Review: Mckee's N-914 Rinseless Wash

**rlmccarty2000** · 01-30-2017, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by swanicyouth

I just pressure wash the vehicle prior to doing a rinseless wash. I do this for the simple reason that I am convinced it's safer to rinse dirt off paint - opposed to wiping it off.

After a good pressure wash, there is very little dirt on the paint. So I can do a GDWM with like 4 towels. Some may say this is dumb, just do a conventional wash.

But IMHO, my way has several advantages over a conventional wash:

1. Only use 1 gallon of water & 1 bucket. Less time is spent filling buckets, and it's much easier to drag 1 gallon of water around a car - opposed to 10.

2. It's faster - as there is no rinsing

3. I only use DI water in the RW, so I pretty much let it drip/air dry and just wipe it down after. This makes drying a lot faster.

4. There is no compromise in the results whatsoever.

5. Your feet and arms don't get as wet - which is nice in the winter.

I've always done it this way. Never had a problem with swirls or marring. There are no water restrictions here - so not an issue.

Fantastic wash method! I wish I had thought of it. Now that you have coated your ride it should be even easier to maintain. I think this should be named the "Swanic Wash Method". Nice.

**conman1395** · 01-31-2017, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Real Riders

Great review but I do have questions. You mentioned you pressure washed the car before doing a rinseless wash. If you have the pressure washer out wouldn't it be easier and faster just to wash the car with a good quality car soap? Also it looks like the water left on the vehicle after the pressure wash would dilute the rinseless wash? Is this correct?

It's so much faster to just do a rinseless wash. Not only is the wash process faster, but the cleanup is faster too.

**Nick McKees37** · 01-31-2017, 01:18 PM

Outstanding review.

**Marc08EX** · 01-31-2017, 01:23 PM

Great and thorough review Swanic!

**Real Riders** · 01-31-2017, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by conman1395

It's so much faster to just do a rinseless wash. Not only is the wash process faster, but the cleanup is faster too.

Can you explain how the Rinseless Wash is faster and how the cleanup is faster?

**Eldorado2k** · 01-31-2017, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by Real Riders

Can you explain how the Rinseless Wash is faster and how the cleanup is faster?

Wipe on, wipe dry, it can literally be done in about a minutes time per panel if frequently maintained [every other day/car never allowed to get really dirty]
Also, the part about not getting water soaking into all the cracks & crevices makes a huge difference in total time spent.
No time spent pre rinsing vehicle, no time spent post wash rinse. No time spent with the blower on every nook and emblem getting water out.
If done like that, It is absolutely faster than traditional bucket wash on the same lightly dusty vehicle, because there's no real way to quiken a bucket wash. Those steps of rinsing/rinsing/having to dry + blow dry must be done to completion and there's no real way to shortcut around it.

And no hoze to roll up. No wet floor to track dirt & grass all over and possibly back into the drivers matt.

**JustJesus** · 01-31-2017, 02:12 PM

Same here. When the car gets dirtier than I'd like for a rinseless, I'll go down to the coin-op and use the pressure washer (sometimes just water, even) and drive back home to finish off with rinseless. With the pressure washer, it's just to get most of the dirt/muck/grime off. I'm not looking to get it absolutely clean there. So, 3-5 minutes at the coin-op, then rinseless at home.

**Real Riders** · 01-31-2017, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Eldorado2k

Wipe on, wipe dry, it can literally be done in about a minutes time per panel if frequently maintained [every other day/car never allowed to get really dirty]
Also, the part about not getting water soaking into all the cracks & crevices makes a huge difference in total time spent.
No time spent pre rinsing vehicle, no time spent post wash rinse. No time spent with the blower on every nook and emblem getting water out.
If done like that, It is absolutely faster than traditional bucket wash on the same lightly dusty vehicle, because there's no real way to quiken a bucket wash. Those steps of rinsing/rinsing/having to dry + blow dry must be done to completion and there's no real way to shortcut around it.

And no hoze to roll up. No wet floor to track dirt & grass all over and possibly back into the drivers matt.

Your method is much different than Swanicyouth's method. He is pulling out the pressure washer which means he would have to pull out the hose and hook up everything and tear it all down when finished. I don't see how this method would be any faster than a traditional wash and I don't see the cleanup being any quicker. It seems like it would take about the same time as a traditional soap wash

**Real Riders** · 01-31-2017, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by JustJesus

Same here. When the car gets dirtier than I'd like for a rinseless, I'll go down to the coin-op and use the pressure washer (sometimes just water, even) and drive back home to finish off with rinseless. With the pressure washer, it's just to get most of the dirt/muck/grime off. I'm not looking to get it absolutely clean there. So, 3-5 minutes at the coin-op, then rinseless at home.

You are driving to the car wash, adding money , pressure washing the car, driving back home, putting the car in the garage, and then doing a rinseless wash. If this is a faster method than a traditional soap wash in the driveway, then the coin op must be really close to your house. How long does the whole process take?

**Eldorado2k** · 01-31-2017, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by Real Riders

Your method is much different than Swanicyouth's method. He is pulling out the pressure washer which means he would have to pull out the hose and hook up everything and tear it all down when finished. I don't see how this method would be any faster than a traditional wash and I don't see the cleanup being any quicker. It seems like it would take about the same time as a traditional soap wash

My mistake, I totally missed that you were asking about a cartain rinseless method. Disregard my post.

Originally Posted by Real Riders

You are driving to the car wash, adding money , pressure washing the car, driving back home, putting the car in the garage, and then doing a rinseless wash. If this is a faster method than a traditional soap wash in the driveway, then the coin op must be really close to your house. How long does the whole process take?

Near me it takes $3 to start that do it yourself car wash... IMO that's too much for just a rinse, especially when I'm bound to pick up more dirt on the drive home.

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