Hey,
I bought one of these around x-mas, and today I finally tried it out. It consists of a nozzle that contains a special filter to condition the final rinse water, and a soap dispenser to apply the proprietary cleanser. I must say that it works as advertised; our city water is extremely chemical-rich, and for the first time ever, I dried on its own without water spots. For a truck the size of the titan, this fact was responsible for trimming an hour from my usual wash time. I think it's pretty good for those washes that you do between waxes, when you're going to dry the vehicle with a chamois, or towel. If you're not wiping, you're not scratching, I'd say.
I usually have to wipe down the truck with diluted white vinegar to dissolve the lime deposits.
This is more expensive, but it does actually work as advertised.
I think it has a weak point in the physical design: the hose attachment point looks like it was designed to break off, requiring replacement of the unit (?).
T Rex

I tried one when they first came out and hated it. Actually I gave it two tries just to make sure I was using it right and sure enough, both times I got spots all over. I wish it did work for me because it would substantially shorten my wash time... :cry:

What spots yal talking about? You can't let water or soap sit under the sun, it dries and leave the spots. You should always wash the car and dry it under shadow. The best time to wash a car is at sunset, with minimal sun.

Besides, quit being lazy and dry your truck with a dry cloth. I never get any spots like that. You buy them at pep boys

What spots yal talking about? You can't let water or soap sit under the sun, it dries and leave the spots. You should always wash the car and dry it under shadow. The best time to wash a car is at sunset, with minimal sun.
I'm glad that you're blessed with a shady place to wash, and have the choice of when you can work.
Not everybody does. Sometimes I wash my truck beacuse it looks dirty. If a little applied technology makes it possible not to wipe the truck dry, I don't think it makes me lazy, just smart.
The water at my sister's house in upstate NY is so hard (how hard is it?) It's so hard, my B-i-L washes their cars in the garage! Even in the shade on a windy day, the titan will dry too fast to get it wiped.
T Rex

Upstate NY? Man my wife is from there. I went there a couple of time and saw nothing but nature there, I couldn't imagine how the water would be hard there. There are some beautifull mountains and lakes there.

Upstate NY? Man my wife is from there. I went there a couple of time and saw nothing but nature there, I couldn't imagine how the water would be hard there. There are some beautifull mountains and lakes there.

When I was in high school I used to work summers installing well pumps. What I learned is the water in the entire northeast is very high in ion. Extremely hard water that will clog a house filtration system, and pumps, in no time. The water down here in the south seems to be a little softer but that's only because it's county water and not well water, so it's been treated. Even still I couldn't get that spot wash thing to work which really sucks because I have no shady areas to wash my truck either.... :cry:

Upstate NY? Man my wife is from there. I went there a couple of time and saw nothing but nature there, I couldn't imagine how the water would be hard there. There are some beautifull mountains and lakes there.

Yessir, it's a pretty part of our great land, but the hard water comes from the geology, not the topography. It's limestone (appalachian plateau) so that means that when acid rain falls on the ground, it dissolves the limestone, leaving free calcium molecules that come up in the well water and leave crusts on the paint and especially the glass. The glass is especially annoying.
I remember washing my old black f250 at my sister's house one time where the wind dried the truck, and it looked kinda like it was oversprayed by a cement mixer.
T Rex

I've found that the best way to prevent water spots is to not wash my truck. Even when I do wash my truck it gets filthy again within a day or two. She still gets a regular waxing, but I don't really even bother trying to keep it clean inbetween.

I've found that the best way to prevent water spots is to not wash my truck. Even when I do wash my truck it gets filthy again within a day or two. She still gets a regular waxing, but I don't really even bother trying to keep it clean inbetween.shame,shame,shame on you :flyswat:

It's just a truck, it's not supposed to be pretty.

I washed my mom's car for her a few weeks ago using a similar device she had bought and it didn't work to my satisfaction. Ended up using a towel and a water spray bottle to get rid of the water spots. Actually spent a few hours yesterday washing and detailing my Titan and need to go out and take some new pics today while it is clean.

I use the one I have pretty regular in the Florida sun. Works as advertised for me. But I do keep the truck wet and then go back over and spray it w/ the filtered whatever is in it.

When I don't feel like drying, I take my car to the highway to air dry it, it comes out spot free, except on the chrome part, that's easy to take out. No hard water here in VA. The trick is, I use that wax spray they have at the car wash.

Keeping up with a good wax will also help with the water spots and keep your truck from drying as fast because of the way it sheets and bubbles. You can also keep the truck wet as you wash, I use two towels for drying one to get the heavy water and follow up with a polish cloth. Doesnt taken long and no spots!

Plus keep in mind color plays a part as well-- Ok so thats my 2 cents worth :fan3:

early risers that goes jogging before the sun is barely up. The other day when she got home from her run she washed and dried my truck before I was even up. No spots and it looked great. Then she fixed me breakfast when I got up. :rofl:

Steve

Works pretty well on my black Titan but not so good on our 5 yr old Odyssey or worse yet, 16 yr old Maxima. Seems like it doesn't work so good on older cars. I'll only get about 2 or 3 washes on the Titan before the filter is dirty.

So does this actually work or not, b/c it seems like just an advertisment scheme!!!! if you all know what I mean

I use it and it works exactly as advertised if you use it correctly. I started to get disappointed with it until I went back and reread the part that the filter is only good for 2 or 3 large vehicle washings. The replacement filter is only $3 as Wal Mark, so it's no big deal. I love it on my Smoke Titan and the wife's purple Durango.

I just bought the kit last week. It worked good on my truck that hadn't been washed since last October. Saves big time on drying time.