[Walkure]

Anything to be concerned about using well water to wash the car?
I just moved. No more city water/sewer.
I don’t know if there’s anything in the water to worry about. It definitely tastes different.
I normally do a rinseless with about a dozen microfiber towels. Water never sits on the car for more than a few minutes.

[Joshinator99]

Originally Posted by Walkure

Anything to be concerned about using well water to wash the car?
I just moved. No more city water/sewer.
I don’t know if there’s anything in the water to worry about. It definitely tastes different.
I normally do a rinseless with about a dozen microfiber towels. Water never sits on the car for more than a few minutes.

Should be fine unless the water is unusually hard. If you’re drying it promptly and not in direct baking sunlight, you should be fine.

[WldchrySS]

Depends on depth of the well and water condition. Some of the areas I service no way in h*ll would I wash my car in it. Shallow wells here have large amounts of iron oxide in them and will turn cars and concrete orange. Hard water which is the other problem here can be just as bad. My professional advice to you would be have your water tested and find out where you stand.

[Gunkk]

Originally Posted by Walkure

Anything to be concerned about using well water to wash the car?
I just moved. No more city water/sewer.
I don’t know if there’s anything in the water to worry about. It definitely tastes different.
I normally do a rinseless with about a dozen microfiber towels. Water never sits on the car for more than a few minutes.

Florida well water is typically heavy in sulfur (rotten egg smell) iron (stains on stucco) and lime. Sulfur and iron won't hurt much, but the lime will make water spots.

Solution: don't let water dry on the car.

[NotFast]

This isn't cheap, but I always wanted to try these (Portable Water Deionizer):

https://www.griotsgarage.com/product...r+deionizer.do

[NeverDie]

Similar to the above, I use this one:

https://crspotless.com/product/simple-chuck/

You can, in theory, let the water dry on the paint with no ill impacts. I do still dry my cars.

[NotFast]

Originally Posted by NeverDie

Similar to the above, I use this one:

https://crspotless.com/product/simple-chuck/

You can, in theory, let the water dry on the paint with no ill impacts. I do still dry my cars.

I see these kits and they're only good for XXX number of gallons but I have NO idea how much I use for a single wash of a car.



Or do you only use these for the final rinse?

[Paintslinger16]

If you have a softener which is very common, you will want to dry it to stop the residue. Just a side note, you should have it biologically tested if you don’t have a recent one. Couple ways to treat bad water UV light or a chlorinator. Harder to clean up the lines if contaminated water sat in the house lines.
Sulphates while it smells and tastes bad normally means it drinkable.
I have had wells drilled and lived on a few, current house was converted to municipal water which is still hard.