I am no longer allowed to use a hose when washing my box in my new apartment. After some initial hesitation, I decided to look into Optimum No Rinse. I read reviews of it on the autopia forum, I saw it in action on youtube. I took the plunge.

I have to admit I was very, VERY skeptical about using this product, since I'm so used to the regular hose and multi-bucket wash. But, thanks to the folks on autopia (bunch of brain-washers ) I decided to give it a try. I followed the instructions on the bottle of ONR as they said, 1 oz of ONR into 2 gallons of H2O. You can even make your own QD with it as well. It does cost about $40 for the gallon, but that will give you about 120 washes. It comes in smallervolumes as well.

I started doing one panel at a time from top to bottom. I couldn't believe the slickness this product has, and how easy was to glide around using a sheepskin mitt. I did the roof, glass, hood, upper and lower sides, then the trunk and bumpers. I do fill up a spray bottle from my wash bucket to spray on the paint as a sort of pre-treatment. I do a single swipe on the lower sides to loosen what I consider the dirtiest part of the car. Then grab another SS sponge for another pass and finish with a clean MF towel to dry. I end up using about 8 MF towels to dry, and I clean and dry 1 section at a time. At the end of all this, it was like it was like when I used my regular 4 bucket method, but with a lot less water, less clean-up and a lot faster!

Final about this product: AWESOME! I still recommend it only when the car is well maintained. I know some people push the limits and beyond of this product, but I'm in the safe side of everything, so I'll only do it on clean to light/medium dirty cars. Highly recommend it and super easy to use! Even my car duster glides over the paint easier now.

Believe me, I am extremely an@l when it comes to protecting my paint. ONR is high quality and 100% safe.

 

would've liked to see pics

 

Sorry...this is it:

 

Also, try Spray on Car Wash from Griots Garage. I;ve been using it now for a while and it WORKS like a charm!

good looking car though!

 

Delve into the detailing world a little deeper and you will never use Griots Garage again for anything... so many better alternatives out there.

 

i've been using the no Rinse for a while now, i love it. it always leaves my car super glossy and smooth, theres no need to apply detailer spray or anything afterwards.

 

just curious but why? bad experience or just bad product?

 

ONR is good stuff, but I don't like how it trashs your washing mits or sponge.

 

came out pretty nice!

 

Hi,
Looks great. Isthis stuff compatible with waxes or synthetic polishes?

 

how do u clean ur rims? same thing?