Don't you just love "winter"?

[Chris's FX4]

So far I would hardly call this winter a true winter. Unusually warm weather and below normal snow fall. This goes for both of my locations, home in south suburbs of Chicago and then in the U.P. where I go to school.

It was 50degrees this past Friday while I was home over winter break, and figured I shouldn't pass up this opportunity to wash my truck before I head back to school the next day. Also, hit it with some Wolfgang Deep Gloss Spritz Sealant


Wash Products
- ONR
- Meguiar's Microfiber Wash Mitt
- Some Turtle Wax Ice Blue/Gray microfiber towels for drying
- Rinse bucket: 3gal water, 1.5oz ONR, grit guard
- ONR bucket: 4gal water, 2.5oz ONR, grit guard


Truck was only slightly dusty with salt dust before. Didn't drive it much over break and it rained quite a few times. It's a 2002 F-150 with a little over 110,000miles.

How I ONR'd
- Divided panels into sections
- Used just enough pressure to keep the mitt flat on the panels and without it falling
- Flipped mitt over for a second pass
- Light pressure on the drying towels. One pass for the majority with one towel, and then a second pass with another towel.
- Any remaining ONR solution evaporated away I guess you could say? Anyway, it finished streak free.
- Wash mitt never felt grabby and always glided smoothly over the surface.

How I Spritz'd
- 2oz sample of WGDGSS
- Super Soft Deluxe Microfiber Towels with Rolled Edges
- Sprayed onto panel, spread with one mf, and then buffed with another mf.
- MF towel never felt grabby at any point.

Pictures

Sorry, again this was kind of a spur of the moment thing so all I have is two after pictures.

How the thread title comes into play

Then yesterday I head the 450+ miles back to school and sure enough as I approach the Michigan border, winter is back to actually being winter. 19 degrees and it's snowing quite heavy in most places for a short periods of time. Roads are slushy or snow packed, and the snow is packed high on the shoulders. A nice big Ram HD is buried in a ditch with snow over the hood.

So in less than a day, my truck is back to how normally looks up here in the winter.

It is worse in person and was worse last night with the slush frozen along the lower panels. Will probably look even worse as the overspray dries.


Product Impressions

ONR - I like it! This was my first time using it so I was cautious, but I really liked it. Very slick and seemed to add some gloss to the two 4.5month old coats of WGDGPS 3.0 on the truck. I will definitely use this product in the future for when our cars are only slightly dusty.

WGDGSS - Again, I like it! Will probably use this as a wax booster if the paint isn't to heavily contaminated. Brought back that WG sealant slickness and wetness. Even some of the overspray on the hood of my truck yesterday eventually formed into beads and rolled right of the hood at speed. The 2oz sample allowed me to do all the paint, chrome bumpers, lights, front side windows, and windshield. There was just a little left over. I probably went a little overkill with it too.


If anybody has any tips or things I should do differently, please feel free to share.

Thanks for looking.

 

[BobbyG]

Winters are tough and I'm glad to see you're dealing with it appropriately. Some don't realize the toll of a long, cold, icy winter. I'm glad to see you're taking this one on stride......

Gorgeous F150! rops:

PS....don;t forget some sunblock....

 

[Chris's FX4]

PS....don;t forget some sunblock....

Haha, what sun?

 

[LuxuryMobile]

You have a great looking truck when it is all cleaned up. Really looks sharp in those after pictures.

 

[shoeless89]

Like you I was cautious with ONR the first time I used it but I have seen what it can really do now! I also got the WG Sealant Spritz sample and am about to order some more since its on BOGO

 

[mwtaco]

nice post. truck looks great all cleaned up. still looks good dirty. trucks are meant to get dirty. i have a mish mash of stuff on my black truck. most recentlayer is blackfire deepgloss spray sealant. im a big fan of spray sealant/waxes and i enjoyed reading your comments on wgdgss. now im gonna pick some up while its on BOGO.

 

[RohrC]

Truck sure looks nice! Might be a goofy question, however why are you adding ONR to the rinse bucket? Is there something here that I missed? Is this common practice or something?

 

[Chris's FX4]

Truck sure looks nice! Might be a goofy question, however why are you adding ONR to the rinse bucket? Is there something here that I missed? Is this common practice or something?

Thanks.

I recall reading on here somewhere that ONR will make dirt particles sink to the bottom better than just straight water?

