ONR the same as Freedom Waterless?

[jdpro]

This product Freedom One seems very similar to ONR (presumably at the QD dilution), but it is hard to tell. If they're the same, then clearly ONR is much more economical. Anyone know?

[tyoung]

Looks interesting. The part that scares me is it instructs you to "rub the product in" Where with ONR, you gently wipe away the encapsulated dirt.

[jdpro]

Originally Posted by tyoung

The part that scares me is it instructs you to "rub the product in"

I know what you mean. I had a 4 oz sample of this product at home and used it after returning from a road trip (Phoenix to Irvine and back). There were lots of little bugs on the front bumper. I don't know if that counts as excessive dirt -- what does 'excessive dirt' mean, anyway? I sprayed it on and gently wiped with the mf towel they gave me, and repeated that a few times until the bugs were gone. I was careful not to rub the bugs into the paint. The stuff dissolved the dirt really well and the bugs came off fairly easily. There was a bird bomb on the back too, which easily dissolved with a couple of soakings with the stuff and gentle wiping away. It easily removed brake dust from the wheel covers too.

I've got some ONR on order too and plan to compare how these two products perform. The Freedom does smell nice.