12 washes with ONR (heavy pic's)

Great job! ONR really isn't for me (yes, i've tried it..).... but I found a different rinseless wash that I really like. I tackled a few cars with the road salt you showed without pre-rinsing.
 
I regularly maintain a black 2011 G550 with ONR weekly washes. All the sharp angles and crevices demand that every 4th wash or so gets pressure rinse first, but it has at least 12 ONR washes on it and NO marring that wasn't there when they bought it. It will get full polish and Opti Coat when it warms up.

I don't have pics because I have only been washing it, but maybe I can show periodic reviews after a proper detail as I plan to continue with ONR weekly.

ONR is a great product, but equally important to the caliber of product is the technique of the detailer. No miracle...just technology and technique.
 
Thanks for sharing your before and after pictures Chris. Makes me feel good about my ONR purchase. I still find it hard to use because I'm still worried it might scratch/swirl up the finish given that it's a rinseless product. However, seeing threads like this helps me get over this. I've already used it once and I'm very happy with the results.

To the OP: Can you do an IPA wipedown in 1 panel just to show that there's really no swirls/scratches it produced? The reason I ask is because I detailed a black car with very heavy swirls and clayed it using Meg's Last Touch as my clay lube. Last Touch hid about 50% of the swirls because of its polymers or what not. I did an IPA wipedown and viola, the swirls are back. Since ONR has abundant polymers, it maybe hiding the swirls/marring it may have produced.

Thanks in advance.
 
Great review, I love ONR, especially how slick it leaves the surface.
 
Chris, I meant to mention I LOVE the perfect before/after shots that you did right next to each other. I struggle with whether to do it that way or not. I usually don't but your writeup inspired me. I might try to do it that way more often now.

Thanks again for the great work and writeup! :dblthumb2:
 
CEE DOG said:
Chris, I meant to mention I LOVE the perfect before/after shots that you did right next to each other. I struggle with whether to do it that way or not. I usually don't but your writeup inspired me. I might try to do it that way more often now.

Thanks again for the great work and writeup! :dblthumb2:
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Boy Corey,with YOUR reviews that would be the cats meow.I'm glad you were inspired and THANK YOU for the compliments.

It means alot coming from the review master:dblthumb2:


Also, THANK YOU to all else that respected that this was a review for a product that worked well for ME!
 
flatstick said:
Nice write up and pics of your ONR wash. I have been using it since it came out and prefer it over a hose.
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integritydetail said:
ONR is a great product, but equally important to the caliber of product is the technique of the detailer. No miracle...just technology and technique.
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ImpressiveImageDetailing said:
Also, THANK YOU to all else that respected that this was a review for a product that worked well for ME!
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I really like it on my DDs, a dark maroon and silver. Great for winter especially, just leave it in the garage and go for it. Actually it's good for the non DD's too, maybe even more so when I want a little more than UWW+ on them.

I got a lot out of your review, thanks for the writeup, I like to compare others results/techniques with what I am doing.

The more I think about it, the more I am using these products versus full hose washes as well.
 
ONR is the greatest detailing product there is, bar none!!!
I can honestly say that I don't know how anyone who is serious about detailing their car or just interested in keeping it look the best you can, would be without it.
 
I do like the ONR as a clay lube, interior cleaner, etc.

So way to take my comment out of context.
 
Grizzly said:
I do like the ONR as a clay lube, interior cleaner, etc.

So way to take my comment out of context.
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I wasn't even referring to your comment. It's just my opinion of a product that I happen to love!
 
Marc08EX said:
Thanks for sharing your before and after pictures Chris. Makes me feel good about my ONR purchase. I still find it hard to use because I'm still worried it might scratch/swirl up the finish given that it's a rinseless product. However, seeing threads like this helps me get over this. I've already used it once and I'm very happy with the results.

To the OP: Can you do an IPA wipedown in 1 panel just to show that there's really no swirls/scratches it produced? The reason I ask is because I detailed a black car with very heavy swirls and clayed it using Meg's Last Touch as my clay lube. Last Touch hid about 50% of the swirls because of its polymers or what not. I did an IPA wipedown and viola, the swirls are back. Since ONR has abundant polymers, it maybe hiding the swirls/marring it may have produced.

Thanks in advance.
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You do realize that polymers have zero to do with hiding swirls, right ?

fillers hide swirls.

Here is the definition of polymers,

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm not sure OPT makes any products with fillers in it to be honest.

with that said, i'm not saying that Last Touch did not fill your swirls. But to blame the polymers in doing so would be incorrect.
 
