Cleaning Question......again

[Big Ry]

I thought it was about time I actually cleaned the beast and as such was wondering what the best option is:

Two bucket hand wash
Karcher with a snow foam attachment
Poles down at the local Total.........

Obviously i'm not serious about option three, but if people can suggest which of the other two is best and also what products I should buy I'd appreciate it.

I know that if I use the karcher then not to try and blast the paint off at point blank range, and also to keep all chemicals away from the CCB's.

Any guidance appreciated as always guys.

Cheers
Ryan

[steveway]

got to be two bucket method. When you say chemicals away from the CCD's are they affected then by the wheel cleaner stuff, ironX etc?

[divetheworld]

A mix of 1 and 2.
I do the wheels first, spray the wheel and tools with snow foam and give them a good clean with a noodle mitt and Wheel-woolies. I use the noodle mitt and not lambswood to prevent fibres being left on the CCM's. Then thoroughly rinse.
I blast off the thickest dirt with pressure washer and then empty the rest of the bottle of snow foam on it and leave for 5 mins. Then rinse.
Then I use a second bottle of snow foam and cover the car in thick foam.
Then go over the car with two mitts and a rinse bucket. Simply taking off the suds with a wipe of the mitt in one direction, rinse in the bucket and do the next patch. Using two mitts, i can use both sides of each to get four wipes before rinsing.
When I've taken all the suds (and dirt) from the car, rinse with the lance. Then blow dry the car from top to bottom with a Sidekick blower. This also means I can properly blow out the CCM's before putting the jim-jams (cover) on the car and walking away!

I use
PA snow foam lance
Valet Pro - Advanced Neutral Snow Foam
Wheel Woolies - Wheel Brush Kit
Noodle mitt
Lambskin Wash Mitt x2
Wash Bucket with Grit Guard
Metro Vac - Sidekick Blaster

[leerandle]

I'd just like to have a car with CCB so that I can have this dilemma

Personally I've tried the Karcher foam method (Using Carpro Hydrafoam) and the 2 bucket method and found that the bucket method gave me a bit more time to clean and rinse before the streaks started to appear. Whereas I found myself rushing with the foam method. Maybe that was just me, but I found the car a little 'streakier' (If that is ever a word........) using the foam method compared to the traditional 2 bucket method.

Just my 2 pennies worth

I'm more than happy to be corrected and advised on best way to clean my car.

[RobDown]

I think the ideal is you snowfoam first to remove the dirt

And then you two bucket

But I've gone for the lazier route of having PPF which makes cleaning a doddle

[Neil1300r]

What we need is a Frequently Asked Questions Wiki with a cleaning thread made by the cake eating monster Paddy328

[divetheworld]

I forgot to mention, I also have a Di water plant. This makes drying a doddle with the blower as it leaves zero marks.
I highly recommend looking into a Di setup.

[Big Ry]

Neil1300r said:

What we need is a Frequently Asked Questions Wiki with a cleaning thread made by the cake eating monster Paddy328

Alright alright

Thanks all for the input, looks like I'll be spending some cash later on some exciting cleaning stuff !

[Crazy_Sean]

I use option 1, followed by option 2.....

First I rinse the car with the Karcher. Then I snow the car with the foam. At this point I fill up 3 buckets. One for the microfibre mitts - one for rinsing and the last for the wheels only.

I then use a combination of an air blower an padding it dry with microfibre towels.

I then use autoglym glass cleaner and paper towel on the windows.

[avinalarf]

I've always used the three bucket method.
One bucket contains hot water and shampoo.
Second bucket contains clean warm water.
Third bucket contains nicely chilled Prosecco.
I shampoo the bonnet then wash off with warm water then dry immediately.
I then proceed around the car sequencing driver side,then boot,then passenger side,once again immediately removing shampoo and drying.
Then I wash the wheels by hand.
After washing the car looks the bks so,to take advantage of this, I change into my bird pulling outfit and put the roof down and set off on yet another romantic adventure.

Edited by avinalarf on Thursday 25th May 10:56

[ChilliWhizz]

avinalarf said:

I've always used two bucket method.
One bucket contains hot water and shampoo.
Second bucket contains nicely chilled Prosecco.
I shampoo the bonnet then wash off with warm water then dry immediately.
I then proceed around the car sequencing driver side,then boot,then passenger side,once again immediately removing shampoo and drying.
Then I wash the wheels by hand.
After washing the car looks the bks so,to take advantage of this, I change into my bird pulling outfit and put the roof down and set off on yet another romantic adventure.

[Jon39]

avinalarf said:

I've always used two bucket method.
One bucket contains hot water and shampoo.
Second bucket contains nicely chilled Prosecco.
I shampoo the bonnet then wash off with warm water then dry immediately.
I then proceed around the car sequencing driver side,then boot,then passenger side,once again immediately removing shampoo and drying.
Then I wash the wheels by hand.
After washing the car looks the bks so,to take advantage of this, I change into my bird pulling outfit and put the roof down and set off on yet another romantic adventure.

