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    Posted: 28-September-2006 at 13:16

I washed the car on Monday night using the two bucket method.  Getting the hang of it now and I can really see the amount of muck coming off the car and into the rinse bucket.

However the two bucket method still takes me a while and after rinsing off the first panels, I get water marks while I am washing and rinsing off t'other parts of the car.

I rinse the car with no hose attachment and the water does just run off in sheets but I still get some blobs of water on the paintwork.

Is there anything I can do other than being a lot quicker when I'm washing the car to avoid getting water marks?

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote DSK328i Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28-September-2006 at 14:33

I have never heard of the '2 bucket method' lol.

But i wash the car as follows;

Stage 1 - roof, windscreen, bonnet, rear screen and boot lid - rinse

Stage 2 - entire drivers side and rear end then rise all washed areas so far

Stage 3 - entire passenger side and front bumper and rinse all washed areas so far.

Satge 4 - rinse the whole car once more and then dry with a chamois.

Basically as I go around washing the car, I keep rinsing all the washed areas which keeps them from drying out and when I finally finish washing the car I give it another rinse to ensure its all still wet.  Then I use a high quality synthetic cloth to dry the whole car and this is the only way I can ensure I am left with no water marks.

I clean the wheels either prior to washing the car or straight after washing it.

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If you've got a good microfibre towel for drying off then the water marks shouldnt be a problem.

simply rinse off again and mop it up with the microfibre cloth for a perfect streak and watermark free finish.

the big boss dogg Pete will be along to confirm this shortly I hope.

his machine is super clean, even BMW say so!!!

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I too get water marks on my car if i wash in the heat

 

a going over with quick detailer after removes them

 

or you could use de-ionized water if you are realy fussy lol

 

Tesco sell a mineral free water,but i aint tried it

 

 



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote seanwoodrat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29-September-2006 at 11:07
Try the Flash autodry, i just use the auto dry feature as it uses filtered water and leaves no water mark's. I wash the car the same way as DSK328i otherwise......
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Thanks lads.

Will try that next time.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jeff Spangle Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-October-2006 at 14:32
Meguiars do a car wash called NXT Car Wash it has a water softener in it. It does seem to work well in a hard water area.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote hoggr Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-October-2006 at 21:58
I fitted another water butt set at a height low enough so that she can't fill the watering can and throw the contents all around the garden. Rain water does not leave marks and that is why I use it and not because we have a water meter.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Pete330 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02-October-2006 at 22:26

Originally posted by hoggr hoggr wrote:

I fitted another water butt set at a height low enough so that she can't fill the watering can and throw the contents all around the garden. Rain water does not leave marks and that is why I use it and not because we have a water meter.

 

I take it has some sort of filter to get rid of all the bad stuff that comes down with the rain?

 

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I use the Meguiars gold class shampoo and the yellow microfiber cloths to dry her off with.  Seems to do the trick nicely.


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A little tip to aid drying, spritz wet panels with some quick detailing spray, this help to break the surface tension making water easier to mop up
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i tend to dry as i go along, so long as your careful when you rinse wash and rinse when near dry panels you should be ok

so i do roof, front/rear screen and side windows (and a, b, c pillars down to the window line), then rinse dry etc

then do bonnet and boot lid, rinse, dry etc, then along one side, rinse dry etc

then other side etc

then front end, and then finally rear end, again rinsing and drying in between each end of the car

so long as your carefull not to spray over the entire car when you rinse it works quite well, and any bits where you've over lapped just dry up again
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Originally posted by Bry535 Bry535 wrote:

A little tip to aid drying, spritz wet panels with some quick detailing spray, this help to break the surface tension making water easier to mop up

I was amazed when someone showed me this trick, at how much easier it is to dry the car.  Had completely forgotten about it, had planned on getting some detailer for this purpose only.  Must get me some  

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