Review: Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash

[4u2nvinmtl]

Review: Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash

Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash - Autopia
Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash - Autogeek





Price: $19.99 for 16 oz.

Impressions:
I was immediately familiar with this bottle and really like how it has a built-in measure. The product is a chalky pinkish-red and has a delightful cherry Creamsicle smell (not like cherry cough drops which I dislike). It’s definitely a keep away from kids, kind of smell. I also like how the bottle is marked off on the side in ounces in cause you don’t want to use the built-in measure (covers both types of people).

Details:
I waited a long time to write this review because I didn’t want to rush it like my other reviews, and to be honest I wasn’t a Rinseless wash kind of guy. I was used to my many buckets in a shopping cart way of weekly washing (P.S. I don’t use a shopping cart anymore). My Jeep SRT8 also happens to get exceptionally dirty every week (nickname Pig-Pen?) to the point I was apprehensive about doing a Rinseless wash (don’t want to mar the paint). Lastly, my microfibers had already been dedicated to other tasks so I special ordered a batch of 12 blue Eagle Edgeless towels that have been used exclusively for Wolf Gang Uber Rinseless Wash!

Technique/Process:
I’m not sure who’s named what process anymore but here’s my take…

Two buckets, one with 3 gallons of hot water a grit guard (“just cuz”) 12 folded Eagle Edgeless towels and 1 oz. of Wolf Gang Uber Rinseless Wash, and in the other bucket; 2-3 gallons of hot water and grit guard (again, “just cuz”). Rinsed the car off using hot water and a Gilmour spray gun on "jet" (it’s cold outside so I’m using hot water).

I take a solution soaked folded towel from the bucket without ringing (I let it drip a few seconds into the bucket), and then start from the middle of the roof, moving from front to back, and rolling the towel as I slowly swipe (panel by panel from front to back and top to bottom). In one swipe I go about 1-2 feet and 75% of the towel looks dirty, so I flip to a new side until all 8 sides have been used (cleans about half of a large panel or one small panel) and then I put it in the bucket with only hot water to soak until I wash (I want to keep these towels a while). Then I follow with a waffle weave towel (Dry Me A River Jr.) generously spritzed with Wolf Gang Uber Rinseless Wash at a home brewed strength (32:1 ratio, or 16oz distilled water and 0.5 oz. of Wolf Gang Uber Rinseless Wash) and then I wipe the surface dry and flip to a new side in preparation for the next area (one dry me a river JR has 16 sides once folded so there’s more than one side per Rinseless wash towel, e.g. I used only one towel to dry a whole car).

Short version:

2 buckets
12 towels in one bucket with 1 oz. uber in 3 gal of water
Rinse car
Wipe with towels and roll as I wipe
Soak used towels in 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] buck until washed
Dry using Uber as a drying aid at 32:1​

Photos...

My mother’s Ford Fusion hadn’t been hand washed in 7 months (she said she took it through a touchless “only a few times”).

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Someone dinged her door…

I got to work using only the process described above (hadn’t dressed plastics yet)



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Cleaned and dressed to impress:

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Outstanding gloss (I could only wish for this color on my SRT8):

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Gloss, flake, wet all in one shot:

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Merlin of the north...

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Close up’s of that red flake popping in the setting sun as I was drying:

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Now for the bad news, the paint is less than satisfactory condition considering I corrected it last year!

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I hope this is warranted because a 2015 shouldn’t be rusting, should it?!

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My daily driver getting a Rinseless after going to the track (it was filthy)…

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Uber on Uber hood gloss:

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Side panel gloss (still the same LSP’s from my winter face off):

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Not much clearance now that it`s lowered:

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Recap:
It’s the best Rinseless wash I’ve used to date (that leaves something behind). It cleaned fantastically. My paint was not marred but something happened to the Ford (more on that below). The paint felt super slick when using Uber as a drying aid and further amps up the gloss. Uber took me from an anti-Rinseless wash kind of guy to a “I can’t wait to Rinseless again with Uber fanboy”!

Ford mystery solved:
My mom rubs up against the car when she’s cleaning the snow off and she kind of only does her side well. So the driver’s side of the car (that’s in the sun) is covered in RIDS while the passenger’s side is pristine. The scratches on the gas cap panel are because she holds her keys when she pumps gas (I don’t know why). Same for when she opens and closes the driver’s door and trunk (she does it with the keys in her hands against the paint). I tried to nicely explain what she’s been doing to the paint and showed her the passenger side… Even the B and C pillars I corrected are very heavily swirled on the driver’s side whereas on the passenger’s side they are perfect still. It wasn’t my wash technique, it wasn’t my media, it wasn’t uber, it was my mom rubbing the paint with a metal buttoned winter jacket trying to remove snow…

Conclusion:
Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash is one of those products you just have to try for yourself (it’s that good). Everything from the smell to the gloss to the cleaning power had me blown away! It’s a fantastic product and I don’t think I’ll be using UWW+ as a drying aid ever again (replaced by Uber). I see many more Rinseless washes in my future

 

[Riff]

Nice! I just bought the WG Rinseless. Should be trying it out for the first time in the next few days.