 

[Chris's FX4]

nice post. truck looks great all cleaned up. still looks good dirty. trucks are meant to get dirty. i have a mish mash of stuff on my black truck. most recentlayer is blackfire deepgloss spray sealant. im a big fan of spray sealant/waxes and i enjoyed reading your comments on wgdgss. now im gonna pick some up while its on BOGO.

Thank you.

I really liked the WGDGSS. Will definitely pick up some more in the future and probably use it as a quick wax product. Maybe even as an LSP in the summer.

 

[RohrC]

Thanks.

I recall reading on here somewhere that ONR will make dirt particles sink to the bottom better than just straight water?

Ahhh! Interesting! Thanks! I'll have to give this a whirl and see if it makes any difference. I suppose, at the end of the day, if at the very least it will had additional peace of mind.

 

[FUNX650]

Thanks.

I recall reading on here somewhere that ONR will make dirt particles sink to the bottom better than just straight water?

IMO...Your truck looks great, whether it's cleaned-up, or not!!rops:


-I'm sure you share this sentiment with me:
"I've always been more than thankful when I had a dependable vehicle to get me from: Point A to Point B...and back again, no matter the season and clime".

-Over the years, that was not always the deal for me...Many a worrisome and prayerful moments, if I say so myself...Often, how clean a vehicle was didn't enter into the equation. Staying alive seemed to be a bigger concern then, as well as now.

-Glad you keep yours better-looking than most folks do.

-I'm curious about your ONR/rinse-water ratio, though.
I guess would've never thought that using a....

1.5oz of ONR:384oz of water...mixing ratio would be capable of encapsulating dirt/contaminates and taking them to the bottom of a rinse-water bucket.

But as long as your satisfied, in my book, that's all that matters anyway.
Might have to give your rinse solution a try-out.



Bob

 

[vet]

Nice truck! Mine is a 2wd, but if it's bad enough I need 4wd, I don't go, and wouldn't if I had 4wd, so it doesn't make sense for me. If I had your commute or was more nothern, I'd probably have one. You obviously know that 4wd doesn't make you invincible, that's why you were on the road, and others were in the ditch.

I started using ONR last year because my garage doesn't have a drain, and I don't like the way the car wash cleans (it doesn't), but in winter around here, you do what you gotta do. I the ONR, and find myself using it even when it's warm enough to drag out the hose.

I'm from NW Illinois, so I hear you on the unusual January weather, but I'll take it! Was relieved the snow thrower I got last year started on the first pull.

 

[Chris's FX4]

-I'm curious about your ONR/rinse-water ratio, though.
I guess would've never thought that using a....

1.5oz of ONR:384oz of water...mixing ratio would be capable of encapsulating dirt/contaminates and taking them to the bottom of a rinse-water bucket.

But as long as your satisfied, in my book, that's all that matters anyway.
Might have to give your rinse solution a try-out.



Bob

Thank you Bob. I agree with your statement about having a dependable vehicle 100%.


Now whether my ONR ratio was effective or not in the rinse bucket, I have no clue. Out of anything, I did it more for peace of mind and being cautious because this was my first time using ONR.

 

[Chris's FX4]

Nice truck! Mine is a 2wd, but if it's bad enough I need 4wd, I don't go, and wouldn't if I had 4wd, so it doesn't make sense for me. If I had your commute or was more nothern, I'd probably have one. You obviously know that 4wd doesn't make you invincible, that's why you were on the road, and others were in the ditch.

Thank you. I'm not even really sure why that guy was in the ditch. Were that happened at, the roads were just wet with no slush or anything.

The only time I've needed 4wd so far this winter was when I went out playing in the snow last weekend. Returning to school this year was a cake walk compared to last year. Got stuck for an hour last year because of an accident.

This was last year.

 

[tw33k2514]

Nice truck! Mine is a 2wd, but if it's bad enough I need 4wd, I don't go, and wouldn't if I had 4wd, so it doesn't make sense for me. If I had your commute or was more nothern, I'd probably have one. You obviously know that 4wd doesn't make you invincible, that's why you were on the road, and others were in the ditch.

I started using ONR last year because my garage doesn't have a drain, and I don't like the way the car wash cleans (it doesn't), but in winter around here, you do what you gotta do. I the ONR, and find myself using it even when it's warm enough to drag out the hose.

I'm from NW Illinois, so I hear you on the unusual January weather, but I'll take it! Was relieved the snow thrower I got last year started on the first pull.

Nothing wrong with 2wd. My Dakota is 2wd, and I drive it all winter. Even in really bad stuff. 300 pounds of sand in the back and I am good to go. People that cant drive a 2wd vehicle in the snow, need to practice more.