It was a balmy 45 degrees in Ohio yesterday. Too cold to mess with outside water and a hose, but warm enough that I wanted to clean my filthy truck. I decided to try my hand at a rinseless wash with some Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash I picked up a while back. First time rinseless washing, so I didn't know what to expect.
The directions state to combine 1 ounce of the Wolfgang solution with 3 gallons of water. First mistake I made; I have a 5 gallon bucket, so if I add 1.5 ounces with 5 gallons of water - that would be better. Wrong answer. All that happened was that when I dumped my microfiber towels into the solution to soak, the solution mixture just spilled out over the top since it was filled completely to the brim. So.......three gallons works best in a five gallon bucket. Next thing to consider, always add more microfiber towels to soak then you think you need. I counted the panels on the truck, but after a few panels, I soaked some more towels as I realized that if I came across a big bird bomb or a really particularly dirty area, I would want to switch to a new towel. So, soak more towels than you think you'll need.
The solution is generally sudsless, but it had a slick feeling to it that seemed to glide over the paint. I had read an article Mike had posted on a rinseless wash, so I practiced his method of a slightly wet towel to clean the truck. I'd say I rung maybe 3/4 of the solution trapped in the towel out. I also had a separate bottle of Uber Quick Detailer spray mixed up and I presoaked the grill of my truck and a couple bird bombs with that to help loosen contaminates prior to hitting them with a microfiber towel and it seemed to work generally well.
After cleaning each panel with the solution, I immediately switched over to a Guzzler towel to dry it off. This was the other eye opener for me. Having a black truck and utilizing my normal two bucket wash method generally would leave me with some water marks that would dry before I could completely dry it off. Washing one panel at a time should yield fewer water spots as there is less time for it to bake in the sun.
Bottom line, the rinseless wash by Wolfgang Uber worked flawlessly and really got my truck cleaner than I was anticipating. You can see from one of the below pictures that the truck was fairly dirty. For a really dirty vehicle, I'll probably stick to my normal two bucket wash. But for a colder day, or when I can't find any shade, or for a mild cleaning, a rinseless wash will be my new go to method.
- Adam
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The directions state to combine 1 ounce of the Wolfgang solution with 3 gallons of water. First mistake I made; I have a 5 gallon bucket, so if I add 1.5 ounces with 5 gallons of water - that would be better. Wrong answer. All that happened was that when I dumped my microfiber towels into the solution to soak, the solution mixture just spilled out over the top since it was filled completely to the brim. So.......three gallons works best in a five gallon bucket. Next thing to consider, always add more microfiber towels to soak then you think you need. I counted the panels on the truck, but after a few panels, I soaked some more towels as I realized that if I came across a big bird bomb or a really particularly dirty area, I would want to switch to a new towel. So, soak more towels than you think you'll need.
The solution is generally sudsless, but it had a slick feeling to it that seemed to glide over the paint. I had read an article Mike had posted on a rinseless wash, so I practiced his method of a slightly wet towel to clean the truck. I'd say I rung maybe 3/4 of the solution trapped in the towel out. I also had a separate bottle of Uber Quick Detailer spray mixed up and I presoaked the grill of my truck and a couple bird bombs with that to help loosen contaminates prior to hitting them with a microfiber towel and it seemed to work generally well.
After cleaning each panel with the solution, I immediately switched over to a Guzzler towel to dry it off. This was the other eye opener for me. Having a black truck and utilizing my normal two bucket wash method generally would leave me with some water marks that would dry before I could completely dry it off. Washing one panel at a time should yield fewer water spots as there is less time for it to bake in the sun.
Bottom line, the rinseless wash by Wolfgang Uber worked flawlessly and really got my truck cleaner than I was anticipating. You can see from one of the below pictures that the truck was fairly dirty. For a really dirty vehicle, I'll probably stick to my normal two bucket wash. But for a colder day, or when I can't find any shade, or for a mild cleaning, a rinseless wash will be my new go to method.
- Adam
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