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JWoj3540 · 02-12-2014, 11:45 AM

Hey everyone, I tried searching but no luck...

I am looking into buying a home which is in a neighborhood with a community well. Will using well water to wash my camaro be an issue? I intend to get a water softener for all indoor plumbing, but I can save significantly on cost if I don't put exterior plumbing through the softener (sprinkler system will use a lot of water). Will well water hurt my car!??

Mean Green Z28 · 02-12-2014, 11:51 AM

You'll def have to dry the car very well due to the minerals or you're gonna have water spots.

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patternpilot · 02-12-2014, 01:03 PM

Or just plumb one faucet that you will use for washing the car through the softener.

JWoj3540 · 02-12-2014, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by patternpilot

Or just plumb one faucet that you will use for washing the car through the softener.

This is a good idea. I guess there would just be the cost of additional piping and labor? I will look into this more.

Iam Broke · 02-12-2014, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by patternpilot

Or just plumb one faucet that you will use for washing the car through the softener.

That's what I did when I built my house 21 years ago. Added one in the garage for soft water.

meshamey · 02-12-2014, 04:16 PM

I live out in the country and I use a well. I have 1 outdoor faucet plumbed for soft water just to wash my car.

Kleeeb · 02-14-2014, 10:55 AM

I live out in the country and I can't wash my car at my house because I don't have enough of the proper equipment (microfibers and stuff) to do so. I will leave not just water spots, but mineral GLOBS all over my car when I get finished. And when the water dries, it makes the paint look hazy. So I don't clean my car... like... hardly ever. I take it through the self serve car wash and spray it off with the pressure soap and washer and though not clean, makes it look a little better.

*Camaro_Corvette* · 02-14-2014, 11:09 AM

I use a well, but I wash my car inside the garage, so that makes things a little easier on me. If I washed it outside then I would never get the whole car dried before spots started appearing.

bigwayne3000 · 02-15-2014, 05:55 AM

I have well water and I honestly have never had an issue with hard water or anything. I was my car outside all the time throughout the summer and no water spots. I use a leaf blower to dry and follow it up with a quick wipe down of detail spray.

rocknroll_jeph · 02-15-2014, 07:15 AM

I wash my car in the US (non-Camaro) with well water. I have noticed that there are a lot of spots on the paint, especially on the hood and trunk, but I don't know if that is due to the well water or to the age of the car. I wasn't concerned until I read the other comments actually, now I may attribute that to the water I have been using! I use good car wash soap, clay bar and wax it once a year too. And I only have it out of storage one month of the year. However, my family's other car (1995 Honda) which is older and less cared for has excellent paint still. Wow, that wasn't helpful at all, was it? Sorry.

SIN R G · 02-15-2014, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Iam Broke

That's what I did when I built my house 21 years ago. Added one in the garage for soft water.

I did the same thing 14 years ago when we built our house.

Bad70supreme · 02-15-2014, 08:02 PM

I had well water at my dads and I never used it. I had water spots that would never come out without machine buffing! I tried using all kinds of car wash soaps and nothing worked, if the sun was out and hot... By the time I got done washing water was already drying and staining the car!!!! Lucky that was my 4th gen! Lol

Kleeeb · 02-22-2014, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad70supreme

I had well water at my dads and I never used it. I had water spots that would never come out without machine buffing! I tried using all kinds of car wash soaps and nothing worked, if the sun was out and hot... By the time I got done washing water was already drying and staining the car!!!! Lucky that was my 4th gen! Lol

This is my problem right now... I have waterspots that will NOT come off..

cliffdog89 · 02-22-2014, 07:58 PM

Dry your car off when you are done washing it and you shouldn't have a problem.

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02-12-2014, 11:45 AM	#1
JWoj3540 Drives: 2012 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 696	Washing Car with Well Water Hey everyone, I tried searching but no luck... I am looking into buying a home which is in a neighborhood with a community well. Will using well water to wash my camaro be an issue? I intend to get a water softener for all indoor plumbing, but I can save significantly on cost if I don't put exterior plumbing through the softener (sprinkler system will use a lot of water). Will well water hurt my car!??

