Well Water

[Junkyard Dog]

I have a beautiful blue ember metallic paint . . . covered in white spots like I rinsed it in milk. I am on a well, probably drilled down into a calcium cave.

Anybody on a well have any tips for me? My prior car was silver, so I never noticed this before.

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[Skye]

I'm mentioning @DFB5.0 ; he could have some filters and equipment in mind which could be of help.

https://www.mustang7g.com/forums/threads/beginner’s-buying-guide-washing-detailing-essentials-list.161072/

https://www.mustang7g.com/forums/threads/dfbs-detailing-garage.163477/

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/the-decontamination-thread.190468/

Edit,

I can see two paths:

- Fabbing a custom cart, one with hookups, a place for a wand and water filters in-between

- What's probably better for the home as a whole: installing an in-line filter at the well source and pump

 

[Cz_Ziemniak]

I'm mentioning @DFB5.0 ; he could have some filters and equipment in mind which could be of help.

Dumb detailing question, but I suppose you're the person to ask.

Any powerwashers or something of the sort that heat up the water before spraying it? I live in the northeast and regularly drive in the snow. A quick undercarriage wash goes a long long way.

The local self wash has hot water coming out of the powerwasher, but what good is it if I have to drive through the snow 10 miles to get home.

 

[Skye]

Any powerwashers or something of the sort that heat up the water before spraying it?

That, I have not seen.

My initial idea would be to look at the home, existing water lines and tap into one of the hot runs. A line could be run from the tapped point to the garage area, with a spigot installed there. It'd need to be a wall adjoining the interior of the home. Running to an exterior wall would risk freezing.

But, there's the issue with codes, drains and sewer lines. You'd have to check with a plumber. Getting hot water into the garage is easy. But giving it an exit point to be in compliance would be something else.

Ideally what you'd want to do is install a hot tap, cold tap and a sink in the garage. With that, you can have a wash cart with a wand setup or some kind of rig you can wheel around and use. Or simply attach a hose and run it outside.

In my example, I could tap into the adjoining wall to the laundry area and access hot, cold and sewer.

Plumbers generally don't charge for project estimates. I'd rough out some ideas and have one come over to see what's possible.

 

[Cz_Ziemniak]

That, I have not seen.

My initial idea would be to look at the home, existing water lines and tap into one of the hot runs. A line could be run from the tapped point to the garage area, with a spigot installed there. It'd need to be a wall adjoining the interior of the home. Running to an exterior wall would risk freezing.

But, there's the issue with codes, drains and sewer lines. You'd have to check with a plumber. Getting hot water into the garage is easy. But giving it an exit point to be in compliance would be something else.

Ideally what you'd want to do is install a hot tap, cold tap and a sink in the garage. With that, you can have a wash cart with a wand setup or some kind of rig you can wheel around and use. Or simply attach a hose and run it outside.

Plumbers generally don't charge for project estimates. I'd rough out some ideas and have one come over to see what's possible.

I rent currently, so the idea of modifying the garage is SOL. Thanks though.

 

[GooberDH]

I have this deionizer, same as the Adam's branded unit. My water isn't too bad at 150ish tds but this brings it to zero. I can let the car air dry with no noticeable spots. ONR also leaves my car spotless even without the deionizer.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Gasp! Argh! 430 bucks???

 

[Starship Enterprise]

They sell filters that go on the end of the hose. I use them when topping off my spa. inexpensive solution.

 

[Neggytive]

Dumb detailing question, but I suppose you're the person to ask.

Any powerwashers or something of the sort that heat up the water before spraying it? I live in the northeast and regularly drive in the snow. A quick undercarriage wash goes a long long way.

The local self wash has hot water coming out of the powerwasher, but what good is it if I have to drive through the snow 10 miles to get home.

you need to have the car undercoated with woolwax, fluid film. or NH oil undercoating.

You can was the under side of the car all you want, once brine or salt splashes up and inside one of those holes under the car, it is going to rot from the inside out

I see it every day at my shop in NH

You need to coat the inside of the rails and the underside of the car, also the inside of any panels (doors) you can get into.

In the autobody business when you do a repair or sectioning of a rail, and other parts we go back in afterwards with a product called a cavity wax to restore corrosion protections.

It is a coating in a aerosol can with long wands to go in the holes and coat the inside of the panels.

Spend the $$$, make sure yo have it "touched up" every 2 years or whatever the manufacturer/installer says, and you car will last a long time

Otherwise the useful life of the car is 10 years, and by 12 it is junk

 

[Cz_Ziemniak]

you need to have the car undercoated with woolwax, fluid film. or NH oil undercoating.

You can was the under side of the car all you want, once brine or salt splashes up and inside one of those holes under the car, it is going to rot from the inside out

I see it every day at my shop in NH

You need to coat the inside of the rails and the underside of the car, also the inside of any panels (doors) you can get into.

In the autobody business when you do a repair or sectioning of a rail, and other parts we go back in afterwards with a product called a cavity wax to restore corrosion protections.

It is a coating in a aerosol can with long wands to go in the holes and coat the inside of the panels.

Spend the $$$, make sure yo have it "touched up" every 2 years or whatever the manufacturer/installer says, and you car will last a long time

Otherwise the useful life of the car is 10 years, and by 12 it is junk

Yeah, I was thinking of hitting it with fluidfilm in my garage. Just going to snag the creeper and blast it underneath everywhere.

I used to use this stuff at the first shop I worked at, would convert the rust on customer cars. But never applied fluid film before. I assume I just spray the shit out of all the nooks and crannies with a few cans and then let it sit awhile, right?

 

[Zig]

Lol, we went from outter to under and how to get it off to how to put it on in less than 1 page.

 

[Cz_Ziemniak]

Efficiency

 

[Neggytive]

the thing with any coating is you have to wash the bejeezus out of the underside before you apply any coating to neutralize any salt that is in there

I have seen co-workers do fluid film, and it is a great product, but 99.9 percent of all issues start inside the panels. The exception is the .1 percent that is brake lines rotting out, especially on GM trucks

It is a "buy once cry once" thing, a GOOD shop is going to get the car up in the air, wash the living daylights out of it with a neutralizing solution, mask off any areas that need to be left bare (exhaust) and a tip to doing that is to use aluminum foil as a wrap, then they mask off the car with the plastic sheeting we use in the body shop to mask the car, and then they apply the product inside and out.

If you are going to do it at home, go on Amazon and find the 360 degree wands for the fluidfilm cans, push one up into a hole in the rocker, frame rail etc as far as you can then start spraying while pulling the hose back towards you.

 

[Cz_Ziemniak]

the thing with any coating is you have to wash the bejeezus out of the underside before you apply any coating to neutralize any salt that is in there

I have seen co-workers do fluid film, and it is a great product, but 99.9 percent of all issues start inside the panels. The exception is the .1 percent that is brake lines rotting out, especially on GM trucks

It is a "buy once cry once" thing, a GOOD shop is going to get the car up in the air, wash the living daylights out of it with a neutralizing solution, mask off any areas that need to be left bare (exhaust) and a tip to doing that is to use aluminum foil as a wrap, then they mask off the car with the plastic sheeting we use in the body shop to mask the car, and then they apply the product inside and out.

If you are going to do it at home, go on Amazon and find the 360 degree wands for the fluidfilm cans, push one up into a hole in the rocker, frame rail etc as far as you can then start spraying while pulling the hose back towards you.

Noted. Appreciate it man.

 

[jeffnudi]

I use Rubbit, so no water spots.

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