When does rinseless become waterless?

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I have seen posts about how waterless products are great. I have used PB S&W and DP's and like them for spot cleaning but do not use as an complete wash since I use so much. But then I thought what if Optimum or DP sold a waterless product called Optimum/DP Waterless Wash..but it came in 1 gallon per wash jugs..... The waterless products are water based but just with what I assume are more ingredients to reduce marring. I would assume I could buy concentrated PB/DP and go from there.

It seems that some do not consider ONR or DP Rinseless green enough for the water police or is that just marketing? Where do you draw the line?
 
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I have seen posts touting the green aspects of waterless washes (certain marketing oriented types) . I think rinseless products are just as green. The only real difference is how much product you use since both products are water based. Both products use a wet surface, wipe, and then dry phase.

I assume the reason they call it waterless is because you do not have to add water since the rinseless products come pre-mixed in a sprayer usually. So let's say I purchase rinseless in a gallon bucket pre-mixed why wouldn't that be called rinseless. Or, I bought a waterless concentrate and diluted it myself...is it still waterless?

What attributes determine it is called rinseless vs waterless?
 
Seems like a matter of semantics to me.
Most if not all waterless washes do have water in them, it just is added at the place of packaging instead of by the end user.
At least one "waterless" wash can be purchased in concentrate form and the water is added by the end user.

Waterless and Rinseless may not be the best terms to describe the two processes, but I don't have any good substitutes.
Spray on, wipe off might work for so called waterless washing and bucket/no hose for rinseless, but neither term really reaches out and grabs me. :)
Now if we change them to acronyms which everyone seems to want to do, they come across a little better. SOWO and BNH :D
 
Bunky said:
I assume the reason they call it waterless is because you do not have to add water since the rinseless products come pre-mixed in a sprayer usually.
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Waterless= spray on wipe off (no added water).
Rinseless= dilute in a bucket, wash, then dry (no rinse).

Bunky said:
But then I thought what if Optimum or DP sold a waterless product called Optimum/DP Waterless Wash..but it came in 1 gallon per wash jugs.....
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One gallon per wash?! Shipping!? Say you get 16 washes from a 32 oz bottle of ONR. To equal that you are going to have to order 16 one gallon per wash jugs! Concentrates FTW!

CharlesW said:
Seems like a matter of semantics to me.
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CharlesW said:
Waterless and Rinseless may not be the best terms to describe the two processes... SOWO and BNH
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