For years now I've lived in condo buildings where I didn't have access to a hose and couldn't hand wash my car at home. With the purchase of my new
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05-14-2009, 05:38 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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The 3 gallon, No Hose, Home Carwash
For years now I've lived in condo buildings where I didn't have access to a hose and couldn't hand wash my car at home. With the purchase of my new Z, I decided I needed a solution to the problem as I don't like to pay for car washes nor trust that a hand car wash uses clean water in their buckets. Further, in Chicago winters I needed a way to rinse off the road salt without going through a whole carwash each time.
I came up with this: Went to Home Depot and bought a 2 gallon hand-pump sprayer used for lawn and yard weed eradication ($18). I tested it today and, I'll be damned, it works pretty well. It took about 1/3 of the sprayer's volume to rinse the car. Then I had another 1 gallon bucket filled with soapy water for the wash. The remaining 2/3 of the sprayer volume was just enough to rinse the rest of the car and do the rims. In the winter, I'd probably use another 2 gallons (full sprayer) to rinse the undercarriage. Just an FYI post for all you guys in the same 'hose-less' situation where you're looking for a way to handwash the car. |
05-16-2009, 05:14 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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This is awesome.
I don't have access to a hose either since I live in an apartment. This is actually a really good idea. Thank you so much for the idea! Rep. added.
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That's very ingenious, poor mans hand powered pressure washer.
I just bought a 3000 psi pressure washer today which I used to clean my vinyl siding that was starting to turn green. It kicks ***! I plan to wash the cars with it as well, on the lowest possible pressure setting of course. |
05-16-2009, 10:06 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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Thanks guys. It just dawned on me one day...I've been making lots of trips to Home Depot lately and saw the sprayers sitting there. I've gotten in trouble with my apartment building management enough times for washing my car with their hose that I was bound to find a better solution.
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05-28-2009, 07:32 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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Thank you for this post. I'm in the same situation and wasn't sure how I was going to clean this beauty. Got the sprayer last night on my way home from Home Depot and when/if it decides to stop raining here, I'll give it a whirl!
Thanks again!
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I thought apartments had some hoses for ppl to wash their cars. The apartments/condos have it near my place. What do ur neighbours do?? |
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that sucks...but ur plan is pretty good.
over here, we have no water meters.....most cities do...we pay one fee and use as much water we want...so maybe that's why... |
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thats strange that you guys don't have a car wash area at your apt complex. its very common here in atlanta for apt complexes to have them. mine even has a pressure washer and vacuum at it but the vacuum isn't free.
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