BigLeegr
02-22-2006, 12:39 PM
I really like this stuff!! For someone living in an apartment or going camping (its original intended purpose, I guess) it's great!! No hose needed for pre-spraying nor rinsing. You can do a car with only 2-3 gallons of water (some may use even less! I tend to use a little more so as to have "enough" rinse water to dissipate the dirt better). Some people use 2 buckets (I do when washing a dirty car.). One with the QEW, one to rinse. This way you don't pull up dirty water for the last of the washing.
One thing about the bottle instructions, they don't mention having a separate bucket to rinse the mitt in. I think this is something one should consider using. Less chance of bringing the dirt back to the paint, I think. (See above. ;) )
I use very light pressure. Basically, I hold the mitt so it barely touches the car and move it over the finish. Once I've "saturated" the paint, I go over it again with just a little more weight, and more solution. I find that by doing it this way, I seem to minimize any marring. (Even on black! :P )
You use 1 oz. per gallon of water to make the wash solution. It doesn't foam up. It doesn't have any strong/overpowering scent. I found that when applying it, it tends to sheet off very quickly. It doesn't "pool" on the car.
Another suggestion is to use a sprayer (maybe even a "garden/weed" pump sprayer) and apply a "pre-spray" to the car first, before applying more solution via your mitt. This may give a little more dwell time to allow the QEW to "loosen" the dirt.
You then wipe the finish with towels to get rid of any remaining dirt-Again-light pressure. You don't want to grind the dirt into the paint! :o
After a wash with QEW, I usually wipe the car down with a qd, so any water trails are cleared up.
I still like to use a regular wash, but I have found that in the winter (when you have a few hours of "around freezing" weather) using QEW doesn't freeze up the locks/doors as much as a wash bay wash can.
Also, you can bring some with you when you go on vacation. All you'd need to bring with is the QEW, mitt and towels (and maybe some QD). You can buy gallon jugs of water at most grocery stores and gas stations. Just cut off the top of the jugs, add the requisite amount of QEW and you can clean your car while your significant other is shopping. :D (Just watch out for sharp edges on the cut jug! :wink: )
One thing about the bottle instructions, they don't mention having a separate bucket to rinse the mitt in. I think this is something one should consider using. Less chance of bringing the dirt back to the paint, I think. (See above. ;) )
I use very light pressure. Basically, I hold the mitt so it barely touches the car and move it over the finish. Once I've "saturated" the paint, I go over it again with just a little more weight, and more solution. I find that by doing it this way, I seem to minimize any marring. (Even on black! :P )
You use 1 oz. per gallon of water to make the wash solution. It doesn't foam up. It doesn't have any strong/overpowering scent. I found that when applying it, it tends to sheet off very quickly. It doesn't "pool" on the car.
Another suggestion is to use a sprayer (maybe even a "garden/weed" pump sprayer) and apply a "pre-spray" to the car first, before applying more solution via your mitt. This may give a little more dwell time to allow the QEW to "loosen" the dirt.
You then wipe the finish with towels to get rid of any remaining dirt-Again-light pressure. You don't want to grind the dirt into the paint! :o
After a wash with QEW, I usually wipe the car down with a qd, so any water trails are cleared up.
I still like to use a regular wash, but I have found that in the winter (when you have a few hours of "around freezing" weather) using QEW doesn't freeze up the locks/doors as much as a wash bay wash can.
Also, you can bring some with you when you go on vacation. All you'd need to bring with is the QEW, mitt and towels (and maybe some QD). You can buy gallon jugs of water at most grocery stores and gas stations. Just cut off the top of the jugs, add the requisite amount of QEW and you can clean your car while your significant other is shopping. :D (Just watch out for sharp edges on the cut jug! :wink: )