First Detail - Adamized the Raptor

[TheWolf]

I hadn't washed my truck in weeks, just no time. So decided to late yesterday afternoon. Used the new Adams Wash & Wax, it has a different feel to it than the Blue soap. Doesn't seem to foam as much, but has a slippery feel to it. It did a nice job. I was running out of daylight so I did the final rinse with a pump sprayer filled with distilled water, the dried it with the master blaster. It was dark and couldn't really tell how good a job it was. Went out and looked at it this AM and it was spotless.

I went on the Costco website and ordered a CR Spotless deionizer. Should of done it long ago, but it's kind of expensive. But if it can save me time not having to hand dry my cars, it will be well worth it. And much better for the paint in the long run. The water here is very hard.

I found the same, that the Wash & Wax has a little less suds, but still provides a lot of lubrication to the surface of the paint. It does leave a nice shine. Most people also report that it makes towel drying easier, since the towel slides better after using the Wash & Wax.

Only downside so far to the Wash & Wax is the peach scent. Although it smells nice, my wife said the smell made her hungry, so she left right in the middle of washing her Explorer to go make a sandwich, leaving me to finish the wash by myself!

You're gonna love the CR Spotless! When my truck is just dusty, I pressure wash it with the deionized water then blow 90% of the water off, and leave the rest to air dry. Takes about 20 minutes.

I have found that just leaving all the water on the truck, and not blowing any off, often results in some dust collecting in the water on the flat spots like the hood, roof and bed cover, and the dust left behind once the water dries off is visible.

 

[RAPTORSV]

I found the same, that the Wash & Wax has a little less suds, but still provides a lot of lubrication to the surface of the paint. It does leave a nice shine. Most people also report that it makes towel drying easier, since the towel slides better after using the Wash & Wax.

Only downside so far to the Wash & Wax is the peach scent. Although it smells nice, my wife said the smell made her hungry, so she left right in the middle of washing her Explorer to go make a sandwich, leaving me to finish the wash by myself!

You're gonna love the CR Spotless! When my truck is just dusty, I pressure wash it with the deionized water then blow 90% of the water off, and leave the rest to air dry. Takes about 20 minutes.

I have found that just leaving all the water on the truck, and not blowing any off, often results in some dust collecting in the water on the flat spots like the hood, roof and bed cover, and the dust left behind once the water dries off is visible.

That's what I am hoping for not having to towel dry as much to save time also keep the paint finish better. Yes the Wash & Wax did leave it nice and shiny.

I bought to Adams Strip wash, want to clay and reseal all my cars when/if I ever have the time to do so once the weather cools off.

Do you know how often you have to refill the canisters? I am only going to use for final rinse, after I have pressure washed and rinsed with regular water.

 

[Wilson]

Funny I want it.to warm up but then I'm busy

 

[TheWolf]

That's what I am hoping for not having to towel dry as much to save time also keep the paint finish better. Yes the Wash & Wax did leave it nice and shiny.

I bought to Adams Strip wash, want to clay and reseal all my cars when/if I ever have the time to do so once the weather cools off.

Do you know how often you have to refill the canisters? I am only going to use for final rinse, after I have pressure washed and rinsed with regular water.

The resin lasts me about 15 washes, using it for the whole wash, with water TDS about 140-150ppm.

How many washes you will get on the resin depends on how much dissolved minerals are in your water.

When I first started using the DI water, I only used it for the final rinse. After awhile, I started using it for the whole wash, so that I did not have to hurry during the wash or worry about being in the sun. During the summer, I have shade from a oak tree, but when the leaves drop, I am washing in the full sun, so the DI water really helps.

 

[RAPTORSV]

The resin lasts me about 15 washes, using it for the whole wash, with water TDS about 140-150ppm.

How many washes you will get on the resin depends on how much dissolved minerals are in your water.

When I first started using the DI water, I only used it for the final rinse. After awhile, I started using it for the whole wash, so that I did not have to hurry during the wash or worry about being in the sun. During the summer, I have shade from a oak tree, but when the leaves drop, I am washing in the full sun, so the DI water really helps.

I ordered a TDS meter off amazon. Since I'll only used for rince, sounds like it should last quite awhile. If I start early in the am I can beat the sun, or late in the afternoon, but I lose my light fast in the winter.

 

[RAPTORSV]

The resin lasts me about 15 washes, using it for the whole wash, with water TDS about 140-150ppm.

How many washes you will get on the resin depends on how much dissolved minerals are in your water.

When I first started using the DI water, I only used it for the final rinse. After awhile, I started using it for the whole wash, so that I did not have to hurry during the wash or worry about being in the sun. During the summer, I have shade from a oak tree, but when the leaves drop, I am washing in the full sun, so the DI water really helps.

