I'm Spot Free!!!!

[alko]

This is for anyone considering a canopy but haven't pulled the trigger. I used my new canopy today and I absolutely LOVED washing my car under it. It was hot as heck today and the sun was blazing, but I wanted to wash my car. It had been about two weeks since the last time I washed my car.

So I don't have any pics of my setup...sorry. But here is the canopy I got:

Escort Canopy- E-Z Up-Fitness & Sports-Camping & Hiking-Screen Houses & Canopies

If you watch the price, it drops ALL the time, usually about $10. You can also do a google search and find a sears discount code.

So the mistake I made the first time I bought this canopy I tried to put it up by myself. I'm sure its do-able but I ended up bending one of the trusses and from then on I ended up bending all the trusses on one side. Sears actually took the return and I got my money back. Since it was fall I didn't buy another one.

Well...now that summer has approached I had to get another one. This time I learned my lesson and had my fiancee' help set it up. So her house faces south and this was about 3:30 when I setup the canopy and backed my car underneath. Darn...the sun was shining on the right side of the car and I had to back up alittle more because the sun was also hitting the hood. So the rear ended up sticking out. I proceeded to wash the car top down, left to right, front to rear. I ended up getting water spots on the right side. But what I ended up doing was finshed washing the car and then setup my leaf blower to dry. I washed the entire right side again and then hurried up and disconnected the hose from the pressure washer and flooded the entire car. I started off by drying the entire right side first. This is how I was able to be spot free.

Use commone sense when setting up the canopy and anchor by any means necessary. I don't have any canopy weights but what I did was staked down the right side because it was in the grass and the left side I used a 30lb dumbell and a 5 gallon bucket of water. Take your time and do not rush...thats when mistakes happen.

When I brought my car into the garage and applied the spray wax it looked fantastic. Sorry...don't have pics of that either LOL. Yes..I'm lame.

Sorry for this being long "off topic" post, but I thought I'd share that with the folks who are on the fence with buying a canopy. Ain't nothing worse than spending a few hours washing your car to end up having water spots that a QD or spray wax can't get rid of.

Hope all of you had a great weekend and spent some time remembering those that have served past and present and those have paid the ultimate sacrifice so that we can be free.

Memorial Day 2012