Spot Free Rinse System
#1
Burning Brakes
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Spot Free Rinse System UPDATE
Anybody know of another spot free rinse system other than CR spotless? I ordered their DI100 system 2 weeks ago and it still hasn't shipped. Would a reverse osmosis system work as good as a deionization system?
**UPDATE**
The system came in friday and I put some RO/DI water on my brothers just waxed black H2 and it dried completely spot free. I put some tap water on the other side of the hood and it dried leaving white spots.
IT WORKS
If you are looking into getting the RO/DI system, I would just purchase the unit for $150 and find a cheaper pump somwhere else. Or you could just pour the water on the car instead of using a hose or pressure washer.
**UPDATE**
The system came in friday and I put some RO/DI water on my brothers just waxed black H2 and it dried completely spot free. I put some tap water on the other side of the hood and it dried leaving white spots.
IT WORKS
If you are looking into getting the RO/DI system, I would just purchase the unit for $150 and find a cheaper pump somwhere else. Or you could just pour the water on the car instead of using a hose or pressure washer.
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I've got the Mr. Clean one. It works good, but you have to be sure to rinse well to not have any water spots. I only use it on the Saturn and Toyota.
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St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by Ginny C6
I've got the Mr. Clean one. It works good, but you have to be sure to rinse well to not have any water spots. I only use it on the Saturn and Toyota.
works great...use it on all my vehicles
#4
Burning Brakes
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I have to change my autodry filter too much and it becomes costly. I have been trying to find a large system in which i would not have to change the filter often. I found a RO and DI system and compared that to the price of CR spotless. Here is what I found.
This system has the water go through 2 pre-filters then a reverse osmosis membrane and then a Deionization cartridge. Going through the RO membrane should take care of most of the water so the DI cartridge will last longer. Each DI cartridge is supposed to go through 400-600 gallons before it's obsolete and after that I can replace it for $20. Unlike the CR spotless system which would cost $171 to replace the cartridges for(using 600 gal. also).
CR spotless DI system
System $309+$40 shipping to florida
Replacement cartridges for 600gal $171+shipping
RO and DI system
System $150+$154 for 5 gal/minute pump+$25 Brute trash can from home depot to hold the RO and DI water for pumping(I got shipping included)
Replacement cartridges for 600gal $20(DI)+$16((1) 1 micron sediment filter, (1)1 micron carbon block)+shipping
So,
initial investment for CR spotless is $349
initial investment for RO and DI system $329
Replacement cartridges for 600 gallons
CR spotless $171+shipping
RO and DI system $36+shipping
NOW hopefully the RO and DI system will give me a good spot free rinse like i've heard the CR spotless system does.
It should be here by monday.
This system has the water go through 2 pre-filters then a reverse osmosis membrane and then a Deionization cartridge. Going through the RO membrane should take care of most of the water so the DI cartridge will last longer. Each DI cartridge is supposed to go through 400-600 gallons before it's obsolete and after that I can replace it for $20. Unlike the CR spotless system which would cost $171 to replace the cartridges for(using 600 gal. also).
CR spotless DI system
System $309+$40 shipping to florida
Replacement cartridges for 600gal $171+shipping
RO and DI system
System $150+$154 for 5 gal/minute pump+$25 Brute trash can from home depot to hold the RO and DI water for pumping(I got shipping included)
Replacement cartridges for 600gal $20(DI)+$16((1) 1 micron sediment filter, (1)1 micron carbon block)+shipping
So,
initial investment for CR spotless is $349
initial investment for RO and DI system $329
Replacement cartridges for 600 gallons
CR spotless $171+shipping
RO and DI system $36+shipping
NOW hopefully the RO and DI system will give me a good spot free rinse like i've heard the CR spotless system does.
It should be here by monday.
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Originally Posted by Ginny C6
I've got the Mr. Clean one. It works good, but you have to be sure to rinse well to not have any water spots. I only use it on the Saturn and Toyota.
Love the Mr. Clean system, works great, saves a lot of time and relatively inexpensive.
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Originally Posted by Ginny C6
I've got the Mr. Clean one. It works good, but you have to be sure to rinse well to not have any water spots. I only use it on the Saturn and Toyota.
