Has Anyone Tried The New And Improved Garry Dean Method?

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If you're like me, you didn't even know there was a new and improved method, but while watching another video I noticed a link to a video of Garry's that I hadn't seen:

[ame="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ws59CEYUpC0"]UPDATED New and Improved Garry Dean Wash Method Tampa, FL detailing Infinite Use Detail Juice Detail - YouTube[/video]

Instead of the three step method that I was familiar with, which uses multiple towels for washing, a couple of these towels wrung out for drying and then a third towel for buffing, Garry has eliminated the second step. He now goes from washing directly to drying with a large waffle weave towel, and says it's just as effective and faster.

I don't care so much about the speed, but anything I can do that eliminates touching the paint will hopefully help prevent scratches. As careful as I've been, I've still managed to introduce some scratches while washing my car, so fewer steps could be an advantage.

Anyone tried the two step method, and if so, do you like it as well?
 
Using a waffle-weave microfiber towel to dry and buff,
after a car wash session, is new...and improved?

Whodathunk!

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
Using a waffle-weave microfiber towel to dry and buff,
after a car wash session, is new...and improved?

Whodathunk!

Bob
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...the truth


Well said.

Garry Dean can't be serious...
 
I've been doing it that way since early 2012. Not sure he invented it, nor is it new and improved. Just saying...
 
A) It took him long enough to figure this out from 'his' old method?
B) It seems he doesn't do anything EXCEPT promote his own stuff. I know he's done reviews on products on his YouTube channel, but most of it is him talking about non-sense.
 
When I was a kid growing up in upstate NY, I had to wash my parent's car in the detached garage during the winter. It was always cold and snow and it was a chore just to keep the water from freezing. I would carry several buckets of water from the house to the garage and filled them with car soap, along with one or two buckets of clear rinse water. I then used old towels to wash and dry one panel at a time. You had to do it one panel at a time or the water would freeze on the car.

The only difference between what Gary does and what I did back then is that he uses special soap (rinseless wash) and microfiber towels, which in the 1950s were unheard of. Over the last half century the products have improved but the method has remained essentially the same.
 
Shortspark said:
When I was a kid growing up in upstate NY, I had to wash my parent's car in the detached garage during the winter. It was always cold and snow and it was a chore just to keep the water from freezing. I would carry several buckets of water from the house to the garage and filled them with car soap, along with one or two buckets of clear rinse water. I then used old towels to wash and dry one panel at a time. You had to do it one panel at a time or the water would freeze on the car.

The only difference between what Gary does and what I did back then is that he uses special soap (rinseless wash) and microfiber towels, which in the 1950s were unheard of. Over the last half century the products have improved but the method has remained essentially the same.
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This is what I've said before; he hasn't invented anything he just promotes this type of wash method more than anyone and calls it his own. I wasn't around in the 50s, but my grandfather and dad did this type of car washing however many years ago.

...but like you said rinse less products weren't around.

I think I asked a question like "why is this called the GD method?"

He makes money off this promoting, so good for him...but he didn't 'invent' anything.

Brian
 
Wow, I was using the "new improved" method and didn't even realize it. I've always done it this way.
 
FUNX725 said:
Using a waffle-weave microfiber towel to dry and buff,
after a car wash session, is new...and improved?

Whodathunk!

Bob
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Agreed! I've been pre-soaking, grabbing a towel, folding it into 4's and doing the cleaning and then dry right away.....wait, I've already been doing this, LOL! Why in the heck would you be "buffing" anything when washing your car, LOL!

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Can't believe it took him this long to realize waffle weave towels are good for drying.
 
:wow: Tough crowd. :laughing:

When I first started detailing my car I picked a method that I thought would be the best for me and liked the one I saw in GD's original video. I assumed there was some benefit to first drying the car with a dampened towel, as he used to do, but apparently not. Always willing to learn something new.
 
How revolutionary, he uses a waffle weave to dry, like most of us have been doing with the single bucket method for a while. I'v been doing this forever, "skipping" that "stage" Such a huckster that dude. I know some of you like him, but he's awful.
 
I have spoken with Garry and he is very down to earth. I have used his products and can say they are good. He is good with customer service and even giving advice. He willingly gives out his personal cell and that's a cool link right there. Say what u will but I think he is like every1 else and trying to make it for himself. If you are on these forums like I know some of you are and have never heard of the the GDWM or Garry Dean wash method then what have u been reading? These words or phrases come up in tons of posts.
 
I don't know about all this. Like I said before a few posts back, I have been washing cars in a way very similar to this since the 1950s. But I would not criticize the guy for putting it on video. Sure, he is trying to sell his product and he is using instructional videos to do so. What's wrong with that? And I really don't think he is talking to us hobbyists - and for sure not to fellow pro detailers.

My guess is that Gary is probably wanting to reach people who do not know there are a ton of detailing product options out there besides Mother's and Turtle Wax that they see at WalMart. These are the same people who may not even know the value of using microfiber towels and have no knowledge of "rinseless" or "waterless" auto washing. So what is wrong with telling them and using your product to do so? I have to assume he is smart enough not to talk down to us with this basic concept of car maintenance but there are people out there who might find these instructions and methods a revelation. And if you can make a few bucks by selling your product for your efforts of telling them and showing them then I say good for you!
 
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