Uber as QD and Drying Aid

**Route246** · 06-02-2018, 01:54 PM

I just received a gallon of Uber Rinseless and mixed up a batch of 40:1 QD to be used as a drying aid. I normally use spray wax as a drying aid but the weather is heating up here and I wanted something that would not streak when oversprayed on glass.

At 3 oz/gallon you get more than 40 gallons of this stuff as a QD. I guess I could have bought the small bottle but I prefer gallons and will probably give some out to friends.

The sun is high in the sky and I'm using DI water so I don't have a problem with water spots but with the wind I do have a problem with overspraying wax onto glass. Using Uber as a QD solved that problem. I'll probably do a quick wipe with Uber tonight on the horizontal surfaces and hit it with spray wax after the sun goes down.

I didn't like any of the other QDs that I have but this one is pretty good. It lives up to the hype in my opinion. Amazing when used as a drying aid. Incredibly good value when you can dilute it 40:1.

**Eldorado2k** · 06-02-2018, 02:02 PM

I agree and I really like it too. After going through a couple of 16oz. bottles of the concentrate I went ahead and bought a gallon. I keep a Kwazar pump sprayer full of it at all times, but when using it as a drying aid I prefer spraying it from a bottle.

**Bruno Soares** · 06-02-2018, 03:34 PM

Love Uber as QD / drying aid. Works really well and adds gloss. Smells good too.

**acuRAS82** · 06-02-2018, 07:10 PM

+1

**Route246** · 06-05-2018, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by Eldorado2k

I agree and I really like it too. After going through a couple of 16oz. bottles of the concentrate I went ahead and bought a gallon. I keep a Kwazar pump sprayer full of it at all times, but when using it as a drying aid I prefer spraying it from a bottle.

Which Kwazar pump are you using? Since I'm not concerned with overspray on glass with Uber I would like to get something with a little more volume to save time.

**Eldorado2k** · 06-05-2018, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by Route246

Which Kwazar pump are you using? Since I'm not concerned with overspray on glass with Uber I would like to get something with a little more volume to save time.

I used to use the 1 on the right for Uber, but now I use it for Megs D143 since they say it can withstand harsh chemicals. The 1 on the left doesn’t claim to be chemical resistant so I fill it with Uber now. They both work good, the 1 on the left is capable of spraying 360/upside down, which eould be more useful for doing wheels & tires but oh well.

1 thing I’m not really fond of is when it’s filled with D143 it will make it foam if you have it set on the widest setting which results in alot of wasted product and I don’t really see any benefit for the foam, which leads me to believe that I wouldn’t have much use the the Kwazar foaming sprayer.

No foam when using WG Uber, it sprays it perfectly.

**Route246** · 06-05-2018, 06:53 PM

Thank you. That spray coverage is awesome!

You have successfully convinced me to use rinseless techniques and methods over the past few months and I broke my maiden last weekend when I mixed up some Uber and went to town on my garaged RS. I also now understand how you get those soiled towels. The RS is mostly covered with dust so it is a perfect candidate for rinseless. I am getting wrist fatigue spraying with the grey Tolco head. I'm getting one or two of those Kwazars for my next order.

I don't even have the Kwazar yet but it is already my favorite!

**jolo** · 06-05-2018, 07:44 PM

@Eldo Do you have experience with iK sprayers/foamers ?

**GEM65** · 06-05-2018, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by Eldorado2k

These kwazars look so nice

**Eldorado2k** · 06-05-2018, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Route246

I am getting wrist fatigue spraying with the grey Tolco head.

Right on. You won’t be disappointed. If you’re getting it for use with WG Uber stick with the Red 1 and not the Black 1. I say this based off the advice I got before I ordered mine from a fellow AG member saying he had a bad experience with the metal tipped black sprayer not lasting very long. So far the tips on mine haven’t shown any negative signs.

I also got tired of the constant hand spraying. It’s even worse when doing wheels & tires because you know how it is... And you have to spray quite a bit non stop on 2 tires at a time. [I do 2 tires at a time] So when I made the decision to go back to using D143 there was no way I was going to cheat myself and not treat myself to another 1 of these sprayers.

A friend of mine came by this past weekend on his way to a car show and wanted advice on how to quikly clean the dust off the car from having sat under a car cover for a couple of weeks... I told him we could take care of that real quik, pulled out the Kwazar and sprayed the entire side of the car, and while I began wiping it down I had him spray the other side of the car. His 1st words after using it were “damn this things pretty nice, you just got this”?

This is the car, this picture was taken another day when I rinseless washed it with WG Uber.

It’s completely dirty in this pic.

50/50 after rinseless wash.

Originally Posted by jolo

@Eldo Do you have experience with iK sprayers/foamers ?

No I don’t. From the little I remember seeing they seem a bit larger? If so I’m not really into the idea of a sprayer requiring 2 hands to use.

As far as 1 of these that foams? You couldn’t pay me to use it. I make sure to keep my sprayer that holds D143 to more of a med. stream otherwise it’ll make foam out of it and IMO it’s a completely negative experience because it goes through product faster than a fish drinks water + the foam, while it does sort of cling, it also seems to mostly be alot of air bubbles and not all lathered product like I would’ve imagined. I did like it a bit when I sprayed it like foam on big truck wheels & tires, but on every other vehicle I simply want it to spray liquid.