Family was coming in this weekend, it was Saturday and I had ten minutes and two dirty cars. My son and I each grabbed an old towel; he went inside with some green window cleaner. I took the hose with the sprayer in one hand, and the towel in the other. I’d spray for a second on a section, then wipe everything down with the towel, then quick rinse -just the water. Two minutes and very little water later, the car looked no different than if I had spent fifteen minutes soaping everything down. When you wash a car in the sun with soap, you spray it down, soap it up, then the soap dries on the car before you get to the hose to rinse, so you need to wipe that area again – a lot of time and a lot of water.
From now on, I’m just using water and a towel. I’m not going to eat off the hood – what’s the soap really doing anyway? Adding a lot of chemical run-off to the storm drain. Even if you use biodegradable soap, you should have the run-off go into your own yard. But, save yourself all that – try this method, at least once. Hose in one hand towel in the other – fast and clean.
Posted by Len Gilbert 
