"But sir this is a waterless carwash!"

I was in my e36 not long ago (which will be repainted next week) at a Hess and this guy with his ~21 year old female assistant wearing next to nothing was peddling this waterless junk. I told him if his assistant could get this dull spot in the middle of my hood (which didn't exist) out, then I would buy a can. I let the girl bend over my car to get the imaginary spot....the 20 minutes I spent with a white LC and 106ff after the incident were worth it.
 
evenflow said:
I just went up the street to get gasoline, and there was this clueless kid with a stand outside the station selling his aerosol "waterless car wash". I saw him spraying other peoples cars with it, then taking his FILTHY terry clothes and wiping the residue off to show that "new shine". I'm trying to fill as fast as I can so I can leave but this pump is SLOW!



He finally comes over to me and gives me the waterless schpeel. I said to him ok cool, but no thanks. And he goes "Why sir?" and then he goes "here let me show you a test spot on your car!" as if he was benefiting me somehow. I told him politely no, and then he proceeded to go and try to do it anyways. Now it takes A LOT to get me angry but for some reason I felt the only way to get this kid off my back was to use a few choice words, which I will not include here. I said listen kid, you better get away from my car with that dirty rag. You've already cleaned probably 20 cars with that same rag this morning and there's no way that is coming in contact with my paint. And everyone else was around and actually heard me say this to him and the best thing he could do was give a little "heh". Then he goes "But sir this is a waterless carwash! this means that this dirt wont get onto your car!." And that's when I really went off on him.



This has been an on going problem at this gas station (SHELL) for the past few weeks and I have been lucky to not get hit by any of these "detailers" until today.



Just had to share, I was :hairpull the whole ride home.
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my bro i will protect u! ive seen those kids there before at the gas station shell at cobbs haha those crappy products. he would of swirled your paint! my bro get fk1 #425 :furious:
 
Brandon1 said:
Struck me at a gas station in Wilmington. Guy comes up to my dirty truck with a filthy terry cloth and askes to detail the truck. I was coming home from a detail job and had all my stuff in the back and told him I didnt want it that I had like $1500 worth of stuff in the bed. His expression went from :) to :( quickly lol.
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hahaha thats funny
 
Scottwax said:
Someone tried that with my car about a year ago. I told the guy if he touched my car, that can would go sideways up his "out" hole and I'd make it fit if I had to.
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lol everyones posts are so funny
 
I was at the local Wednesday car show up here and the same old couple whose been selling a "Dri-Wash" system for the past 5 years have their little table setup demonstrating their product on the decalled out van. I said to my girlfriend I wonder how many swirls that van has.



I'd rather drive through a touchless car was then rub dirt all over my paint.
 
There's a place for waterless washes though, products like Poorboys Spray and Wipe and ONR. I just would never use them if the car was more than slightly dusty.
 
The whole phenomenon really smacks of some sort of pyramid scheme that these dudes bought into.



"Make a fortune by taking advantage of water restrictions and selling our awesome waterless car wash!!!"



I'm glad I read this, because now I know to look out for it. I'll warn my wife.
 
hahahaha this is a funny story, you really got krunk huh? lol

I wouldve got krunk too if it was my car lol
 
These type of products are sold by "independent distributors" and as such the suckers who buy into this try to unload all the product to break even. Waterless products do have their place but (ideally as a QD on a clean car with proper MF's pads). I have used this for door jams in a pinch. The problem is these use harsh chemicals to "clean" the paint and have a tendency to dry out the paint. The products are definitely designed for the non-detailer types who couldn't recognize a swirl if they saw it. PB's Spray and Wipe, ONR, QEW, etc are vastly superior products.
 
longdx said:
These type of products are sold by "independent distributors" and as such the suckers who buy into this try to unload all the product to break even. Waterless products do have their place but (ideally as a QD on a clean car with proper MF's pads). I have used this for door jams in a pinch. The problem is these use harsh chemicals to "clean" the paint and have a tendency to dry out the paint. The products are definitely designed for the non-detailer types who couldn't recognize a swirl if they saw it. PB's Spray and Wipe, ONR, QEW, etc are vastly superior products.
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Please don't put all the eggs in the same basket. Some very prominent detailers are not only using waterless products, but also enjoying it. I agree that some are pure crap and best used for such things as the kithcen sink. But others have the proper properties to clean, lubricate and protect the paint, all without harsh chemicals(a read of teh MSDS sheets will confirm.
 
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I may have spoke out of tune here. I think the stigma of these products is in fact how they are sold (typically at Gas Stations using incorrect methods). I think that does a disservice to waterless products and how they can fir into a proper detail regime. I have researched several Waterless products and as you said some are definitely better than others. As always, proper applications will yield great results.
 
im late on this post .. but in regards to the the very first post



was getting some gas one day .. same gas station i always go to .. this guy is selling a waterless wash product too



tells me about it .. i say no thank you .. says "let me show you real quick" he goes straight to my rear rim .. my freakin RIM .. ok do it on my paint .. but dont ever touch my freakin wheels .. EVER .. it rained the day before so my wheels were really dirty .. he starts spraying away and wiping with a dirty azz microfiber .. i yell "STOP .. dont fcuking touch my wheels" .. he backed off .. suprised that i said that and apologizes ... i clearly told him NICELY NO THANK YOU .. but he insisted



it takes a lot for me to get angry at a stranger like that but .. whats the deal with those people
 
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