Between a car wash and a single bucket from ONR. What's your choice?

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Guys I can only use very little water to wash my car because I live in a apartment... Between taking it to a car wash or using a mf wash mitt with onr using about a gallon of water for the entire car what would you choose?
IMO I take the ONR option, because I'm quite sure I won't put that much swirls as some car wash....
 
Yeah.... I'll also always pre-soak.... The downside is that the car will be kind of dirty sometimes.... More than it would be considered very safe to use onr without rising with a pressure wash....
 
Kristopher1129 said:
I would choose ONR with the two bucket method over a car wash any day.
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:iagree:

Why only a gallon of water? Get yourself a couple of buckets, slap some gamma seal lids on them, fill em with a couple gallons each of hot water and ONR, seal and carry. Works great with microfiber towels for wash media. Get yourself a grit guard or two and you'll be set!
 
DaC said:
Yeah.... I'll also always pre-soak.... The downside is that the car will be kind of dirty sometimes.... More than it would be considered very safe to use onr without rising with a pressure wash....
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Then your best bet would probably be to go through a touchless wash, then do your ONR wash.

That way all the excess is sprayed off first. I actually do this on really cold days at my shop. It allows me to do my ONR wash inside away from the cold, ha.
 
Rix6 said:
:iagree:

Why only a gallon of water? Get yourself a couple of buckets, slap some gamma seal lids on them, fill em with a couple gallons each of hot water and ONR, seal and carry. Works great with microfiber towels for wash media. Get yourself a grit guard or two and you'll be set!
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i have 2 grits guard already, but i still haven't shipped them from the us to brazil...
I'm trying to use as little as possible water to avoid complain, as my car stays on a underground closed garage....
 
DaC said:
Yeah.... I'll also always pre-soak.... The downside is that the car will be kind of dirty sometimes.... More than it would be considered very safe to use onr without rising with a pressure wash....
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Fill a sprayer with ONR 1:16 or better yet UWW+ (Ultima Waterless Wash Plus) at 1:44 and mist your car with that as a pre-wash.

Blast the really nasty sections with ONR from a spray bottle. Then a light mist of UWW+ on the car will add lots of lube and slickness before you wipe with an ONR soaked towel. Then mist with UWW+ as you dry for a super slick, quik-wax-like finish!
 
Kristopher1129 said:
Then your best bet would probably be to go through a touchless wash, then do your ONR wash.

That way all the excess is sprayed off first. I actually do this on really cold days at my shop. It allows me to do my ONR wash inside away from the cold, ha.
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I could do that! it would be about 1/2 of the price from a regular wash, but I guess it's worth it. :D
 
DaC said:
i have 2 grits guard already, but i still haven't shipped them from the us to brazil...
I'm trying to use as little as possible water to avoid complain, as my car stays on a underground closed garage....
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Ultima Waterless Wash Plus will be your friend.
 
DaC said:
i have 2 grits guard already, but i still haven't shipped them from the us to brazil...
I'm trying to use as little as possible water to avoid complain, as my car stays on a underground closed garage....
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That's exactly the same problem I am have to face buddy.
I am not allowed to hose down the car. I can only use a small jug to pour water down panel by panel.
If I am going to full wash, I have to go somewhere else.
 
ONR is the only wash I do now. Never underestimate its power.
 
Kristopher1129 said:
Then your best bet would probably be to go through a touchless wash, then do your ONR wash.

That way all the excess is sprayed off first. I actually do this on really cold days at my shop. It allows me to do my ONR wash inside away from the cold, ha.
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im doing this for the winter season. i have duragloss 501/601/105 on it which touts resistance to alkaline washes (presumably this applies to auto car washes). the touchless wash gets the undercarriage and the majority of the salt/ grime off. then come home and do the dp rinseless in my propane heated garage. avoiding the self wand wash stations cuz its just too cold for me.
 
I'd agree with Kris, go to a local wash, and have them blast off all the grit and loose dust off the car, and then ONR in the garage - and if prices in Brazil are similar to those over here, it shouldn't cost that much :)
 
PPLd said:
That's exactly the same problem I am have to face buddy.
I am not allowed to hose down the car. I can only use a small jug to pour water down panel by panel.
If I am going to full wash, I have to go somewhere else.
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Sucks, ins't it ? :mad:
Oh boy oh boy... how I'd love to have my own garage with all my stuff.... :work:

Rix6 said:
Ultima Waterless Wash Plus will be your friend.
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I'll give it a try after I run out of ONR

tw33k2514 said:
ONR is the only wash I do now. Never underestimate its power.
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Time will tell..... I'll probably maintain my car this way for all this year and the swirls in the end will let me know the truth.... lol....
Anyway, it wasn't designed to be used like I'll probably use, but if even this way it does excel... oh boy.... I'll praise this product for the rest of my life... Of course I'll have all care when washing... I just need to get my Grits to Brazil... :D

umi000 said:
I'd agree with Kris, go to a local wash, and have them blast off all the grit and loose dust off the car, and then ONR in the garage - and if prices in Brazil are similar to those over here, it shouldn't cost that much :)
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About 11.5 to 17 USD for a regular exterior wash with a quick interior vacuum.
Just to Blast water should be around $6-8 bucks....
 
ONR is your friend ;)

I also live in a flat and park in an undeground car park and use ONR. Just go to a local coin-op or touchless to get the nasty stuff off and then ONR in the car park. Works great!
 
When I lived in an apartment, I 90% of the time used ONR. I totally understand the lack of water that is allowed; below is what I did and never had any issues.

I try to get a pre-soak utilizing some OOC in a insecticide-like sprayer and then follow up each panel with ONR. There is a small amount of water at the bottom - as to be expected - but no more than lets say the equivalent of snow clumps in the winter. Also, as a lot of folks here have posted their concentrations, I go a little "overboard" and waste product. I do the suggested amounts for ONR, but then put in an additional 0.75oz of UWW+ in a 5-gallon bucket. Lets simply attribute it to peace of mind.

However, the biggest suggestion is to, like others have mentioned, go to a coin-up to remove any grit!
 
I go to the DIY wash. They have the bays with a pressure washer. It costs $2.50 to turn it on and you get more than enough time to rinse everything off. Another .75 turns on the vacuum with enough time to cover a mid sized car. Then I go home and ONR with the 2 bucket method.

You could always use 1 bucket with 4gal of water, a grit guard and some ONR. Rinse all the heavy stuff off then spray your car down with ONR from a pressure sprayer. Then you could get away without a wash bucket if your careful.
 
DaC said:
Sucks, ins't it ? :mad:
About 11.5 to 17 USD for a regular exterior wash with a quick interior vacuum.
Just to Blast water should be around $6-8 bucks....
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Hmmm, that's a bit more expensive than it'd be over here - a typical manual carwash, with vacuum would be two to three dollars, hehehe
 
I would never bring my car to one of those car washes. So ONR all the way!!!!!!!!!
 
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