[AT] OT: Car Cleaning tip

[Ron Cook]

Phil,
     I started the comments and I sincerely hope your feelings didn't 
get hurt.  I certainly didn't mean it that way.  I really did not know 
what an SL was.  If you knew me, you would understand why I did not know 
what it was.  It did bring about some rather funny comments, though.    
As for the tip on the hot tub water filter, that is good information.  I 
do have a 1998 black Chevy S10 Blazer that has the same problems with 
water spots an streaks as your SL. Thanks.
Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 7/1/2012 9:32 PM, Phil Vorwerk wrote:
> Uhh, ok.  Sorry I shared anything.  It's an older SL, 1998.  It had low
> miles, so it was a great value.  Depreciation is done, I can drive it for 5
> years, put 15,000  miles on it, and it will be worth about what I paid for
> it in the first place, and it is a wonderfully engineered, fun to drive car.
> I paid less for it than the typical 5 year old mini van.  That wasn't my
> point.  But anyway, have your fun.
>
> I wonder why the list traffic is down.....
>
> Phil
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Dan Glass
> Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 4:02 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT: Car Cleaning tip
>
> I really feel your pain Dave. When I take the black Phantom down to the
> Walmart it always get dust on the kickpanels.  I finally had enough and I
> got a Prevost built for detailing and would have the domestics follow me and
> take care of it while I was shopping.
> On 7/1/2012 4:35 PM, Dave Rotigel wrote:
>> Yup, I had a 2010 SL, but got rid of it for a Bugatti last year. (See:
> http://www.topspeed.com/cars/bugatti/index21.html) It's was just a "condo
> car" that we kept in FL anyway for when we decide to go there instead of the
> villa I bought my wife in France. She has an LFA (See:
> http://www.lexus.com/models/LFA/compare/index.html) there and while it is a
> bit faster that the old SL, it does not handle as well as the Bugatti. All
> of the cars are black, but the servents have never complained about water
> spotting of streaks. Likely washing them in the air conditioned garages with
> bottled water helps. I'll have to ask next time I see one of them!
>> 	Dave
>>
>> On Jul 1, 2012, at 2:39 PM, Ron Cook wrote:
>>
>>> 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-mercede
> sbenz&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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>