Experimenting with ONR

[Jossy92]

Hi everybody, I have been playing with ONR and wanted to share as I haven't contributed for a while. Daily drivers only:

1. California duster to entire car.

2. Fill three gallon bucket. Add 2 oz of ONR.
Fill 5 gallon bucket with water and grit guard.
Fill 1 quart spray bottle from ONR bucket.


3. "Mist" entire car with ONR spray bottle.

4. Go back around and cover bird bombs, etc. with a small pieces of paper towel and respray to wet the towel and soak until the contaminant lifts off easily without any rubbing.

5. Take m/f chenille wash mitt soaked in ONR bucket and wipe down 1st panel, turning mitt after each pass.

6. Ring out mitt on ground and agitate against grit guard in clean water bucket. Ring out on ground and toss in ONR bucket.

7. Wipe down with synthetic chamois and waffle weave.

8. Repeat.

[Don't ring out anything into either bucket]

Feed back please ... for us beginners.

[AeroCleanse]

Your process seems way to complected for an ONR wash.

[WestEnd]

Hear we go again, my brain hurts LOL. If you can California Duster a car, I just don't see the point of ONR.

Nothing on you Jossy, it is related to the other ONR thread.

[ROMEO]

This week I used ONR for the first time, and I used the spray bottle as well, it just made me fell better to know that everything was wet before I used the MF (The MF was already in water with ONR). It takes an extra sec and I figure it can't hurt. I also think there is no need to use the duster before using ONR.

[Jossy92]

Appreciate the great feedback.

I guess I was experimenting to see how dirty a car can get before ONR is no longer safe to use. The vehicles have been well maintained with regular washes and high quality waxes.

I use a duster to keep the water as clean as possible as dust just turns to mud when it gets wet and contaminates the wash and rinse bucket. [Same reasoning as far as not ringing the mitt out in the buckets.]

When I spray mist after dusting, the dirt sucks up the ONR mist, not the dust.

By pre-spraying, I don't have to rub, the dirt just wipes off.

But I wish I could make it simpler.

Feed back please Hit me. :xyxthumbs:

[buddhadog]

Sounds good to me and not too complicated either:dblthumb2:you just added a couple steps to ensure the paints not getting marred or swirled.

[Jossy92]

I tried to conserve and also save money by making 2-3 gallons of ONR at higher strength and use that for both the spray and mitt.
After I am done with the wash I run my hand over the horizontal surfaces to see if I need to clay. The spay works well.

Clayed areas get re-waxed, then I, [clay or not], finish off with a quality spray wax. I go with Ult.Quik Wax from Megs because I use M21.

I know AG has many alternative qualilty products, but I am too new to know and feel safe given my hands-on experience level.
Jeff

[Joe in PA]

Sounds like a great way to use ONR to me! A lot of dirty cars have been cleaned with ONR over the years and I've used it on all of my vehicles with no problems so far. Don't let the anti-ONR folks stop you from using this product and/or experimenting with ways to make it work even better for you. Those who see no use for the product are certainly free to clean their vehicles in other ways. Those of us who use it and like what it can do owe it to each other to share our experiences with others. :xyxthumbs:

[WestEnd]

Don't let the anti-ONR folks stop you from using this product and/or experimenting with ways to make it work even better for you. Those who see no use for the product are certainly free to clean their vehicles in other ways.

I hope this wasn't directed towards me because that wasn't my intent. I too want to learn to use this process on a dirty car, for what it is intended. Just when the duster was mentioned it first came to me like a QD job.

But, after his later post I understand where he is coming from. I like the experimenting with ONR and value all of the input since I am just learning this process.

[AeroCleanse]

ONR washing is simple. Mix 2gallons of water with 1oz ONR, use a MF wash mitt. Start at the top and work your way down. Wash a section, flip the mitt over and wash over it again (repeat until clean) then dry and move onto the next section.

Its not complex.

[Jossy92]

ONR washing is simple. Mix 2gallons of water with 1oz ONR, use a MF wash mitt. Start at the top and work your way down. Wash a section, flip the mitt over and wash over it again (repeat until clean) then dry and move onto the next section.

Its not complex.


You are right and I think I learned that from one of your posts and I follow your advice for a normal ONR wash.

If I showed you how dirty the cars have been you'd be amazed....it'd be "car porn". Water restrictions and homeowner associations are a pain.

It only seems complex because of the bird bomb issue and sometimes the dirt has dried on the car for a month or more. You know.....tree mist, dust and a hot sun. I don't to rub anything that doesn't lift right off. I can only work on my friends cars ocassionally.
I guess the title of this post should be "creative crud softening"

Thanks for the feedback AeroCleanse.

[AeroCleanse]

Post the photos, I would like to know what your working on, dirt wise. I've washed high school kids cars that have never been taken care of. I can get them clean with ONR. Bird bombs, just leave ONR mitt over it for 30 seconds, the rub it off.

You have to remember that some stuff won't wash off with a normal wash either. You either have to pre-treat or clay it off (sometimes both).

Right now the way I get bugs off is, spray the area with Megs Super Degreaser 10:1 and use a bug sponge. Then proceed to the ONR wash. I may change this to using P21s Total Auto Wash next year.

For those worried, this is what I do before paint correction, etc. I find that if taken care of, ONR be itself is enough to de-bug.