ONR Technique Question

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Hail Lords of Polish and Wax! Show mercy to this poor n00b.

I am a recent ONR convert. I just wish I had discovered it before I bought a gallon of BFWD Conditioning Shampoo. My question is, do you wring out the MF towel after you soak it in the ONR and before you put it on the paint? It seems that you will get a lot of water on the garage floor if you don't, but may risk swirling the paint if you do.

So, wizards of washing, to wring or not to wring?

Thanks
 
You wring the towel, but not completely, just enough so water isn't dripping all over, but enough to provide enough solution on the towel. With a little experience you will quickly find out what works best.
 
RZJZA80 said:
You wring the towel, but not completely, just enough so water isn't dripping all over, but enough to provide enough solution on the towel.
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I had a feeling that was the case. Thanks for the quick reply. Great stuff. I can't wait to try the ONR Wash and Wax.
 
If I do wring, most of the time I do ONR in the driveway so it doesn't matter, I try to wring the towel over the paint.
 
I think there's a pretty good video on it by Gary Dean(?) and how he does it. I don't know I it's on these forums or not but you can probably google it
 
Not to hijack this thread but another related question from a newbie. I just starting using Ultima Waterless Wash Plus both as a detail spray and for a rinseless wash. Now that salty winter season is approaching in my neck of the woods, I'm thinking about spraying an area with UWWP and letting it dwell for a while before washing with my soaked-in-UWWP towel. My thinking is to let the salt loosen before trying to clean it off.

Do you experts think this will provide enough safety from scratching?

Thanks,

Steve
 
I do like Garry Dean. Dripping wet so there is alot of solution and lubricity to flush dirt away
 
1953hogan said:
I'm thinking about spraying an area with UWWP and letting it dwell for a while before washing with my soaked-in-UWWP towel. My thinking is to let the salt loosen before trying to clean it off.
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I'm no expert. But, that is what I have been doing. I spray each panel with Quick Detailer (I have some left that I am trying to use up) and let it sit for a minute or two before wiping with ONR.
 
cpmatthew said:
I'm no expert. But, that is what I have been doing. I spray each panel with Quick Detailer (I have some left that I am trying to use up) and let it sit for a minute or two before wiping with ONR.
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If you want to play it safe, make some QD out of the ONR solution, same ratio, and pre-spray the panels before you wash, I'll do this if I can't rinse the car off first on dirtier vehicles.
 
I'm trying to do a rinseless not a waterless wash. It's all about using the ONR to help protect the paint from scratches while cleaning the paint
 
Success said:
I'm trying to do a rinseless not a waterless wash. It's all about using the ONR to help protect the paint from scratches while cleaning the paint
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Use the 2 bucket method and clean the wash media often, you don't need it pouring off. Also don't scrub, just use the weight of the mitt.
 
I understand. my point is I like to do it the Garry Dean way--lots of solution on the paint!
 
I do pretty much the same thing with small variations in the base process we all know. I've used this process since spring and it works pretty well.

I can see Gary Dean's method being useful on a number of fronts; one thing he doesn't mention is that by using many MF towels you are extending their life since the level of abuse is quite minimal and distributed across many of them.

I use 2-3 Cobra Deluxe Jr. 600's per vehicle and rotate them across the rinse bucket, wash bucket and paint.

I start off with all 3 getting charged in the wash bucket (soaking for 5-10 min)

Towel #1 is pulled and wring out to the point where it is fully saturated and dripping, but not dripping profusely.

I apply the media to the paint and let the weight do the work. I use long and straight strokes as much as possible and will use more than one side. The larger nap-side is always hitting the paint.

Towel #1 gets wrung out and then placed in the rinse bucket to dwell. I then move to towel #2 and another panel.

When I am ready to put towel #2 in the rinse bucket, I pull out towel #1 first and wring it out (checking for any dirt not yet removed). I'll wash the towel in the rinse bucket until it is clean and ready to be recharged (takes less than 30 secs). Towel #1 then goes into the wash bucket to get recharged, towel #2 is dwelling in the rinse bucket, and then I move on to towel #3 on the paint.

I'll rotate as needed until the car is finished. I will spray the heavily soiled areas of the paint first as needed.
 
AeroCleanse said:
I don't use MF towels to wash I use a wash mitt.
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Makes more sense, Ive yet to order some 600's but they seem too nice to use them for washing. Any descent wash mitts? I recently bought the new ONR WW when it was on sale for 12.12, waiting to try it out.
 
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