[FMINUS]

when I first thought about the system, many things went through my mind and many reasons of why "not to" were considered.

To make a long story short, I would do it again if the system was double the price, its a must in my arsenal.

[trl2112]

Is this truly a rise and walk away system? Do any of you towel dry after?

[chefwong]

For those that own one....long term use...have you guys actually done the whole rinsedown and left it alone with NO towel whatsoever to the paint ? Results, experiences, etc.

[Nica]

Originally Posted by trl2112

Is this truly a rise and walk away system? Do any of you towel dry after?

Yes, it truly is rinse and walk away. I personaly still use a waffle weaved micro fiber towel to dry off the vehicle but the advantage is that when I'm detailing those big fire trucks I don't need to worry about water spots..in fact by the time I'm done drying one section the rest of the truck is prity much dry so I'm just wiping off what ever water is left over.

Originally Posted by chefwong

For those that own one....long term use...have you guys actually done the whole rinsedown and left it alone with NO towel whatsoever to the paint ? Results, experiences, etc.

I've put the CR to the test on my Volvo, here is the thing. As long as you keep the PPM levels uner 20PPM's you will have the spotless rinse. As soon as they go above 20PPM's that's when you no longer get the spotless rinse.

So like I said I've tested the CR unit and I used it on my forest green Volvo, washed it rinsed it and let it air dry and it does work however, if dust or anything that's airborne lands on the surface of the vehicle as the vehicle is air drying you will see the spots. I did this inside my garage and my back lane is not paved and it was in the middle of summer and ofcourse cars were passing by on the lane and there was dust outside, some dust landed on the vehicle as it was drying and you could see the dust but other then that there were no white, water spots.

The CR unit really does work only draw back are the resins, not cheap at all and if you have hard water man your going to go through the resins quite fast.

Well hope this helps.

[Asphalt Rocket]

Wolfpacker has done it on his black Jeep in the sun and has told me that there was no water marks at all after letting the water dry.

[Mindflux]

What sort of 'maintenance' is required on these? There's replaceable filters for them I assume. What do those run per 300 gallons or whatever they filter?
Also how do you order? Just buy it from DD? I don't see the group buy pricing there.

*edited for more questions*

I see you need to restrict the water flow. If you were using a Foamaster how do you restrict the flow? It seems like the device comes with nozzle that helps restrict flow so are you limited to that or a pressure washer? What if you chose to use something else?

[Nica]

Originally Posted by Mindflux

What sort of 'maintenance' is required on these? There's replaceable filters for them I assume. What do those run per 300 gallons or whatever they filter?
Also how do you order? Just buy it from DD? I don't see the group buy pricing there.

*edited for more questions*

I see you need to restrict the water flow. If you were using a Foamaster how do you restrict the flow? It seems like the device comes with nozzle that helps restrict flow so are you limited to that or a pressure washer? What if you chose to use something else?

Well as far as restricting water flow, just make sure to use/purchase a pressure washer to have a limit of (no grater then) 4GPM. Other wise the filter will not produce enough De-ionized water for the pressure washer. So 4GPM is the golden number for the larger CR unit.

You should be fine though as even the expensive pressure washer (electric ones that is) that I've seen have a maximum of 4GPM..well at least that's what I've seen, as far as literaly redusing the water flow I honestly don't have a clue

[MadOzodi]

I'm sure buying a restrictor wouldn't be too difficult. If you have a 5gal. bucket, just time how long it takes to fill it on full blast, then ask your friend Math to help you out.

[haper]

Originally Posted by Mindflux

What do those run per 300 gallons or whatever they filter?

There is a thread on this forum that speaks about this in more detail, but it depends on how hard your water is. In that thread there was a link to a US map showing 'water hardness' by region. The more work the filters have to do, the shorter their life-span.

Originally Posted by Mindflux

If you were using a Foamaster how do you restrict the flow?

The way i look at it, i'm concerned about the life span of the filter - as such i'd only use the system for my final rinse. I understand the desire for 'clean' water during the wash phase, but i'm not sure its worth the cost.

[Mindflux]

Originally Posted by haper

The way i look at it, i'm concerned about the life span of the filter - as such i'd only use the system for my final rinse. I understand the desire for 'clean' water during the wash phase, but i'm not sure its worth the cost.

Good point!