Benefit to ONR and pressure washer?

efnfast · 06-30-09, 06:46

If you use a pressure washer to pre-rinse, foam, and then re-rinse, at that point is there any point in using ONR versus the traditional method? For example, will it grab whatever dirt is left behind gentler than the normal method can wipe it off?

docrice · 06-30-09, 10:12

I think a pressure washer helps to remove the easy dirt off the surface, but stubborn items don't always get removed, especially if it's been on there for a while. I used to do the two-bucket / foam fun / sheepskin mitt method, but these days I pressure wash rinse, ONR, then pressure wash rinse again.

efnfast · 06-30-09, 11:08

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Originally Posted by docrice

but stubborn items don't always get removed, especially if it's been on there for a while..

No question there! But what I'm wondering is if using ONR after pressure washing it is any better, or at that point really the same, as doing your typical wash.

efnfast · 07-01-09, 07:51

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GS4_Fiend · 07-01-09, 08:53

That's how I wash my car every month. Pressure washer.

SuperBee364 · 07-02-09, 09:30

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Originally Posted by efnfast

If you use a pressure washer to pre-rinse, foam, and then re-rinse, at that point is there any point in using ONR versus the traditional method? For example, will it grab whatever dirt is left behind gentler than the normal method can wipe it off?

I kinda do that... Hmm.. how to explain without getting too wordy...

I use the same philosophy with washing as I do with polishing: least aggressive method first.

1. Touchless. High pressure rinse, foam cannon, high pressure spray. This knocks off the big stuff, the stuff large enough to cause really nasty marring during a conventional wash.

2. If there's still crap on the paint, go up one level in aggression: BHB. Foam cannon, followed by dripping wet BHB. This gets even more stuff off, again using the least aggressive method.

3. Still stuff? Whatever is left is really small. I'll normally do an ONR wash at this point instead of a traditional wash. *IMO* doing an ONR wash on paint that has been washed according to steps one and two first is safer than doing a "two bucket method" or other equivalent "traditional" wash.

efnfast · 07-02-09, 10:47

Is a boar's hairs brush really that soft? Everytime I see them I can't help but think of how much damage it looks like it could do.....

SuperBee364 · 07-02-09, 12:09

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Originally Posted by efnfast

Is a boar's hairs brush really that soft? Everytime I see them I can't help but think of how much damage it looks like it could do.....

Oh, yes. You gotta get a good one, though. Accumulator has done a great job of reviewing them. Long, soft bristles are the ones I like.

Less · 07-02-09, 04:46

Ummmmm, am I the only one who knows what the NR in ONR stands for?

"NO RINSE"

The whole point of the product is to avoid rinsing. Thus saving water, and time (allegedly), and eliminating the necessity of being outdoors or near a hose.

If you're going to be using a pressure washer, why would you use ONR instead of a traditional wash soap. Most of which have better cleaning, degreasing, and lubricating abilities.