If you needed yet another reason to avoid drive-thru car washes...

RyanWest

Can you guys do real time videos of the car actually being dirty! then show us the paint up close?

I keep seeing all these companies promote waterless and rinseless washing on brand new cars.... rofl

Nick@Adams

Ryan, these kind of products aren't made to clean a really dirty car, and aren't marketed as such. I'd never use these to clean my truck after spending a day in the woods getting it dirty!

Since they don't use water and a foaming soap for lubricity, they do indeed have their limitations on what they can safely clean, and anyone that uses them needs to be aware of that line. If that line is crossed, then you will absolutely be creating some damage!

With the Rinseless Wash, specifically, it's incredibly slick, which is where the lubricity comes from, as opposed to the thick foaming lather from our Car Wash Shampoo.

For cars that only ever get lightly dusty and dirty, or for those who have to deal with water restrictions, it's a nice alternative to clean your vehicle safely without the use of a typical 2 bucket wash.

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Limeybastard

LOL he starts to wipe from the bottom of the door and works his way up.

kenchan

i mean if the car's just dirty from rain and on-road dd'ing, waterless will do just fine.

i use it all the time on my dd. use product liberally, only use the clean side of towel,
never make more than one pass in one direction with the clean side of the towel while
panel is dirty, etc.

just all common sense.

working from the bottom of the car up is fine. you use fresh towels each time anyway,
and you dont worry about your clothes rubbing against the lower panels while reaching
your roof, etc and swirling the lower panels.

Limeybastard

Yeah, fair enough about using fresh towels all the time. Trouble I heard with dried rain is that it contains minute particles of sand, especially here in the tropical FL.

I think when I someday reach the level of details I am happy with, meaning my cars paintwork has some rids and swirls already on it - not a lot but they are there. I may try waterless on a few test panels to see how I get along.

RyanWest

The bottom of the car collects 90% of the dirt. Have you ever seen a Magnetic Black car after driving in the rain?

It is NEVER a good idea to start at the bottom. Washing the car correctly always start from the top and work your way down. Why would you want to contaminate your bucket from the start?

The art behind detailing is doing it the right way. There is no short cuts in taking care of the paint. I do realize water restrictions play a roll, I guess it really depends on how contaminated the paint surface is.

Limeybastard

He's never seen it as he never drives his Z let alone in the rain. ;-)

I find mine even with stock mud flaps has rain and dirt splatter all the way up to and past the door handles.

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