Hino Hauler
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The proper car wash liquids are PH balanced so they won't strip the wax off. It should indicate on the bottle that they are the correct PH.
Wiping your with oil is not a good move. The oil will eat into the rubber and destroy it, especially if done often.
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Sunnyskies
NM
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I wash ours with a automobile car wash liquid and then use Jet Dry in a sprayer to rinse it. The jet dry works well and leaves a spot finish.
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cooper841
Maryland
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baby oil let your tires expands and contract with the weather.
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dapark
SLC, UT
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cooper841 wrote:baby oil let your tires expands and contract with the weather. WHAT!!! Putting baby oil on your tires is absolutely BAD advice. If you do any research on tire shine applications and products you will read that ANY petroleum distallate products are TABOO. There are many different brands of tire shine/dressings on the market that do not contain any petroleum distallate additives and those are the ones you want to use. Using dishwashing detergent is also a big NO. Stick with the actual car wash detergents that are made for that purpose and the sky won't fall and your arm won't get tired from having to wax because you used a detergent that was meant to clean up pork chops and ranch dressing.
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pkunk
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dennis and terry wrote:will it take snow off the roof? welcome to wisconsin; 2nd larget snowfall since the 1800's this year.
Heheh, we had a 30yr record snow year here in NM and when a great clod of it slid off the roof it took the wipers off with it. My MH carport is being built before next winter.
Walmart carwash in a pressure washer and a good rinse is all I use. Keep oil off the tires. They really don't need tire dressing either.
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thebrushman
bradenton florida
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I use Turtle Wash on my cars and motorhome and really like it. It produces a nice suds action and leaves fewer water spots. It is also very reasonably priced.
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tsisco
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I recently bought a de-ionization system from Costco. I'm not sure of the brand but it is a model DIC-20, made specifically for spot free washing. In the store it was $299.00. On-line, it's a little over $400 but it has extras that I didn't get that make it about the same deal. I used it once, so far, and I'm in love. I used regular water to wash and do an initial rinse to get the soap off, then used the de-ionized water for a final rinse. Absolutely spot-free without rubbing, even on the glass and chrome! After the M/H, I was so impressed I did my golf cart that was sitting in full sun. Again, spotless.
Wow.
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david_w28
Michigan
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My dad only used spic & span. Worked good and that's what I use.
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OH One
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I think I confused the orginal question. I need to find a rinsing agent that will not leave water spots. I currently use my tap water and it is high in calcium and leaves very bad water spots. I want to be able to wash and then rinse my MH and avoid having to squeegee and hand dry the entire MH. I was hoping the new sprayer would do the trick. The rinsing agent I am considering is Cascade Crystal Clear. It has a nonionic wetting agent. I will look for the Turtle rinse also. Thanks for all your replies.
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