hard water question

[BrianPow84]

Im sure this has been asked before but I have a detail on Saturday and I'm going to the customers house, he told me that they have hard water, will that cause problems or would it be ok as long as I don't let the car dry itself. Or would I be better off having him bring it to me.

[Mike Pennington]

Re: hard water question

You will be fine as long as you work in the shade and on a cool surface and don't let the water dry

[StadiumDetail]

Re: hard water question

A little trick I like to use is to keep some Quik Wax (my preference) or Quik Detailer on hand to dry with. Spritz the panels and dry the majority of the water off not worring about getting it 100%, just concentrate on moving around the whole car before the water dries. The Quik Wax on the panels will mix with the water and create a barrier of sorts that won't let the minerals in the water bond to the paint, even if it dries and you see spots they can be easily wiped off with another quick spritz of the detailer.

Using this method I can wash a car here in Texas in direct sun on 100 degree days with my city's horrible water and not have issues, sure there are spots, but they wipe off easily like mentioned before.

[xantonin]

Re: hard water question

A little trick I like to use is to keep some Quik Wax (my preference) or Quik Detailer on hand to dry with. Spritz the panels and dry the majority of the water off not worring about getting it 100%, just concentrate on moving around the whole car before the water dries. The Quik Wax on the panels will mix with the water and create a barrier of sorts that won't let the minerals in the water bond to the paint, even if it dries and you see spots they can be easily wiped off with another quick spritz of the detailer.

Using this method I can wash a car here in Texas in direct sun on 100 degree days with my city's horrible water and not have issues, sure there are spots, but they wipe off easily like mentioned before.

Interesting, thanks for the tip! I'll try this with ONR

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: hard water question

My part of Florida has very hard water also. I find that working in the shade, cool surface leaves no problems.

[MrCLRider]

Re: hard water question

Will you be doing an ONR wash on their vehicle? Why dont you just go the extra mile and bring about 5 gallons of distilled water and not use their hose to fill your bucket.