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The ones that looked to me like they were worth considering at three months are: Adam's Graphene Ceramic Coating Spray Gtechniq C2V3 Liquid Crystal AM Details Quick Detailer Plus Lithium Ceramic Slam Geyon Mohs Q2 Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light CarPro UK 3.0 Glassparency Graphene Coating Geyon Q2 Can Coat Not entirely sure which are full on ceramics and which are coatings/sealants.
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I'm not sure how much flow you're going to get through a pair of 10" filters. I have a CR Spotless unit, equivalent to their current DIC-20. To be fair, the current product page for the DIC-20 doesn't list flow rate, either. But I am able to run the output through a regular garden hose and a "fireman's nozzle" without any flow restrictor. Those pictures are 6 years old - some time after they were taken, Chuck sent me the newer-style TDS meter which directly displays in PPM instead of the old-style neon lamp go/no go indicator. If these are in an un-heated garage, you need to turn off the water flow to the unit and remove and drain the filters before the first freeze. That's how I ended up with a new-style head and canisters on a 2005 chassis (note the old logo compared to recent production). To answer some other questions - the hose reels are "Retracta reels" by Macnaught and are quite hard to find in the US (they're Australian). I have these 2 water ones and a red compressed air one. The strange looking gizmo to the left of the reels is a WiFi access point. |
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Those retracta reels are cool, but I have to say that the existence of expanding hoses makes them a lot less attractive than they used to be. Now, my hose just fits in the wash bucket when I'm done.
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Do you have a good recommendation on expanding hoses? I've had them in the past and liked them, but the ones I've had have burst after not very much use.
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I mean, I'd expect reduced durability from them, but they've been good enough that I would just buy new ones.
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