Novice here... Hydrominder 511 / Tips
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MEP001
Well-known member
Your chemicals should have a recommended dilution. You can't just say "Tire/Engine" and have someone hand you a tip. You will probably need more than gray, green, and yellow.
No tip = 4/1
Gray tip = 5/1
Black tip = 6/1
Beige (very light brown) tip = 8/1
Red tip = 17/1
White tip = 23/1
Blue tip = 25/1
Tan (medium brown) tip = 36/1
Green tip = 48/1
Orange tip = 64/1
Brown tip = 75/1
Yellow tip = 90/1
Purple tip = 120/1
Pink tip = 240/1
No tip = 4/1
Gray tip = 5/1
Black tip = 6/1
Beige (very light brown) tip = 8/1
Red tip = 17/1
White tip = 23/1
Blue tip = 25/1
Tan (medium brown) tip = 36/1
Green tip = 48/1
Orange tip = 64/1
Brown tip = 75/1
Yellow tip = 90/1
Purple tip = 120/1
Pink tip = 240/1
cantbreak80
Maybe I need new clubs
Tip ratios are with 25PSI minimum water pressure and with water-thin viscosity chemicals.
Volumetrics or titration will eliminate guesswork.
HydroMinder 511 Instruction Sheet
Volumetrics or titration will eliminate guesswork.
HydroMinder 511 Instruction Sheet
Greg Pack
Wash Weenie
Foam brush- somewhere between yellow-purple
Tire cleaner- somewhere between gray and blue if you want it to actually clean and not just be colored foam. Start with blue
If your clear coat is low pressure it could be yellow or purple, maybe even pink. If it is being further diluted in the high pressure stream you'll need a much larger tip, maybe a blue, tan, or green Watch for noticeable beading on a clean vehicles surface. There usually is also some scent and a light foam in most CCPs. Adjust from there.
Tire cleaner- somewhere between gray and blue if you want it to actually clean and not just be colored foam. Start with blue
If your clear coat is low pressure it could be yellow or purple, maybe even pink. If it is being further diluted in the high pressure stream you'll need a much larger tip, maybe a blue, tan, or green Watch for noticeable beading on a clean vehicles surface. There usually is also some scent and a light foam in most CCPs. Adjust from there.
MEP001
Well-known member
They're probably expired.
Dan kamsickas
GinSan Technician
Do yourself a favor and ditch those and get some fresh stuff. Even if you are able to get any kind of performance out of them(I doubt it) you're going to have to readjust your tips in the near future when you have to get something from a new supplier. In the interim you're wasting time fighting an uphill battle and not giving your customers a quality wash experience.
Thanks for taking your time providing this information. It will get me started!
Interesting information... Thanks!
I will do my best to align... Thanks!
Understood.
FYI: I installed the stand-a-lone unit a few years ago in my personal garage, but never used it. When I started the unit three out of four Hydromnders leaked. I have since cleaned and repaired. But I didn't know I should have lined up the tips to the solution.
For now, I just want to get the unit functional. Then based on the information here, I will purchase new chemicals.