Rinseless Wash Losing Color?

[cfiiman]

Hey all, I have some turtle wax rinseless and I've noticed the blue color goes away after a week or so in my spray bottle. I'm assuming the dye is just weak or something but wanted to check with you experts and see if this also could mean the "lubricity" is wearing off as well? Just want to check before using it on my garage queen, thanks!

[AnthonyGXP]

Perfectly normal. ONR will as well, but Optimum says doesn't hinder effectiveness. UV light just fades the dye away.

[expdetailing]

I'm betting someone is dipping into your stash and replacing it with water just like I used to do to my dad's alcohol stash when I was younger.

[cfiiman]

Perfectly normal. ONR will as well, but Optimum says doesn't hinder effectiveness. UV light just fades the dye away.

That is what I thought, the thing is though it is not out in the sun which is why I asked, seemed strange.

[MI Mike]

Many areas have different water conditions. Hard, Soft, Alkaline, excess minerals, etc.
I had similar experience. If you check out various links. We have all change to using Distilled Water, which stopped the fading/color loss.

[cfiiman]

Many areas have different water conditions. Hard, Soft, Alkaline, excess minerals, etc.
I had similar experience. If you check out various links. We have all change to using Distilled Water, which stopped the fading/color loss.

Ah, makes sense, I use distilled in my UWW+, but not in the TW rinseless just b/c it seemed like a waste for that product, thanks for the info.

[dlc95]

Yep, mine turned purple.

[pheerix]

After using distilled water, my ONR QD mix stays blue for weeks.

[AnthonyGXP]

That is what I thought, the thing is though it is not out in the sun which is why I asked, seemed strange.

I too use distilled water, but after some time it will still lose color. Apparently there's UV light everywhere? Maybe florescent lights? No worries though!