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mikebai1990 · 09-08-07, 04:51

I've been using ONR for about a month since I got it. It's much more convenient, and I'll be using ONR for the majority of my washes from now on. The only thing is that tires/wheelwells are hard to clean with ONR, but that's not a major problem.

Anyway, here's the thing: When I mix up my ONR solution in my "soap" bucket, the water is quite bluish. I use 1oz per 2 gallons. I have the newer formulation, which smells really good, and I think it's slightly more viscous. I also use a rinse bucket filled about 2 gallons as well, with a grit guard. As I do multiple ONR solution->rinse->ONR solution and so on, I find that my ONR solution color becomes lighter and lighter. I'm wondering whether my 2 bucket method is diluting my ONR solution and possibly causing more marring. I can't tell whether there's more marring because I have some marring on the car paint already, and it's hard to say for sure whether this is causing more.

Now I've heard of people like Scottwax using only 1 gallon ONR solution in a single bucket wash method. I've always wondered how it's humanely possible to use 1 gallon/1 bucket and not cause marring. But now as I think of it, maybe it's because the concentration of his ONR solution is the same, whereas with the 2 bucket, the ONR solution becomes more and more diluted as I continue rinsing between each panel. What do you guys think?

BTW, I use a micro-chenille mitt from Target. I generally try to squeeze out as much water as I can after rinsing, but the mitt is fairly absorbent..

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mikebai1990 Registered User mikebai1990 is offline Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,972	Does 2 bucket method dilute ONR solution in soap bucket? I've been using ONR for about a month since I got it. It's much more convenient, and I'll be using ONR for the majority of my washes from now on. The only thing is that tires/wheelwells are hard to clean with ONR, but that's not a major problem. Anyway, here's the thing: When I mix up my ONR solution in my "soap" bucket, the water is quite bluish. I use 1oz per 2 gallons. I have the newer formulation, which smells really good, and I think it's slightly more viscous. I also use a rinse bucket filled about 2 gallons as well, with a grit guard. As I do multiple ONR solution->rinse->ONR solution and so on, I find that my ONR solution color becomes lighter and lighter. I'm wondering whether my 2 bucket method is diluting my ONR solution and possibly causing more marring. I can't tell whether there's more marring because I have some marring on the car paint already, and it's hard to say for sure whether this is causing more. Now I've heard of people like Scottwax using only 1 gallon ONR solution in a single bucket wash method. I've always wondered how it's humanely possible to use 1 gallon/1 bucket and not cause marring. But now as I think of it, maybe it's because the concentration of his ONR solution is the same, whereas with the 2 bucket, the ONR solution becomes more and more diluted as I continue rinsing between each panel. What do you guys think? BTW, I use a micro-chenille mitt from Target. I generally try to squeeze out as much water as I can after rinsing, but the mitt is fairly absorbent..