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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: macmac on November 01, 2006, 07:00:33 pm

Title: washing cars with wfp??
Post by: macmac on November 01, 2006, 07:00:33 pm

hi all

do any of you guys wash cars with your pure water systems? I mean contract wise i.e.:- main dealer forecourts etc?

Title: Re: washing cars with wfp??
Post by: Sir Squeaky on November 01, 2006, 07:04:12 pm

Any garage with the best interests of their cars in mind will employ someone to wash them daily with wash-and-wax.

If you wash it will pure water you'll take the polish off, then it would have to be re-applied.

Rog. (ex-garage contract valetor).

Title: Re: washing cars with wfp??
Post by: neil100 on November 01, 2006, 07:19:33 pm

I thought about this.

Though I would wash a car with a sponge with wash and wax and just use the pure water for rinseing.

I have rinsed all my cars with it and I wash the van just with pure water. The finnish is superb and after using on my vehicles for a year I have not had to polish them.

Nel.

Title: Re: washing cars with wfp??
Post by: D.Salkeld_Ltd on November 01, 2006, 07:29:24 pm

Don't start this old argument - been done!!

I personaly do wash my car occasionaly wfp but take it once per month to the pro's for wash n wax.  I believe the wax polish will protect it better.

David

Title: Re: washing cars with wfp??
Post by: Sir Squeaky on November 01, 2006, 07:36:08 pm

That's true David, I didn't want to add any more to it.
We've been over this before pretty thoroughly.

Can we leave it at that? :-\

Title: Re: washing cars with wfp??
Post by: macmac on November 01, 2006, 07:39:39 pm

thanks for replies

new to this forum so i havent been involved with the issue before. sorry

tony

Title: Re: washing cars with wfp??
Post by: freshwater on November 01, 2006, 08:27:15 pm

In most car washes they use a form of RO water for the final spot free rinse.

I personally have a metalic black Ford Ranger (not the best paint jobs in the world), its now two years old and I always power-wash with RO water to get rid of the grit, then wash by hand with car wash, than power rinse with RO. I wax about 3-4 times a year. It also is very effective on alloy wheels, and is a lot less aggressive than the acidic cleaners, it does not seem to damage the lacquer.


steve@freshwatersystems.co.uk