Onr
I finally ordered some ONR after reading about rinseless washes for 12 months. It was above freezing in Maine this weekend so I got to try it.
The ONR worked great, just like everyone says. Shocking, eh? It left the cars looking clean with a little gleam. My wife's PT Cruiser is a darker blue and I got some pretty good reflections out of it.
The depressing part is all the stuff I saw on my car that needs to get clayed off this spring. The salt and dust was hiding the little specks of surface rust and heavier dirt. Luckily my car is silver and it hides stuff good. So from a few feet away, it's looks real good.
I was able to wash both cars with 2 gal of ONR. I did mine first and had enough left that I figured I might as well see how far I can get on the PT Cruiser.
I should have changed the water in the rinse bucket though. It was pretty bad and small film like floaties were forming on the surface. Both cars are daily drivers and have only been washed 1 - 2 times each since October. The ONR started to darken because I couldn't rinse the grout sponge well enough by the time I was finishing up the PT Cruiser. I'll chalk it up to a learning experince since I'm just an amateur.
I estimate I used 5 gallons of water to wash both cars. Two gallons were the initial spraydown with a garden sprayer to remove sand and any loose dirt. I should have used 6 - 7 gallons by changing the rinse watre 1 - 2 times but that's still chump change for water usage.
Overall, I'm very happy with the results. Now I just need to get the technique down better and try not to worry about what I can't clean till spring
I finally ordered some ONR after reading about rinseless washes for 12 months. It was above freezing in Maine this weekend so I got to try it.
The ONR worked great, just like everyone says. Shocking, eh? It left the cars looking clean with a little gleam. My wife's PT Cruiser is a darker blue and I got some pretty good reflections out of it.
The depressing part is all the stuff I saw on my car that needs to get clayed off this spring. The salt and dust was hiding the little specks of surface rust and heavier dirt. Luckily my car is silver and it hides stuff good. So from a few feet away, it's looks real good.
I was able to wash both cars with 2 gal of ONR. I did mine first and had enough left that I figured I might as well see how far I can get on the PT Cruiser.
I should have changed the water in the rinse bucket though. It was pretty bad and small film like floaties were forming on the surface. Both cars are daily drivers and have only been washed 1 - 2 times each since October. The ONR started to darken because I couldn't rinse the grout sponge well enough by the time I was finishing up the PT Cruiser. I'll chalk it up to a learning experince since I'm just an amateur.
I estimate I used 5 gallons of water to wash both cars. Two gallons were the initial spraydown with a garden sprayer to remove sand and any loose dirt. I should have used 6 - 7 gallons by changing the rinse watre 1 - 2 times but that's still chump change for water usage.
Overall, I'm very happy with the results. Now I just need to get the technique down better and try not to worry about what I can't clean till spring
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