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When I do a detail that includes door jams and sills (which is most of the time), my technique has always been to grab the spray bottle of APC (or APC Plus), a small paint brush and a spray bottle of plain soft water.
I spray the door jam with the APC, let dwell for a couple of minutes, agitate with the paint brush, then rinse the loosened grime away by spraying the bottle of water all around the door jam and door. Using the water bottle rather than the hose helps keep unwanted water from getting the carpet, seats and other interior items wet.
I'm not sure of methods used by other detailers, but the spray bottle of water became a hassle after the first door. I had to continuously spray the area to clean the dirt and grime away and often had to use the brush to loosen the dirt again if the area dried too quickly.
So wanting something better, easier and faster, I went to the Home Depot today and for ~$10.00 in change, I picked up this.
Yep...a bug sprayer. I fill it with plain old soft water (hot), pump up the pressure, follow the rest of my cleaning routine and rinse the door jams with this hot pressurized water. And it WORKS GREAT. I have total control of water placement and the pressurized hot water spray rinses the grime away very well.
The other nice feature I liked about using this tool is that I can now clean that gap between the door jam and rubber seal with minimal effort. I clean that area with APC and toothbrush and use to wipe it out with a cloth and my fingers (and it was a pain to do). Now I follow my same cleaning method and then stick the head of the spray nozzle in that "groove" and while spraying the water stream, drag the nozzle towards me, flushing out all the grime and leaving a very nice looking and clean seal.
Anyway, for $10 I thought it was well worth the investment in saving me much time in detailing door jams and seals. I figure as cheap as it was, the unit should hopefully last for sometime as I am only using water (no chemicals). If it doesn't last (rubber seals or whatever), I will certainly invest in another, more expensive unit.
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I spray the door jam with the APC, let dwell for a couple of minutes, agitate with the paint brush, then rinse the loosened grime away by spraying the bottle of water all around the door jam and door. Using the water bottle rather than the hose helps keep unwanted water from getting the carpet, seats and other interior items wet.
I'm not sure of methods used by other detailers, but the spray bottle of water became a hassle after the first door. I had to continuously spray the area to clean the dirt and grime away and often had to use the brush to loosen the dirt again if the area dried too quickly.
So wanting something better, easier and faster, I went to the Home Depot today and for ~$10.00 in change, I picked up this.
Yep...a bug sprayer. I fill it with plain old soft water (hot), pump up the pressure, follow the rest of my cleaning routine and rinse the door jams with this hot pressurized water. And it WORKS GREAT. I have total control of water placement and the pressurized hot water spray rinses the grime away very well.
The other nice feature I liked about using this tool is that I can now clean that gap between the door jam and rubber seal with minimal effort. I clean that area with APC and toothbrush and use to wipe it out with a cloth and my fingers (and it was a pain to do). Now I follow my same cleaning method and then stick the head of the spray nozzle in that "groove" and while spraying the water stream, drag the nozzle towards me, flushing out all the grime and leaving a very nice looking and clean seal.
Anyway, for $10 I thought it was well worth the investment in saving me much time in detailing door jams and seals. I figure as cheap as it was, the unit should hopefully last for sometime as I am only using water (no chemicals). If it doesn't last (rubber seals or whatever), I will certainly invest in another, more expensive unit.
Thanks for viewing.
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