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Old 01-19-2012, 06:33 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Sir Nuke View Post
the hose isn't the problem.....its connecting it to a water source that the problem he has. I'm guessing he lives in an apartment....and many appertment complexes won't let you wash a car on their property.
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Originally Posted by OBSSEST View Post
OP: Your post says that you have no hose access so you can't foam. Are you able to fill buckets and wash at all? If you mean that you have no access to water, that's a different story. In which case you need to go to a car wash like others have indicated.

It's my understanding that foaming, in general, is meant to provide added LUBRICATION more so than offering any sort of cleaning effect. The car wash soap isn't like a degreaser that's breaking up dirt, it's just sitting there.

With that in mind, you can accomplish the same thing by just dunking your clean mitt in several times and squeezing it out over the panels of the car. I generally squeeze out 3-4 full mitts over the top of the car before the mitt ever touches it.

If you really want to get crazy, just make up a second bucket of fresh soapy water and pour/throw it over the car before you start washing with your mitt (3 bucket method?). Your car doesn't know that the soapy water wasn't gently sprayed over it by a foaming gun.
I like what obssesed has to say

makes me wonder if there is a pump action device that is sold or that i could make
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