How dirty is too dirty for a waterless wash?

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Hello all!!

Happy Friday! I have a potential client that would like her car cleaned but she lives in an apartment and doesn't have access to water or electricity. I have never used a waterless wash before so how dirty would be too dirty to wash using a waterless wash? This customer has a silver 2015 4runner.

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Why can't you take a bucket prefilled with rinseless wash to perform a RW instead of waterless?
 
IF the car was dirty but was coated I would say it wouldn't be an issue. But with no wax or LSP of any kind and I would be extremely concerned about waterless washing a heavily soiled car.
 
evo77 said:
Why can't you take a bucket prefilled with rinseless wash to perform a RW instead of waterless?
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I was planning on taking a couple 5 gallon bucket so I can fill them with water and waterless/rinseless wash hybrid. I'm not familiar with either procedure since access to water has never been an issue.

Which procedure is recommended for this type of situation?

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Fill a spray bottle from the 5 gallons of rinse less wash and pre soak before putting a wash mitt to the paint. Go over twice if need be.
 
I would add 2 ounces of your favorite RW, fill the bucket with 4 ounces of water and then have a separate bucket, fill it with about 4 gallons of water and do a 2BM wash on it. For wash media I would get a good grout sponge, available at any home improvement store and knock it out. Now if you've got enough MF towels you could eliminate the 2BM and perform the GD method on the SUV too. While your at the home improvement store pick yourself up a 2 gallon hand pump for rinsing off the tires and wheels too, you'll be surprised how well they work for that job, been using one for years as I too live in an apartment. This pump also makes cleaning the jams and engine bay easier too!

Oh yeah, I should mention the 4 gallons of cleaning solution and why so much and the answer is easy....pre-treating the panels, especially on an SUV.:props:
 
I think the pre treating is key....I never touch/wipe my car without having sprayed some type of "lube" onto the panel or towel
 
Easy on a silver truck just may take a bunch of towels.


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As mentioned use a lot of microfibers. I use easily over 20, not including the ones to dry and final wipedown. I work panel by panel, saturate the whole panel once, let it drip and run down. Then spray again and wipe, using multiple sides of the MF cloth. Dry and move to next panel. Once done with the whole car, I go over and then wipe whole car down using a solution of Ech2o to remove all over spray of solution. I'm sure you could do last step with any details spray, spray wax or even just a damp MF.

Also inspect the car in person before you commit to anything. Ensuring there isn't caked on mud, road tar or overspray.
 
Just take 10 bucks out of what you are charging her and drive it through the laser wash
 
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