Dinan M5, Maxima, Passat, my car, the power of ONR

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Scottwax

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For those wondering about the cleaning ability of Optimum No Rinse....



This Excursion is owned by a regular, last waxed about 7 weeks ago with Optimum Car Wax and it was just back from a road trip to Colorado and back. Single bucket method, just changed out the water/ONR halfway through because of how dirty the Excursion was.



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My sons and I detailed 11 cars for a law firm back in June, got an e-mail from them a couple weeks ago asking we come out and detail 8 more, so here are the first two.



2006 Nissan Maxima. Less than a year old and in excellent condition. Went over it with Clearkote's Vanilla Moose mixed 50/50 with Red Machine Glaze, aka Pink Moose and white Cyclo finishing pads and topped with Poorboy's EX w/carnauba.



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2001 Volkswagen Passat. Definitely not in as nice shape as the Maxima, numerous scratches all over the hood and trunk lid, interior was pretty bad too, starting a trend that continued the next two days (horrible Kia Spectra and Saturn-ugh). I guess we did all the higher-ups cars in June and now we get the regular employees who apparently do good enough work to warrant a free detail but also don't take very good care of their cars.



Anyway, back to the Passat. The Maxima was such a blow-off to do, so that despite us doing the details at a set price and only two steps on the paint, I did an extra step on the hood and trunk lid. I started with Optimum's Hyper Compound and orange Cyclo cutting pads and made several slow passes and got out about 85% of the scratches and spider swirls. Not even worth taking sun shots on white paint, they totally wash out with my camera. Some of the deeper stuff wasn't coming out even with wetsanding anyway so I went ahead and did the whole car with Optimum Polish and green Propel lite cut Cyclo pads (much better, IMO than the green Cyclo pads) and topped with Poorboy's EX w/carnauba.



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I have decided since I have been so busy this summer I am just going to use a sealant on my own car, even though I do miss the depth of carnaubas. I just don't have the time when averaging 90-100 cars a month (no, not all details!). I detailed it (after I got back from picking up my younger boy in Kentucky and bringing him back) using Meguiars #80, Werkstatt's Prime Carnauba and Optimum Car Wax. On each of the next washes, first one about 2-3 weeks after the initial detail and the next one about 10 days later, I applied a layer of Werkstatt's Acrylic Jett Trigger. Excellent gloss and wetness although I do miss the depth. AJT has such nice tight beads though and a heavy rain pretty much washes my car now. Right now, that is more important to me than depth.



Anyway, here are some pics under various lighting although with a looming obligation, I didn't get any good sun shots. Honestly, it looks blacker in the full sun than in the shade.



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2003 Dinan M5. Referral from another customer. The car was a bit rough, looks like it hadn't been washed in a while and had rotary holograms on the hood and roof. The interior was decent though.



A few before shots:



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The interior was cleaned with water/Woolite and the vinyl dressed with Optimum Protectant Plus and the leather with Turtle Wax Leather Conditioner.



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I did all the polishing in the garage but backed the car out during the polishing process to check my progress-should have taken a picture then because as you will see in the afters, I lost the sun all the way to teh edge of his driveway and they were waiting on my son and I to finish so they could go out for the evening (we finished around 6:30 PM) so moving it around was not an option. He wants me to take care of it regulary now, I'll try to get some full sun pics the next time because that metallic blue is just beautiful in the sun.



As you can also see, with the sun behind the car, it didn't make for the best picture taking conditions either. Anyway, the process was Meguiars DACP using green Propel lite cut Cyclo pads and #80 using the same pads (not the same exact pads!) and topped with Poorboy's EX w/carnauba.



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Scott,





The cars look great as always. I've searched the forum looking for what kind of mit you use with ONR and havent come up with it. Do you use a good ole sheepskin or what?
 
Wow, I can't believe how good the ONR worked on that filthy Excursion! I just bought a bottle and haven't really had a chance to use it except to make some clay lube. When I first saw the picture of the Excursion I thought that it was oxidized and you had polished it.



The Maxima looks deep and wet. I have done a few Maxima's lately and it seems that the paint Nissan is using now is better than of the past. Maybe it's just me? Looks great!



Oh, and you car looks incredible as always! :2thumbs:
 
Scott, in addition to what type of washing mitt you use, what kind of drying towels do you use and how many per vehicle? Also, you mentioned that you only use a single bucket, do you only use 1 washing mitt too for any entire vehicle or multiple? Its amazing that you can wash a Black vehicle that size and dirty with a single bucket and not get any marring. Any other washing technique tricks that you use to wash with these no hose washes? Thanks for the help.
 
outstanding results ! I say the same thing of ONR. May not be nice smelling but sure does the trick for cleaning and leaving no water marking. !
 
Way2SSlow said:
Scott,





The cars look great as always. I've searched the forum looking for what kind of mit you use with ONR and havent come up with it. Do you use a good ole sheepskin or what?
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I use chenille covered foam pads.



Rick-I agree, Nissan paint is definitely better. In the past it seemed to be very thin and chip prone. What really suprised me was how really excellent the paint was on a Hyundai Sante Fe I detailed yesterday was.



SR77-I use terry cloth towels with a thick nap (slowly changing them all over to the Meguiars Ultra Terry towels-very soft and no linting after the first wash!) which picks up any remaining dirt on the paint to make the first drying pass, making sure to leave some moisture behind for a final drying pass with a microfiber towel. I don't change out my chenille pad unless the I drop it on the ground because whatever is in ONR (and QEW too) seems to wash the dirt out of the pad when you put it back in the bucket. My kids both picked up the technique really quickly although they still can't wash a car as fast as I can. :)
 
Nice work Scott :)



Yea ONR has been great and after you get the hang of it it becomes your preferred method of washing.



Again, great work.



Anthony



P.S. - David asked me if he should add a scent but Ron and I felt that hey, it works just fine, who cares about the smell? I mean it's not that bad. Adding a scent will mean all new testing to see if the added fragrance effects the working properties of ONR. If it ain't broke don't fix it, eh?



Oh, the newly poured Optimum polishes are being shipped.
 
That pic of the Excursion with the ONR is impressive. When I get a little more cash flow I may have to try that stuff. Is that a Mazda in the last pic or some kind of super shiny rip in the time-space continuum? Reflections/wetness/depth anyone?
 
Anthony-I agree about the scent. I don't even notice it unless I put my face into the gallon and take a huge whiff.



Tasty-when you want to get any Optimum products, I'll hook you up with our local Optimum distributor. No shipping and he brings the product to you.
 
Thanks for the tips on the ONR - only used it as a clay lube/quik detailer so far, but going to try washing with it soon. :)
 
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