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A water softener may help your spotting also. I have a softener with charcoal filters. When I wash and dry off with a waffle MF towel I never get spots.
Making sure you keep a good coat of wax or sealant on the car will also help. I don't think special filters are worth the money just for car washing.
Making sure you keep a good coat of wax or sealant on the car will also help. I don't think special filters are worth the money just for car washing.
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Mr. Clean only works at the most 75% in reducing water spots. If you use it in conjunction with a blower and a soft drying cloth you should be good to go at around 95%. IMO to get your car perfect, prepare to spend hours and alot of elbow greese.
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Mr. Clean has worked VERY well for me. Here's what I do:
Result is NO swirls, NO spiderwebs, and VERY FEW (if any) waterspots. (Any few that might show up polish out very easily with regular wax.)
I'm very picky about this stuff and the Mr. Clean has exceeded my expectations. It only costs around $20 so it's certainly worth trying.
- Wash wheels with regular soapy water and terry towel; rinse with regular hose water.
- Wash entire rest of car (including windows) with Mr. Clean and fresh microfiber cloth; do one section at a time, rinsing each section before moving on to next. (Rinse microfiber cloth in bucket of clean water between sections.)
- "Paint" entire car (top to bottom) with Mr. Clean using "ionized water" setting.
- Blow dry entire car with electric leaf blower. This gets roughly 90% of the water off.
- Pull into garage and allow to finish air drying overnight.
Result is NO swirls, NO spiderwebs, and VERY FEW (if any) waterspots. (Any few that might show up polish out very easily with regular wax.)
I'm very picky about this stuff and the Mr. Clean has exceeded my expectations. It only costs around $20 so it's certainly worth trying.
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I used to swear by the Mr. Clean system on my pewter 99 C5 but on the DSOM C6, the color is darker and shows water spots easier. I gave up on Mr. Clean on the DSOM because while it is maybe 80-90% effective if used right, I still always had a few water spots here and there. I went back to my sheepskin chamois.
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#14
Burning Brakes
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Mr. Clean works good and you might *think* it's cheap because your only spending $9.99 at a time buying filters. The Mr. Clean filter says it can get 10 washes depending on water hardness(I can maybe get 5). So at $9.99 for 10 rinses in which I believe I would use 3 gallons for each rinse with the Mr. Clean mist? So that's $9.99 for 30 gallons of water vs. $40 for 600 gallons.
Mr. Clean 33 cents a gallon
RO/DI 7 cents a gallon
Now I calculated this using the maximum number of gallons claimed by the RO/DI system but estimated how many gallons I would use for one rinse with the Mr. Clean system.
Now for calculations
initial investment
Mr. Clean $25
RO/DI $329
Filter(s) for 600 gallons
Mr. Clean $199.80
RO/DI $34+shipping
You can decide for yourself wich route would be better.
Mr. Clean 33 cents a gallon
RO/DI 7 cents a gallon
Now I calculated this using the maximum number of gallons claimed by the RO/DI system but estimated how many gallons I would use for one rinse with the Mr. Clean system.
Now for calculations
initial investment
Mr. Clean $25
RO/DI $329
Filter(s) for 600 gallons
Mr. Clean $199.80
RO/DI $34+shipping
You can decide for yourself wich route would be better.
#16
Melting Slicks
CR works for me.
Large black vehicle w/chrome wheels. I cannot get the car wiped off fast enough to keep the wheels from spotting or the van for that matter.. Now I can wash in the direct sun and not spots!
Later,
JU
Large black vehicle w/chrome wheels. I cannot get the car wiped off fast enough to keep the wheels from spotting or the van for that matter.. Now I can wash in the direct sun and not spots!
Later,
JU
#17
Le Mans Master
Can you get away with washing your car in the sun with the CRSpotless? My car is black and that is my biggest complaint, I will start to wash it and just as I am finishing up the clouds will part and the sun comes out full force. Of course as soon as I am done dryuing the clouds return.
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Melting Slicks
Originally Posted by agentf1
Can you get away with washing your car in the sun with the CRSpotless?
I never though I'd spend the money But I was too frustrated trying to stop the spots.
Later,
JU