Ultima Waterless Wash Plus - Where have you been?

[CarolinasFinestDetailing]

In the past I have made it apparent that I really am not a fan of waterless washing. I`ve tried it along with many product brands and was not thrilled. I have always said that waterless is good for touch-ups a few days after you have washed your car. I`m a rinseless guy, and it took forever for me to even adopt that method. And due to this, I am a huge proponent of ONR as it is a superb product. Well my buddy AJ sent me a sample of Ultima Waterless Wash + before the holidays, and its been sitting in my detail cabinet, in the shadows.

So today I had a bit of down time and decided to do another test of Whips Salt remover, which is an amazing product for those living in wintery areas, but that is another thread. However; my van was not heavily soiled other than bumpers and some lower areas. I figured I may as well give the waterless washing with UWW+ a go, and see if it was any better than other products I have tried. My buddy had been hounding me the last few weeks and telling me how great it is.

Well ladies & gentleman, I must say that I am blown away with this product. I pre-soaked the panel, and primed my MF towel and went at it. "Wow" was all I could say! UWW+ is very slick. I had no problems gliding the towel over the salt and dirt and picking it up. I went over the panel with a separate towel for final removal and could immediately feel the slickness. I even pre-soaked the wheels, tires, & wheel wells and could see it begin to encapsulate the dirt right away. So I went all in an used waterless method on those areas even without a pre-rinse.

I used 8x 360 GSM Plush MF towels for paint and 2x Sam`s Club MY towels for wheel, tire, wheel wells, & license plates.

I used 16 oz of solution for the whole van.

Footnotes:
Tried UWW+ finally and loved it.

Pros:
- Great cleaning power.
- Super slick feeling.
- Great smell. Bubblegum?

Cons:
- Amount of laundry to do after.
- I waited this long to try it.

Thoughts:
I`m assuming an Eraser wipe down would be necessary before applying a spray sealant such as CarPro Reload for maximum adhesion as UWW+ leaves behind protection from what I read.

Can it be used as a clay lubricant? I don`t see why not.

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[Pats300zx]

It really is an amazing and versatile product. I have used it for rinseless and waterless washes and it was was my "go to" for wiping down my garage queens until I found Meguiars D115.

[JHL88]

Its one of the few products I buy over and over again.

[Britsdaddy]

So how about a review for the Whips salt remover? There's a lot of salt here in Buffalo right now

[LRC3]

I use UWW+ like it going out of style.

I've gone from 2/4 full washes a month down to 1/2 a month. I was strictly a waterless guy, but I'm starting to really like rinseless.

I really would like to try ONR and D115 but one bottle of UWW+ last me so long (about 6months) it's like why bother and be disappointed and the diution rate fugettaboutit...

I wonder if there's a way to get my hands on a sample of ONR or D115. (hint hint anybody listening)

[CarolinasFinestDetailing]

I'll trade ya some for more UWW+ LRC3. I only have another 1/2oz left. PM me.

[Blade]

Never used it as a clay lubricant, but I've used it as a pre-soak for rinseless wash.

[builthatch]

also curious about the Whip's. am so close to buying a gallon.

[CarolinasFinestDetailing]

So how about a review for the Whips salt remover? There's a lot of salt here in Buffalo right now

also curious about the Whip's. am so close to buying a gallon.

I can post a review thread later. But I don't want to step on anyone's toes here on Autogeek I'll just say that if you Google it, there is videos out by the company.

[builthatch]

I can post a review thread later. But I don't want to step on anyone's toes here on Autogeek I'll just say that if you Google it, there is videos out by the company.

you mean because they don't offer it? don't worry about that! imo chatter about stuff like that is what gets their radar buzzing.

Microfiber Madness is discussed a lot and that stuff isn't available here.