02-12-2014, 01:03 PM	#3
patternpilot Drives: 2012 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tri-Cities WA. Posts: 928 View My Garage	Or just plumb one faucet that you will use for washing the car through the softener. __________________ There's more to life than gas mileage LS3, Whipple, Custom Comp Cam, springs, pushrods, timing set, CAI intake, Apex cold air scoop, Doug Thorley TRI-Y headers, Billet Custom Products baffled Valve covers, Mighty Mouse Catch can, ADM FPCM, ZL1 fuel pump, MSD boost-a-pump, Hex Vent hood vents, ProSport gauges(fuel pressure, AFR, Boost), Corsa, 100 cell Cats. Jannetty remote tuned, Pfadt trailing arms, all parts user installed. No Dyno yet. Manual trans. 3.45 gears.

02-14-2014, 10:55 AM	#7
Kleeeb Drives: 2014 Red Hot 1LT/RS Join Date: May 2013 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 1,801	I live out in the country and I can't wash my car at my house because I don't have enough of the proper equipment (microfibers and stuff) to do so. I will leave not just water spots, but mineral GLOBS all over my car when I get finished. And when the water dries, it makes the paint look hazy. So I don't clean my car... like... hardly ever. I take it through the self serve car wash and spray it off with the pressure soap and washer and though not clean, makes it look a little better. __________________

02-14-2014, 11:09 AM	#8
Camaro_Corvette 36.58625, -121.7568 Drives: Team 1LE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 23,709 View My Garage	I use a well, but I wash my car inside the garage, so that makes things a little easier on me. If I washed it outside then I would never get the whole car dried before spots started appearing. __________________ I am seriously never serious vv V vv Next order of business

02-15-2014, 08:02 PM	#12
Bad70supreme Drives: 2010 aqua blue SS/RS M6 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: plainfield, IL Posts: 2,706	I had well water at my dads and I never used it. I had water spots that would never come out without machine buffing! I tried using all kinds of car wash soaps and nothing worked, if the sun was out and hot... By the time I got done washing water was already drying and staining the car!!!! Lucky that was my 4th gen! Lol __________________ 10.91 at 122 H/C stock block N/A

02-12-2014, 11:51 AM	#2
Mean Green Z28 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 941 View My Garage	You'll def have to dry the car very well due to the minerals or you're gonna have water spots. get something like this for the final rinse ... http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...ortby=ourPicks

02-12-2014, 04:16 PM	#6
meshamey Meshamey Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS / 2014 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Panama City, Florida Posts: 303 View My Garage	I live out in the country and I use a well. I have 1 outdoor faucet plumbed for soft water just to wash my car.

02-15-2014, 05:55 AM	#9
bigwayne3000 Drives: 2011 Camaro LS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,917	I have well water and I honestly have never had an issue with hard water or anything. I was my car outside all the time throughout the summer and no water spots. I use a leaf blower to dry and follow it up with a quick wipe down of detail spray.

02-15-2014, 07:15 AM	#10
rocknroll_jeph Drives: 11 Camaro V6 RS, 03 BMW Z4 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Beijing & Michigan Posts: 476 View My Garage	I wash my car in the US (non-Camaro) with well water. I have noticed that there are a lot of spots on the paint, especially on the hood and trunk, but I don't know if that is due to the well water or to the age of the car. I wasn't concerned until I read the other comments actually, now I may attribute that to the water I have been using! I use good car wash soap, clay bar and wax it once a year too. And I only have it out of storage one month of the year. However, my family's other car (1995 Honda) which is older and less cared for has excellent paint still. Wow, that wasn't helpful at all, was it? Sorry.

02-22-2014, 07:58 PM	#14
cliffdog89 Drives: 2LT/RS M6 '12 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 412 View My Garage	Dry your car off when you are done washing it and you shouldn't have a problem. Sent from my RM-860_nam_usa_100 using Tapatalk __________________