Too Dirty for ONR?

[AeroCleanse]

I have switched to ONR for the most part (still have a gallon of old school car wash left).

 

[akimel]

There's a bit of a learning curve with ONR, and it takes a little while to become completely comfortable with it. The stuff just feels "wrong," yet somehow it works!

Scottwax has done a couple of ONR videos on YouTube. You might check them out. Also see his Autopia article on car washing. As far as I know, he doesn't use the two-bucket method, nor does he spray the car down first. He just uses the stuff as advertised.

 

[CharlesW]

I was wondering about ONR. I have some on order and can't wait to try it. I live in a condo complex that prohibits washing of cars, but I think I can get away with using a 2-3 gallon mister with a mix of ONR, and a bucket of water for rinsing the mitt.

(1)Is using the mister with ONR solution a good idea to spray the area to wash first as opposed to having a bucket with ONR?

(2)Or, what about a bucket of ONR solution and a mister of just plain water to rinse off the area?

I am wondering which would work best! Thanks for those that reply.

If I understand your questions correctly;

(1) I would not substitute the mist and wipe process for using the bucket of solution.
Some people do use a pre-soak system in addition to the bucket of solution on very dirty vehicles. I don't happen to do that, but it might have its benefits. I have never felt it was necessary, but if the vehicle is exceptionally dirty, I go to the touchless wash first to get rid of heavy accumulations of crud.

(2) Just use the bucket of solution per the instructions and skip the water rinse idea.
I do use a two bucket system with ONR solution in both buckets. By having ONR solution in both, I don't dilute my wash solution with rinse water. That might not be necessary and I have been considering doing away with the ONR in the rinse water.

After a few uses, you will find a method that you are comfortable with.
It does seem to work quite well and like AeroCleanse, it has virtually replaced my conventional bucket washes, summer and winter.

FWIW, Detailer's Pride Four in One, (Now revised, improved and renamed Rinseless Wash & Gloss), also works quite well.

 

[MyFirstES300]

Chales, akimel and others: thanks for the suggestions and feedback. I am going to try a few different methods to find out what works best for me and my car. I do not plan on using it on a crud encrusted car.

I wanted to use it on my Lexus for the times when the car had some light contamination (pollen, dirt, dust) and wanted to give it a quick wash. The car is not my daily driver, and I just want to keep it clean during the warm months as much as possible.