What`s Your Ratio?

[imported_Denzil]

I posted this thread in the DB forums and didn`t get much of a response so was hoping I could receive a better response here. Anyway, so what`s your dilution ratio for the following things?



*Chemical, Solution : Water => i.e. Woolite, 10:1



- Interior cleaning:

- Engine cleaning:

- Wheel cleaning:

- Foam gun:

- Trim dressing:

- Tire dressing:

- Gentle car wash shampoo (non-wax-stripping):

- Car wash shampoo (wax-stripping):



- Polish mixtures:

- Other misc. mixtures:

[SuperBee364]

-Interior Cleaning: Wash strength ONR, soon to be replaced with steam. :)

-Engine Cleaning: I`ve been using straight Simple Green, but I`m going to try straight Dawn Power Desolver and a steam cleaner next

-Wheel Cleaning: P21S Wheel Cleaner, uncut

-Foam Cannon: 1 oz. of CG`s CW&G and 2 oz. of either Zaino Z7 or DP Extreme Foam, then fill up the rest of the 32 oz bottle with water.

-Foam Cannon: Strip the paint: 3-4 oz. of CG`s CW&G, then fill up the 32 oz bottle with water.

-Trim Dressing: either straight HD-Cleanse, mineral oil, or ZAIO

-Tire Dressing: straight Zaino (can`t remember the Z#)

-Polish mixtures:



HTEC / OP: about 80/20

SIP/106: about 85/15 or even 90/10



ONR I double the recommended amount of ONR for washing, and only use it with distilled water.

[imported_Denzil]

Here`s where I`m currently at with dilutions:



- Interior cleaning: Woolite 10:1, will move to SteamFast SF-275

- Engine cleaning: Simple Green 1:1, will move to SteamFast SF-275

- Wheel cleaning: Simple Green 1:1, will move to SteamFast SF-275

- Foam gun: Haven`t figured this one out yet but I have Meg`s DCCW and thinking of DP Extreme Foam

- Trim dressing: PB NL non-diluted

- Tire dressing: PB BnB non-diluted

- Gentle car wash shampoo (non-wax-stripping): Follow the recommended, usually 1oz:1gallon

- Car wash shampoo (wax-stripping): Dawn wash, not really sure if ratio really matters in this situation



- Polish mixtures: Haven`t tried any yet but thinking of M105/OC, M105/OP, SSR3/OP, SSR2.5/OP, SIP/OP, HTEC/OP, etc. I need to get my hands on some 106FF to throw it into the mix as well.

- Other misc. mixtures: None that I can remember off the top of my head.



As you can tell, I`m trying to do a lot more of my cleaning via the steam cleaner to increase my efficiency and save on costs for chemicals.

[bwalker25]

-Interior Cleaning:

a. carpets/leather: woolite/oxyclean mix (1 cap of woolite, and 2 scoups of oxy)

b. vinyl: woolite 10:1 or APC diluted 10:1 depending

-Engine Cleaning: I`ve been using straight Simple Green or Purple Power (1:1)

-Wheel Cleaning: Wheel Brightner 3:1 (tires and wheels)

-Foam Cannon: Dont have one but in my foam gun I use 3 oz soap and then water...

-Trim Dressing: Zaino or AA Extreme Shine

-Tire Dressing:

a. tires: AA Extreme Shine or Grape Dressing

b. wells: Grape Dressing

-Polish mixtures:



HTEC / HTFC / HTSC (heavy/medium/light): 75 / 15 / 10

HTFC / HTSC / UPPP (medium/light/finish): 75 / 15 / 10

[SVR]

- Interior cleaning: - Omikron OC120 200ml product, 800ml water

- Engine cleaning: - don`t do that

- Wheel cleaning: - don`t need them

- Foam gun: - don`t wash by hand anymore - all high pressure soap, rinse at coin op (quicker and safer)

- Trim dressing: - don`t use them/got my permanent trim burnishing cream for that

- Tire dressing: - only use gels undiluted

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- Polish mixtures:



Toughseal step 1 40% - Four Star Paint cleanser 60%

Prima Amigo/Ultra Gloss superpolish combo 50/50 mix

Menzerna PO87MF FP1 80ml, Parrafin oil 45ml (for soft paint or sticky clears)