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Hi

Since I moved down from the Midlands to Milton Keynes, my car does not seem to have the same shine as before after washing

Will the 'hard' water leave a dull finish?

Cheers.

Dave

Yes. I put a valve in so that I can feed soft water from my water softener directly to my external tap for car washing.

Dippy wrote:Yes. I put a valve in so that I can feed soft water from my water softener directly to my external tap for car washing.

He he, no need to take the pee

Dave

Think you will find he was being serious!

As a result of the hosepipe ban, I have recently installed a water butt to collect the rainwater from my house roof, this is naturally soft water and I have been using it lately for rinsing the car off - leaves a really good finish with no water marks at all!

Well worth it!

Dippy wrote:Yes. I put a valve in so that I can feed soft water from my water softener directly to my external tap for car washing.

me too!

just get an in-line water softener on your hose or get a Flash car wash thingy from Halfords - works a treat

Yes I was being serious. I'm moving house soon and need to put a new water softener in - and I'll do the same there.

Cool, i'll look into that then

I've also noticed that my screen wash bottle looks a bit furry around the rim where I fill it up and spill the water/screen wash.

Dave

I always try and wash my car in the rain then use one of those blade thingy's, comes up a treat

failing that - get an aqua gleam inline filter. works brilliantly.

http://www.cleanandshiny.co.uk/ProductD ... ctID=10004