How to rinse using the flood method (with pics)

[Blueline]

Re: How to rinse using the flood method (with pics)

I`ve been using a leaf blower for 25 years Anyway flooding the car with water wastes a lot of water.

You must have very understanding neighbors. As for water, I "gots" lots.

[Jimjc]

Re: How to rinse using the flood method (with pics)

I`ve been using a leaf blower for 25 years and I can`t believe why everyone doesn`t. First, there`s no way you can get water out of all the cracks everywhere without one. Second it blows all water off the car, so no wiping. Did you ever finish washing your car then leave and the water and other things blow out of the wiper area all over your front window you just washed or blow out all water from the inside the side mirrors so they don`t leak down the side of the car, that doesn`t happen with a blower, everything is blown out and that`s important if you have hard water you must get all water out of all cracks. Anyway flooding the car with water wastes a lot of water.

[Blueline]

Re: How to rinse using the flood method (with pics)

Some people really like the flood method, but I can't see the point. You have to turn the water off, change the nozzle, turn it back on and be careful now that it's flooding, flood the car very carefully, turn it back off, replace the nozzle, and you still have to dry those remaining beads off. Maybe I'm missing something, though...

I think you are missing something. Unless you have a cheap hose, all you have to do it unsnap (or unscrew)
the nozzle, and bend the hose to almost a kink, and the water comes out nice and slow. When finished, snap (or screw on) the nozzel. No need to turn the water off at all. Using this method, I can use a Kleenex to blot (NOT wipe) up the remaining water. (I exaggerate, but my one drying towel hardly even gets wet)
With a good rubber hose and a snap on nozzle, it is easy.

Oh, and I would not let it run out at such a high angle at the posters picture. Angle the hose low, almost parallel to the panel, and the waters runs off. Maybe it is my superior M16 wax.

[Top Gear]

Re: How to rinse using the flood method (with pics)

I don't wipe at all to dry the car. I put the water sprayer down when I'm done and pick up the blower. 10 minutes later the car is totally dry

Now, there's likely a major difference as to where we are in the world and the overall weather. Idaho is very dry, Southern California (where Meg's folks are) is very dry, etc, and so wiping can be MUCH easier than here in the Southeast with our Mega Humidity. One of the last times I dried the car with MF towels it took 2 hours!!, and that was after I'd squeegied most of it off with my hands. The water just would not dry and the rags only smeared it everywhere. It soaked 4 MF towels, and cleaning up my own dripping sweat off the paint was also part of the problem. That's what got me to the blower method, thus giving up on flooding, wiping, or even driving to dry the car. None of it works when it's humid

[Cleantacoma]

Re: How to rinse using the flood method (with pics)

Maybe I'm missing something, though...

Ya I dont own a blower

[wesleyoh]

For those who use a blower.... do u blow dry or wipe dry first

[Top Gear]

Re: How to rinse using the flood method (with pics)

Some people really like the flood method, but I can't see the point. You have to turn the water off, change the nozzle, turn it back on and be careful now that it's flooding, flood the car very carefully, turn it back off, replace the nozzle, and you still have to dry those remaining beads off. So, this either means wiping extensively (creating more spiderwebs and work), or using a blower (eliminating the need to flood in the first place). The blower is obnoxious, of course, but I've found it removes the water very quickly, leaving me with plenty of energy to detail other things around the car. Maybe I'm missing something, though...

[Shawn T.]

Re: How to rinse using the flood method (with pics)

Or just use some D114 or D115 :P

Good demonstration. I still use this the occasional times I do a 2 bucket traditional wash.

[Cleantacoma]

It was brought up in a thread about water spots and drying your car, so I decided to take a few pics on what I do and how it works well. Most of you know what this is and how to do it, but some of don't..... until now.....

I rinse my cars with the good ole spray nozzle to help get some of that hard to get stuff off the only issue is it leaves behind all these little water drops that you need to get off in a hurry...

Your waxed surface may look like this after the "final spray"



This is where I have learned to "flood" the car simply remove the nozzle and wet the car top to bottom with the hose like this



You can see the residual water difference here.... Flooding to the left spray to the right



It makes it much easier to dry and less chance of spotting



Enjoy happy washing......

- Brice