Mini car wash setup at home

[carxynogen]

runny foam is fine w/ me. the setup is perfectly capable of making shaving cream type foam you just have to use more shampoo

Good to know po.
Will try this at home, due na for wash yung car.

Masyado maulan kaya minsan lagi ko pinopostpone carwash.
Pero sa ganito katagal hindi na carwash, raining or not will proceed.
Parang sinumpa na ata ako na everytime mag carwash ako, umuulan palagi sa lugar namin.

[oj88]

That's impressive, *Vodka.

Do you still have to wipe the car after applying the foam to free up more stubborn dirt before rinsing it?

[carxynogen]

That's impressive, *Vodka.

Do you still have to wipe the car after applying the foam to free up more stubborn dirt before rinsing it?

Hopefully no need to wipe na.
Baka sa Shampoo na talaga to, hopefully may makapag suggest ng Shampoo na no need to wipe, pressure wash rinse nalang.
Mostly sa nakikita ko yt, mga from US kasi na brand gamit nila.
Hirap hanapin locally.

[Vodka]

That's impressive, *Vodka.

Do you still have to wipe the car after applying the foam to free up more stubborn dirt before rinsing it?

yeah i did wipe with wash mitt that's how i've always done it

touchless probably not a good idea unless you also got a touchless drying method. so i wanna try this blower, claims to be 800w, should be more powerful than the typical 400 to 600w blowers



also ordered this

[oj88]

I ordered this... haven't tried it yet. Still waiting for the foam sprayer.

[carxynogen]

Yung walang wax na shampoo sana.
I apply wax separately using a specific wax product.

Also, this is the pressure washer that I am using at home, yung Orange na HPB 302.
Bought 3 yrs ago, so far OK pa naman.

https://s.shopee.ph/8f8BFZtaGu

[oj88]

My foam sprayer arrived last night and I got to try it out. I haven't dialed down the ideal solution ratio yet but it does work at the recommended 1:9.

I initially did a test clean on a single panel but decided to expand it to the rest of the car.... Reason being; the car is pearl white and cleaning just one panel was a bad idea.... colors no longer match. So I finished off the 1.5L solution to cover the front, hood, doors, quarter panels, all four tires, and the tail gate. I skipped the roof and all the windows.

Dirt appears to glide off easily with light wiping using a mitt. And since it was already 9PM, I didn't thought it was right to disturb the neighbors and so I skipped the pressure washer and instead used the balde and tabo to rinse. The solution came off with the grime pretty easily.

I'll give it a proper go when the sun comes out. But I can already tell that I might be better off buying the bottle attachment for our pressure washer.... faster dispensing and wider coverage.

[SRGuy]

so i decided to revisit the old 220v Fujima pressure washer that's been sitting here unused for a couple of years, but this time w/ a new smaller-diameter hose that's more flexible, and a new short gun (the original was super long which has its uses but is unwieldy for car washing).

i also installed a smaller 0.9mm brass orifice for the foamer (stock orifice is probably 1.0mm). i poured just 2 capfuls of MTX shampoo into the bottle then filled it up w/ water. the foam quality isn't great but is good enough. still a bit runny but stays on long enough for you to wipe down an entire side of the car i.e. you just have foam blast one side at a time. maybe the foam could be improved w/ a better shampoo...

works pretty well as it is. i like that it blasts out a lot of foam quickly. those battery foamers seem interesting but the output seems low, gonna slow down your work...

Bro how much is the short gun? hope you can share the lazada/shopee link. Thank you.

[Vodka]

Bro how much is the short gun? hope you can share the lazada/shopee link. Thank you.

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/i...434253540.html

i also ordered a swivel connector for even more flexiblity

[Vodka]

I'll give it a proper go when the sun comes out. But I can already tell that I might be better off buying the bottle attachment for our pressure washer.... faster dispensing and wider coverage.

this is 1:4 mtx shampoo. btw there's also a "high foam" shampoo from cochemax, might try it out next time...

yeah you're probably better off w/ this setup. sorry for not demo'ing it earlier haha, coz i used to pair it w/ my 18v washer which is a lot weaker so didn't generate good foam

btw there's another upgrade to these cheap cannons, there's this 3-layer upgrade to the metal foam inside. you might wanna try it out if you go this route

[oj88]

^ Do you use the same foam solution and mix ratio to wash the engine bay?

[Vodka]

^ Do you use the same foam solution and mix ratio to wash the engine bay?

i never wash the engine bay, i don't even clean it LOL

[oj88]

i never wash the engine bay, i don't even clean it LOL

Not regularly. In fact I only washed the engine bay of my previous 9 y/o Innova 2KD twice.

I only do spot-cleaning using an engine degreaser, especially around the breather hose and after an oil change.

[dr. d]

i never wash the engine bay, i don't even clean it LOL

neither do i, heh heh.
and if ever i do, it's using a handheld water-wet basahan only.

[Miles_on]

In the old days I'd wrap the sensitive parts (i.e. alternator, ignition coil and distributor...) and hose away, but with today's engines, it's too risky. You never know ano yung mababasa mo. Just a damp wet rag lang talaga na rin is the safest solution.

Toyota Otis offers an engine detailing service, but I never availed of it....

[dr. d]

In the old days I'd wrap the sensitive parts (i.e. alternator, ignition coil and distributor...) and hose away, but with today's engines, it's too risky. You never know ano yung mababasa mo. Just a damp wet rag lang talaga na rin is the safest solution.

Toyota Otis offers an engine detailing service, but I never availed of it....

i also otis.
i always deny whatever is offered that is not on the owner's pms manual.
"next time na lang; wala sa budget, eh."
i think my habitus is already in their computer. one time kasi, inunahan ako nang SA. "basic lang, sir, yes?"

[Miles_on]

Otis is the only Toyota casa I know of that allows you to watch your unit being serviced, given their open garage/lifter setup. Di gaya sa iba where you wait in a lounge, blissfully unaware if what they claim to have done was actually done on your unit.

Anyways, I'm not a fan of casa services. Usually up to the free service charge periods lang, then it's on my own, but following the manual's recommended service intervals.

[dr. d]

Otis is the only Toyota casa I know of that allows you to watch your unit being serviced, given their open garage/lifter setup. Di gaya sa iba where you wait in a lounge, blissfully unaware if what they claim to have done was actually done on your unit.

Anyways, I'm not a fan of casa services. Usually up to the free service charge periods lang, then it's on my own, but following the manual's recommended service intervals.

i used to walk over when they service my car.
medyo hassle lang, because the floor is oil-slippery, sometimes.

i celebrated my car's out-of-warranty-hood, by doing the oil change at the friendly hecho derecho gas station.
no waiting na, much cheaper pa!
heh heh.

[Miles_on]

i used to walk over when they service my car.
medyo hassle lang, because the floor is oil-slippery, sometimes.

i celebrated my car's out-of-warranty-hood, by doing the oil change at the friendly hecho derecho gas station.
no waiting na, much cheaper pa!
heh heh.

Simple lang naman gawin kasi ang usual na PMS procedures (change oil, tune up, etc.)
I wonder how that will change when we switch over to hybrid engines and electric vehicles in the future though...

Palagay ko matagal-tagal pa naman ang lifespan ng mga internal combustion engines though, lalo na dito sa 3rd world.
Anyone here remember how LPG powered cars & LPG stations fared just a few years back? People hated them (including the taxi drivers themselves).

[dr. d]

Anyone here remember how LPG powered cars & LPG stations fared just a few years back? People hated them (including the taxi drivers themselves).

well, i didn't like to follow them as we went up the bridge's incline...