Water filtration?

TheJeanyus · 07-15-2008, 07:38 PM

It seems our water at the new house has a lot of minerals in it or something because it leaves a film behind when we wash our cars. Any idea if there is some kind of filter we can use to avoid this?

89 Hoss · 07-15-2008, 09:11 PM

Yes, there is a Mr. Clean or something like that you can get from walmart that comes with a filter and soap, it is supposed to soften the water. Works pretty well, I believe Lee uses it.

banditmwp · 07-15-2008, 09:22 PM

You may check at lowe's or home depot for an inline filter setup with a replaceable element that you can put on the spigot.

Sendero · 07-15-2008, 09:38 PM

Jose; city or well water?

TheJeanyus · 07-16-2008, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sendero

Jose; city or well water?

City.

I'll check into the suggestions given so far. Thanks.

coupe · 07-16-2008, 09:43 AM

You could request one of those water test companies (search?) to come out and test your water...they try to sell you a bunch of stuff you can turn down, but you will know what minerals/deposits are in the water...and they sometimes have really good filter systems anyways.
I think Culligan does it...but not 100%

95cobra · 07-19-2008, 01:25 PM

mr clean works real well

TheJeanyus · 08-02-2008, 08:05 AM

Just finishing washing the Scion with Meredith, and using the Mr. Clean Auto Dry for a final rinse seems to have fixed the problem.

It sucks that the filters cost so much, but it's better than not being able to get our cars clean.

89 Hoss · 08-02-2008, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by TheJeanyus

Just finishing washing the Scion with Meredith, and using the Mr. Clean Auto Dry for a final rinse seems to have fixed the problem.

It sucks that the filters cost so much, but it's better than not being able to get our cars clean.

I have been debating on buying it for the black car due to the same problem, gets old polishing this thing everytime you wash it cause of the water. Glad to know it worked well so I need to try it myself.

95cobra · 08-02-2008, 09:18 AM

good deal.

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coupe Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,313	You could request one of those water test companies (search?) to come out and test your water...they try to sell you a bunch of stuff you can turn down, but you will know what minerals/deposits are in the water...and they sometimes have really good filter systems anyways. I think Culligan does it...but not 100% __________________ " If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. " - Albert Einstein

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TheJeanyus Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 14,774	Just finishing washing the Scion with Meredith, and using the Mr. Clean Auto Dry for a final rinse seems to have fixed the problem. It sucks that the filters cost so much, but it's better than not being able to get our cars clean. __________________ 1998 Mustang GT Coupe - World's Slowest Racecar 2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V8 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI

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95cobra Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: pinson,al Posts: 300	good deal. __________________ http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l...t/PIC-0020.jpg 1995 cobra #169 of 499 with removeable hardtop and #604 of 1003 of convertibles made. aluminium headed DSS forged 306 p1sc procharged extra goodies still stock ofcourse