I was interested to read, that your method is to work slowly around each part of the body in turn. I wonder how many spotted your joke?
Do you think drivetheworld's suggestion about a Di plant, would improve the results of your present technique?
I misunderstood initially, thinking it was what happens after I buy something from a garden centre, but we are talking serious chemistry to stop streaking.
The necessary equipment does look somewhat complicated. Perhaps there might be night school classes.

Edited by Jon39 on Thursday 25th May 11:10

[divetheworld]

Jon39 said:

I was interested to read, that your method is to work slowly around each part of the body in turn. I wonder how many spotted your joke?
Do you think drivetheworld's suggestion about a Di plant, would improve the results of your present technique?
I misunderstood initially, thinking it was what happens after I buy something from a garden centre, but we are talking serious chemistry to stop streaking.
The necessary equipment does look somewhat complicated. Perhaps there might be night school classes.

It's actually easy to do and well worth it.
Take your domestic water from a pipe or hose and connect it to a filter. From the Filter to the Di vessel full of resin. Then from that vessel to another filter and out to your pressure washer/hose.

Filter - https://www.waterfilterman.co.uk/ten-inch-housing/...
1 micron Filter cartridges - https://www.waterfilterman.co.uk/259-10-sediment-w...
Di Vessel - http://www.vyair.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduc...
Di resin - http://www.vyair.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduc...

Job done!

[avinalarf]

Jon39 said:

avinalarf said:

I've always used two bucket method.
One bucket contains hot water and shampoo.
Second bucket contains nicely chilled Prosecco.
I shampoo the bonnet then wash off with warm water then dry immediately.
I then proceed around the car sequencing driver side,then boot,then passenger side,once again immediately removing shampoo and drying.
Then I wash the wheels by hand.
After washing the car looks the bks so,to take advantage of this, I change into my bird pulling outfit and put the roof down and set off on yet another romantic adventure.

I was interested to read, that your method is to work slowly around each part of the body in turn. I wonder how many spotted your joke?
Do you think drivetheworld's suggestion about a Di plant, would improve the results of your present technique?
I misunderstood initially, thinking it was what happens after I buy something from a garden centre, but we are talking serious chemistry to stop streaking.
The necessary equipment does look somewhat complicated. Perhaps there might be night school classes.

Edited by Jon39 on Thursday 25th May 11:10

Unlike other posters comments of avoiding streaking I have happy memories of streaking.
Do you remember those pictures of Erica Roe ,an excellently endowed young lady,streaking across the Rugby field,..... jiggly....juggly....jiggly.....juggly.
Oh ,happy days,how much simpler life was those days.
As for dives comments,to clever for me,I'm a simple lad at heart ,as you may have noticed.

[Jon39]

divetheworld said:

It's actually easy to do and well worth it.
Take your domestic water from a pipe or hose and connect it to a filter. From the Filter to the Di vessel full of resin. Then from that vessel to another filter and out to your pressure washer/hose.

Filter - https://www.waterfilterman.co.uk/ten-inch-housing/...
1 micron Filter cartridges - https://www.waterfilterman.co.uk/259-10-sediment-w...
Di Vessel - http://www.vyair.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduc...
Di resin - http://www.vyair.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduc...

Job done!

Thank you B. (drivetheworld), very helpful.

I had wondered how that could be done, because, particularly on a warm day, I start to wipe the water on one side of the car after rinsing, only to go to the other side and see dried water marks.

Does being in a hard or soft water area have any effect on the 'Di process'?
We have a filter system for a garden fish pond ( I say fish pond, but it might now only be a pond since the heron called), but presumably that is possibly only one part of the 'Di process'?

Edited by Jon39 on Thursday 25th May 13:17

[divetheworld]

Jon39 said:

Thank you B. (drivetheworld), very helpful.

I had wondered how that could be done, because, particularly on a warm day, I start to wipe the water on one side of the car after rinsing, only to go to the other side and see dried water marks.

Does being in a hard or soft water area have any effect on the 'Di process'?
We have a filter system for a garden fish pond ( I say fish pond, but it might now only be a pond since the heron called), but presumably that is possibly only one part of the 'Di process'?

Edited by Jon39 on Thursday 25th May 13:17

Hard water areas just need a different type of resin. It only affects the life, not the process afaik.
Filling the Di vessel is a pain in the ass but once done, it's a joy to wash the car.
Even for simple folk...

[HBradley]

Just get someone else to do it?

[avinalarf]

HBradley said:

Just get someone else to do it?

Would you say that if we were talking about carresing the delightful curves,of an attractive maiden,in a soapy bath ?
I think not.
Getting down and dirty with my DB9V is a pleasure.

[divetheworld]

avinalarf said:

Would you say that if we were talking about carresing the delightful curves,of an attractive maiden,in a soapy bath ?
I think not.
Getting down and dirty with my DB9V is a pleasure.

Just when you have us all convinced that you've only got one oar in the water, you go and say something as undeniable as that.
Try and be mindful that we have expectations.

[BlackV8]

My procedure: 1st rinse all over, 2nd wheels, 3rd snow foam and wait approx. 5 minutes.
Thereafter rinse again to remove foam and go ahead with 2Bucket method. Rinse again and drying with big microfiber towels.
(I love the neighbors faces every time after foaming )