ONR+Distilled Water

[Mindflux]

Originally Posted by wascallyrabbit

i never thought to use anything besides ro/di water with onr. works fine on my cars. although being a rinseless wash method regular water would probably work fine since your drying it right away.

I think you missed the point. Using DI water could enable one to forego drying all together.

[wascallyrabbit]

i'll have to try that next time i wash my truck and see how it works.
the plan:
1. mix onr with ro/di water
2. wash truck with sponge
3. walk away
4. come back later to see if there is spotting

[Mindflux]

Originally Posted by wascallyrabbit

i'll have to try that next time i wash my truck and see how it works.
the plan:
1. mix onr with ro/di water
2. wash truck with sponge
3. walk away
4. come back later to see if there is spotting

Sounds good. I wonder what the onr mix will leave behind once dried.

[wascallyrabbit]

will find out in a couple of days

[Bunky]

Originally Posted by BlackElantraGT

most of the dirt is removed during the cleaning process and ends up in your rinse bucket, but there's still a small trace of dirt particles left suspended by the ONR solution you left behind on the paint. And you're right, I think people who experience marring with ONR gets it not from the washing process, but rather the drying process.

This doesn't apply to just rinseless washes, but conventional washes as well; it's just that with a conventional wash, you have the benefit of an additional clean rinse at the end. If our cars were 100% clean after the wash process and into the drying process, then we'd all be reusing our drying towels again by just letting it air dry. But that's not the case as most of us know because a majority of us end up th rowing our towels in the washing machine to get it clean.

I have used both a microfiber chenille mitt and a wool mitt and a lot ends up on the mitt. The wash mitt does not rinse clean like a traditional wash. That is why some use multiple mitts. It can get quite nasty looking.

[thesacrifice]

you can't skip the drying process (unless this di rinse works.) As someone mentioned, onr encapsulates dirt, of which some is picked up during drying. It's not enough to notice visually on your drying towel but it is there. this is why you can't use a leafblower to dry and why you dont want to clay before drying an onr wash.

[RedlineIRL]

I use ONR and distilled water as a DQ, works fine for me.

[Mindflux]

Originally Posted by thesacrifice

you can't skip the drying process (unless this di rinse works.) As someone mentioned, onr encapsulates dirt, of which some is picked up during drying. It's not enough to notice visually on your drying towel but it is there. this is why you can't use a leafblower to dry and why you dont want to clay before drying an onr wash.

Well I am sure some folks are going to give this a try. ONR may encapsuleate dirt but by the time its time to dry ideally there should be very little. This should translate to a spotless dry provided TDS is BELOW 30 PPM in any of the ONR mix on the car.

[NSXTASY]

If you let onr dry it leaves behind a white streaky residue.

Superbee has probably already done something similar(touchless drying w/onr).

[SuperBee364]

I've always used distilled water with ONR, but I do mix my ONR stronger (usually double strength). I always dry after doing a double wipe with an ONR saturated Eurow MF. I'll mix it normal strength next time to check the results. One thing I have noticed is that my car never shines as well after an ONR wash as it does after a CW&G/Z7 foam cannon wash.

[Mindflux]

Originally Posted by SuperBee364

I've always used distilled water with ONR, but I do mix my ONR stronger (usually double strength). I always dry after doing a double wipe with an ONR saturated Eurow MF. I'll mix it normal strength next time to check the results. One thing I have noticed is that my car never shines as well after an ONR wash as it does after a CW&G/Z7 foam cannon wash.

I get a pretty good shine out of ONR. Well, you know better than an automatic car wash would give.

I would have tried this myself today but I didn't have enough DI water to test. I don't have anywhere to hook up my CRSpotless at the moment.

[SuperBee364]

Originally Posted by Mindflux

I get a pretty good shine out of ONR. Well, you know better than an automatic car wash would give.

I would have tried this myself today but I didn't have enough DI water to test. I don't have anywhere to hook up my CRSpotless at the moment.

Me, too, but I get a *noticeably* better shine out of the CW&G/Z7. The glossing agents in those two traditional soaps are very good. I read somewhere (I think it was in the Optimum message board) that the main difference between OID and ONR was that OID had glossing agents in it, whereas ONR strictly had dirt encapsulation/isolation and lubrication agents in it. No glossers.

Edit: see if you can get a sink-to-hose adaptor from Home Depot or Lowes. They used to be really easy to get back when water beds were all the rage. Anyway, using one of those adaptors should allow you to hook up the CR spotless and pull a few gallons of DI water. Either that, or run down to the local grocery store and buy a couple of gallons of distillled water.