As for the bubbling paint. Was that the hood? I know a guy that his new Mustang had the same thing happening on the front edge of the hood above the grill. He sold the car though so he never had it fixed.

 

[Real Riders]

If you Rinseless Washed these vehicles, how come there is so much water on the ground?
Are you rinsing of the car with the hose before starting?

 

[trashmanssd]

If you Rinseless Washed these vehicles, how come there is so much water on the ground?
Are you rinsing of the car with the hose before starting?

Street has puddles also, looks like it must rained earlier and he is in Canada probably takes rain 2 days to dry or 10 minutes to freeze only to options when summer is 2 weeks long.

 

[TTQ B4U]

Good stuff. I moved over to WG Uber after having tried and used two others. ONR is good too but as noted, Wolfgang is noticeably more slick both when using the product and the post wash drying. I'm going on 8 months without having used a hose/bucket method on either of our vehicles and both are spectacular.

 

[motion732]

I use Ultima and it produces an extremely slick finish. Same bottle, too. I wouldn't be surprised if they were the same formula with different coloring re-branded.

 

[Jaretr1]

I use Ultima and it produces an extremely slick finish. Same bottle, too. I wouldn't be surprised if they were the same formula with different coloring re-branded.

While it is entirely possible Premium Finish Care which manufactures Ultima also manufactures Uber for PBMG (they are also a private label manufacturer), and they might be similar, they are not the same product. They have different dilution ratios for one. They both are excellent though. Cant go wrong with either. I use both.

 

[Desertnate]

I'm glad to see a rinseless wash being demo'd on a fairly dirty car.

I like the idea behind rinseless washes and can see the value in time savings, but I've always been hesitant to try them on my daily driven cars as they can get pretty dirty over a week of rain and pollen exposure.

 

[Jaretr1]

Oh, and on the rust issue....definitely take that to the dealer. Most cars have 3-5 years of rust warranty, not sure about Ford. But yes, a one year old car should not be rusting!!!

 

[TTQ B4U]

I'm glad to see a rinseless wash being demo'd on a fairly dirty car.

I like the idea behind rinseless washes and can see the value in time savings, but I've always been hesitant to try them on my daily driven cars as they can get pretty dirty over a week of rain and pollen exposure.

I can assure you that it's safe as I've cleaned both our cars with some very very dirt laided moments on them without issue. IMO a soap laden traditional sponge is not better and if anything worse as I don't see it as lubricated as much as rinseless product.

 

[4u2nvinmtl]

Nice! I just bought the WG Rinseless. Should be trying it out for the first time in the next few days.

As for the bubbling paint. Was that the hood? I know a guy that his new Mustang had the same thing happening on the front edge of the hood above the grill. He sold the car though so he never had it fixed.

Yes, it's the leading edge of the hood just above the headlight. I was shocked when I saw it.

IMHO it must be a manufacturer defect for the panel to rust below the paint like that.

The car was rust proofed at one of the best rust proofing places in Canada. They use a thick wax/grease that has to be applied in summer due to the viscosity/temp (Barry's Rust Proofing).

 

[4u2nvinmtl]

If you Rinseless Washed these vehicles, how come there is so much water on the ground?
Are you rinsing of the car with the hose before starting?

Yes, I did a pre-rinse with the hose connected to the hot water tank VIA a splitter on the washing machine hot water hook ups. Water isn't a concern to me (we got unlimited free water).

It wasn't a waterless wash

 

[4u2nvinmtl]

Street has puddles also, looks like it must rained earlier and he is in Canada probably takes rain 2 days to dry or 10 minutes to freeze only to options when summer is 2 weeks long.

Naw, those puddles are from me rinsing my buckets and/or the car (I don't want those chemicals on my lawn).

Ron's the wax waster I'm the water waster

Yeah, summer is way too short, and it rains too much in the summer. I definitely miss AZ.

 

[4u2nvinmtl]

I use Ultima and it produces an extremely slick finish. Same bottle, too. I wouldn't be surprised if they were the same formula with different coloring re-branded.

I've been using Ultima for 2-3 years now, and Uber beats it in basically every department (with a very slight edge). I still use my UWW+ at waterless wash straight to clean the bird bombs when I get home from work because it works great for that (not going to waste Uber on bird bombs).

I will say that UWW+ protection seems to last a bit longer than Uber but that's not why I use either product so I didn't bring it up in the review.

 

[Real Riders]

The vehicles turned out nice and the wheels, tires, and wheel wells look really clean on these vehicles. Can you share with us your process and products you used to clean the wheels, tires , and wheel wells on both vehicles and what tire dressing you used?

