Mr. Clean Stinks
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Mr. Clean Stinks
I wash my car at least once a week because black is so beautifull when it's shining. I HATE the drying process (never could get the hang of it). I bought the Mr. Clean auto system and a 200MPH leaf blower. I have much more spots then if I was to drive it to dry. Automatic washes are is out of the question. Any suggestions or tips?
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From: queensbury ny
mr clean...
Well,if you follow directions exactly like it says you shouldn't have any spots.If you deviate(leaf blower)it won't work right.I've been using it for over a year with good results.Once in a while i'll have a water spot somewhere.2 black cars i used it on and it worked fine.change filter after 10 or so washes,too.
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From: San Clemente CA
I bought a leaf blower after reading on the forum how great they were. I used it for about 5 month's and I decided the only thing it is good for is blowing the water out of the Z51 rotor's and wheels. I had spots on the paint that would dry before I could finish blowing the whole car. I would then go back with a damp towel and redry. Sometime's the old way is best. 
Melting Slicks
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I've never been able to get that thing to work either. Car always has spots on it. They wipe off fairly easily but I was always under the impression that it was supposed to dry clean without any spots. I let it dry in the shade of the garage also. Nothing beats a good old hand wash and chamois.
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From: Grant-Valkaria Florida
Thanks for the info, I was thinking about buying Mr. Clean. I also do not like the leaf blower idea, tried it once and won't use it again.
Many times, if the car is only "dusty", I will fill a bucket with soapless COLD water and just give the car a "sponge bath". I'm assuming you maintain a good coat of wax on the car. It works very well. Very little water gets on the car, it therefore dries easily and quickly with terry towels or micro-fiber. An added benefit is that very little water is introduced to the brake rotors.
Many times, if the car is only "dusty", I will fill a bucket with soapless COLD water and just give the car a "sponge bath". I'm assuming you maintain a good coat of wax on the car. It works very well. Very little water gets on the car, it therefore dries easily and quickly with terry towels or micro-fiber. An added benefit is that very little water is introduced to the brake rotors.
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From: La Center WA
Besides making sure the filter isn't used up, you MUST use the Mr. Clean soap. Others who have tried using other liquid soaps have reported the same poor results.
I've been using it on my Machine Silver coupe with excellent results. It also worked very well on my last car which was very dark blue.
Are you doing a thorough job "painting" the entire car with the ionized water setting after washing and rinsing?
I've been using it on my Machine Silver coupe with excellent results. It also worked very well on my last car which was very dark blue.
Are you doing a thorough job "painting" the entire car with the ionized water setting after washing and rinsing?
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I bought one and used it once. The rinse phase produces a fine mist of water. In my case it was a hot day and I ended up with a million tiny water spots and had to rewash the car. I prefer to use a stream of water to rinse and dry.
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Originally Posted by JHIRSCH
I wash my car at least once a week because black is so beautifull when it's shining. I HATE the drying process (never could get the hang of it). I bought the Mr. Clean auto system and a 200MPH leaf blower. I have much more spots then if I was to drive it to dry. Automatic washes are is out of the question. Any suggestions or tips?
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From: Alta Loma CA
Originally Posted by gkvetteuno
I have Black and there is a prerequisite, it cannot be washed if the sun is out. I wash early in the morning, late in the evening or when overcast. blow the water from taillights, grill, mirrors, emblems, marker lamps, ect and dry with soft cotton towels as quickly as possible. So far, no waterspots. It's a learning process, good luck.
Remember that this all works providing you have a good treatment of Zaino or another quality polish.
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I wash the body with a microfiber mit, then immediately blow dry. Then I do the wheels with terry cloth towels and blow dry. Never had a water spot on my LMB. Since you invariably will get a lot of brake dust on the terry cloth towels, I just dry them then chuck em. I've been using the blower since the 80's and I believe the secret is to blow that water off fast, especially if it's sunny and warm. I have heard good things about the Mr. Clean system, not to fond of having to replace those filters--e
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From: Hallandale Beach, FL
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Originally Posted by vette-oholic
If u take your time, mr clean works great.
try keeping the car wet the whole time you wash. then use the filtered water at the end and go slowly and dont miss any spots.
try keeping the car wet the whole time you wash. then use the filtered water at the end and go slowly and dont miss any spots.
I use Mr Clean too. As long as you don't let the car dry before you use the soft water rinse, then you should be ok. But if you let the car dry first, then you'll have spots.I live in FL so it only works in the late afternoon or early morning. Once I tried it in the middle of the day, and forget it. Spots.
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I'm trying a fish tank Reverse Osmosis and Deionization filter.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...69&forum_id=10
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...69&forum_id=10
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i've been using mr clean since it came out on many different cars...as long as you change the filter and thoroughly rinse with the filtered water it will not spot even on black paint. if you have really nasty water where you live you will obviously have to change the filter more often...just like any other filter.
