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Originally Posted by malvern_man
I did a quick non contact maintenance wash on my X5 over the weekend. I just couldn't be bothered to get out all my gear so I took some on my kit with me to my local jet wash. I mixed up 2 litres of Bilt Hamber Auto Foam @ 80ml to 1920ml of water for my Marolex pump sprayer and the same amount again for my BigBoi electric foamer. Firstly I soaked the car using the pump sprayer then I foamed over the top of that (probably a bit of overkill really) using the BigBoi. First time I'd had chance to try out the electric foamer, I have to say that I was very impressed indeed, 2 litres was ample to cover the car including under the arches (the actual capacity of the foamer is 1.8 litres but you can get a full 2 litres in it) after giving it all a good rinse off I did another rinse using spotless water. I then went for a quick blast, in sports plus mode, down the nearby duel carriageway just to blow off some of the water. For saying it was a completely contactless wash I'm pleased how it came out.
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I've had similar positive experience with non-contact wash and surprising results.
In a cheap $8 garden sprayer from Lowes, I mix concentrated car shampoo:degreaser:bug remover at 3:1:1 ratio with water. Pre-soak the car with my mix and then $2 at the local self-wash gives me 4 minutes of pressure washing to get her 90% clean.
I've also been using the same method without the pressure washer and just the rain that we've been getting in California recently.