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ZoranC

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I live, work, drive and park in Los Angeles area. Car is black. It gets washed once a week when I can. When I can not well ... weekend wash gets skipped. It takes less than a week from previous wash for it to look as if mud is all over it. If weekend wash is skipped it looks even worse.



I don't mind if my car is not shiny as long as it is clean. And this is far from clean. I hate that.



Naturally when I heard about ONE my interest was strongly picked. I do like discussing things when I want to learn about something but I also prefer to get first hand experience whenever I can before forming an opinion. I strongly prefer "proof in the pudding / I have seen it with my own eyes" to anything else.



That's why I made decision, swung by CG on my way home, picked up some ONE, and tried it few days later.



To make long story short: I love it.



Why? I will let the pictures do the talking. They are below for your viewing pleasure.



First one is to illustrate how dirty car was. Second one shows how dirty towel was after it has been used to wipe off ONE from that section. Third one shows result. Fourth one gets you better idea of "before/after" with left side being clean, right one being still dirty. Fifth one shows result after cleaning that whole area.



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Looks good. Can't wait to get mine from FMINUS.



Seeing how dirty the car was, did you notice any signs of scratches or swirl marks?
 
ThEGuN said:
Nice mircofiber towel! may I ask what kind is it>? It looks to be very soft and fluffy!
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Thank you! That's because it is very soft and fluffy! :D It is Danase's PHAT, like pointed out above. It is the softest and fluffiest microfiver towel I have ever seen. Not that I have seen many of them, it is just much softer and much fluffier than any I have touched so far and it is hard to believe there is anything that would easily exceed it by significant margin.
 
tod071 said:
Seeing how dirty the car was, did you notice any signs of scratches or swirl marks?
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That paint already had swirls so it would be hard to say with 100% certainty but it is my impression emulsification in combination with right towel prevents that. Of course, there is always a chance for an exception ...
 
audicoupej said:
So you just spray on and wipe off?
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There is little more to it. Spray on, let it emulsify, wipe off, let it haze, buff out with clean side. I might have forgotten something. There is a better writeup (not by me) in different thread on ONE.



audicoupej said:
Any close ups on the paint in the sun?
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Unfortunately no. Paint already has swirls so I didn't see point in taking them.
 
ZoranC said:
That paint already had swirls so it would be hard to say with 100% certainty but it is my impression emulsification in combination with right towel prevents that. Of course, there is always a chance for an exception ...
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Thanks! I will be ordering one with my ccs pads!:heelclick
 
It's just really hard to say this is a complete review of a product when there is no full sun shot, if you had all imperfections polished out, took a full sun shot, let it get as dirty as it usually does, then whashed with one and took an after shot in full sun you would at least prove the product does not induce marring based on the methods you used. that would qualify this as a much needed thread on autopia and would belong in the hof, im glad youre happy with your purchase but really all this proves is that a wet product removed the light dirt off your car without use of conventional washing methods. if you were to spray many fluids on your car and wipe off chances are the results as shown would be pretty similar, if i am wrong someone please speak up, i mean no insult whatsoever just simply saying this thread probably shouldnt make people switch washing products and techniques based on the evidence provided.
 
VaSuperShine said:
It's just really hard to say this is a complete review of a product when there is no full sun shot, if you had all imperfections polished out, took a full sun shot, let it get as dirty as it usually does, then whashed with one and took an after shot in full sun you would at least prove the product does not induce marring based on the methods you used. that would qualify this as a much needed thread on autopia and would belong in the hof, im glad youre happy with your purchase but really all this proves is that a wet product removed the light dirt off your car without use of conventional washing methods. if you were to spray many fluids on your car and wipe off chances are the results as shown would be pretty similar
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First, this was not meant to be complete review of Autopian level. If I had time to do that I would have also had time to wash the car, I wouldn't have used ONE on it. Furthermore, nobody said this is a review. Word 'review' is nowhere in the title nor in body. In any case sorry I failed to meet your expectations of what I must do before I post.



Second, this was not light dirt. That was almost three weeks worth of "mud" that morning dew was bringing down every morning and then sun on black paint from above and engine heat from below (it is a rear engine car) was baking on. If you had a chance to see it in person you would have known what I am talking about. From having to deal with it before I guarantee no spray and wipe off of "wet product" (water or QD) would do anything but spread the "mud" and definitely scratch the paint.
 
