RCZ1
Active Member
After all my years of expounding to you all the benefits of snow foaming, wash mitt and the two bucket method I've done something I thought I would never do............................ I washed my car using a sponge [shock! horror!] and hardly any water ! :wtf:
Due to the impending hose pipe ban due to the tropical summer we are all experiencing.......hehe
I needed something that would enable me to continue to wash my car and keep it looking shiny and gorgeous
I researched a lot of rinse less products (as opposed to waterless). I firmly believe you need water to wash a car otherwise you are asking for trouble. Detailing World has a lot of information about this and many companies are jumping on the Eco side of things such as Dodo Juice, Chemical Guys, Optimum, etc, etc. The one product everyone kept mentioning was ONR (Optimum No Rinse). After watching many videos and reading some great threads on DW about the best ways to use it, I decided to take the plunge and buy some. My hand was shaking as it hovered over the "add to basket" button and to go with it a Dodo Juice Supernatural sponge. My buying of sponges didn't stop there. I wanted to be sure I got the softest sponge possible so bought a grout sponge (highly recommended on DW for using with ONR) as well as some other decorating sponges - 5 in total ! From zero to 7 in one day :wtf: Bought a new pressure sprayer to complete my kit.
2 days later, my parcel arrived. The Dodo sponge was extremely soft. The softest of the 7 ! Come the weekend, I took a deep breath, sucked in my cheeks (yes both ends :grin: ) and got my kit together.
- Sponge
- 1 Bucket (filled with 5L of water and 2 capfuls of ONR)
- 1.5L pressure sprayer (with 3 capfuls of ONR and topped with water)
- 2 drying towels
- 2 microfibre cloths
- Dodo Juice Red Mist Tropical (quick detailer)
Using the pressure sprayer to wet a panel and then STOP! Let the mixture DWELL - this is very important so that it removes the dirt off the car. Then wetting your sponge but not overly soaked, wipe across the Pre wetted panel in a truncated S like movement. No pressure applied or rubbing - just in straight lines.
Put the sponge back in the bucket.
Take a drying towel, fold it into 4 - gives you more clean sides to dry with AND less chance of scratching the paint, spray the towel with the mixture in the pressure sprayer (never put a dry towel straight onto your paint - spray it with a quick detailer or similar - this will stop marring), gently wipe/dab your towel on the panel just washed avoiding the unwashed areas of the car. Job done. Follow the same process for the next panel until you have done the whole car.
I started with the roof, then the windows, then onto the front passenger wing working anti clockwise around the car.
Once that was done, I then went around the car applying Dodo Red Mist Tropical, just to add that extra bling as it had been a few weeks since I had applied a fresh layer of wax.
Standing back and looking at the paintwork and yes I have seen it in bright sunlight, there are no signs of marring or swirls. The paintwork looks very shiny.
The thing that amazed me was the colour of the water in the bucket. I expected it to be really dirty. It wasn't. It was still crystal clear. The top layer of the sponge had taken on a black colour but that's what ONR is intended to do. The ONR encapsulates the dirt particles away from paint so your sponge is taking up the dirt. Yet when the sponge is placed back in the bucket the dirt falls to the bottom but the water remains clean.
I still can't believe I actually used this sort of a product but I am a convert. (Did I just say that :grin: )
If you use your common sense and follow the instructions then it is quite safe. It took me 30 minutes to clean the car. It would normally take me 2.5 - 3 hours ! I wouldn't use this every week but if you need to give your car a quick clean, or you are away from home or at motor shows, then it's an ideal way of doing it.
...... My name is Kerry and I'm a recovering Detailer
Due to the impending hose pipe ban due to the tropical summer we are all experiencing.......hehe
I needed something that would enable me to continue to wash my car and keep it looking shiny and gorgeous I researched a lot of rinse less products (as opposed to waterless). I firmly believe you need water to wash a car otherwise you are asking for trouble. Detailing World has a lot of information about this and many companies are jumping on the Eco side of things such as Dodo Juice, Chemical Guys, Optimum, etc, etc. The one product everyone kept mentioning was ONR (Optimum No Rinse). After watching many videos and reading some great threads on DW about the best ways to use it, I decided to take the plunge and buy some. My hand was shaking as it hovered over the "add to basket" button and to go with it a Dodo Juice Supernatural sponge. My buying of sponges didn't stop there. I wanted to be sure I got the softest sponge possible so bought a grout sponge (highly recommended on DW for using with ONR) as well as some other decorating sponges - 5 in total ! From zero to 7 in one day :wtf: Bought a new pressure sprayer to complete my kit.
2 days later, my parcel arrived. The Dodo sponge was extremely soft. The softest of the 7 ! Come the weekend, I took a deep breath, sucked in my cheeks (yes both ends :grin: ) and got my kit together.
- Sponge
- 1 Bucket (filled with 5L of water and 2 capfuls of ONR)
- 1.5L pressure sprayer (with 3 capfuls of ONR and topped with water)
- 2 drying towels
- 2 microfibre cloths
- Dodo Juice Red Mist Tropical (quick detailer)
Using the pressure sprayer to wet a panel and then STOP! Let the mixture DWELL - this is very important so that it removes the dirt off the car. Then wetting your sponge but not overly soaked, wipe across the Pre wetted panel in a truncated S like movement. No pressure applied or rubbing - just in straight lines.
Put the sponge back in the bucket.
Take a drying towel, fold it into 4 - gives you more clean sides to dry with AND less chance of scratching the paint, spray the towel with the mixture in the pressure sprayer (never put a dry towel straight onto your paint - spray it with a quick detailer or similar - this will stop marring), gently wipe/dab your towel on the panel just washed avoiding the unwashed areas of the car. Job done. Follow the same process for the next panel until you have done the whole car.
I started with the roof, then the windows, then onto the front passenger wing working anti clockwise around the car.
Once that was done, I then went around the car applying Dodo Red Mist Tropical, just to add that extra bling as it had been a few weeks since I had applied a fresh layer of wax.
Standing back and looking at the paintwork and yes I have seen it in bright sunlight, there are no signs of marring or swirls. The paintwork looks very shiny.
The thing that amazed me was the colour of the water in the bucket. I expected it to be really dirty. It wasn't. It was still crystal clear. The top layer of the sponge had taken on a black colour but that's what ONR is intended to do. The ONR encapsulates the dirt particles away from paint so your sponge is taking up the dirt. Yet when the sponge is placed back in the bucket the dirt falls to the bottom but the water remains clean.
I still can't believe I actually used this sort of a product but I am a convert
. (Did I just say that :grin: )If you use your common sense and follow the instructions then it is quite safe. It took me 30 minutes to clean the car. It would normally take me 2.5 - 3 hours ! I wouldn't use this every week but if you need to give your car a quick clean, or you are away from home or at motor shows, then it's an ideal way of doing it.
...... My name is Kerry and I'm a recovering Detailer
