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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
I might get lambasted over this, but quibbling over one half of an ounce of product is nuts.
If it calls for 2.79 ounces per gallon (just an example), 3 ounces it is.
Done. Stop with the minutia.
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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
Originally Posted by Kappy
You could use the cap on the bottle for measuring. It's equal to .5 oz.
I thought about that, but then I figured you’d lose the proper measurement due to how much soap is still on the cap after pouring it each time... Dunking it in the water would mess with the way I activate the suds with the jet nozzle. Yes, I’m a bit anal when it comes to this.lol.
Originally Posted by PaulMys
I might get lambasted over this, but quibbling over one half of an ounce of product is nuts.
If it calls for 2.79 ounces per gallon (just an example), 3 ounces it is.
Done. Stop with the minutia.
I agree, I just don’t like how it throws me off. For example, I read .5 per gallon and I wind up using about 3oz. Instead of 1.5, which is pretty much what I did here.
I can pour 1oz. But 1.5oz? Impossible! Lol.
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Re: Optimum Car Wash - Review
Originally Posted by Eldorado2k
Sounds promising... I once tried rinsing out an empty small bottle of Carpro Reset because I wanted to reuse the bottle but gave up after about 5 tries because it seemed like the foam was never going to end.
What are some soaps that you guys would consider to be hard to rinse? I’ve never experienced a soap that I’d deem hard to rinse. Even way back 20+ yrs. ago I don’t recall dish soap being hard to rinse off. Also, does using a power washer play a factor in regards to a soaps ease of rinsing?
Megs Hyper Wash although much slicker and sudsier, is much harder to rinse off than Optimum Car Soap...in my opinion.
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Eldo, great review!
Is it possible those mitts had any rinseless wash residue in them?
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Yeah not sure abouthyperwash. I’m sure it’s not worse and maybe better than OCW. Looking at McKee’s sio2 and the black fire product not really better value than reset. Price is less but uses more product. May just go 4L Reset and call it a day. Optimum has good lubricity but I did feel it was more like a rinseless.
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Originally Posted by dlc95
Eldo, great review!
Is it possible those mitts had any rinseless wash residue in them?
Thanks.
And no, I’ve never used these mitts for rinseless wash, so there’s never been rinseless wash solution on them.
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You can really get crazy about exact measurements. Humor: At work we determine the density of the soap concentrate and then weigh it in the beaker to which the water is added. In a wash bucket case just do the best you can n keep it consistent once you figure what works best
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Originally Posted by Mad Wax
Megs Hyper Wash although much slicker and sudsier, is much harder to rinse off than Optimum Car Soap...in my opinion.
This is what I needed to know.
I had entertained the idea of buying HyperWash but I can not fight with the rinse.
Reset doesnt bubble any better than OCW in my opinion.
Honestly they both feel the same when sliding over the paint. Reset has a thin consistency and OCW is like syrup out of the bottle
Good deal, I saved over $30.00 today
But the itch no doubt will have me buy Hyperwash by the end of summer.
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Originally Posted by spazzz
This is what I needed to know.
I had entertained the idea of buying HyperWash but I can not fight with the rinse.
Reset doesnt bubble any better than OCW in my opinion.
Honestly they both feel the same when sliding over the paint. Reset has a thin consistency and OCW is like syrup out of the bottle
Good deal, I saved over $30.00 today
But the itch no doubt will have me buy Hyperwash by the end of summer.
For what it’s worth I don’t ever feel like I’m fighting hyper wash during the rinse.
It rinses and leaves no residue behind, so it’s pretty easygoing during the final rinse unlike something like gold class that’s loaded with gloss enhancers that never feels like the residue is rinsing off.
I bounce between OCW and HW and I really haven’t noticed a difference during the final rinse for either of them.
I might wash my car later today, I’ll use OCW and post pictures of the bubbles here.
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Originally Posted by Eldorado2k
I’m not sure if you’ve tried Carpro Reset, but when it comes to car soaps and there being any significant difference that sets any of them apart from the rest it’s probably the only 1 I’d actually put in that category.
It checks every box.
Lubricity [completely blows this soap out of the water]
Suds [again, it’s almost like comparing a rinseless to an actual car shampoo] Even when compared to car soaps with great suds, Reset manages to have even better suds.
Scent [good enough to be considered great scent]
Dilution ratio [1oz per wash bucket]
It’s clear [if that matters. I’m sure there’s people out there who like the fact that it’s colorless]
If you haven’t tried it yet I’ll go out on a limb and guarantee you won’t be disappointed with it.
Before Reset I used OCW and liked it against the soaps I had used prior. Once I coated my first car, I purchased Reset based on the recommendations on this site. I LOVE reset for all of the points you made above, and not just for coated cars:
Great cleaning action
Versatile (works in foamer or in bucket)
Great lubricity
Dilution takes it a long way.
Since all of my vehicles are coated I pretty much default to Reset, and use other soaps because I get bored or receive them in a Mystery Box, LOL.
I recently got bored and purchased Gyeon Bathe Essence on a whim. It did not measure up to Reset and has now been relegated to foam cannon use. I'll probably detail more on that in a separate review.
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