Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- 5 Gallon Bucket or Hose end sprayer
- Borax
- Water Hose
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Step 1
Use a mixture of about 1/2 cup Borax to 5 gallons of water and rinse your car. The Borax is a water softener and will eliminate hard water spotting. Works best with warm to hot water since the Borax is a powder. You may also mix in a 5 gallon bucket and rinse that way by making the mix and dumping the mix onto your car.
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Step 2
Hose End ApplicatorI use a hose end applicator and a garden hose, this will automatically mix for you
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Step 3
You could also siphon the mix out of a 5 gallon bucket using your pressure washer and the black chem tip.
Comments
jull14 said
on 6/16/2009 Great article. Thank you for providing this information, it will make my life easier.
Tsunami said
on 4/5/2009 You should rinse as normal as this is not meant to be a complete rinsing solution just as a final step to prevent spotting. The Borax softens the water to eliminate spotting as the vehicle drys. If you are not using the hose end adapter or injecting into a pressure washer you will most likely need to double the amount of solution if not more. Also do really do the job right spend $10 and invest in a shammy and an extra 5 - 10 minutes to hand dry it.
rddex1 said
on 4/4/2009 when your washing your truck or car with soap,how do u rinse it with a bucket of borox water? one bucket will not rinse a whole truck
globewatcher said
on 4/4/2009 Good information to know. Would like to surprise my husband by washing his car - might as well do it without spots. It really is amazing how many different things Borax can be used for. Thanks
jenng said
on 3/14/2009 Great tip I hate water spots 5*