Car clinic Marks on dark paintwork
Q I am about to buy a new car and would like a black model. However, I live in a hard water area and find the water leaves marks on dark paintwork. Should I just give up and buy silver? - KH from Reading
A Regardless of whether you live in a hard or soft water area, tap water contains chemicals (such as chlorine or fluoride) that mean it can dry with a white tinge.
One easy way to avoid this is to wipe the water off quickly with an absorbent cloth. The Halfords Easy Glide Chamois XL at £6.99 (0845 762 6625, www.halfords.com ) is an award-winning synthetic chamois and soaks up huge amounts of water because it’s so large.
If you want to go further, you can buy a water filter, such as the one marketed by Ionic systems (08452266 001, www.ionicsystems.com/cars ). This fits easily onto your garden hose. As the water passes through the filter, the chemicals are purged, leaving pure water and a streak-free finish (though you should still remove excess water). It costs £47.29 including UK carriage and typically lasts for 20 washes, depending on the size of the car.
Wondered why I always found streaks over the paintwork after cleaning. Same with cleaning windows. I thought it was the hard water
A Regardless of whether you live in a hard or soft water area, tap water contains chemicals (such as chlorine or fluoride) that mean it can dry with a white tinge.
One easy way to avoid this is to wipe the water off quickly with an absorbent cloth. The Halfords Easy Glide Chamois XL at £6.99 (0845 762 6625, www.halfords.com ) is an award-winning synthetic chamois and soaks up huge amounts of water because it’s so large.
If you want to go further, you can buy a water filter, such as the one marketed by Ionic systems (08452266 001, www.ionicsystems.com/cars ). This fits easily onto your garden hose. As the water passes through the filter, the chemicals are purged, leaving pure water and a streak-free finish (though you should still remove excess water). It costs £47.29 including UK carriage and typically lasts for 20 washes, depending on the size of the car.
Wondered why I always found streaks over the paintwork after cleaning. Same with cleaning windows. I thought it was the hard water
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