 

[4u2nvinmtl]

I'm glad to see a rinseless wash being demo'd on a fairly dirty car.

I like the idea behind rinseless washes and can see the value in time savings, but I've always been hesitant to try them on my daily driven cars as they can get pretty dirty over a week of rain and pollen exposure.

Thanks. This is definitely was my number one concern too, and that's why I got 12 new towels If anything I think the way I did my Rinseless is actually safer than the way I do my two bucket wash because I flipped the wash media more often than I'd rinse my merino wool wash mitt, and I could see more dirt on the Microfibers than on the merino wool. BUT I find the wool does do a very good job of picking up pebles that are tosed all over from my sticky tires.

 

[4u2nvinmtl]

The vehicles turned out nice and the wheels, tires, and wheel wells look really clean on these vehicles. Can you share with us your process and products you used to clean the wheels, tires , and wheel wells on both vehicles and what tire dressing you used?

Yeah sure, it would be my pleasure

Wheel process for the Ford:
1. Rinsed the wheels (didn't use pressure washer, but I did use hot water)
2. Applied a generous dose of Iron X to each well and the barrel as best I could with the wheels still on (I let Iron X it dwell while I set up my 2 wheel buckets with 1oz Megs D110 Hyper-wash and grit guards)
3. I agitated the iron-x around the lugs first using a boars hair brush, then I used a wheel woolies and an EZ detail brush to get the barrel of the wheel, and a dedicated chinchilla microfiber mitt for the face of the wheels
4. I rinsed again
5. Applied a generous dose of Meg's D108 Super Degreaser at 4:1 strength (Megs D101 APC will do too) to the wheels, tires, and wheel well liner (I let the D108 dwell while I set up my rinsless buckets)
6. I agitated the D108 with the boars hair brush around the lugs, then the wheel woolies and EZ detail brush in the barrel of the wheel agian and a stiff brush for the tires, and the chinchilla mitt for the face of the wheels again.
7. I rinsed the wheels again as I rinsed the whole car in prep for the Uber rinseless wash
8. I dried the wheels with some dedicated wheel towels (their borderless if it matters) and used Uber at 32:1 as a drying aid and to amp up the gloss (wheels looked terrible when I started).
9. After the rinsless wash I dressed the plastics and tires with Chemical Guys liquid extreme shine oil based dressing (doesn't sling, is dry to the touch after 20-30 mintues, and doesn't turn white like water based dressings, lasts 2-6 weeks depending on variables)

Wheel/tire before on the ford (didn't take any close up's after as Uber was the focus subject):


In hind sight this is were most of the water you see came from (I always do the wheels first, well after the interior)

Wheel process for the SRT8 has a dedicated thread -> http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/100784-wheels-off-detail-step-step.html

 

[Real Riders]

Yeah sure, it would be my pleasure

Wheel process for the Ford:
1. Rinsed the wheels (didn't use pressure washer, but I did use hot water)
2. Applied a generous dose of Iron X to each well and the barrel as best I could with the wheels still on (I let Iron X it dwell while I set up my 2 wheel buckets with 1oz Megs D110 Hyper-wash and grit guards)
3. I agitated the iron-x around the lugs first using a boars hair brush, then I used a wheel woolies and an EZ detail brush to get the barrel of the wheel, and a dedicated chinchilla microfiber mitt for the face of the wheels
4. I rinsed again
5. Applied a generous dose of Meg's D108 Super Degreaser at 4:1 strength (Megs D101 APC will do too) to the wheels, tires, and wheel well liner (I let the D108 dwell while I set up my rinsless buckets)
6. I agitated the D108 with the boars hair brush around the lugs, then the wheel woolies and EZ detail brush in the barrel of the wheel agian and a stiff brush for the tires, and the chinchilla mitt for the face of the wheels again.
7. I rinsed the wheels again as I rinsed the whole car in prep for the Uber rinseless wash
8. I dried the wheels with some dedicated wheel towels (their borderless if it matters) and used Uber at 32:1 as a drying aid and to amp up the gloss (wheels looked terrible when I started).
9. After the rinsless wash I dressed the plastics and tires with Chemical Guys liquid extreme shine oil based dressing (doesn't sling, is dry to the touch after 20-30 mintues, and doesn't turn white like water based dressings, lasts 2-6 weeks depending on variables)

Wheel/tire before on the ford (didn't take any close up's after as Uber was the focus subject):


In hind sight this is were most of the water you see came from (I always do the wheels first, well after the interior)

Wheel process for the SRT8 has a dedicated thread -> http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/100784-wheels-off-detail-step-step.html

Thanks for the info!!

 

[silverfox]

I didn't like uber in cold weather. Sorry but for me that's an absolute must.