ONR 1, me 0

[Accumulator]

Originally Posted by kilodawg

I have been using ONR exclusively for several months.... Not sure why I would use any other soap/shampoo product? Please let me know if I'm missing something. I'm always open to new ideas...

If what you're doing now works for you, then I can't imagine any reason to change. Well, with the exception of intellectual curiosity as per:

Originally Posted by SuperBee364

....my fear of marring is only overcome by my curiosity that's never satisfied. I just *have* to do ONR washes, just to see if I can do it without marring, as well as to see exactly how much marring it does cause. But I do worry about it, everytime.

Heh heh, far be it from me to about somebody's intellectual curiosity...but, uhm...well...guess I just have too much other stuff to think about/deal with. I can honestly say that the greatest joy I get out of detailing is being able to do as little of it as possible while still maintaining things to my satisfaction. When noticed that I just don't have to (regularly) polish any more, man-oh-man was I one happy guy. I know...more of my Autopian Heresy, huh?

Originally Posted by pharmboyrx

So do any of you wax after using ONR? It would seem to me that if you are worried about remaining grit during drying, that same grit would pose a problem when polishing or applying wax.

Yeah, many people do that. I did it the last time I ONRed the Blaze, and I didn't notice any marring or staining on the applicator pad. But I was sure keeping an eye peeled because that's exactly the sort of thing I'd worry about. If you see any staining of your applicator you'll know you didn't get all the dirt off.

kilodawg- Those pretreatments with the rinsing and ONR probably help a lot with regard to keeping the marring down.

Interesting that you don't need to dry I use a blower with my Air Wand, and I do the nooks and crannies with the air compressor, and I keep my Collinite nice as fresh...but I still have to do some amount of drying. I end up spritzing some QD on there first, for a little added insurance against marring, but that means that I'm doing a lot of "drying motions" as I wipe off the QD.

Heh heh, *one hour on the 993* OOOOH...am I jealous about that! At the one-hour mark I've usually finished washing the wheels/wells/undercarriage and washed maybe one one or two panels. And I *always* take over an hour to dry/finish up no matter how fast I try to rush it Just yesterday I took note that I spent ten minutes doing the A8's trunk jamb/hinges, drying them off with a little bit of QD and using swabs for the tight areas. I don't really *want* to know how long I spend under the hood at every wash

[kilodawg]

Yep I know the drying thing sounds like an exaggeration but as long as it isn't in bright sun or too hot I can indeed dry it with just the electric leaf blower. Just did it last evening in fact. Relatively fresh Collinite is a key though.

As far as your timeline goes an hour on the 993 for me has complete exterior wash, door jams, wheels, tires, quick engine wipe (blower dries that too.). That car is a lot easier to clean than my '88 930 which has all those rubber trim pieces and bumper bellows. I think the size and design of the vehicle can greatly affect the time you need to spend on it.

I'm also sure though that the quality of your work is better than mine...However, my wife has me on a time limit so I do the best with what I can

[Showroom Shine]

I know some of you have your doubts about the ONR. I did too. But since I have been using the ONR. I do not use my pressure washer. Here's the last one I did with the ONR.
Wash:ONR 2 bucket, grit guards
Wax: Pinnacle Spray
Clay: Pinnacle and Lube
Interior: Folex & Aztec Heated Extractor
Leather: Meg's Foan for leather
Wheels: Dri Wash n Guard for the Home
Tires: Grape Tire Dressing
Dash: Jax Wax Dash & Vent Magic

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kilodawg- Yeah, no question, some vehicles are a lot easier than others, even if they seem generally similar. Heh heh, I wish that just *one* of my current vehicles was a quick-to-do one...I liked that about the Blazer.

And I *do* believe you that you're getting things dry touchless, just wish I could do it! With the fresh coat of 476S on the Denali XL I'll probably be all when it doesn't dry as well for me as it your 993 does for you

And, heh heh, I guess Accumulatorette doesn't mind my spending forever on each wash as I probably wash *her* car more than all of mine combined

[Asad_A203]

I have had some dirt still on an applicator pad after ONR; but that was only when my vehicle was excessively dirty in some -10C weather; so it is a good chance I probably did not rinse the vehicle properly. Here is a shot after using ONR on my car with Meg Gold Class Wax:



Not really all that clean, alot of dust; but then again probably me; not ONR; haha.

Beyond that; I think the mitt and the technique applied plays a greater role than ONR itself.