ONR one bucket or two

T

tonloc08

New member
Joined
Sep 23, 2017
Messages
24
Reaction score
0
I’ve been using ONR using the two bucket method, but recently listened to the optimum podcast where they mentioned that you don’t need to use two buckets for ONR. That makes me a bit nervous but the guy is a professional detailer and was on with Dr G so I assume they know what they’re talking about. Are you guys using ONR with one bucket and getting good results? No swirls?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
 
Mike Phillips has a video on rinseless washes and I started following that method. You put several towels in your solution, let them get thoroughly wet. Using one at a time, and folding 4 ways as he always shows, constantly turning to another side. When one towel is completely used on all sides, grab a clean one. You never put a dirty towel back in your solution and it stays clean. I have a lid for my bucket and mix up 3 gallons at a time and can wash several cars with it and you waste nothing. Works great.

Sent from my SM-G955U using Autogeekonline mobile app
 
I usually do one bucket with ONR with a grit guard and have not had swirls.


Sent from my iPhone using AGOnline
 
I use 2 buckets and a grit guard. Can never be too safe.

ScottH
 
One bucket. Do the GD method. Toss used towel in another bucket and pull out a fresh towel. Easier, faster and cleaner.

Tom
 
With the few I have done. One bucket using GDWM with IUDJ and BF Rinsless Wash ( It was free.)
I do keep a bucket with a gallon of water and a cup of APC and throw my spent towels in that so dirt does not have a chance to set in the fibers of the towels.
 
joleyred said:
Mike Phillips has a video on rinseless washes and I started following that method. You put several towels in your solution, let them get thoroughly wet. Using one at a time, and folding 4 ways as he always shows, constantly turning to another side. When one towel is completely used on all sides, grab a clean one. You never put a dirty towel back in your solution and it stays clean. I have a lid for my bucket and mix up 3 gallons at a time and can wash several cars with it and you waste nothing. Works great.
Click to expand...

TMQ said:
One bucket. Do the GD method. Toss used towel in another bucket and pull out a fresh towel. Easier, faster and cleaner.

Tom
Click to expand...

This is how I do my rinseless washes as well: one bucket, no grit guard and lots of edgeless MF towels. Watch Mike's video.
 
Saw Mike's video in the past but looked for it tonight to refresh my memory but couldn't find it...looked through the how to videos as well as a search in the forums to no avail.
 
TMQ said:
One bucket. Do the GD method. Toss used towel in another bucket and pull out a fresh towel. Easier, faster and cleaner.
Click to expand...

^^ This. Pre-soak and really get the solution to bead up. Use a 480gsm 16x16 long nap rag as they hold a S.Ton of water. As you wipe, roll the rag so the dirt doesn't build up as much on a leading edge. You'll notice right away that this light wipe combined with tons of water leads to the dirt literally creates a small wave of water that pushes the dirt off the car.

I spray the car off loading it up again before I blow dry it as this helps capture any more dirt missed and helps clear it out of the crevices. Dry / buff with a damp towel/rag misted with your detail spray of choice.
 
Interesting blow dry then go back with a final wipe down.
I finished a car and went back around and sprayed door jambs and crevices and wiped clean with a damp rag like you said.
I always presoak. Spot soak if it's not to dirty but if it's bad it gets the whole car done.
 
I also use one bucket with the GD wash method.

Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
 
I have been doing my rinseless washes with one bucket and MF towels. I never reintroduce the dirty towel into the wash solution so I never really see the need for a grit guard. However, I am thinking of pulling the trigger and getting the Optimum BRS. If go this route I would definitely put a grit guard in the bucket.

The BRS has had great reviews and it would cut down on my use of tons of towels for rinseless.

Anyone else using the BRS???
 
Pats300zx said:
I have been doing my rinseless washes with one bucket and MF towels. I never reintroduce the dirty towel into the wash solution so I never really see the need for a grit guard. However, I am thinking of pulling the trigger and getting the Optimum BRS. If go this route I would definitely put a grit guard in the bucket.

The BRS has had great reviews and it would cut down on my use of tons of towels for rinseless.

Anyone else using the BRS???
Click to expand...

There you are trying to go back to a sponge, and here I am trying to like the "bunch of towels in a bucket" method. The attraction to me is saving time not having to rinse out the wash media, of course the downside is a lot more media to wash later.

I never had the (anatomical component) to pony up the money for the BRS (much less the new, more expensive, gold one), but I did buy the blue waffle one...not my favorite wash media. Believe it or not my favorite is an old Meguiar's QD sponge circa 2004, after you wash them a number of times the sponge inside breaks down and it's kind of like an MF towel. I had bought a bunch of them at Big Lots back then.
 
luvmyrv said:
Saw Mike's video in the past but looked for it tonight to refresh my memory but couldn't find it...looked through the how to videos as well as a search in the forums to no avail.
Click to expand...

I can't find that video either.

Eldorado2k said:
It’s called the Gary Dean Method.
Click to expand...

No, it's the bunch of towels in a bucket method. If you want to assign a name to it, it's the Bill D method, circa 2004-2005, for having multiple wash media (mitts), and only using it once. Sorry, pet peeve of mine about people that "invent" something that's already invented.

Here, scroll down to post #6 in this thread, Bill D talks about his "multiple mitt method", which he also used for conventional wash with a foam gun. And if any of you guys think you invented using a drying aid, there's Bill using a QD in 2005. QEW was the only rinseless wash available at the time, although it's possible ONR had just come out then. https://www.autopia.org/forums/car-...7002-qew-disaster.html?highlight=QEW+disaster
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I can't find that video either.



No, it's the bunch of towels in a bucket method. If you want to assign a name to it, it's the Bill D method, circa 2004-2005, for having multiple wash media (mitts), and only using it once. Sorry, pet peeve of mine about people that "invent" something that's already invented.

Here, scroll down to post #6 in this thread, Bill D talks about his "multiple mitt method", which he also used for conventional wash with a foam gun. And if any of you guys think you invented using a drying aid, there's Bill using a QD in 2005. QEW was the only rinseless wash available at the time, although it's possible ONR had just come out then. https://www.autopia.org/forums/car-...7002-qew-disaster.html?highlight=QEW+disaster
Click to expand...

Towels and mitts aren’t the same thing.. Therefore Bill D. can lay claim to multiple mitt rinseless, and Gary Dean can claim the multiple towel rinseless method.
Minor details matter.
 
Every time I’m concerned about my OCD level I come here and I don’t feel so bad. Im the MAN
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top