So I THINK I'm doing it in a simple way:

1. Hose down care pretty thoroughly with a garden hose

2. spray whole car down with ONR from a garden sprayer

3. wipe car with SSS using ONR with one bucket and a grit guard

4. dry car off

5. go over all the left over water spots with ONR detail

6. spray way and shop towels for windows

7. (optional) go over with Griots 3 in 1

I'm sure is just cause I'm anal and have a new black car, but holy cow it takes me like 1.5 to 2 hours and thats without doing any internal. I FEEL like im just moving right along but damn it takes me forever.

I went 100% percent 2 fast

Been waiting for a sale on this. Probably because its the old version 5 but a deal is a deal. Figured id share the wealth.

Pressure washer: Ryobi 2300 psi electric

PW Gun: cheap HF gun

Foam Cannon : QUIVR 1.25/1.1

Soap: CG Honeydew

I picked up a foam cannon and tried with my regular bucket wash soap in it, meguiars d113, it didn't foam very well. Decided to get some dedicated foam gun soap and try it out

I really would like the thick soap to help pull away dirt and grime from cars. But when I put in the usual 2-3 oz of soap for the 1000ml the soap is runny and does seem like it's staying on the panel, just sort of runs off. It's staying on the panel somewhat but not thick like how all the detailers show when they review soaps and foam cannons

What should I do to fix this issue?

Just bought a new BMW 540i jet black. I want to do rinseless washes so I can maintain it living in Hawaii. I’d do regular neutral ph washes as needed.

Could I use a ceramic spray after doing the rinse less wash method? Using ONR V6. Open to suggestions for ceramic sprays for afterwards.

Just bought a newer F-150 and the previous owner took very good care of it. I'm not sure if he got a ceramic coat and/or waxed it a lot, but there's no swirling. In Grand Rapids, there's no options I can find for a self serve bay with heat to wash it myself. Only options are touchless, brush drive through washes, and open self serve bays. My garage isn't heated and the truck doesn't fit in there anyway. Anyone else in a similar situation and what do you do for the winter?

Has anyone used one of these and is it worth it / any recommendations ? I struggle to find proper seat covers that don't cover up the rear seatbelts ( Although if anyone can recommend seat covers for a 2022 Mazda 2 - that's even better. ) so I think I am looking into this just to clean it up routinely - no stains on it but I imagine there's a lot of hidden dirty that can be sucked up.

Any recommendations? I was looking at the bissel proheat and the shark stainstriker - how about solutions any recommendations ? Do I have to use the original stuff and how long would I expect it to last?

Or if It's a bad idea - let me know.

I use a giraffe grandstorm for my car and garage. It handles dirt and small debris fine. Dog hair and dried mud are harder. I loosen both with a rubber brush before vacuuming. It works, but cleaning the same area twice gets old, especially under the seats.

I saw the grandflux has a powered brush head like my home vacuum. It also has a light that might help under the seats.

Can it replace the rubber brush? Does hair wrap around the roller? Anyone tried one on car carpet?

I purchased a vvv-group brand gauge and it was total crap - wouldn't calibrate and the reading swung 20-40% in the same spot. Let Amazon send me a replacement model ... same issue.

Looking for a decent / reliable unit that doesn't cost a ridiculous amount - thanks!

Any recommendations on getting this mark out of this trim.

For reference Mazda CX60 takumi. Marks look almost like an oily fingerprint? Only tired interior trim cleaner with a microfibre so far.

TIA

For all the pros out there, ss the title says, I am doing a front end PPF kit made by Avery Dennison this weekend and I'll ultimately put an SIO2 based ceramic over the whole car. How long do I need to wait for the PPF to full dry inside out before I add the ceramic. I'm guessing a week but some experienced folks smarter than me would be better. I'm in Arizona so a relatively dry climate. Thanks in advanced

Hi everyone,

The car in question is 2023 model Y. It’s a used car so I don’t know the previous history. Any idea what that blue streak on the bottom is and how to remove it?

Thank you!!

I am fairly certain I know what the issue is, but wanted to validate my thoughts and see whether anyone had additional insight.

I recently purchased a Ridge Washer stubby gun off Amazon to replace the cumbersome wand that came with my Active 2.3 washer. The Ridge gun came with the proper M22 x 14mm adapter to connect the stock Active hose to the gun. I didn't use Teflon tape on the connections but did tighten the fittings prior to washing the car. During the wash, I noticed the Active 2.3 would occasionally surge. A quick 1 second surge every 1-2min when the trigger was off. I initially thought it was air in the system so I turned the washer off and purged the system. The water flow was continuous and I didn't notice any sputtering or air bubbles. I turned the washer back on and the surging still occurred.

To rule out any issues with my washer, I swapped the original Active wand/gun back on and the surging didn't happen. Now, it's worth noting, I always just hand tighten the hose to the Active wand and have been doing so for the past year I've been using it. No issues at all. I typically disconnect everything when I'm done using the washer. Additionally, I used the same nozzle on both the Ridge gun and the wand when troubleshooting to rule out orifice size incompatibility.

This leads me to believe it could either be a faulty stubby gun (ie: small pressure leak in the Ridge stubby gun) or a leak in the connections within the fittings between the hose and the gun? Ie: lack of Teflon tape use.

Thanks in advance for any insight. I want to narrow down the issue before I return the stubby gun as I really did enjoy using it!