HAMBO
02-20-2019, 12:41 PM
Hi everyone,
Have been experimenting with different "hybrid" wash methods (mixes of waterless/rinseless/traditional methods) recently and landed on one I was pretty happy with. Why try a new method you may ask? Well, partly I find it fun to experiment. But also drawback from traditional / 2bm in our area is that you can get a pretty big fine for letting soapy water run off into the road/sewer (not to mention there is a water shortage here) and I find it just takes a bit longer than I'd like. I used to be a fan of 'regular' rinseless washing but after doing so for a while I saw more swirls show up and I'm just not convinced it's safe to rub anything on a car that hasn't been hosed off first. No matter how much encapsulation or pre-spraying is involved.
SO, tried to come up with something that gets some of the benefits of a soapy bucket wash, with the speed and less water usage of rinseless. Used a mix of products and brands. Wouldn't do this on a car that was particularly dirty, but for an every couple of week maintenance wash. Steps were:
Step 1 - Rinse car using hose w/ sprayer nozzle to remove most unbonded dirt
Step 2 - Foam the car with a 'hoseless foam' product (to remain nameless as not available on AG)
Step 3 - Rinseless wash (using the foam for added lubrication) with Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash using the Garry Dean method
Step 4 - Spray with Chemical Guys after wash as a drying aid and dry with a super plush drying towel
Step 5 - Go over with final spray and buff using Kenotek Showroom Shine
Step 6 - Use Ultima waterless wash to wash the wheels with an MF mitt I use for wheels
All in all this didn't really take too much time, there wasn't much water involved, no runoff, and I didn't get wet (an added time saver of sorts). Feel like I still knocked off the loose dirt instead of dragging it around, and got lots of lubrication. Now, I happen to have all these products lying around so used them, but I'm sure someone could come up with a way of doing something like this with fewer products.
Here's how it came out. I'll note my car isn't garaged, but is coated:
Quick walk-around video:
IMG_2803 | Abe | Flickr (https://flic.kr/p/2eKdaG7)
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7814/33267081168_1b659070bb_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7820/33267081688_89503b9d02_b.jpg
Oops, forgot to wipe the suds of the door sills on this one!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7901/46228277225_08303a441b_b.jpg
Thanks,
HAMBO
Have been experimenting with different "hybrid" wash methods (mixes of waterless/rinseless/traditional methods) recently and landed on one I was pretty happy with. Why try a new method you may ask? Well, partly I find it fun to experiment. But also drawback from traditional / 2bm in our area is that you can get a pretty big fine for letting soapy water run off into the road/sewer (not to mention there is a water shortage here) and I find it just takes a bit longer than I'd like. I used to be a fan of 'regular' rinseless washing but after doing so for a while I saw more swirls show up and I'm just not convinced it's safe to rub anything on a car that hasn't been hosed off first. No matter how much encapsulation or pre-spraying is involved.
SO, tried to come up with something that gets some of the benefits of a soapy bucket wash, with the speed and less water usage of rinseless. Used a mix of products and brands. Wouldn't do this on a car that was particularly dirty, but for an every couple of week maintenance wash. Steps were:
Step 1 - Rinse car using hose w/ sprayer nozzle to remove most unbonded dirt
Step 2 - Foam the car with a 'hoseless foam' product (to remain nameless as not available on AG)
Step 3 - Rinseless wash (using the foam for added lubrication) with Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash using the Garry Dean method
Step 4 - Spray with Chemical Guys after wash as a drying aid and dry with a super plush drying towel
Step 5 - Go over with final spray and buff using Kenotek Showroom Shine
Step 6 - Use Ultima waterless wash to wash the wheels with an MF mitt I use for wheels
All in all this didn't really take too much time, there wasn't much water involved, no runoff, and I didn't get wet (an added time saver of sorts). Feel like I still knocked off the loose dirt instead of dragging it around, and got lots of lubrication. Now, I happen to have all these products lying around so used them, but I'm sure someone could come up with a way of doing something like this with fewer products.
Here's how it came out. I'll note my car isn't garaged, but is coated:
Quick walk-around video:
IMG_2803 | Abe | Flickr (https://flic.kr/p/2eKdaG7)
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7814/33267081168_1b659070bb_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7820/33267081688_89503b9d02_b.jpg
Oops, forgot to wipe the suds of the door sills on this one!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7901/46228277225_08303a441b_b.jpg
Thanks,
HAMBO