Review: 1Z Raindance Wash & Wax Perls Shampoo

[KirkH]

Review: 1Z Raindance Wash & Wax Perls Shampoo

Price: $9.99 for 8 ounces on Autogeek

I got it on BuyOne, GetOne sale

Bottle



Instructions



Pros:
Completely unscented
Liquid consistency
Shaving cream thick foam
Long dwell time
Water sheeted off rather than beads
Water quickly blows off the surface when drying

Cons:
Suds longevity in bucket
Dried out my skin

1Z Raindance Wash & Wax Perls Shampoo is a liquid consistency, unscented shampoo. It seems strong. It reminded me of Chemical Guys Clean Slate. I had a warm, cloudy, winter day and a very dirty 2016 Camaro RS. Two bucket wash process, with a pre-rinse with pressure washer, complete foaming with foam cannon, 5 minute dwell time, complete rinse of dwelling foam and hand wash with microfiber mitt and 1Z Raindance Wash & Wax Perls Shampoo, 2 ounces to 2.5 gallons of water.

Foam



Gas pressure washer with foam cannon created shaving cream thick foam. Much more foam than I expected from such a thin consistency shampoo.


Foam Dwell



After a 5 minute foam dwell, this is the amount of foam still clinging to the car. I think this is the best dwell cling that I have seen.


Suds


2 oz of soap per 2.5 gallons of water according to instructions.


Leftover Suds



After washing began, the suds left in the bucket were not as good as I hoped. I had to agitate the water to create more suds after I had used about 50% of the bucket.


Rinse Water



I think that the rinse water is a good indication of the power of the surfactant in the soap. The dirt releases well from the mitt in the rinse bucket if the surfactant is good. The very dirty rinse water is an indication of the quality surfactant in Raindance.

Beading/Sheeting

I noticed that when rinsing, water seemed to "sheet" off rather than bead.

YouTube Video of water sheeting off my car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq_DNcdAPpc


My hands were pretty dried out after washing the car. I would recommend gloves.


The real question is, how does the car look?


Finished



Finished 2



Finished 3



Finished 4




I think the car looks great using 1Z Raindance Wash & Wax. I used no drying agent or quick wax. Car was blown dry. I used half of the 8 oz bottle so there are much cheaper
shampoos. But for a great shine without any extra work, this will work well..

[Eldorado2k]

Thanks for reviewing this, I was curious about the quality of this particular car wash simply based on its sort of random size & label. Based on your pics that's some ridiculous cling time on the foam, wow.


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[KirkH]

Yes, I always like Einzett and Nextzett products and I am always looking for a bargain. Since it was BOGO, I thought I would give it a shot. It's not sexy, but it does a very good job.

[Eldorado2k]

It's not sexy, but it does a very good job.

Kinda like Ronda Roosie before her last 2 fights.lol.


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[Eldorado2k]

I just noticed the directions say to "dry car with a 100% cotton terry towel"... Smh.

[KirkH]

My guess is that is German-to-English translation error.

[Eldorado2k]

My guess is that is German-to-English translation error.

I'm not sure what kind of drying media they're talking about when they say "Wagen mit waschhandschuh oder schwamm waschen"....
But if a German said that to me, I'd probably just stare at him and slowly nod my head trying to figure out what's going to happen next. Lol.


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[mcochris]

Nice review and nice ride. I've always liked Perls, very effective cleaner. It doesn't make alot of suds (I prefer no suds), so I was surprised at all the foam. To my nose, it smells good.

FYI - the bottle is 16 oz, and "Wagen mit waschhandschuh oder schwamm waschen" means "wash the car with a mitt or sponge".

The German instructions don't mention how to dry the car (cotton = Baumwolle).

[Eldorado2k]

FYI - "Wagen mit waschhandschuh oder schwamm waschen" means "wash the car with a mitt or sponge".

The German instructions don't mention how to dry the car (cotton = Baumwolle).

Cool. To someone who doesn't know German, It sort of reads "Volkswagen mitt wash hand" = Wash your Volkswagen by hand with a mitt.



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