Water filter??

[2WheelinTrucker]

I'm looking for a water filter setup to either build or buy for washing my pickup ... I'm on a well and the truck is black so water spots are the problem. I already have a water softener but it's not quite enough to eliminate the spotting...

Anybody come up with anything that works?

Thanks

 

[James-W]

Maybe this is dumb, but in our dishwasher we use a product called "Jet Dry" which helps to get rid of water spots. Possibly it would work for washing a car too.

 

[Cougar]

Try a whole house water filter with a fine sediment cartridge.
Put hose thread fittings on it.
I use one when filling the hot tub. Water went from being orange with iron to clear.

 

[nynexit]

A few years ago I used a produce called "mr clean auto dry" - basically, you connect your hose to a gun that's got a built in filter . It had a reservoir for soap. It was an excellent product and the per wash cost was pretty good . The product was discontinued and fetches a premium on the 'bay' but there should be something similar out there . That's what I'm looking for . [emoji3]


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[Jinks]

www.amazon.com/Optimum-NR2010Q-Rinse-Wash-Shine/dp/B00D8DR0AO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495890922&sr=8-1&keywords=no+rinse+wash+and+shine

 

[American Locomotive]

Water spots are caused by dissolved minerals being left behind after the water evaporates. Unless you can find a consumer reverse-osmosis water filter system, I doubt there will be any real way to remove the dissolved minerals.

My suggestion is to just wash your truck with distilled water from the store. It's pretty cheap, and will be mineral free.

 

[ard]

Water spots are caused by dissolved minerals being left behind after the water evaporates. Unless you can find a consumer reverse-osmosis water filter system, I doubt there will be any real way to remove the dissolved minerals.

My suggestion is to just wash your truck with distilled water from the store. It's pretty cheap, and will be mineral free.

Partly correct... This is what causes spots. And R mor DI water will fix it. (I use RO for a final rinse on one dark car)

But there are filters you CAN use, activated cartridges that trap the minerals. Not cheap.

For example. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056HDCUM/?tag=atomicindus08-20

The filters are expensive too, don't last super long.


Black *****, I'll never own black. Slate grey makes me crazy enough.

 

[59 wagon man]

I think griot's garage has one and I have seen them at car shows with numerous filters on a handtruck like cart

 

[ard]

I think griot's garage has one and I have seen them at car shows with numerous filters on a handtruck like cart

Fwiw...
Griots is the most expensive place to buy everything... They make nothing, only remarket others' products with their name, packaging and blather/spin....

Virtually all online car detailing vendors sell somethin along these linesg...auto geek, chemical guys, autopia...the list goes on. Griots shows first on Google as they pay the big $$

Can you guess I'm not a fan?

 

[pcmeiners]

"But there are filters you CAN use, activated cartridges that trap the minerals."
Charcoal will trap organics and gases, not minerals. As mentioned unless your going for an expensive resin exchange or osmosis filter your not getting rid of water spots.

 

[kd3pc]

you might think about going old school...and get a Chamois, they do a great job of drying the vehicle with no spotting, I had an 85 corvette, black and it took a few minutes to dry - but it worked. They do not harm the finish either.

Else expensive RO setup

 

[roll_the_dice]

If you want an RO unit, look at the saltwater fish products. You will have to make water up in advance because they are rated from 25-150+ GPD and you will have waste water like all of them, but they do a good job of getting dissolved organics out of the water. You could get a TDS (total dissolved solid) meter to test the water to know what you are dealing with also.

Here is a link to a search on ebay RO/DI systems

I used to have a large (400 gallon) saltwater tank so they are worth their weight in gold for a SW system...should be able to help you also. HTH good luck

 

[MrBalll]

I would look into the CR Spotless systems. Little pricey but worth it to spray your car off after washing then walk away. I have three black vehicle and a dark grey one. Nice system to have for dark vehicles.

And CR Spotless has a resin exchange program so it's really cheap and easy to replace your 'fitler.'

 

[59 wagon man]

griot's was for an idea check out nuvo water conditioner

 

[Dadillac]

I have a whole house filter https://www.lowes.com/pd/Whirlpool-Opaque-Whole-House-Pre-Filtration-Housing/1201339 on the inlet to the house. I also added three more in the garage on my garden hose line. I use these cartridges https://www.lowes.com/pd/Whirlpool-10-in-Whole-House-Replacement-Filter/1189021 in three of the four housings. In the fourth housing I used a resin filled cartridge to soften the water. Works beautifully on the first couple of washes. Then the resin gets week and spots appear. I have since deleted the resin filter and just use the three sediment filters. It doesn't eliminate the water spots but it does make them so that during drying with a microfiber the spots come right off.

Don

 

[pinebarkauto]

I would look into the CR Spotless systems. Little pricey but worth it to spray your car off after washing then walk away. I have three black vehicle and a dark grey one. Nice system to have for dark vehicles.

And CR Spotless has a resin exchange program so it's really cheap and easy to replace your 'fitler.'

I recently got the CR Spotless twin cylinder for use on my black Trailblazer. I was not really confident it would do all that they claimed...but was pleasantly surprised. The secret (not really, they tell you to use one on their site) is to run it through a pressure washer to get water consumption below 2.0 GPM. Since I didn't like the idea of my gas pressure washer running while washing, I opted for a inexpensive Karcher electric unit off Amazon. 1.8GPM, runs only on demand, and was about $100.00. I have used it probably 4 times, both indoors and out with ZERO water spots. Just a note, If you allow vehicle to dry outdoors, you will see some spotting, but it is just dirt, pollen, etc. that can be easily removed with some detail spray. Would be great for campers, RVs, tractors, and even for washing windows. I guess anything difficult to towel dry.

 

[ard]

griot's was for an idea check out nuvo water conditioner

Yeah, sorry. Sore spot.