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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
For me, it's not about the suds...it's the ease of rinse. I don't want something that is very difficult to rinse off the car. That foam booster will take forever to rinse off...plus it's nearly impossible to rinse it out of the bucket when your finished.
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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
Originally Posted by
Mad Wax
For me, it's not about the suds...it's the ease of rinse. I don't want something that is very difficult to rinse off the car. That foam booster will take forever to rinse off...plus it's nearly impossible to rinse it out of the bucket when your finished.
Sounds promising... I once tried rinsing out an empty small bottle of Carpro Reset because I wanted to reuse the bottle but gave up after about 5 tries because it seemed like the foam was never going to end.
What are some soaps that you guys would consider to be hard to rinse? I’ve never experienced a soap that I’d deem hard to rinse. Even way back 20+ yrs. ago I don’t recall dish soap being hard to rinse off. Also, does using a power washer play a factor in regards to a soaps ease of rinsing?
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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
More than likely need a certain % of water to make the foam booster miscible. Just give it a good shake and add immediately to your wash bucket. The two solutions are not miscible as is
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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
Originally Posted by
Markymapo
More than likely need a certain % of water to make the foam booster miscible. Just give it a good shake and add immediately to your wash bucket. The two solutions are not miscible as is
I’m guessing that’s a necessary thing in order for it to not foam up inside the bottle.
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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
Almost seems to kind of defeat the purpose if you have to purchase a separate product to use in conjunction with a car soap to get it to do what you want it to do in the first place.
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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
Originally Posted by
Eldorado2k
Then I add the soap in the corner. Always try to add it to the water and not on the mitts. Btw the dilution ratio on this soap is a bit oddball and therefore annoying and hard to pinpoint when adding/pouring straight from the bottle... I mean who the heck adds soap by the half oz? I might be nitpicking, but who can eyeball in .5oz. increments? I probably added more than recommended, because my brain is wired to pouring full ounces at a time...
You could use the cap on the bottle for measuring. It's equal to .5 oz.
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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
What’s funny is I agree with the suds issue. What impressed me was the lubricity. Have to try it with the foam booster
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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
Originally Posted by
Eldorado2k
I mean who the heck adds soap by the half oz? I might be nitpicking, but who can eyeball in .5oz. increments? I probably added more than recommended, because my brain is wired to pouring full ounces at a time...
I’ve just used small measuring cups for awhile now for stuff like car soap.
I think mike Phillips has an article somewhere where he talks about making the simple and mundane things as easy and repeatable as possible. I read that years ago, and I think he just marked a red solo cup with a line for whatever measurement he needed.
Think I grabbed my cap off an old bottle of NyQuil, and it’s been handy to have around ever sense.
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