How long does 1 gallon of S&W last?

**Ficerarmer** · 06-20-2004, 03:37 PM

Approximately how many car washes (say a regular sized sedan?) And how do you know if you`re using too much?

**eggroll** · 06-20-2004, 03:56 PM

It will streak if you use too much, something you will just have to practice and get a good feel for. I would say about 3-4 ounces per wash for a sedan.

**Poorboy** · 06-20-2004, 04:13 PM

I only get a little streaking if the car was too dirty, you use too much and you didn`t have good mf.
About 2-4 ounces is right, it also depends on how dirty the car is, how good the finish was before it got dirty, and if you are doing wheels and tires too.
A new customer of mine locally, who I met on Friday told me he used about 2 ounces on his Cayanne, but then again I taught him how to use it in person

**Bill D** · 06-20-2004, 04:55 PM

Hey, how about putting it a pressurized cooking oil sprayer, resembles aerosol when sprayed, to eliminate the streaking?

**Poorboy** · 06-20-2004, 07:37 PM

actually i have a customer that buys the same pressurized bottle Dri-Wash uses to get a very nice mist, I also have had many people tell me they like to use empty Final Inspection bottles as they also give off a fine mist...when we buy our next 10 thousand bottles we`ll see what`s available

**SpoiledMan** · 06-20-2004, 08:26 PM

Steve, I use the pump and spray bottle for my SNW and it`s simply the best. I`m ordering more for dressings and my FI as the bottle it comes in, well, sucks!!

**Poorboy** · 06-20-2004, 08:29 PM

maybe you can share with us where you get the pump n spray bottles

the only problem i have heard about them is that after you pressurize them if they are dropped, they explode:dunno

**Woob** · 06-20-2004, 08:33 PM

Hey Steve if you wanna get rid of those ugh...... Spray heads... just PM me and I can arrange for em to be destroyed. :lol

**Poorboy** · 06-20-2004, 08:36 PM

thanks for the offer, but I have no problem with them, and we picked them as a good cross product sprayer not just for S & W...I`ll probably start gathering samples from different suppliers and maybe get a few different one this time around

**Woob** · 06-20-2004, 08:59 PM

Well the only problems I had were they were a pain in the ass to press and the solution didn`t spray exactly in a direct foam. Lessons learned! Poorboy`s World rocks!

**zesty-man** · 06-20-2004, 09:31 PM

whew. i thought i was weird because i wanted to use the meg`s detailer bottle for my spray and wipe. those things are smooth!!!!!!!!!!!!! but for now, im fine with what i got from ranney

**awd330** · 06-20-2004, 11:03 PM

The Meg`s burgundy Quik Detailer bottles are very nice. I use one for Final Detail. For Spray & Wipe, I use a ZEP Professional bottle from Home Depot (seems to be identical to the Rubbermaid bottle from Target). It produces a very even spray at high volumes, so I can cover a large area with just one pull of the trigger. The mist pattern is not quite as fine as the Meg`s QD bottle, but it`s finer than most other sprayers that come with a 32 ounce sized bottle.