some light spotting there).
It's going to take a while for me to get the right setup for this, but
I can already see that this is going to be a regular component in
detailing regimen fora long time.
Outside temp about 75 deggrees
Hoseline to outlet
hoseline to inlet
I went through a variety of nozzles to try and get the
right setup. Stick with the multiple spray pattern nozzles if you
can, otherwse, you will have to modulate the pressure that
comes out of the outlet garden hose by another means. One
method that seems to work is to time how long it takes to fill
up a one galon bucket. If you can modulate the flow on
your hose or nozzle to supply either 1, 1.5, or 2 gpm, then that
is where you want to be; anything more will result in water that
is not DI'ed.
First, I used the DI water for the wash. Although there were very
tight and thick suds stating out, they faded kinda fast. I was not
too excited about this, but i figured let see what happens from there.
After the wash, I proceeded to do an initial rinse off to remove
the soap. I don;t have a good multi pattern nozzle, so I had to
play around with the settings for my POS "Fireman" hose.
Not helping things was the fact that I also had one of the POS ribbon
type garden hoses connected to the outlet side of the CR system.
This made trying to effectively rinse everything off a nightmare,
but i still managed to rinse off the soap.
So now, I just wait to see if the car dries spot free..
Approx. 12:00 pm
Outside temp about 85 degrees...
So, how did it work?
Well, the car is almost all dry, save for the lower sections like
the bumpers and below the trim molding line. Theres still some
runnoff from the trim, mirrors, and door handles, but no signs
of the residue. The side panels above the trim line appear to be
spotless for th emost part,, however, there are small patches
here and there that have water marks. On the hood, there are
very slaigh water marks in one area, while the rest of the
hood appears spotless. The roof, on the other hand, looks terrible.
I suspect it is more user error than anything else so far, as most
if not all the rest of the paint looks spotfree.
Approx. 6pm
Outside temp now about 89 degrees.
I did some quickee washdown after polishing up some swirled
up sections i noticed after doing the wash. Really bad stuff, and it
looks like a cat managed to slide off the hood again. So I started out
OCP with the PC this time. For the record, OCP will work with
the PC, but you'll need to step up to an agressive pad to get the
same kind of affect you would if you used rotary with a polish pad.
It also works quite well when used in sunlight, but the panel
needs to be so working in a shaded area will help. It took a little longer
than I was expecting, so I went back to the rotary with a Megs
polish pad. Would have stepped up to a Megs finish pad, but there
was no time.
Anyway, the next time I did the wash, I used the DI water again,
followed with a lower amount of car soap. As before, the suds were
think and tight initially, but faded off as I ran my mitt into the mixture.
It ifted all the OCP off easily. When time to rinse off again, I removed
the fireman nozzle, and just let the water run free out the hose. Ths
sun was no longer directly overhead so it took a little longer for the
paint to dry. But this time, there were absolutely no spots to be found
at all. Even the windshield and side glass and mirrors wer
virtually spotlfree (i missed a corner of the side mirror, so I could see
some light spotting there).
It's going to take a while for me to get the right setup for this, but
I can already see that this is going to be a regular component in
detailing regimen fora long time.