Winter+QEW+foam gun = new "wifehatescar method" ?

[wifehatescar]

So here I am with my nice new foam gun and it's 30* outside! I like QEW but I always hated using it on a dry and dirty/salty car. So I decided to do the following:
-2 caps of QEW in the foam gun with the rest water
-Pulled the car outside and sprayed it very thouroughly (did a quick wheel/tire scrub at the same time), took about 5 minutes
-Pulled the car inside still wet with the QEW mix
-Did my normal 2 bucket QEW

This accomplished a couple things:
-The tires and wheels were cleaned outside the garage minimizing water in the garage
-The car is wet with QEW (pre soaked) before you even start mitt washing it
-Most heavy dirt is washed off with the QEW/foam gun spraydown

Anyway, seemed to work well for me. :yes: Course I have heated soft water and a heated garage but you could do this process without all that as well.

 

[cwcad]

I knew there was something more that I could order for twenty per cent off at auto geek. Will have to try that. Of course I do not have a heated garage. But I do have near 60 degree weather with nothing but sunshine. :yes:

 

[wifehatescar]

But I do have near 60 degree weather with nothing but sunshine. :yes:

Gee, I feel so sorry for you :noexpress :t

 

[Big Leegr]

Did QEW foam for you via the gun? I've noticed QEW has very little sudzing when I've used it.

 

[Bill D]

Sounds to me that if you're going to use the foam gun, it's best to just use "regular" car wash with it ( maybe even one off the "disgraced product" shelf since it's just a pre soak) and then the QEW indoors. It could conserve some more QEW for the winter months.

 

[joyriide1113]

Sounds to me that if you're going to use the foam gun, it's best to just use "regular" car wash with it ( maybe even one off the "disgraced product" shelf since it's just a pre soak) and then the QEW indoors. It could conserve some more QEW for the winter months.

thats definately a better idea. qew would simply wash and rinse away any remainng soap fluid.

i dont live in a snow prone area but here in miami when the car is dirty and its too hot to wash outside (assuming i didnt wake up early that morning to wash it a dawn), i add a mix of the qew to those 3 gallon pump sprayers grandmas use for gardens and such. gives me a good presoak and softens the dirt prior to the NORMAL qew.

or u could just use spray and wipe. the possibilities are endless.

 

[wifehatescar]

Sounds to me that if you're going to use the foam gun, it's best to just use "regular" car wash with it ( maybe even one off the "disgraced product" shelf since it's just a pre soak) and then the QEW indoors. It could conserve some more QEW for the winter months.

Two reasons I thought this would be bad...
1. If it's below freezing the spray solution will freeze on the car, not letting me rinse off the suds.
2. If I get suds all over the car, I was worried I'd have to go over each panel a bunch of times with the mitt to get the suds off. It would almost be like doing a QEW method only with regular car wash gel, and I haven't seen anyone try that. I might give it a try though just to see what happens. I bought a gallon of QEW so it's no more money than regular car wash gel.

Big Leegr-
QEW did not foam. The gun was just used to disperse the QEW on the paint as I rinsed the car off.