Experimented with a new wash sequence

[HAMBO]

Hi everyone,

Have been experimenting with different "hybrid" wash methods (mixes of waterless/rinseless/traditional methods) recently and landed on one I was pretty happy with. Why try a new method you may ask? Well, partly I find it fun to experiment. But also drawback from traditional / 2bm in our area is that you can get a pretty big fine for letting soapy water run off into the road/sewer (not to mention there is a water shortage here) and I find it just takes a bit longer than I'd like. I used to be a fan of 'regular' rinseless washing but after doing so for a while I saw more swirls show up and I'm just not convinced it's safe to rub anything on a car that hasn't been hosed off first. No matter how much encapsulation or pre-spraying is involved.

SO, tried to come up with something that gets some of the benefits of a soapy bucket wash, with the speed and less water usage of rinseless. Used a mix of products and brands. Wouldn't do this on a car that was particularly dirty, but for an every couple of week maintenance wash. Steps were:

Step 1 - Rinse car using hose w/ sprayer nozzle to remove most unbonded dirt
Step 2 - Foam the car with a 'hoseless foam' product (to remain nameless as not available on AG)
Step 3 - Rinseless wash (using the foam for added lubrication) with Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash using the Garry Dean method
Step 4 - Spray with Chemical Guys after wash as a drying aid and dry with a super plush drying towel
Step 5 - Go over with final spray and buff using Kenotek Showroom Shine
Step 6 - Use Ultima waterless wash to wash the wheels with an MF mitt I use for wheels

All in all this didn't really take too much time, there wasn't much water involved, no runoff, and I didn't get wet (an added time saver of sorts). Feel like I still knocked off the loose dirt instead of dragging it around, and got lots of lubrication. Now, I happen to have all these products lying around so used them, but I'm sure someone could come up with a way of doing something like this with fewer products.

Here's how it came out. I'll note my car isn't garaged, but is coated:

Quick walk-around video:
IMG_2803 | Abe | Flickr








Oops, forgot to wipe the suds of the door sills on this one!



Thanks,


HAMBO

[Coatingsarecrack]

Hi everyone,

Have been experimenting with different "hybrid" wash methods (mixes of waterless/rinseless/traditional methods) recently and landed on one I was pretty happy with. Why try a new method you may ask? Well, partly I find it fun to experiment. But also drawback from traditional / 2bm in our area is that you can get a pretty big fine for letting soapy water run off into the road/sewer (not to mention there is a water shortage here) and I find it just takes a bit longer than I'd like. I used to be a fan of 'regular' rinseless washing but after doing so for a while I saw more swirls show up and I'm just not convinced it's safe to rub anything on a car that hasn't been hosed off first. No matter how much encapsulation or pre-spraying is involved.

SO, tried to come up with something that gets some of the benefits of a soapy bucket wash, with the speed and less water usage of rinseless. Used a mix of products and brands. Wouldn't do this on a car that was particularly dirty, but for an every couple of week maintenance wash. Steps were:

Step 1 - Rinse car using hose w/ sprayer nozzle to remove most unbonded dirt
Step 2 - Foam the car with a 'hoseless foam' product (to remain nameless as not available on AG)
Step 3 - Rinseless wash (using the foam for added lubrication) with Wolfgang Uber Rinseless Wash using the Garry Dean method
Step 4 - Spray with Chemical Guys after wash as a drying aid and dry with a super plush drying towel
Step 5 - Go over with final spray and buff using Kenotek Showroom Shine
Step 6 - Use Ultima waterless wash to wash the wheels with an MF mitt I use for wheels

All in all this didn't really take too much time, there wasn't much water involved, no runoff, and I didn't get wet (an added time saver of sorts). Feel like I still knocked off the loose dirt instead of dragging it around, and got lots of lubrication. Now, I happen to have all these products lying around so used them, but I'm sure someone could come up with a way of doing something like this with fewer products.

Here's how it came out. I'll note my car isn't garaged, but is coated:

Quick walk-around video:
IMG_2803 | Abe | Flickr








Oops, forgot to wipe the suds of the door sills on this one!



Thanks,


HAMBO

Seems like a lot. But if it works for you have at it. I love frothe. Gonna try spraying wipe off towels with McKee’s n 914 just ad more lubricity. I usually final wipe with Ech20/Clutch mix and comes out awesome.


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