Hard water. What do you do?

[Memphis]

Ok, so we have really hard water in this area, spots everything. Do you use filtered water, filter the hose water or?

Oh, and any ideas for getting rid of a neighbors cat?

 

[94tbird]

for the cats:

 

[John@Lethal]

Ok, so we have really hard water in this area, spots everything. Do you use filtered water, filter the hose water or?

Oh, and any ideas for getting rid of a neighbors cat?

A carbon based filter should take care of the water spots. Depending on how hard your water is, the filter may need to be replaced often.

You want to take care of that soon, if your car has water spots, get them removed before they're etched into the paint. A chemical based cleaner like Klasse All-in-One might be an easy solution by hand for some spots that are on there now. If they are etched into the clear, they may need to be machine polished.

If you want to try the Klasse out by hand, give me a call. I have it in stock and you can take advantage of the forum discount. Thanks! Shoot me a PM if you have any other questions or call us at 877-2LETHAL

 

[Blank]

i wash/dry my car one section at a time. (fender,doorfender hood,fender, ETC). seems to work for me. PIA but worth the results.

 

[Mystickeith50]

You need a zeolite based water softener. It's specifically designed to remove all minerals. Got one and is absolutely perfect. It's kinda what I do for a living(well driller) so I know a thing or two about a thing or two lol.

 

[08Bullitt_0067]

i have very hard well water. I use this kit with a pressure washer:
http://www.autogeek.net/deluxe-filter-system.html

i fill my soap and mit rinse buckets with the inside softened tap water so to not use up the charcoal filter. That way i have a fresh charcoal filter for all of my rinses. for me, the filter needs recharging after each wash.

 

[mpf]

You need a zeolite based water softener.

Is that different from a conventional water softener, the one used 'forever' with the resin beads in it?

 

[Mystickeith50]

Yeah it's basically the same thing. Municipalities use them as well. I have one installed in my house as a whole house filter cause my public water is hard as shit. Zeolite works as ion exchange and works great. Activated carbon works...sort of...but it has a real low flow rate meaning even though u may be pushing 10 gallons per minute thru it, it is really only treating two properly.

 

[mpf]

Yeah it's basically the same thing. Municipalities use them as well. I have one installed in my house as a whole house filter cause my public water is hard as shit. Zeolite works as ion exchange and works great.

Thanks...I have a 30 ga. tank from our old EDM machine, it is a "DI" resin system, "detrimental ion". Same thing as the Mr. clean device, spot free rinse.
never used it because it's so heavy to shuffle around.

 

[NastyStang113]

That would be the ticket to use the DI resin system.

 

[mpf]

That would be the ticket to use the DI resin system.

Yea, I need to get some kind of cart for it so it can be moved around.
There is a guy who uses the same one (e.d.m. biz) and he noted it creates
an almost instant rust on the rotors. Obviously that rust is way thinner than paper, but we dunno why it does that?

 

[NastyStang113]

Hmm... Wonder if it's a reaction to the loose iron deposits. I wonder what would happen if he cleaned the rotor with a product like Sonax FE, straight water rinsed, and than a finish rinse with the DI.

 

[VTXFrank]

Wash the car in the shade. Use an electric leaf blower with 240mph wind speeds to get the majority of the water off the car. Use a good drying towel to touch up the rest.

Then, hard water doesn't matter.

 

[TexasBlownV8]

Hm. We have hard water. I too mostly just wash part of the car at a time, get the excess water off, and dry it with soft towels to keep it from spotting.

 

[pacettr]

white vinegar removes hard water spots IIRC

 

[Mystickeith50]

white vinegar removes hard water spots IIRC

yeah it does...also to get rid of the cats, use crushed up tylenol...cats cant digest it and they die......so ive heard

 

[skwerl]

Keith, I'd rep you for that post if I could. Thank you! I'm off to CVS to buy a bottle of Tylenol.

 

[VTXFrank]

Keith, I'd rep you for that post if I could. Thank you! I'm off to CVS to buy a bottle of Tylenol.

There is nothing right about that bullshit. No need to kill them. Find another means to get rid of them that doesn't involve killing them. That Tylenol bullshit makes a cat die a horrible, painful, long lasting spiral to death. I see anyone doing that shit and I'll report them to the police for animal cruelty.

I don't like cats one damned bit. I hate them. I'm allergic to them and I detest it when they leave their fucking paw prints all over our truck. But there's nothing right about killing them through torture.

 

[white05gt]

Fly bait works great for cats too, atleast that's what I've heard.

 

[NastyStang113]

So does a saucer of anti-freeze, at least that's what I've heard.