Received the meter and checked, got a reading of 325 TDS. Wow seems really high. So I will probably only 15 or so rinses, if that's the case I spent a lot of money for not much return. But time will tell.

 

[TheWolf]

Received the meter and checked, got a reading of 325 TDS. Wow seems really high. So I will probably only 15 or so rinses, if that's the case I spent a lot of money for not much return. But time will tell.

That water is on the high end for TDS.

From the chart on their website, you would get about 240 gallons of DI water from each batch of resin. If you only used 10 gallons of water for each rinse, you should get 24 rinses. If you are quick, you could get the rinse down to 5 gallons of water.

For example, with a pressure washer that might run at 2.4 gpm, then you could rinse for 4 minutes and use about 9.6 gallons.

 

[RAPTORSV]

That water is on the high end for TDS.

From the chart on their website, you would get about 240 gallons of DI water from each batch of resin. If you only used 10 gallons of water for each rinse, you should get 24 rinses. If you are quick, you could get the rinse down to 5 gallons of water.

For example, with a pressure washer that might run at 2.4 gpm, then you could rinse for 4 minutes and use about 9.6 gallons.

I have a pressure washer, but it's kind of powerful, says 3000 psi 2.7 gpm, too much of a hassle.

Going to figure out where my hose puts out 2.5 gpm also the spray nozzle that came with it is supposed to keep it to around 2 gpm. Now I need to go buy another hose though. And use just for the final rinse. Looking forward to washing in full sun, so how it turns out.

 

[RAPTORSV]

That water is on the high end for TDS.

From the chart on their website, you would get about 240 gallons of DI water from each batch of resin. If you only used 10 gallons of water for each rinse, you should get 24 rinses. If you are quick, you could get the rinse down to 5 gallons of water.

For example, with a pressure washer that might run at 2.4 gpm, then you could rinse for 4 minutes and use about 9.6 gallons.

Well I used the CR Spotless this weekend. I washed my truck about 2:00pm in full sun, temperature in the 90's. It was so hot that between the time I changed the hose from the pressure washer to the CR, the water had already began to dry on the truck.

I used the sprayer they supplied on the recommended fan setting and rinsed the truck well. I am going to follow your advice and use the pressure washer next time with the CR to rinse. Then I went in the house and let the truck bake in the hot sun. It was virtually spot free, except where the water dripped down from under the mirrors, inside the door jambs were really spotted, also inside the bed there were lot of water spots, maybe it just didn't get rinsed as well in there.

I am not going to wash in the sun like that again (it really sucks), but I did want to test it out, to see how it performed. And with the high TDS in my water, the truck would have been a mass of water spots had it just been water from the tap. Will use the master blaster next time and dry by hand in some places. But it did do an amazing job.

The truck does look much nicer when hand dried using Adams G&G as opposed to air drying with the CR, probably just means the truck is in need of claying and resealing. This is the 2nd time using the new Adam's wash and wax soap. It does a good job, but it has a weird feel to in IMO, just does not suds as well either. I think I am leaning towards their Blue wash soap.

 

[TheWolf]

Well I used the CR Spotless this weekend. I washed my truck about 2:00pm in full sun, temperature in the 90's. It was so hot that between the time I changed the hose from the pressure washer to the CR, the water had already began to dry on the truck.

I used the sprayer they supplied on the recommended fan setting and rinsed the truck well. I am going to follow your advice and use the pressure washer next time with the CR to rinse. Then I went in the house and let the truck bake in the hot sun. It was virtually spot free, except where the water dripped down from under the mirrors, inside the door jambs were really spotted, also inside the bed there were lot of water spots, maybe it just didn't get rinsed as well in there.

I am not going to wash in the sun like that again (it really sucks), but I did want to test it out, to see how it performed. And with the high TDS in my water, the truck would have been a mass of water spots had it just been water from the tap. Will use the master blaster next time and dry by hand in some places. But it did do an amazing job.

The truck does look much nicer when hand dried using Adams G&G as opposed to air drying with the CR, probably just means the truck is in need of claying and resealing. This is the 2nd time using the new Adam's wash and wax soap. It does a good job, but it has a weird feel to in IMO, just does not suds as well either. I think I am leaning towards their Blue wash soap.

Add a Hose Y-Connector to your pressure washer so you can quickly switch between regular water and the filtered water. Then it just takes a couple seconds to switch the shut-offs from one to the other.

Also remember that any water in the pressure washer hose after you switch to DI water for the rinse is unfiltered, so go back over the first areas of the rinse to get this water off the truck.

I have found that the Wash & Wax does have a little less suds than the regular blue Car Wash Shampoo, but I think it leaves the paint shinier, much like the H2O Guard & Gloss does. I would say that if you did not notice the W&W making more shine, then your thought of claying and resealing is a good idea.