has anybody tried.....

[alph]

putting a couple drops of "JetDry" in the water for washing thier bike?  just wondering if it would get rid of the water drops like it does in the dish washer??

maybe i'll try it the next time i wash the wifes van.  i don't want to take a chance on ruining the cycle's paint job you know!!     it might be a couple years before i can type up a report...... 

al.

[Valker]

Back when I used to wash my bike, the easiest way I found to avoid water spots was to have a clean yard sprayer (I used a 2 gallon, green one) filled with pure water. I filled mine from the Culligan unit. Wash it, keep it wet, then final rinse with the pure water.

[alph]

that's a good idea.  problem, i don't have a water purifier like that, but it do have a sprayer, it's got some nasty ant killer in it right now.....  i know what you meen though, a brand new one is only $14 at the hardware store.  good idea thanks.

[sandy]

I use a leaf blower and a synthetic shamois.

[old2soon]

Never tried that. Mama don't kill ya let us know how that works out. Where i live here in the Ozarks my water is just as hard as it was in Colorado. I keep my bike wet thru out the wash process and then use a chamois to wipe it down. Then at the least one coat of that Turtle Wax Ice Synthetic Wax. No water spots. Course if mama post yer funeral notice we know NOT to use Jet Dry. RIDE SAFE.

[Black Dog]

Try the 'Mr. Clean Car Wash'...  Comes with a filter to ionize hard water, and special soap.  Wet the bike/car, soap it up and hand wash, rinse, and just like in the car washes, you have a 'spot free rinse' (and I have very hard water, and a black bike).  I then use my WORX 24V leaf blower to do the bulk of the drying.

K-Mart, Wally World, Target, are a few that sell it.

Works for me  

Black Dog

[fudgie]

I have hard water (well water) and it never leaves spots. I use some kinda rain x blue soap with wax beads in it.

[steve 3054]

I have not "washed" in bike in water in years...only use dry wash...;     water seems to rust certain parts and I avoid water when possible

[Jess Tolbirt]

wash it and blow it dry,,,mine is also black,,

[T.P.]

 HEY ALPH,   dehumidifier water in a sprayer will work,  got one of them ?

                  you can use a gas powered blower to fast dry and spot less.

[RiderNJ]

I was giving the girl a much needed bath and chatty neighbor stopped over and so it took longer than it should have...  it was just about dark as I was wiping her down.    Then always out for a quick trip to blow off any leftover water.
"Honest  Officer,  I HAD to go fast to make sure she was dry."
When I saw the bike the next morning in daylight,  water spots all over.  I suspect it was in my water as well.   Always wondered if jet dry, or other wash might help.  Never had the nerve to actually try jet dry until someone else posted about it. 

[Jess Tolbirt]

what the water spots are is deposits of calcium left when the water evaporates, all you have to do is wipe it with a damp towel and then let it dry or simply just give it a blow job,,

[Red Diamond]

Stopped washing mine some years ago, use Lemon Pledge to clean it. If I do get caught in a rain, and its pretty dirty, I pressure wash, blow dry with compressor air, then re-pledge it. No H2O spots.

[Canuck]

I used to use that on my black Excursion.  It helped, but I started using Turtle Wax Ice soap followed with an electric leaf blower and then a quick coat of Ice Wax.  Purty.  Besides, the wife would get on my a$$ when she would be looking for the dishwasher rinse and find it in the garage.
I'll even give the windshield a coat of Ice once in a while, the bug guts come off easier.

[xman]

I use a red max 7200 leaf blower. Drys the bike less than 1 minute. Just be carefull you don't blow the bike over.

[alph]

HEY ALPH,   dehumidifier water in a sprayer will work,  got one of them ?

                  you can use a gas powered blower to fast dry and spot less.

that's what i'm going to use!!!  we've got a dehumidifier in the basement, i'm going to give that a try, plus, i'm going to use that water as a wash water too!!  i put ten drops of jet dry in the wash water, now i've got to get a new bug sprayer bottle since the one i've got now has ant killer in it for my roses then i'll use that as a rinse.  i've got a leaf blower, blows 210 MPH, i'd rather just race down the interstate to dry it off, but can't reach that speed!!!   

thanks for all the great idea's!! 

al.

[Paxton]

Five gallons of water with dish soap. Add one gallon of diesel and mix it. Works for me.