Optimum No Rinse: Field test

tssdetailing · 11-02-09, 06:50

My Car hadn't been washed in about a month. I had done 2 auto crossing races and driven it on the highway/parked in dusty *** downtown during construction-you can see she's filthy. I would consider ONR like a really indepth "quick detailer." My only upset is it didn't take off a little of the tape transfer above my fender (from adhering racing numbers to the car). It also takes FOREVER. Like almost 1.5 hours....lots of moving around, quite the work out!

Before: lots of dust alll over the car, look at the products reflection on wing and above the door handle for most obvious changes.

After-deep and glossy, THIS IS NOT WAXED

Glamour shot-see the reflection? Not a scratch in the paint.

All in All I give the product a high B+ like an 89.999%. Just not quite an A. I would definately use it again, but would be skeptical on a clients car or on something truley filthy, maybe until I got confortable with it.

Scottwax · 11-02-09, 07:42

Once you get the hang of it, you should be able to wash your car in 30 minutes or less. Just takes a couple uses to really get the process down.

seech · 11-02-09, 07:46

I started using ONR after all the good reviews by Scottwax. When I first started using it, it seemed to take forever but now its much faster. Love it! Thanks Scottwax!

toyotaguy · 11-02-09, 07:53

yeah, my timing went from 45min to 25 min once I got more comfortable...now I use it on every car I do without a full paint correction! For those, its chemical guys wash and clear

Krafcik · 11-02-09, 07:59

Also goes much faster if their is a good wax on the car - really speeds up the sheeting.

Leadfootluke · 11-02-09, 08:06

Very nice.

Looking to get on the ONR bandwagon as well.

What dilution did you use?

Scottwax · 11-02-09, 08:30

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Originally Posted by Leadfootluke

Very nice.

Looking to get on the ONR bandwagon as well.

What dilution did you use?

1 oz per 2 gallons of water. There is no advantage (unless you count increased sales for Optimum

) to using more product than that to wash.

Leadfootluke · 11-02-09, 08:36

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Originally Posted by Scottwax

1 oz per 2 gallons of water. There is no advantage (unless you count increased sales for Optimum

) to using more product than that to wash.

I only questioned it because he said: I would consider ONR like a really indepth "quick detailer."

And as a quick detailer, the dilution is different

tssdetailing · 11-02-09, 08:57

I used 1 oz to 1 gallon-per recommendations of the bottle. I believe they say for a QD it's 1oz to 2 and for a Clay lube its 2oz to 1 gal. But, I stand by saying its an in-depth quick detailer b/c (and it might be b/c i'm new with it) I jus don't feel it's getting all the crevices and body molding like a blast of water from the hose would. There's a bit of confidence that seems to be missing there.

yakky · 11-03-09, 07:50

Like others have mentioned, it gets much faster when you build confidence in the product. I'm down to using one bucket (sometimes for 2 cars!!!!) and I don't dry each panel, I usually dry each side of the car. I like using white waffle weaves for drying as it show

rad21 · 11-03-09, 08:01

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Originally Posted by tssdetailing

I used 1 oz to 1 gallon-per recommendations of the bottle. I believe they say for a QD it's 1oz to 2 and for a Clay lube its 2oz to 1 gal. But, I stand by saying its an in-depth quick detailer b/c (and it might be b/c i'm new with it) I jus don't feel it's getting all the crevices and body molding like a blast of water from the hose would. There's a bit of confidence that seems to be missing there.

I jus don't feel it's getting all the crevices and body molding like a blast of water from the hose would.

I have to agree with you on this. The crevices around the doors, hood, trunk, headlamps, foglights, gas door etc still show areas that aren't 100% clean when using ONR and it takes extra time to wipe these hard to get areas that are easily rinsed clean with a traditional hand wash with soap. That's why I alternate ONR and traditional washes every other week.

yakky · 11-03-09, 08:12

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Originally Posted by rad21

I jus don't feel it's getting all the crevices and body molding like a blast of water from the hose would.

I have to agree with you on this. The crevices around the doors, hood, trunk, headlamps, foglights, gas door etc still show areas that aren't 100% clean when using ONR and it takes extra time to wipe these hard to get areas that are easily rinsed clean with a traditional hand wash with soap. That's why I alternate ONR and traditional washes every other week.

Use a sheepskin mit or one of the microfiber sponges that have a lot of nap and they will get those spots just fine.