Cleaned the Hudson

"rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S" (rb1971) 08/03/2015 at 15:34 • Filed to: None

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Due to the drought in California I am cleaning my cars a lot less these days, but the amount of bird poop had me worried for the paint. And my water bill tells me I only use about 25% of the average in my neighborhood in any event so I figured cleaning it once every 6 weeks isn’t that bad. Hopefully we’ll get El Nino this year and the water situation will get a bit better.

She’ll probably be up for sale in the next month or two. When I bought her I hoped I’d have time to do some work by myself since she is pretty simple and straightforward, but unfortunately work and life have conspired to keep my pretty busy.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 08/03/2015 at 15:36

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I know the feel, man. (all crispy in SD)

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 08/03/2015 at 15:39

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Those self-wash car washes seem to work pretty well out there. Since they recycle the water pretty well, it doesn’t waste much either. Side note, saying “cleaned the Hudson” makes me think the Hudson River. And then I remember that nothing can clean the Hudson River!

MonkeePuzzle > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 08/03/2015 at 15:41

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just clean it with a pack of baby wipes? :P

TheOnelectronic > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 08/03/2015 at 15:43

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I had the same thought. “Damn, that’s really impressive.”

Rico > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 08/03/2015 at 15:50

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Lol same thing I thought when I read it. I recently took a boat trip around the city and they explained that the waste water treatment facilities build over the past decade have helped clean the Hudson considerably compared to how it was in the 90’s.

TrickJos > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 08/03/2015 at 15:53

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This works well on my cars. I’ve been using it four a couple years now. Just make sure you spray it on liberally to avoid making any fine scratches. Perfect for removing bird poop. I wouldn’t use it for a really dirty car but for light to moderate dust and dirt it works like a charm. It’s a lot less hassle than the traditional hose and bucket method too.

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 08/03/2015 at 16:11

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The seals around the doors aren’t perfect, so while I’ve tried that in the past to save water you end up having to police the inside of the windows with a towel. Which is suboptimal.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 08/03/2015 at 16:47

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Well how do you wash your car at home then? By self-wash I meant the kind with a hose that you basically just rent out the stall and turn the knob for soap and different water speeds.

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 08/03/2015 at 17:22

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Oh right on. I thought you meant the kind where you drive through a little tunnel and high-pressure hoses squirt the car down.

Didn’t realize those used recycled water. Might have to start going back to them.

JR1 > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 08/03/2015 at 21:41

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Great. Now get out of the way so I can drool over your car.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 08/04/2015 at 20:39

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Not really sure if they actually recycle the water that well, but I figured they must. Yeah I would never go to a machine wash, even a touchless one. I always find it worth the effort to do it by hand.

JDIGGS > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 09/11/2015 at 15:04

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Im gettin setup to wash in the garage so people can’t call the envirodiks on me