Rinseless Wash

[Darren F]

Just bought DP 4 in 1 Rinseless Wash.....Can I wash the entire car first before I dry it?

[budman3]

I wouldn't if you are working outside just incase it dries onto your paint and may leave water/soap marks. If you are inside, maybe do 1/2 the car and then dry, just to be on the safe side.

[Darren F]

is that the only reason why ?

[orngez]

you only need to dry a panel before it dries to prevent waterspots...usually if I am workin in my garage and the car is not too dirty i do half the car before i dry it..

[Darren F]

thanks

[Russecu]

Outside I do a panel at a time, inside I will do 1/4 to a 1/2. If I am outside and its sunny and hot then I definately do a panel at a time to prevent water spots. If its late afternoon I may do 1/4 at a time.

[Mike T]

How do you guys go about using the 4in1? Do you just dunk your mitt, glide across the panel then dry?

[orngez]

i dont use 4in1, but I do use onr (basically the same stuff)....dunk the mitt in...i squeeze the mitt to "prewash" the area I am about to wipe...use qd as a lead spray....glide acrosse gently....dunk my mit in a clean water bucket...and dry the panel i just washed...

[Mike T]

"As a lead spray"?

[orngez]

"As a lead spray"?
probably should have elaborated on that...basically i spray the area ahead of where my wash mitt is about to go...wash mit in left hand...spray bottle in right hand... i spritz an area and the wash mitt follows closely behind where i just spritzed

[PhaRO]

I use a chenille mf mitt. Dunk in bucket wipe panel using little to no pressure. How much I clean with each dunk depends on how dirty. I dunk mitt in bucket then I do some more using the other side of the mitt. I tend to do it that way so that the mitt gets rinsed off twice before the used side hits the car again. If car isn't very dirty I will just turn the mitt over and do more before I dunk again. I dry after 1 panel or several depending on temperature. Bird bombs, gritty dirt or mud I use a 2gallon sprayer to rinse off before I start.

[Reddwarf]

I used a Shmitt and washed one panel at a time. Used the two buket method. It worked great! Here is the post I wrote about it:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/3563-jag-meets-dp-4-1-rinseless-wash.html

[Darren F]

well i think i will be trying it for the first time on Wed, since that is the day of the week im allowed to wash my car thanks to the water restrictions here in South Fla....hopefully i will like it since i wont have much of a choice for a while