Waterless Car Wash
09-09-2007, 09:23 AM
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There are number of waterless car wash products in market.
Econonomical, Time Saving and Environmental advantages ?
Anyone has experience, please post your comments with the products names.
Econonomical, Time Saving and Environmental advantages ?
Anyone has experience, please post your comments with the products names.
09-09-2007, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by aqkhan6us' post='467626' date='Sep 9 2007, 01:23 PM
There are number of waterless car wash products in market.
Econonomical, Time Saving and Environmental advantages ?
Anyone has experience, please post your comments with the products names.
Econonomical, Time Saving and Environmental advantages ?
Anyone has experience, please post your comments with the products names.
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09-09-2007, 09:32 AM
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I don't have any experiences with these types of products but I'd say I'm a bit skeptical about anything like this.
In my opinion, there are simply no shortcuts...
In my opinion, there are simply no shortcuts...
09-09-2007, 12:17 PM
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I'm not aware of any products like this, but for those who live in areas where winter temps are below freezing this could be a very popular alternative to freezing your a$$ off outside only to find that you're unable to dry your car because the water already froze.
^Guess you can tell I've done that before
EDIT: I just did a quick search and it appears as though these products are uber-expensive.
^Guess you can tell I've done that before
EDIT: I just did a quick search and it appears as though these products are uber-expensive.
10-15-2007, 01:55 PM
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I've used Optimum No Rinse for a couple of months and it's super easy, cleans the h=ll out of my car and doesn't waste water. Click the link below and it will direct you to the ONR demo on youtube.
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10-15-2007, 03:41 PM
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I've used Prolong Waterless Wash-N-Spray and works great. I've even used it after a rainstorm. Unfortunately, I believe they may discontinued that product line. I ordered 2 cases a couple years ago and still have plenty. I've tried others like Meguiar's and Adam's, but they don't work as well Prolong in encapsulating the dust/dirt and lifting it off the paint without scratching. The only drawback of Prolong is that it leaves a haze that you have to go over a second time with a dry towel to buff out, but it leaves a baby butt smooth finish!
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Originally Posted by sillar68' post='481939' date='Oct 15 2007, 02:55 PM
I've used Optimum No Rinse for a couple of months and it's super easy, cleans the h=ll out of my car and doesn't waste water. Click the link below and it will direct you to the ONR demo on youtube.
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11-03-2007, 05:55 PM
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Living in drought for some time now in Brizzy, we have had to look at ways of saving water, waterless washing is one way and have succesfull kept my February 07 Triumph Sprint clean, shinny and scratch free using a waterless wash product. I will mention the bike has never been out in the rain, it never gets heavily soiled and I usually clean the bike on my return from burning the k's. There is no way I would use the product on a car that was mud splattered surfaces or covered with motorway grime from running in the rain etc. I think it has its limitation to a light dusting and the odd bug. The bike has never been washed and still look like new. I hope this is useful Cheers..
PS I have overcome the water issue for washing my cars by installing 11500 litre rain tank, just need it to rain now.
Living in drought for some time now in Brizzy, we have had to look at ways of saving water, waterless washing is one way and have succesfull kept my February 07 Triumph Sprint clean, shinny and scratch free using a waterless wash product. I will mention the bike has never been out in the rain, it never gets heavily soiled and I usually clean the bike on my return from burning the k's. There is no way I would use the product on a car that was mud splattered surfaces or covered with motorway grime from running in the rain etc. I think it has its limitation to a light dusting and the odd bug. The bike has never been washed and still look like new. I hope this is useful Cheers..
PS I have overcome the water issue for washing my cars by installing 11500 litre rain tank, just need it to rain now.
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