Pretreating Panels Prior to ONR

[dschribs]

I`m going to start washing my cars using ONR in the Winter. I`ve been watching lots of vids and reading up on here so I think I`m good to go on the ONR methods and procedures.

Quick question - I`m thinking I may need to pre-treat some panels that have some heavier dirt, bugs, tar, grime on them prior to ONR`ing the panel.

Is it ok to do this w an ONR wash?

If so, I was thinking Megs D108. Would that be ok in this situation?

[jrock645]

I usually mix some ONR(or whatever rinseless wash im using) at QD strength and spray the car down with it first. If you`ve got some really dirty spots, you can spot treat with some APC. Works well enough for me.

[PRND[S]]

I normally mix two gallons of ONR solution in a bucket and then fill a quart-sized sprayer 3/4 in the bucket. That gives me enough spray capacity to pre-treat the entire car.

[TroyScherer]

If a car is really dirty; I will pull out the hose and rinse it off first. I find that sometimes that is simply necessary with winter crud that is caked on.


I almost alway make 1 gal of product then dump some of it into my pressure sprayer that allows me to pretreat the entire car either all at once or a few panels at a time. I also use the multi towel technique so I always am using fresh clean product.

[Bunky]

If a car is really dirty; I will pull out the hose and rinse it off first. I find that sometimes that is simply necessary with winter crud that is caked on.

Unfortunately some think this is a sin given it is a rinseless wash but makes sense. The goal is to clean the car in the safest way as possible and not to follow some hard and fast routine.

[Migue]

I always pre-treat with wash dilution mixture out of a pump/garden sprayer. If there are bugs and/or heavier contaminants I`ve used stuff like Bugsquash,APC,Carpro Trix and Tarminator in combination with my Rinseless wash just like I would during a regular water and soap wash.

[RaysWay]

Some APC`s I`ve used are difficult to rinse off the paint and have left a residue. Even cleaning the trim with APC`s I have to concentrate on cleaning the paint around the trim thoroughly so I don`t leave behind residue.

Try using a bug remover. I used Wolfgang Bug Remover Spritz for the first time this weekend and it worked great. It clings to the paint well, so it`s perfect for the lower panels and dissolves all of that adhesive stuff like bugs and tar on the lower panels. Rinses well too. On the Pontiac and Nissan this weekend I used WG Bug Remover Spritz on the front as a pre-soak, then the Montana Boars Hair Car Wash Brush took care of the rest.

[Accumulator]

If circumstances permit, I`d at least go over it with a pressure washer.

[Billy Jack]

In the winter I have the availability of a warm building every Saturday AM to rinseless wash my DD. I`ll mix up some RW solution in a 48 oz. pump sprayer, spray the car down and let it soak while I`m filling my wash. What`s left in the sprayer gets used to rinse the wheels and tires. I have a black GM car and it`s worked OK for me the past few winters. I use Meguiar`s MF mitts, typically one for the upper half and one for the lowers. I`m often tempted to try out a stack of pre-soaked MF towels, ala Gary Dean, but the MF mitts seem to release dirt so easily with just a few hearty shakes in the bucket.

Bill

[JBM]

Ill use the coin op car wash to rinse it off and if its above 35 ill drive home and wash it in the driveway, if not ill bring a bucket with a lid and bang it out in their wash bay.

[512detail]

todd mentioned in the past that dp bug remover was RW friendly, perhaps the mckees one is too...i like bug squash 1;5 for RW presoak on bugs. 1:3 if really bad bugs

like others i make the qd solution of rw and soak with garden sprayer, sometimes even after a hose down

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