Somebody help me: The GarrY Dean Wash Method

I love this method, used it several times. With the correct MF towels and RW solution you should be able to clean fairly dirty vehicles without scratching the paint up.
 
Paul S said:
I've been using Garrys method for a while now and like the fact of using a single bucket. I use more towels but it's a bit quicker.
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Same here; and since I use the bulk Sam's Club towels it's not cost prohibitive in any sense.

When all I need to take with me to do an on-site wash for a client is this, I'm a happy camper!

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skibik said:
I have done the rinseless method twice now and still not sure if I am doing it properly. First time I used DPRWNG and I seemed to have a film left on the car, I used 2BM, pre-soaked panels, and washed and then put the towel in the rinse bucket, agitated, ringed out and back to the solution, washing and drying a panel at a time. Second time I decided car was too dirty and did a quick wash at the car wash to rinse dirt and the heavy road grime off. I decided to switch and use BFRW, 2BM and pre-soak again, multiple towels again but this time I used the first towel for the first pass threw it in the rinse bucket and then grabbed the 2nd towel from the solution and made another pass. Even though I rinsed car at the car wash I had a big improvement but I am still ending up with streaks on the car. Even though I pre-soaked and my MF towels are wet I am not letting the solution run off the panels which means I am probably not using enough. I really can't use too much to the point I have too much running off the bodywork because it will freeze to the floor (I heat my garage only when I am working in it and usually temp is about 20F). I may have to try using more MF towels but don't see how that will help when solution looks clean. I just wish I was able to hose it off but that is just not an option. How does the saying go "third time is a charm".

Dean. :wall
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I think you are doing it right, the problem is the cold temp. For some reason, I've found the colder it is, the harder it is to dry the rinseless wash. It can streak in colder temperatures. What I do when it's cold is go around the car again with a quick detailer (not a waterless wash). For whatever reason, QD play better at cold temps. Prima Slick is a top notch QD to use for this. It's thicker than WW or RW and wipes off better in the cold.

I have been doing a Water Waster Rinseless Wash. This is where I just use one high quality sheep skin wash mor, but I rinse it out with a hose before putting it in the rinse bucket. By the time it's in the wash bucket, its clean as new and the solution never gets dirty.

But, with the cold weather, I think the GDWM makes a lot more sense and have been meaning to do it. This is what I see are the ADVANTAGES to his method

1. No, none, zero dirt get replaced into wash media

2. You can make less rinseless solution because of it, so you will save money.

3. You only need to drag one bucket to the wash site and around the car - and it can be a much smaller bucket. This is huge for people like me who often drag an arsenal of stuff to a coin-op in the winter to wash.

4. It's faster to do. You don't have to fill a second bucket and you don't have to rinse any towels and wring out all the rinse water. Clean up outside would also be faster.

5. If you don't try and overuse the towel surface it should be safer, as you are always using clean solution.

6. You don't need a grit guard.

7. If you don't use all your solution, you could save it in the bucket for the next wash since its clean, as you could do this method 2 towels at a time

8. It's more feasible to use distilled water for someone like me. If I wanted to do a rinseless 2BW with DI water, I would have to buy like 9 gallons of water - I'm just not doing that. I can probably do a whole car with two gallons with the GDWM. If you use a deionizer, your resin would last longer.

Disadvantage

1. You have to wash more towels and use more microfiber detergent.

The more I think about it, the more it makes sense. While you will have to wash more towels and put them away, I can do that part in my nice warm house.

How many towels would I use to do a GDWM on a Pathfinder? Not to include drying towels.
 
Swanicyouth said:
How many towels would I use to do a GDWM on a Pathfinder? Not to include drying towels.
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For GD Rinseless washes I use 10-15 MFs not including drying towels. The car looks clean sometimes but as I start washing the MFs get very dirty. There are times when I do not use all the MFs.

I could get by with using 3-5 MFs. I prefer to wash 12+ MFs in the laundry. It is far easier to wash a few more MFs than compound/polish the car.
 
I can say I have done a similar method to Garry's over the years. After driving to events the vehicles needed a final. He has been great on filling in what else could be done(needed more towels) One thing I noticed was a big difference when using IUDJ it did make a difference in marring. Garry himself can verify I texted him when a crowd was asking what I was doing. I sent him pics from Keenland Concours the night before. A black Alfa and Sunbeam Tiger. I get nothing from this but at the same time I will promote something I believe in. All my clients have a sample.
 
would love to pick up a gallon of his IUDJ. A little pricey up front but from what I read 1 gallon makes 55 gallons, so it should last a while.
 
TacoHerder said:
would love to pick up a gallon of his IUDJ. A little pricey up front but from what I read 1 gallon makes 55 gallons, so it should last a while.
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That's exactly the advantage; because the dilution ratios are 1/4 ounce per gallon of rinseless or 1/2oz. per 24oz. of spray, the pricing isn't out of line and yes, a gallon of concentrate will last you quite a while. :bigups
 
Garry Dean said:
Using multiple towels and never putting a dirty towel back into the clean solution i had NEVER seen discussed until i posted it. I call it my method because it is the method I use and prefer. It is definitely a hybrid of several different techniques I put together into one wash method with my own personal flare. It is not for everyone, but it does save me time and effort while safely getting cars clean.
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Garry glad to see you around!

The wheel is round for sure, I don't think any one of us has invented anything detailing related but we may had added our own spokes to the wheel. I was having a difficult time grasping the concept but I look forward to giving it a shot.

I personally like the name but I am waiting for Garry Dean's Premium Custom Beef Jerky!!!!

Hope all is well

Todd
 
Probably the biggest advantage for me besides insuring less scratch possibility, is the amount of rinseless solution I'm saving. I have set up a clean 5 gal jerry can that gets all the solution left over after I have used all the MF's. It can re-used as it's clean! Before, I was pouring out a gallon or so of dirty mix on the ground when finished...
 
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