Rinse less wash....just feels wrong

Oldschool1975

Oldschool1975

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Hi guys. I decided to try my uber rinseless wash tonight on my granite Charger. It hadn't been washed in 2 weeks and wasn't driven during any rain. But it was sprinkled on here and there throughout this week.

It appeared to do really well, but then again the color has flake in it and hides all kinds of stuff. No way I would try it on my wife's super sensitive black Audi.

I did the 2 bucket method and not sure it saved me much time vs using the good old fashioned water hose. The rinse bucket was filthy of course and I can't wrap my head around how 1. I'm not wetting it down/pre soaking before I wash with the wash mit and this isn't causing swirls and..... 2. I can't wrap my mind around that My microfiber wash mit is picking up all dirt before I towel dry it as opposed to rinsing the left over missed dirt off. Just seems wrong to wash a car this way unless it has dust only.

Anyone else actually ally use a rinseless wash on a regular basis and if so, what is your method.

Thank you,
Michael
 
IMO, go to the one bucket method, use tons of nice towels, never let a dirty one touch your paint. Do a nice pre soak with a good waterless or rinseless and you'll be golden from now on. Been doing this for years, no issues. Look up Gary Dean method, or GD method, whatever is easier to search. :)
 
+1 on the pre-soak and 1 bucket multiple towel method. Been doing it on a new car for about a year and half and no problems.
 
I use a waterless as a presoak, wipe one panel, and then dry. I don't do it to save time, sometimes it's easier than dragging out the hose and buckets. I use one towel per panel and haven't had any issues yet. It's another method to add to your arsenal.
 
OP, you're from Arlington TX? Seek out Scott Hair aka ScottWax, Scott's Mobile Detailing. He's been using ONR since it came out and QEW before that, he's probably one of the original pro-detailer proponents of rinseless washing, maybe he'll give you a few pointers and some confidence in the process.

Link: Scott's Mobile Auto Detailing :: Home

Yeah, or maybe that's a stupid idea.
 
Check out this video from Autogeek featuring Mike Phillips and the guys from Meguiars. It's a bit long, but some good technique explanations for properly doing a rinseless wash.

Remember rinseless is not the same as a traditional 2BM wash. Once you learn good technique you will fall in love with Über (or D114, D115, ONR, etc.).

http://youtu.be/cICbdJocUI4
 
Like said above, use the multiple towel method and pretreat, and pressure spray off first if you think it's needed. That's about is good as it going to get.

I just rinseless washed 6 new SUVs/vans yesterday with Uber and a water rinse bucket. They were already swirled up, and no solid blacks, but seemed to not add any more. I typically try to move my mitt only one direction on the paint. Just front to back, no side to side or circles so hopefully I can see my scratching if I cause any. They were all covered in pollen and my rinse bucket had to be swapped out a couple times. I could see a crazy layer of pollen in the rinse water.
 
Mantilgh said:
Like said above, use the multiple towel method and pre-treat.
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This! Get a pump sprayer for the pre-treat and plenty of plush microfiber towels and your good to go. The Garry Dean method is the best (IMHO)!
 
Thanks you the responses guys. I've actually seen and watched several videos on the GD method. Don't really like the idea of using 10 towels to do a rinse less wash, but I do see the logic behind it.

I like the idea of a pump spray and pre-treating. That would make
Me feel better about dragging a wash mit/cloth on a dry surface.

Are all pump sprayers the same? I see cheap ones, and expensive ones.

Thanks,
Michael
 
Oldschool1975 said:
Thanks you the responses guys. I've actually seen and watched several videos on the GD method. Don't really like the idea of using 10 towels to do a rinse less wash, but I do see the logic behind it.

I like the idea of a pump spray and pre-treating. That would make
Me feel better about dragging a wash mit/cloth on a dry surface.

Are all pump sprayers the same? I see cheap ones, and expensive ones.

Thanks,
Michael
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why don't you like the idea of using 10 towels? it is so much simpler and safer.
 
I have the towels to perform, but don't want to wash them after every wash. Feel at that point, it's simpler to wash the old fashioned way. I may just try it and see how I feel.

Thanks,
Michael
 
Don't you wash some towels after every wash anyway? What's 10 more towels? I wash like 20 towels after every Rinseless wash and it's still a small load.
 
Oldschool1975 said:
I have the towels to perform, but don't want to wash them after every wash. Feel at that point, it's simpler to wash the old fashioned way. I may just try it and see how I feel.

Thanks,
Michael
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well, thats something i've never heard. :) well if thats the only thing holding you back, actually washing the towels, then thats a shame. :(
 
Of course I do wash the towels after they are used, but after I have a full load, but it's not after every normal wash I have 12 dirty towels. Might take me 10-12 normal washes before I need to do a load. I only use one drying towel for a normal wash.
 
Oldschool1975 said:
I have the towels to perform, but don't want to wash them after every wash. Feel at that point, it's simpler to wash the old fashioned way. I may just try it and see how I feel.

Thanks,
Michael
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There is no need to wash towels after every car. Buy a couple/several dozen towels. Wash a car and place the used towels aside. After a x number of car washes, wash machine a load of towels.

A few dozen towels is way cheaper than swirled-up paint.
 
Lt1xL82 said:
There is no need to wash towels after every car. Buy a couple/several dozen towels. Wash a car and place the used towels aside. After a x number of car washes, wash machine a load of towels.

A few dozen towels is way cheaper than swirled-up paint.
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If I do end up liking g this method, I will certainly buy more than the 12 plush towels I have now.

True that on the cheaper than swirls.

Thanks,
Michael
 
Oldschool1975 said:
If I do end up liking g this method, I will certainly buy more than the 12 plush towels I have now.

True that on the cheaper than swirls.

Thanks,
Michael
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Personal opinion, towels for washing don't need to be plush, plush, plush. For example, many waffle weave waterless wash/rinseless wash towels are far from plush, but when soaked in wash they glide across the paint surface. Same for low to medium "single soft" towels. Honestly, the high count GSM "double soft" towels some folks rave about are not merely over kill, they are just to heavy and thick when soaked in wash. QUALITY towels intended for rinseless wash work wonders. They and are not big-box-store cheap, but not crazy expensive either.

I have a few dozen "waterless wash towels" and "single soft" towels that I use for "Garry Dean" method and ABSOLUTELY will buy more when needed. No way will I put a dirty towel (rinse bucket or not) into clean wash. (Well, with the exception of a true 2-bucket wash with a hose and a really deep pile wash media.)
 
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