Waterless Wash Users - What kind of sprayer?

mjlinane

mjlinane

My name is Mike
Monday, just before I left for home, we got a quick shower. Water was still on the car but the roads were dry. I got home and decided a waterless wash was in order. Additionally, I decided to use a pump sprayer for the first time with waterless (I use one when rinseless washing.) Surprisingly (to me anyway), it really cut down the time from, say, 45min to a little over 30min. (Yes, I go pretty slow.) I did use far more product (20oz v. 8-10oz). I'm sure I can reduce that somewhat with sprayer pattern.

So the question - what kind of sprayer do you use? Trigger, pump or something else?
 
Dear Michael

I've been using a Kwazar Venus pressurized sprayer, but I don't know if I like it any better than the Kwazar Mercury Pro pump sprayer.
 
Any adjustable trigger type sprayer works for me. As the mf towel gets more & more wet then less spray is needed unless the surface is quite dirty. Windows don't get sprayed at all as I do them last and the towel is wet by then.
 
I have pump sprayer I picked up locally but I don't care for it because I find that it doesn't want to pressurize if I only fill it 1/2 - 1/4 full to begin with. If I fill it up all the way then it is not problem, but I very seldom need an entire sprayer full. Also I can get a good misting pattern from it but overall it is not that much better than the pump sprayers I would use in this case.

I have been using the Kwazar Mercury Pro for a little over a year now for certain products / applications (Clay Lube / ONR Cleaning & QD / Permanon Application) and I really like them. This is literally one of the best spray bottles I have ever used. Are they pricy? Yes!! But I see them as an investment that if I use them properly and take care of them they may last me for years, not just weeks or 1 detailing season. The adjustable nozzle on the sprayer is really very good. I can set it and it will stay in that exact setting until I change it. (So far I have had one set for 3 months). It adjusts from a stream to a super fine mist. And I love the double pump action. It can really reduce the time and squeezes needed accomplish a goal.

The double pump action plus the fine mist setting have allowed me to evenly coat a panel with solution but at the same time minimize the amount of solution needed because the fine mist cover the panel but doesn't run off like bigger beads of solution.

If you don't have any I would seriously consider getting even just one.
 
The Kwazar Double Action sprayers work great if you want to lay down a nice layer of WW quickly, while still saving on product.
 
I usually use a trigger sprayer. I used to use a pressurized pump sprayer, but found that I was using too much product.
 
I use the Poorboy Spray & Wipe all the time. I use a mister style sprayer. It wets the panel in an even manner, and that's important for full coverage.

The one I have is not a pump sprayer just a trigger, that I picked up at a local janitorial supply house. Incidental those supply places are great for some detailing supplies.
 
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