Nothing is worse than spending time meticulously washing your car only to step away to admire the results and see water spots. Unfortunately, depending on your water composition, this can be an unavoidable outcome without the assistance of water filtration systems.
Frequently, water that is sourced from a well has a high concentration of minerals such as calcium and magnesium. These minerals can leave behind spots and streaks when washing your car. The minerals in hard water also make it more difficult for cleaning solutions to foam and lather, resulting in less effective soaps and chemicals, posing a challenge for them to cut through dirt and grime.
This is frustrating and worrisome, as hard water can tarnish the look of your clean car and potentially cause lasting damage to its paint. Over time, these minerals penetrate and wear down the clear coat, dulling your car’s overall appearance.
Combating Spots and Streaks While Protecting Your Car
While you can temporarily combat water spots by waxing your car, the long-term damage to your car’s exterior is not worth it. Addressing this issue is essential to ensure the vehicle you work so hard to maintain stays in excellent condition for years.
Although this may sound defeating, don't get discouraged. Hard water can easily be combated with water softeners and deionization systems. Water softeners work through a process of ion exchange to replace magnesium and calcium with sodium, which is much less reactive with soaps and chemicals and will allow them to clean your car better and be less harsh to your car’s protective clear coat. However, if it is a spot-free shine you are after, you will likely still see water spots using a water softener alone, as sodium can dry on your car’s surface as the water evaporates.
Deionized water, on the other hand, will help you achieve the ultimate shine by removing nearly all ions, resulting in highly pure water with 0 total dissolved solids (TDS).
The pH level of water can also impact chemicals’ effectiveness and the longevity of your car’s exterior. Too acidic or alkaline water can damage your car's paint over time. Ideally, the water for washing your car should be neutral or slightly alkaline. This allows the cleaners to work quickly and the drying agent to work as intended. If the pH level of the water is too high, it can make it difficult to rinse the suds away and impact your paint’s long-term effectiveness. If the pH level is too low, it can leave a residue on the car and cause streaking.
Superior Cleaning with iSpring Water Filters
No matter the problem you face with your water, iSpring has a solution to help you combat and resolve these issues.
For a superior clean for your car, both our WGB22BD and our WGB22BD-BP deionized water systems were designed specifically with your vehicles in mind by delivering water with minimal to zero TDS to prevent scale build-up and pure water that gives you a spotless wash. Additionally, these systems
- feature a deionized water filter made with high-quality resin that gives you up to 12 months or 1,200 gallons of filtration.
- are equipped with a mobile metal stand to quickly transport this system anywhere it is needed.
- effortlessly connect to your water hose to provide high-quality water suitable for a spotless finish.
- allow for twist-off filter replacement, making filter changes a breeze.
The primary difference between these two systems is that our WGB22BD-BP features a bypass valve, allowing you to use this unit as a filtered or unfiltered system without disconnecting the water line.
Each of these systems will give you the quality water you can feel good about washing your car with and protecting it.
