how long is it taking for you to do an average sedan. i guess what i want to know is are you using it cause its quicker, or works better than the "old fashion way" or do you do it cause of lack of water or because its damn cold where you are and no freezing water = no frost bite? here in houston we dont have to worry about cold, are winters are something to laugh at or cry since i love the cold.
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Optimum No Rinse Wash - first use review.
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MobileJay said:how long is it taking for you to do an average sedan. i guess what i want to know is are you using it cause its quicker, or works better than the "old fashion way" or do you do it cause of lack of water or because its damn cold where you are and no freezing water = no frost bite? here in houston we dont have to worry about cold, are winters are something to laugh at or cry since i love the cold.
I'm slow. It takes me an hour to do my Accord, and that doesn't include the wheels. I've read that some people can wash their car in as little as 20 minutes with it.
I'm using it because of a couple reasons:
(1) I don't have to drag out the hose everytime I want to wash the car. The car sits about 100 feet from the house, so it's a hassle to use the hose. I just use 2 buckets - a 5 gal. rinse bucket and a 2 gal. wash bucket (with 1 gal mix of NRWS).
(2) I can wash the car in direct sunlight on a hot day and not worry about wash solution or rinse water drying on the paint and leaving spots. That's because you can clean as little or as much surface as you want (I typically do a panel at a time).
(3) Because there's not a whole bunch of suds and water involved, I feel that I can really inspect the paint as I wash.
(4) You're right about winter washing. If I didn't use something like NRWS, I'd have to use the self-serve bays at the car wash. As it is, I can fill the buckets with warm water and wash the car in my snow-covered driveway. I think I picked it up from Scott, but I use knit gloves under rubber gloves in the winter to keep my hands warm. And I've washed the car down to temps very close to freezing.
I'm sure others will chime in as well ...
racingbeat said:I wonder how long before Meguiars and Mothers etc catch on. Rinseless washing will be the next big thing me thinks.
Meguiars already looked at QEW and realized, like Optimum, there was a lot of room for improvement. However, they decided rinseless washing is not bubba-proof. They just can't count on the average consumer actually following the directions properly.
To keep my hands warm and dry during a wash, Last winter I went to my local Gander Mountain Outfitters store and picked up a pair of waterproof neoprene hunting gloves. They come up about 4-6 inches above your wrist, so no worry about water getting in thru the top. And since they are neoprene, they fit skin tight, so you have good control over what you are doing. Just make sure the tag says waterproof....they sell gloves that look almost identical (all of them are woodland camo) that are water resistant. Think I only paid like $15.00 for them.
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Scottwax said:Meguiars already looked at QEW and realized, like Optimum, there was a lot of room for improvement. However, they decided rinseless washing is not bubba-proof. They just can't count on the average consumer actually following the directions properly.
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