I'm amazed that you didn't need to power wash all that before you started. I need to finish my waterless before I get more car soap.
 
I appreciate the time and effort put in by the OP, nice job :props:

I dont have experience with using ONR on darker coloured vehicles, but there are 2 silver vehicles that I maintain and during the winter ONR is a HUGE time saver. I can wash the cars inside a warm garage in about 30 minutes. And because they are silver I dont have to worry as much about inducing marring or scratches. However, with that being said, I still give the vehicles a pre soak prior to doing ONR washes to get rid of any heavier dirt or salt build up.

My mother drives an Infiniti M45 thats black and pretty swirley.. Once the weather warms up I want to do some paint correction on it and then maintain it with ONR washes only. From what I hear, Infiniti paint (Nissan) is soft so I think it will be a good test to see what ONR can and cannot due.

I also love ONR as clay lube. Saved me quite some money from that alone! Still, I wouldnt consider ONR a "must have" for every detailer. Everyone is different and develops their own techniques and ways of doing things. If someone thinks ONR is a bad product, thats fine with me. They can stick to their routine, and I'll stick to mine! :xyxthumbs:
 
I love ONR and optimum products and I am not a professional detailer by any means, but I do take care of my car like a pro lol. I started 1.5 years ago, and ONR was my first product to use as it was something that appealed to me as I live in NYC so I had no access to a hose. However, at the time I found the Nomad 18v portable hose, and have been using the combo ever since. What I noticed after washing right away is how much cleaner it looked than a car wash and whatever soap they use. After using ONR it looks as though you had just waxed or applied an Instant detailer (except not as slick). The gloss is really that good from this product. I also use Optimum Instant Detailer which is really slick and smells like bubble gum...Just yesterday I hadn't watched my car in at least 3 weeks as it has been raining a lot, it was decent weather so I did a detail. As my car was extremely dirty I put 1 gallon of water and 1-1.5 oz of ONR solution into a bug sprayer and sprayed the car down and let it sit for about 10min or so while I cleaned the wheels (mothers all tire and wheel cleaner). Then I hosed off the car with water and then cleaned using a grout sponge (from ace hardware) and 2 bucket method. Side note: I put 1.5 oz of solution in 2 gallons of water (the .5 is to battle any minerals since I use regular tap water from my bathroom).

After I was done I was still surprised even after using ONR for so long how clean it got my car and glossy. I get compliments all the time when I'm cleaning my car, which I'll give credit to me and some to ONR as well lol. But for those who haven't used the product, an example of how good the product is, when I presoaked the car with ONR with the bug sprayer, there was bird bomb chunk stuck on a side panel, all I had to do was touch it and it slid right off. Granted since my car was sitting so long there was maybe 3 little spots that didn't come off with ONR on initial wash, so what I do is I have a spray bottle filled with ONR so I respray and let it sit and then wipe off, or I use Meguiars bug and tar remover to get those really hard spots. I swear by ONR and optimum products, plus I use it as a clay lube.
 
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Thanks, OP, for the write-up and demo. I appreciate you sharing your experiences with the product.

I have a black Jeep Wrangler Unlimited that I am now using ONR for the weekly maintenance washes. We'll see how it goes!
 
Chris@Optimum said:
I regularly maintain a black 2011 G550 with ONR weekly washes. All the sharp angles and crevices demand that every 4th wash or so gets pressure rinse first, but it has at least 12 ONR washes on it and NO marring that wasn't there when they bought it. It will get full polish and Opti Coat when it warms up.

I don't have pics because I have only been washing it, but maybe I can show periodic reviews after a proper detail as I plan to continue with ONR weekly.

ONR is a great product, but equally important to the caliber of product is the technique of the detailer. No miracle...just technology and technique.
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I got started with detailing my own cars about three years ago and used this forum and the Megs forum to get going. Started out as a Megs guy (still am) but started playing with the Optimum products last year (does this sound familar, heh, heh?) I like this product a lot. Even more, though, I really like the entire Optimum product line, especially for a guy with limited time to maintain two cars. Its time efficient, gives great results and think represents a great value line. Feel like its ahead of the curve. I feel the products integrate with each other really well and I can keep the number of products needed to a realistic number.
 
I have been using ONR for afew years and love it. But, like it was said before, to each their own.

Dont know if it's against the rules to mention other forums or not. But, if you go to Autopia forums and search for posts of a guy named scottwax, you will become a true believer in ONR. Granted, he lives in Texas, but he has alot of high end clients... Bentleys, Range Rovers, Porsches, and other exotics that he regulary maintains. And all he uses is a single bucket ONR method.
 
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