Jag Meets DP 4 in 1 Rinseless Wash

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After reading Justin’s review of DP 4 in 1 as well as several others on this forum I decided to give it a try. Today it was around 50 degrees and cloudy. Not all that cold, but cold enough that I wanted to try the rinseless wash and avoid using the hose.

I was hesitant because my car was rather dirty. We have had a bit of rain and the car had lots of dirty spots.

Here is a shot of the front wheel before:
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The dirty side:
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The dirty top:
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I filled my bucket with 3 gallons of warm water and 3 oz of DP 4 in 1. I filled a second bucket with warm water. The product is very interesting. It is such a different experience than the normal wash process. There are no suds and it seems queer to wash and dry a panel at a time. I used a Schmitt and I was amazed at how well the dirt came off. It was easy to dry with the Guzzler. I used the Wheel Schmitt after the car was done. It did not clean the wheels as well as using a wheel cleaner like DP Wheel Cleaner, but it did pretty darn good.

After Pictures:
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I would rather wash with the foam gun and hose, but this process work well and it was comfortable doing it in cool weather without using the water hose.

Overall I’m very impressed with the product and the results. As I said, my preference is the usual wash, but I will definitely do this again.

After the DP 4 in 1 Rinseless wash, I used Poorboy Spray & Wipe on a few spots and followed by DP Krystal Vision on the glass and finished with a spray and buff of Clearkote Quick Shine. After I took the pictures I applied a coat of DP Tire Gel to the tires.

My Schmitt has never been so dirty (proof the 4 in 1 cleaned the car!). Anyone have a recommendation on cleaning it?
 
Wash it in the washer on warm. I do it all the time. Day in and day out. Suckers are tough!

I'm glad you tried the rinseless. Once you get it down, there will be no water on the ground. The ShMitt does not need to be dripping. Get most of the water out. I'm telling you the truth here.

Glad you liked it. Looks very good. I'm noticing that the polymers make the finish so much slicker than with my NXT wash. Nice bucket choice too!
 
Reddwarf, It looks like it came out very nice. If I lived in colder climate I would definitely try it. Down here it was 85 today.
 
The Jag looks great! There are two products I've tried in the last couple of years that took a lot of mental fortitude to try. The first was a rinseless wash which I tried for the first time almost 2 years ago and the second was the ShMItt which was a more recent new product experience. Both were so different from the products I was currently using that it was hard to wrap my brain around the fact that they would work as well as my current products. Experience is the best teacher though and after a few uses of each product I find myself happy that I tried them both.
 
MickeyC, thanks! Yea, it definetly took a leap of faith but after reading so many reviews on this forum and gaining respect for the DP line from other DP products I have I was ready to give it a go.
 
I still haven't tried 4-in-1 as a rinseless wash. It scares the heck out of me.
Those of you who have used it, what do you prefer with 4-in-1 the Shmitt, Sheepskin mitt, or microfiber mitt?
 
I just ordered some 4-in-1 last week, should get in the next few days. I was skeptical too but all the reviews made me say what the hell its worth a try. I always wash the car in the late afternoon when the sun is less intense and there is a little bit of shade on the driveway to reuduce the chances of waterspots. With the 4-in-1 hopefully I can wash it at any time. The last few days were a perfect situation for it. The car is dusty but not really dirty and its been too windy to wash the car with a hose and bucket. I'm itching to try it.
 
2KLS1 said:
I just ordered some 4-in-1 last week, should get in the next few days. I was skeptical too but all the reviews made me say what the hell its worth a try. I always wash the car in the late afternoon when the sun is less intense and there is a little bit of shade on the driveway to reuduce the chances of waterspots. With the 4-in-1 hopefully I can wash it at any time. The last few days were a perfect situation for it. The car is dusty but not really dirty and its been too windy to wash the car with a hose and bucket. I'm itching to try it.
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I think you will like it. The process seems odd at first, but it works remarkably well!
 
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supercharged said:
I still haven't tried 4-in-1 as a rinseless wash. It scares the heck out of me.
Those of you who have used it, what do you prefer with 4-in-1 the Shmitt, Sheepskin mitt, or microfiber mitt?
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In my mobile business I've been slowly switching over to rinseless this past year. I have tried wash mitts in 3 varietys (synthetic, sheepskin, mf chenille), grout sponge, boars hair brush and mf towels. I prefer the mf towels since I can just swap them out with a clean one as needed (carry about 100 with me). I plan to try the shmitt on my next order.
 
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supercharged said:
I still haven't tried 4-in-1 as a rinseless wash. It scares the heck out of me.
Those of you who have used it, what do you prefer with 4-in-1 the Shmitt, Sheepskin mitt, or microfiber mitt?
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supercharged said:
I still haven't tried 4-in-1 as a rinseless wash. It scares the heck out of me.
Those of you who have used it, what do you prefer with 4-in-1 the Shmitt, Sheepskin mitt, or microfiber mitt?
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Personally, I've been using the ShMitt with rinseless washes this year and so far it's worked as well as my sheep skin mitts. I never tried MF towels simply because I prefer to save them for other uses.
 
Looks like I am going to have to pick up some 4 in 1 and the shmitt for winter time washings. Is the black shmitt (tire) worth getting for doing rims and underbody? Mike...
 
Strokin04 said:
Looks like I am going to have to pick up some 4 in 1 and the shmitt for winter time washings. Is the black shmitt (tire) worth getting for doing rims and underbody? Mike...
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I got the wheel ShMitt maybe 6 weeks ago in an order from AG. However, I only just used it for the first time the other day. It worked well and made cleaning the wheels/tires/wheel wells very easy. It fit where ever I wanted it to go and cleaned quickly and effectively. The foam seems quite coarse, but softens up when it gets wet. I want to use it a couple of more times before I'm 100% sold on it though, but so far it seems like a great product.
 
Jag looks awesome. Being new at this I have aa ? . I just ordered DP spray and wipe to clean my car with no water, first did I make a mistake, maybe I should have got this 4:1 that you used. Which is better, please help?.
 
ayankeeman1968 said:
Jag looks awesome. Being new at this I have aa ? . I just ordered DP spray and wipe to clean my car with no water, first did I make a mistake, maybe I should have got this 4:1 that you used. Which is better, please help?.
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Both waterless and rinseless have they're place in washing.

Do you have any water restriction where you live?

Here is a link for a an explanation of all the different washes available :
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...r-wash-rinseless-car-wash-spray-detailer.html
 
Thanks for the response, I have no restricts but I am always concerned.
 
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