waterless vs rinseless wash preference

Accumulator said:
I dunno how anybody washes marring-free with (only) a rinseless, let alone a waterless!
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I know this is your stance on the subject, and I respect it, but if I can waterless/rinseless wash a car and get zero marring, then it can be done. There`s simply no doubt or quandary about it.
 
I still haven`t figured out how to do waterless but that may be due to the fact I`m doing other folks dd that need a lot of tlc to get clean


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I love rinseless washes, but up here in MN we have a lot of crap on the roads. My lower panels get caked with dirt, worms, leaves, etc. which trap the sand and dirt. When I can do a rinseless wash I will, but lately my schedule is so full that when I get a chance to wash my car, the lower panels are terrible. Pair that with the hard water here (24 grains per gallon\411 ppm) I can only wash at night or in the morning. If I washed more frequently then I could probably get away with rinseless all the time, but I still struggle with the lower panels especially if it rains. If I am going to break out the hose to rinse it off I just end up washing it.

I will take any suggestions on how others deal with this and I would love to see some before pictures to see if I am being to ocd. I recently purchased a gallon of Uber (My smaller bottle is almost out) and Mckees N-914. I also have Ultima Concetrate, a gallon of the old DP rinseless, a gallon of the DP waterless and other waterless washes.
 
The closest I come to doing a `water-less wash` is giving my car a GOOD rinsing with a high pressure garden hose, making sure I rinse off as much dirt as possible. Then, leaving as much water on the car as I can (no free flow rinsing) I use Meguiar`s D115 at an 8:1 ratio, spray the panel heavily, then wipe/dry the panel. But that`s ONLY if the car is lightly dusty/dirty and has not been rained on.
 
Great info guys. I just received my ultima water-less wash. Never tried water-less wash so should be entertaining lol.
 
My truck is a year and a half old now and has only seen waterless washes. I always hose it off first but I dont pretreat it. On occasion it gets very dirty and I do have some marring that can be seen in certain light now. I have only used the BRS on my truck but have used I think maybe 5 different products to wash it.

IMO the BRS doesnt lift the dirt off a very dirty panel as well as I would like, or my technique needs work pulling it off, in turn my drying towel will have evidence of dirt on it. And voila, marring.

Its very light, and possibly even in the CQUK itself. I plan on using the new essence to just cover it, afterall its a work truck.
 
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