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I've been watching this thread with interest but I'm going to have to speak up and say something controversial. I've had the Flash system for over a year and I have to say I think its over-rated. I didn't pay a lot for it but even so, I think it was a waste of money.
You still have to go over the car with a sponge or wash mit to get the dirt off so the shampoo applicator isn't particularly useful. The biggest potential benefit is the drying system but I don't think it works particularly well. You have to rinse the car carefully with the filtered water, making sure that the non-filtered water already on the car is displaced. The idea is that the filtered water will not leave any water marks on the car when it drys. I admit that it works to some extent but its not perfect.
I find that because of the extra time spent carefully rinsing the car, and the less than perefect finish, its just as quick to go over the car with a chamois and get a proper finish. Just my tuppence worth0 -
I disagree.
I find it easier to concentrate on smaller areas and do the whole process on that area b4 moving on.
So I do the bonnet area with water, then suds (and sponge) then rinse off, then ionised water rinse, then move on.
I don't have to keep moving a bucket of hot suds around, and can do the car quicker than b4.
What I do find is it dirties your sponge completely, which is off-putting, and I'm damned if I can tell when the cartridge turns brown from black during use.
As for the bottles you get with the starter pack, they are just that, a 3-wash starter pack.
I think the drying carts will last longer than the shampoo bottles, I don't think you'll get 10 washes from the shampoo, but I've not measured it.I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, you can't prove a thing!
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I've been watching this thread with interest but I'm going to have to speak up and say something controversial. I've had the Flash system for over a year and I have to say I think its over-rated. I didn't pay a lot for it but even so, I think it was a waste of money.
You still have to go over the car with a sponge or wash mit to get the dirt off so the shampoo applicator isn't particularly useful. The biggest potential benefit is the drying system but I don't think it works particularly well. You have to rinse the car carefully with the filtered water, making sure that the non-filtered water already on the car is displaced. The idea is that the filtered water will not leave any water marks on the car when it drys. I admit that it works to some extent but its not perfect.
I find that because of the extra time spent carefully rinsing the car, and the less than perefect finish, its just as quick to go over the car with a chamois and get a proper finish. Just my tuppence worth
My thoughts also. I have used the Flash system on a couple of ocassions not that impressed.
For what it is worth I try to wash my car either whilst it is raining or shorly after. Using a couple of soft sponges impregnated with Stardrops - unfortunately not available everwhere.
If available I rinse with rainwater and dry with Microfibre towels - bought from Costco about 8GBP for 24 - which have proved better than chamois. Not a statement I thought I would ever make being rather traditional.0 -
The only stuff I have found that removes dirt without having to rub/scrub is meguiars hot rims wheel cleaner, spray it on and leave for 60 econds then rinse it off it removes break dust really well. not perfect so i use a brush on the wheels but I wouldnt use the stuff on paint. I dont even use a sponge lambswool washmit is the way to go. I have used micfofibres to dry and they are good but you need a few to do a whole car one of the best things I found are waffle weave towels, they soak up loads of water and dont scratch the paint/clearcoat.
the only intrest I have in the flash system is to use as a foam gun opposed to buying a jetwash or a gimour foam gun.0 -
I thought it said on the instructions to use as sponge with it though?0
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My thoughts also. I have used the Flash system on a couple of ocassions not that impressed.
For what it is worth I try to wash my car either whilst it is raining or shorly after. Using a couple of soft sponges impregnated with Stardrops - unfortunately not available everwhere.
Stardrops like most household detergents contain salt and are the worse thing possible to use to was a car as modern paints and salt just do not go which is why the british winter takes it's toll what with all the grit on the roads.0 -
I decided that at £6 I can have a play so I went and got one and the soap doesnt build up a foam from the unit so it is no good for what I want. I am now looking for a preasure washer and a foam gun, what I should have bought in the first place.
I will try out the deionised water filter for rinseing though it may work0 -
I bought a nearly new black car 2 weeks ago, all nice and shiny from the dealership. However every edge/crevice now seems to have hard white chalky deposit on it/in it even though i've taken it through IMO (sacrilege I know). I think this is the residue from the garages car polish but washing it has just made it worse. Maybe I should invest in the flash kit since I have an instore in my town?0
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The white residue, as you suggest is left over car polish. Black cars are prone to this. Some polish is worse than others in this respect. I know that Autoglym polish always leaves a white deposit on black cars. For a review of various polishes, look here:- http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/207997/car_polish.html The Flash washing system won't make your problem any better or worse.0
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The white residue is paint cleaners or polish, wax doesnt leave a residue.
you need to get a microfibre cloth and buff the marks off in the crevases I usually fold the cloth over and stuff it down the gap if I can move or open a body panel like the door or bonnet. it is very easy on paint work. on black plastics its a !!!!!! to shift, even back to black and other similar producst dont work. I use meguiars nxt interior cleaner and it gets shut of it everytime.0
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