This guy can't be serious

MaDAnT26x · 07-17-03, 12:08

So I'm on my lunch break waiting for my food to be made and this guy starts up a conversation with me since I was wearing a Subaru shirt (I'm a marketing intern at corpoarte headquarters). Anyway he's asking me all these questions about the new STi that just came out and I'm tellin him about it. Then he starts tellin me that he's in the automotive business also and sells waterless car wash. The stuff is called DRI Wash 'N Guard and he tells me you spray it on and then wipe it off. I'm thinkin to myself this guy is crazy. Thats like sprayin QD on a dirty car and then buffing the dirt into the paint. Real smart. He's tryin to tell me that the product is a polymer that "emulsifies" the dirt. So we go to the parking lot where his brand new 2004 Maxima is sitting (which looked unbelievable and since seein it up close I like it now) and proceeds to whip this stuff out, sprays it on his car and then buffs it out. He's tellin me to look at how clean it made the car. Now of course it's going to take off the dirt but I would think it would also scratch the sh!t out of the paint. I looked at the panel afterwards and could not see any signs of marring or scratching but it was only a light layer of dirt he took off.

This is the website what do you all think?
www.waterless-carwash.net

Luster · 07-17-03, 12:26

I'm tellin' ya......

You use that stuff for 6 months and your finish will look 10 years old.

Especially on a dark or black car!

Basically, all it is, is QD!

There's no lubrication to keep the dirt from SCRAPING across the paint surface.

I'd have to be pretty desperate to use that!

milani · 07-17-03, 12:43

And it also looks like a MLM or Network Marketing Company. They probably will not be around long.....

MaDAnT26x · 07-17-03, 12:45

Just took this off the website:

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How is it possible to apply DRI WASH 'n GUARD® over a dirty surface?

DRI WASH 'n GUARD® contains 47 ingredients, including wetting agents, lubricants and protectants which have never been used by the car care industry. The detergents and wetting agents in DRI WASH 'n GUARD® combine to soften and emulsify surface grime, while a specific blend of polymeroxane fluids and hydrophenolic lubricants attach a microscopic layer of exclusive PolyGuard-3® to the surface. PolyGuard-3® is an extremely rare (and expensive) substance which provides a bonded layer of protection against any remaining abrasive not broken down by the detergents and wetting agents.

Mr. Clean · 07-17-03, 12:46

I have never tried the Dri Wash 'n Guard product, though if you try searching I believe you will find some discussion threads. The idea is not out of line however as you will find many people on this forum who use a product called Poorboys Spray & Wipe. Though I can't state any definitive comparisons between the two, I can tell you that I am a very satisfied Spray & Wipe user.

Shiny Lil Detlr · 07-17-03, 12:47

dri wash'n guard has been around for quite some time... I've seen the stuff in action. Total crap if you ask me... there's no way I'd be caught dead using it.

MaDAnT26x · 07-17-03, 12:49

I did infact do a search and read about the Poorboy's stuff. Do you use that to clean a dirty car? Do you experience any scratching?

Greg · 07-17-03, 12:56

I remember my parents got their cars detailed with Dri Wash n Guard. I was about 10 at the time. They ended up buying some of the product and I found it about a year ago. It claims clean, polish, and protect. I bet it does.

geekysteve · 07-17-03, 12:57

Quote:

Originally posted by Shiny Lil Detlr
Total crap if you ask me... there's no way I'd be caught dead using it.

I pray, for your sake, that no DWG distributors see that comment...I got baited into a massive e-mail debate about the product by a distributor who was posing as a consumer, and wanted to know our thoughts on the product.

Next thing I know, I'm getting dozens of e-mails from various distributors about my opinion on the product. It's worse than saying "Amway makes average products."

Just givin' you a heads up, so you'll know what's going on when your e-mail box mysteriously fills up with "people" who want to string you up for saying the product isn't too good.

zenhog · 07-17-03, 01:08

Must have missed the thread covering the same thing (waterless washing) in the University section.

Detail spray - can you really spray something on dirt and wipe it off?

MaDAnT26x · 07-17-03, 01:20

Yeah I missed that one, ok sounds cool.

I mean if DavidB and Scottwax are doing it then it can't be that bad. Looks like I need a duster and some Poorboy's Spray & Wipe. I guess if you keep up on it every other day then there's no harm since there's not much dirt build-up.

Mr. Clean · 07-17-03, 02:34

MaDAnT26x

Since you're in the detail product buying mood

, look into threads discussing Leo's DFTowels. I find his towel a wonderfully effective replacement for the CCD. And, like Poorboys S&W very versatile, and I've said it before they are both definite "must haves" in your detail kit.