Bugs VS Cars

Vehilce owners hate love bugs, stink bugs and any other insects that fly into their cars and then stick to the surface. According to Kleen-Rite Soap Specialist Doug Gibbs, corrosive body fluids from the love bugs, for example, bite into clearcoat. To remove the fluids, "a strong solvent/alkaline-based product," is needed, and  dwell time, followed up with a high pressure rinse. If a driver doesn’t wash it off, "corrosive body fluids can etch into clearcoat and forms a bond with paint."

Lafayette Car Wash has the right solution to get rid of those bugs on your car!!!

Importance of using a CLAY BAR in detailing

What is a clay bar & why would you use one?

An automotive clay bar is made of a synthetic polymer that is often elastic in nature. The elasticity of a clay bar allows you to mold the clay into a usable shape. It also allows you to kneed the clay to expose a fresh clay surface.  A clay bar is used in combination with a clay bar lubricant.  The lubricant is used to provide a slick surface that the clay glides over.  Many quick detailers work as clay bar lubricants, but some work better than others.  The action of gliding the clay over a surface will pick up embedded contamination or wear it down so the surface is as smooth as glass.

Bicycle car wash in Europe. Very cool!

VENRAY, The Netherlands - Because he got annoyed with long queues at washing areas at Mountainbike trails Luc Sterckx decided to design an automated wash tunnel. It’s targeting Mountainbikes, but of course also suited for all other bike categories.

Velo Wash automated tunnel operates under medium pressure and uses no chemicals and no brushes. – Photo Rowafil Manufacturing

The automated wash tunnel operates under medium pressure with which the bikes gets free of mud and thoroughly cleaned. Velo Wash uses no chemicals and no brushes.

Spray tubes at different angles

The bike is placed backwards on the transport gutter and when you press the start button a fork will take the saddle automatically through the Velo wash. Inside there are placed spray tubes with 2 x 4 nozzles at different angles, giving a maximum cleaning effect on the bike. The water pressure is around 50 bar.
The wash stops automatically when the bike gets out at the other side of the tunnel. The bike is now standing ready in the wheel-collector to be removed from the gutter. The cleaning process takes about 10 seconds.
After the bike is taken of the wash system, the saddle-fork will go back in 2 seconds to the starting position and a new dirty bike can be put on.
Velo Wash is made by Rowafil Manufacturing located in Venray, The Netherlands. The company is wholly owned by iClean Carwash Technologies BV. More at www.rowafil.com
The video below shows how it all works

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au2yRxnSlnw.