Distilled : Waterless/Rinseless

[Coatingsarecrack]

I have gone away from distilled for rinseless wash. ONR and N-914 have water softeners in them and I have had no issues with waterspots when using n-914.

With a waterless as it will sit around I may use distilled if I have it but not a big deal.

I think really it depends on how hard your water is.


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[glen e]

If I’m mixing up a bucket of rinseless, I don’t use distilled, however when I’m mixing up my elixir, I use distilled.

[PaulMys]

Not necessarily Paul... Unless the filtered water is from a Reverse Osmosis system. Standard filters only remove sediment and chemicals from the water so while it is safe to drink, the dissolved minerals, which are the real concern here, still remain.

You're right, John.

Hence my caveat at the end.

Myself, I have zero problems with spotting just using my good ol' hose water.

[oneheadlite]

For me, using distilled water for dilution is more a product of time:

If it's something I'm going to use up right away, then I'll use plain tap water. If I'm doing a rinseless, the product will be on the paint for so little time I'm not worried about the minerals.

But, if I'm mixing a batch of Rinseless that I'm going to use for the multi-media wash process (read: the wash media never returns to the source bucket), then I used distilled to lessen the chance stuff's going to grow in there and get funky. Same goes for any product that gets mixed for long term use (any variety of products for interior, glass, drying aid, or otherwise).

[chefwong]

Off topic or on topic. While I don't care -as much- as the various APC dilution rates I have (4 different), even with N914 + distilled. I basically mix it up in a 1G bottle -dispense into hand sprayer and compression sprayer- as needed. Even distilled and N914 and let's just say if it sits, I've noticed cogaulation - white bits appear.

[oneheadlite]

Off topic or on topic. While I don't care -as much- as the various APC dilution rates I have (4 different), even with N914 + distilled. I basically mix it up in a 1G bottle -dispense into hand sprayer and compression sprayer- as needed. Even distilled and N914 and let's just say if it sits, I've noticed cogaulation - white bits appear.

I'd say on topic. Just curious, where do you store your product?

I also have a stack of things I pre-mix for easy bottle filling later, though I do mine 1L at a time. Now I'm curious to go down to the basement and see if any of them have shifted.

[chefwong]

In the garage. Not temp controlled. Most of my mixes is mainly APC stuff. Interior stuff is straight (cockpit). Only only pre mix I have going is compression spray with Adams Wheel and the N914 in gallon just I use for dilution/dispensing. The globs are annoying..In my APC, I take it with a grain of salt since I don't use them that often and I know I mixed it with tap water. But the N914, I knew I use distilled and it still made a white booger or 2 in the jug