* The Car Cleaning Thread *

ShiWarrior · 3 May 2022 at 18:19

2 hours ago

mystery boxes are all out of stock all ready ! lol

XeNoN89 · 3 May 2022 at 20:13

Does anybody have a reccomendation for detailers/good quality car cleaners in SW London or Surrey? Unfortunately don't have access to water as I live in a flat and park on the street. Somewhere that I could go and get a snowfoam would be great

ShiWarrior · 3 May 2022 at 21:00

XeNoN89 said:
Does anybody have a reccomendation for detailers/good quality car cleaners in SW London or Surrey? Unfortunately don't have access to water as I live in a flat and park on the street. Somewhere that I could go and get a snowfoam would be great

no

but could you clean it at home "if" you had a portable one ?

asking because @Mekrel is in a similar situation (as i am) but i can take my car to my dads in the warmer weather

geekman · 4 May 2022 at 00:03

adam cool dude said:
Got nothing to lose. I remember this video and it made a massive improvement.

That's encouraging, I'll give it a go and report back.

Mekrel · 4 May 2022 at 11:34

@ShiWarrior There's a battery powered pump sprayer (looks like it may have multiple nozzles, enabling it to foam product too)

HYDRO+ Portable Battery Sprayer

Our Hydro+ Portable Battery Sprayer is the multi-purpose professional sprayer missing from your arsenal.

www.carboncollective.com

Could be a solution for you as the product will be the correct PIR inside the vessel already, won't require continual pumping and it'll save your Worx battery for rinsing.

ShiWarrior · 4 May 2022 at 11:47

Mekrel said:
@ShiWarrior There's a battery powered pump sprayer (looks like it may have multiple nozzles, enabling it to foam product too)

HYDRO+ Portable Battery Sprayer

Our Hydro+ Portable Battery Sprayer is the multi-purpose professional sprayer missing from your arsenal.

www.carboncollective.com

Could be a solution for you as the product will be the correct PIR inside the vessel already, won't require continual pumping and it'll save your Worx battery for rinsing.

Thanks for that !

Looks interesting, nice and small too !

i do have a manual foamer, but takes for ever to cover the whole car, but i do get thick foam out of it

i shall see if there's any videos of this showing it off !

oh and there's also foamers designed to garden hoses, like this one :

Chemical Guys TORQ Foam Blaster 6 Car Snow Foam Sprayer Hose Attachment : Amazon.co.uk: Automotive

www.amazon.co.uk

ShiWarrior · 4 May 2022 at 11:50

think i might get it after seeing this video ! look how thick it is !

good for when i move into a flat !

Jonnycoupe · 4 May 2022 at 11:52

Impressive for portable. :cool:

ShiWarrior · 4 May 2022 at 12:01

Jonnycoupe said:
Impressive for portable.

There is also them battery powered ones that are much bigger and some go on your back, but that's not what i want, I've almost got Chronic back pain, so i got to be careful

ShiWarrior · 4 May 2022 at 12:14

cant find much info on it, except 2 videos on YT showing its performance, looks really good

I've asked them how long the battery lasts

but being USB, can can attach a battery pack to it ?

mrk · 4 May 2022 at 14:03

tripple is a new bottle, love that polish, removes/hides light scratches nicely. Fabsil is a new try, reviews are excellent.

ShiWarrior · 4 May 2022 at 20:54

I had to watch a video from "The Rag company"
Riinseless wash Vs Foam wash

i found it really interesting on the results and what they used to wash/clean vehicle with

then i watched this, now this i found intriguing and for me, it could work very well

VaderDSL · 4 May 2022 at 22:24

I love ONR or Meguiars D114 when I'm lazy and want a quick clean of the car and don't want to faff with the pressure washer etc. Plus it's frugal on the water.

Mekrel · 6 May 2022 at 08:24

Is it me, or is there still a lot of dust around - especially after it rains?

I'm not sure if the Sahara desert sand was a one off hit, or if there's been a continual wave of it in the air that comes down with the rain.

ShiWarrior · 6 May 2022 at 08:33

No idea, that Sahara dust didn't hit my area, nor has it rained for weeks

chroniclard · 6 May 2022 at 08:38

Mekrel said:
Is it me, or is there still a lot of dust around - especially after it rains?

I'm not sure if the Sahara desert sand was a one off hit, or if there's been a continual wave of it in the air that comes down with the rain.

Sahara dust was weeks ago, our car literally went orange! Not noticed any excess lately.

XeNoN89 · 6 May 2022 at 09:47

Mekrel said:
Is it me, or is there still a lot of dust around - especially after it rains?

I'm not sure if the Sahara desert sand was a one off hit, or if there's been a continual wave of it in the air that comes down with the rain.

There is still lots of dust and maybe pollen around, it seems to be building up because of the lack of rain. No Saharan dust anymore though

Janesy B · 6 May 2022 at 10:48

Last bit of rain left dusty stains and I'm being bombarded with pollen too which isn't fun.

V_R · 6 May 2022 at 11:13

Mekrel said:
Is it me, or is there still a lot of dust around - especially after it rains?

I'm not sure if the Sahara desert sand was a one off hit, or if there's been a continual wave of it in the air that comes down with the rain.

I've noticed that too. Maybe its pollen as mentioned above?

V_R · 6 May 2022 at 21:02

Needed some more foam and got an email alert from In2Detailing that Touch-Less was back in stock so I grabbed some. Ordered a few other bits while I was there..... Ooops.

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