DLB
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Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine
This is a product I had wanted to try for a while, but had just never pulled the trigger on. Now I am thinking, WHY DID I WAIT?
I have read several reviews and how-to's on this product, but for the sake of fair reviewing, used it as directed on the instructions.
For washing:
The directions call for diluting the product 1oz to 2 gallons of water. To ensure that I got the correct ratio, I measured this exactly. I first measured the cap (on the 32oz bottle) to see how much it held. I measured out 1/2 oz. of water into the cap full using a marinade injector.
I then graduated my wash bucket by filling it up with 128 ounces at a time.
The 32oz. cap is exactly 1/2 ounce. So two cap full's of ONR to 2 gallons of water is what the directions call for.
The only place I deviated was my choice of wash media. I used my blue Lake Country Sponge. Let me take time to say - I love this sponge. The more you use it, the softer it gets, and the more it compresses. I will be picking up a couple more of these soon.
I am washing a daily driver black Cavalier. (Still in need of correction).
Before:
The No Rinse was a joy to use. I used it on the entire vehicle, less inner fenders. The inner fenders were caked in mud, so I am going to wash them later with some water pressure.
Just as the directions state, I did one panel at a time, then followed immediately by drying with a Guzzler WW. The product does a great job of trapping the dirt onto your sponge. For this reason, I used a 2nd rinse bucket with a Grit Guard installed. I did not use a grit guard in my wash bucket as per usual due to the lesser amount of washing water used.
The panels come clean easily and they are are visibly clean after washing. I did not feel at all like I was inducing and scratching or swirling while using this.
After drying, the finish is just like you would expect - clean and shiny. (Reminder - this car is still awaiting correction).
After:
The rinse bucket collected a ton of dirt, so I would strongly advise using 2 buckets to wash, and grit guard.
I got a picture of the sunlight shining through half of the bucket so you can see really good how dirty it got.
This entire wash was completed in my closed garage, with warm tap water in my buckets. It was about 45° outside, so this was nice.
Following the directions exactly as stated on the bottle (substituting only my Lake Country Foam instead of a microfiber) I achieved excellent results, and look forward to using this product more. It did take me just a few minutes longer to complete this was as a traditional wash, but not by much. The 2 gallons of water with the 1 ounce of ONR was sufficient to wash this small 4-door car. On a larger truck or SUV, you may want to use 3 or 4 gallons.
As a clay lube:
I also mixed up some of the ONR as a clay lube used with the XMT Speed Clay. Previously I had been using Meguiar's Quik Detailer for clay lube.
As a clay lube, this is an excellent choice. It kept the surface plenty lubricated, but not TOO slick. The clay was able to perform nicely on top of this solution. If for nothing else, this product is great in this respect.
Pro's: Everything about it. Affordable, highly concentrated so it goes a long ways, and easy to follow instructions.
Con's: None.
All in all, I highly recommend this product for anyone looking to do inside washes, or in the need of clay lube. It is nice to conserve the water as well. Not to mention, you can use warm wash and rinse water the whole time you are using it.
DLB
This is a product I had wanted to try for a while, but had just never pulled the trigger on. Now I am thinking, WHY DID I WAIT?
I have read several reviews and how-to's on this product, but for the sake of fair reviewing, used it as directed on the instructions.
For washing:
The directions call for diluting the product 1oz to 2 gallons of water. To ensure that I got the correct ratio, I measured this exactly. I first measured the cap (on the 32oz bottle) to see how much it held. I measured out 1/2 oz. of water into the cap full using a marinade injector.
I then graduated my wash bucket by filling it up with 128 ounces at a time.
The 32oz. cap is exactly 1/2 ounce. So two cap full's of ONR to 2 gallons of water is what the directions call for.
The only place I deviated was my choice of wash media. I used my blue Lake Country Sponge. Let me take time to say - I love this sponge. The more you use it, the softer it gets, and the more it compresses. I will be picking up a couple more of these soon.
I am washing a daily driver black Cavalier. (Still in need of correction).
Before:
The No Rinse was a joy to use. I used it on the entire vehicle, less inner fenders. The inner fenders were caked in mud, so I am going to wash them later with some water pressure.
Just as the directions state, I did one panel at a time, then followed immediately by drying with a Guzzler WW. The product does a great job of trapping the dirt onto your sponge. For this reason, I used a 2nd rinse bucket with a Grit Guard installed. I did not use a grit guard in my wash bucket as per usual due to the lesser amount of washing water used.
The panels come clean easily and they are are visibly clean after washing. I did not feel at all like I was inducing and scratching or swirling while using this.
After drying, the finish is just like you would expect - clean and shiny. (Reminder - this car is still awaiting correction).
After:
The rinse bucket collected a ton of dirt, so I would strongly advise using 2 buckets to wash, and grit guard.
I got a picture of the sunlight shining through half of the bucket so you can see really good how dirty it got.
This entire wash was completed in my closed garage, with warm tap water in my buckets. It was about 45° outside, so this was nice.
Following the directions exactly as stated on the bottle (substituting only my Lake Country Foam instead of a microfiber) I achieved excellent results, and look forward to using this product more. It did take me just a few minutes longer to complete this was as a traditional wash, but not by much. The 2 gallons of water with the 1 ounce of ONR was sufficient to wash this small 4-door car. On a larger truck or SUV, you may want to use 3 or 4 gallons.
As a clay lube:
I also mixed up some of the ONR as a clay lube used with the XMT Speed Clay. Previously I had been using Meguiar's Quik Detailer for clay lube.
As a clay lube, this is an excellent choice. It kept the surface plenty lubricated, but not TOO slick. The clay was able to perform nicely on top of this solution. If for nothing else, this product is great in this respect.
Pro's: Everything about it. Affordable, highly concentrated so it goes a long ways, and easy to follow instructions.
Con's: None.
All in all, I highly recommend this product for anyone looking to do inside washes, or in the need of clay lube. It is nice to conserve the water as well. Not to mention, you can use warm wash and rinse water the whole time you are using it.
DLB
rops: Made it through an entire wash in about 25 minutes.