ZoranC said:
First, this was not meant to be complete review of Autopian level. If I had time to do that I would have also had time to wash the car, I wouldn't have used ONE on it. Furthermore, nobody said this is a review. Word 'review' is nowhere in the title nor in body. In any case sorry I failed to meet your expectations of what I must do before I post.



Second, this was not light dirt. That was almost three weeks worth of "mud" that morning dew was bringing down every morning and then sun on black paint from above and engine heat from below (it is a rear engine car) was baking on. If you had a chance to see it in person you would have known what I am talking about. From having to deal with it before I guarantee no spray and wipe off of "wet product" (water or QD) would do anything but spread the "mud" and definitely scratch the paint.
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ok forget where i said i meant no insult whatsoever, i simply implied you take it a step further for the benefit of others. have you used any other no rinse product? i can think of many that would do a hellova lot more than "spread the mud and scratch the paint" how do you know ONE didn't scratch your paint? did you examine prior imperfections? why take so many pics if this is no review? Just trying to help you help others.
 
VaSuperShine said:
have you used any other no rinse product?
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ONR



VaSuperShine said:
i can think of many that would do a hellova lot more than "spread the mud and scratch the paint"
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From my extremely humble experience with ONR dirt did not want to come off "smoothly".



VaSuperShine said:
how do you know ONE didn't scratch your paint? did you examine prior imperfections?
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Yes, I knew the condition of surface before I used ONE. It is swirled but no scratches. After using ONE there were no scratches and there was no additional swirling noticed. I am aware that does not prove anything but at least it was leaving me comfortable. Also, "easiness" with which dirt came off was IMHO if not much better then at least not any worse than one with ONR and that again left me with comfort level I am not worse off than I would be otherwise.



VaSuperShine said:
why take so many pics if this is no review?
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This is a first time I have heard somebody on Autopia complain there are pictures. In any case, I take them because one picture is worth thousand words. I hate writing / reading something of so many words and still not being able to, for example, say with certainty how dirty car actually was. Also I don't feel five pictures is "so many". Each one was selected to illustrate just before and after. That was it. No pictures of emulsification, drying, etc, were posted, nor even taken, like they would be if this was a review.



VaSuperShine said:
Just trying to help you help others.
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I have decided to restrain myself from commenting on that, but :idea if you really want to help help others best way to do it might be by getting a bottle of it yourself, giving it a try, and then filling in the blanks you feel I left out. That would be exactly same I did when I felt I am not getting as much info about it second hand as I would like. I decided to get my info first hand and went and did it.
 
Geez VA, let him post what he wants. If you really want to help others, why don't you post your review of ONE yourself instead of criticizing other people's posts that don't seem to be truly constructive criticism. :angry
 
^^^ +1 Agreed. Now, let's move on.



Just got my sample of ONE today (THANKS, FMINUS!) and found it a little hard to use. Mainly because the sun was blaring at my hood and dried it up pretty fast. Tried it at sunset and got better results. No scratches and my car was just as dirty as the MR2. It did leave a nice glossy shine though. I normally use PB S&W and noticed a better finish with ONE.



Just confused as what to use now. Got CG WMF and CG JetSeal...but that's another thread.
 
Wow i'm scared to death to try products like this. When it comes to washing cars, water is my best friend in the world. I guess one day i'll sack up and try a rinseless wash.



How many MF's are you using the process of washing a whole car??
 
I did not try to use it in sun as I feel heat black car accumulates under SoCal sun guarantees issues with practically almost any product. One can not remove what is dry and stuck to paint. At least not without damaging the paint.



One 16x16 towel was good enough for me to clean one third of a car (trunk and rear panels) with some towel still left to use. Considering MR2 is small surface wise (plus it does not have roof) I would guess at least four 16x16 for average sized car?



Yes, I was concerned too but then again others did not have problems before me so ...



In the end water is always the best friend. But when that is not an option (either because of water restrictions or because you live in an apartment that does not have place for you to wash the car, car washes are closed, and you don't want to show up for a date in a filthy car) I feel ONE is next best thing after the water.
 
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