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    Junior Member Oldschool1975's Avatar
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    Rinse less wash....just feels wrong

    Hi guys. I decided to try my uber rinseless wash tonight on my granite Charger. It hadn't been washed in 2 weeks and wasn't driven during any rain. But it was sprinkled on here and there throughout this week.

    It appeared to do really well, but then again the color has flake in it and hides all kinds of stuff. No way I would try it on my wife's super sensitive black Audi.

    I did the 2 bucket method and not sure it saved me much time vs using the good old fashioned water hose. The rinse bucket was filthy of course and I can't wrap my head around how 1. I'm not wetting it down/pre soaking before I wash with the wash mit and this isn't causing swirls and..... 2. I can't wrap my mind around that My microfiber wash mit is picking up all dirt before I towel dry it as opposed to rinsing the left over missed dirt off. Just seems wrong to wash a car this way unless it has dust only.

    Anyone else actually ally use a rinseless wash on a regular basis and if so, what is your method.

    Thank you,
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    Re: Rinse less wash....just feels wrong

    IMO, go to the one bucket method, use tons of nice towels, never let a dirty one touch your paint. Do a nice pre soak with a good waterless or rinseless and you'll be golden from now on. Been doing this for years, no issues. Look up Gary Dean method, or GD method, whatever is easier to search.
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    Re: Rinse less wash....just feels wrong

    +1 on the pre-soak and 1 bucket multiple towel method. Been doing it on a new car for about a year and half and no problems.

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    Re: Rinse less wash....just feels wrong

    I use a waterless as a presoak, wipe one panel, and then dry. I don't do it to save time, sometimes it's easier than dragging out the hose and buckets. I use one towel per panel and haven't had any issues yet. It's another method to add to your arsenal.


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    Re: Rinse less wash....just feels wrong

    OP, you're from Arlington TX? Seek out Scott Hair aka ScottWax, Scott's Mobile Detailing. He's been using ONR since it came out and QEW before that, he's probably one of the original pro-detailer proponents of rinseless washing, maybe he'll give you a few pointers and some confidence in the process.

    Link: Scott's Mobile Auto Detailing :: Home

    Yeah, or maybe that's a stupid idea.

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    Re: Rinse less wash....just feels wrong

    Check out this video from Autogeek featuring Mike Phillips and the guys from Meguiars. It's a bit long, but some good technique explanations for properly doing a rinseless wash.

    Remember rinseless is not the same as a traditional 2BM wash. Once you learn good technique you will fall in love with Über (or D114, D115, ONR, etc.).

    http://youtu.be/cICbdJocUI4
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    Re: Rinse less wash....just feels wrong

    Like said above, use the multiple towel method and pretreat, and pressure spray off first if you think it's needed. That's about is good as it going to get.

    I just rinseless washed 6 new SUVs/vans yesterday with Uber and a water rinse bucket. They were already swirled up, and no solid blacks, but seemed to not add any more. I typically try to move my mitt only one direction on the paint. Just front to back, no side to side or circles so hopefully I can see my scratching if I cause any. They were all covered in pollen and my rinse bucket had to be swapped out a couple times. I could see a crazy layer of pollen in the rinse water.
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    Re: Rinse less wash....just feels wrong

    Quote Originally Posted by Mantilgh View Post
    Like said above, use the multiple towel method and pre-treat.
    This! Get a pump sprayer for the pre-treat and plenty of plush microfiber towels and your good to go. The Garry Dean method is the best (IMHO)!
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    One of the vans that you could see the pollen really well on.

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    Re: Rinse less wash....just feels wrong

    Thanks you the responses guys. I've actually seen and watched several videos on the GD method. Don't really like the idea of using 10 towels to do a rinse less wash, but I do see the logic behind it.

    I like the idea of a pump spray and pre-treating. That would make
    Me feel better about dragging a wash mit/cloth on a dry surface.

    Are all pump sprayers the same? I see cheap ones, and expensive ones.

    Thanks,
    Michael

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