[AT] OT: Car Cleaning tip

[Ron Cook]

Well, hell.  No wonder I didn't know what it was!

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 7/1/2012 12:00 PM, Dave Rotigel wrote:
> Hi Ron, See: http://www.edmunds.com/mercedes-benz/sl-class/2013/?mktcat=makemodel-mercedesbenz&kw=mercedes+benz+sl&mktid=ga11327950&gclid=CMO2p9D5-LACFTRe7AodqUkeQQ
> 	Dave
>
> On Jul 1, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Jennelle wrote:
>
>> Phil,
>>      I must be out of tune.  What the heck is a black SL?
>>
>> Ron Cook
>> Salix, IA
>> On 7/1/2012 3:37 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>>> Good tip Phil.  Thanks.  I'll look for those filters.
>>> My truck is midnight blue metal flake.  I think it might be harder to deal
>>> with than black.
>>> I would never have believed it until I bought it.
>>> Mostly I just don't worry about it.  The thing stays dirty most of the time
>>> but
>>> when I do try to clean it up good I have to deal with those water spots and
>>> streaks.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Phil Vorwerk
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:53 PM
>>> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
>>> Subject: [AT] OT: Car Cleaning tip
>>>
>>>
>>> At the risk of bringing something up that is common knowledge, I realized
>>> something this year that I wish had dawned on me years ago.
>>>
>>> I have a black SL, a mixed blessing.  Looks great when clean but shows
>>> everything.  I had sworn many years ago that I would never own another black
>>> car, but when I found this one everything else was so right that I went
>>> against my long standing rule.
>>>
>>> One of the frustrating parts of washing a black car is trying to get rid of
>>> all the water spots.  I had gone to using only soft water, and bought a
>>> special car wash sprayer that had a filter that was supposed to give you a
>>> spot free rinse.  Besides the resulting low water pressure from the filter
>>> that made rinsing the car rather tedious, I was underwhelmed with the
>>> results - still a lot of streaks or water spots that were left, even using a
>>> high quality, clean, chamois.
>>>
>>> This spring I was getting ready to wash my SL when I had an "Aha!" moment.
>>> On the shelf I had a couple of water filters that I had bought to fill my
>>> hot tub.  For the heck of it, I decided to use one of the hot tub water
>>> filters instead of my special car wash filter.  Unbelievable.  I have never
>>> been able to get such a clean, streak and spot free finish before.  And the
>>> best part is these filters are not expensive to use.  The cost was less than
>>> $20.00, and it is supposed to be good for 8,000 to 10,000 gallons before
>>> replacement.  This one has at least 5,000 gallons run through it already (my
>>> wife uses it to change out the water every week in our 500 gallon fish pond)
>>> so I think the rating is pretty legitimate.
>>>
>>> Anyone else tried this?  I hope I'm not bringing up anything that is already
>>> commonly done, but I'm so thrilled with the results that I just had to share
>>> it with the forum.  Black cars do look just awesome when they're clean.....
>>>
>>> Phil
>>> Sunny Courtland, MN
>>>
>>>
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