Waterless Car Wash - How to safely clean you car without a hose & bucket

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Do have a question though, I am looking for a good water spot remover that I can use as a cleaner on the go in a spray bottle.

If the water spots are NOT coming off with the Pinnacle Crystal Shine Waterless Wash then chances are the spots are technically more than just "spots" but instead

Imprint Rings


Check this article out...


2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 with Water Spot Imprint Rings



Water Spot Imprint Rings
These are called Water Spot Imprint Rings. The clear coat finish is actually lightly etched at the perimeter of the ring. For this reason, washing won't remove the ring, wiping with some type of water spot remover won't remove the ring and claying won't remove the ring. The paint will need to be machine polished to remove the shallow etching.

These types of defects need to be machine polished in order to remove them. Wiping isn't going to do it.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Here's another article on removing water spots...


Using Vinegar to remove water spots

Note the article actually DOESN'T recommend using Vinegar to remove water spots and if you do use it you'll learn what it can do to your car's paint.

I wrote the above article because I've seen so many people recommend Vinegar to others as a remedy over the years.


There are also two products shown that ARE intended for spraying on paint to wipe offer water spots that do work for Type I Water Spots.

 

[Tresca]

For lightly soiled surfaces, is a waterless wash as safe as a rinseless wash? When I say lightly soiled surface, I mean on the order of the blue Tundra in Mike's thread on rinseless wash.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

For lightly soiled surfaces, is a waterless wash as safe as a rinseless wash?

When I say lightly soiled surface, I mean on the order of the blue Tundra in Mike's thread on rinseless wash.

I say "yes".

The key is to have plenty of clean microfiber towels on hand and use them. Fold them 4-ways and only use one side to wipe a section of paint and then either turn to or fold to a clean side.

If you do this correctly, you'll go through a lot of microfiber towels but reduce the potential for inflicting any new swirls or scratches into your car's paint.


Good question...


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[PiPUK]

For lightly soiled surfaces, is a waterless wash as safe as a rinseless wash? When I say lightly soiled surface, I mean on the order of the blue Tundra in Mike's thread on rinseless wash.

May I ask why you would thing rinseless would be safer? As I have noted elsewhere, you can make a waterless wash by diluting a rinseless wash but it would not often be possible to make a rinseless wash by making a concentrate form of a waterless wash. This is simply because of the activity levels achievable.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

May I ask why you would think rinseless would be safer?

This is just a guess on my part...

I think some people might think a rinseless wash is safer than a waterless wash because in theory as well as practice you're bringing more water to the surface. Kind of depends on factors like how much you wring out the microfiber towel before removing it from over the top of the bucket.

I would also guess that when I recommend using a waterless wash HEAVY, as in spraying down a LOT of product, some people scan over this part of the recommendation and use a waterless wash like a spray detailer, that is a few mists.

I don't like using rinseless washes simply because I like to try to avoid getting the floor wet. That's just me though.

When I use a waterless wash I also use it very heavy, this way there is LOTS of liquid on the surface. I also use lots of microfiber towels, that way dirt is not removed from one panel only to be wiped across the next panel.