Originally Posted By: SatinSilver
I wash the car early in the morning and count it as some exercise. Now I do the rinseless wash about every 1-2 weeks which has some protection in it. No hosing down the car first, no hose, and no rinsing plus the solution has wax in it. Just slop the wash solution on the car with a wash mitt then dry a section at a time with plush microfiber. I can't go back to the traditional wash for maintenance washes. Ultima wash concentrate is around $13 on amazon and can be used as a waterless wash and a detailer as well. Has a built in measuring cup. Half ounce solution and 2 gallons of warm water. About 3 plush MF towels to dry.
As a matter of fact, I got inspired after reading this thread and did a rinseless. A little rain cloud came along and I moved it in the garage and finished. You can do that with a rinseless. Car looks fine after 4.5 years of this. I do the "Garry Dean" method and I like it so well I'll even go to the coin op and give it a good hosing off first with plain water if it's too dirty for a rinseless.
I don't economize on microfiber cloths one bit. I buy them for cheap in the big bags at Sams Club. Buying some high-dollar fancy-pants cloth and then economizing by trying to do too much with it is foolish.
Yes, I believe the monthly wax job is getting to be obsolete. The Optimum spray wax seems to last about as well as your average car sealant. I guess there's no fundamental reason why a spray wax cannot be durable.
I put the cloths in the Speed Queen on Heavy duty and then run them through again. I put the still wet cloths in next week's hooch which I have already mixed up and put a lid on it. That way I don't unnecessarily dry the towels.
I wash the car early in the morning and count it as some exercise. Now I do the rinseless wash about every 1-2 weeks which has some protection in it. No hosing down the car first, no hose, and no rinsing plus the solution has wax in it. Just slop the wash solution on the car with a wash mitt then dry a section at a time with plush microfiber. I can't go back to the traditional wash for maintenance washes. Ultima wash concentrate is around $13 on amazon and can be used as a waterless wash and a detailer as well. Has a built in measuring cup. Half ounce solution and 2 gallons of warm water. About 3 plush MF towels to dry.
As a matter of fact, I got inspired after reading this thread and did a rinseless. A little rain cloud came along and I moved it in the garage and finished. You can do that with a rinseless. Car looks fine after 4.5 years of this. I do the "Garry Dean" method and I like it so well I'll even go to the coin op and give it a good hosing off first with plain water if it's too dirty for a rinseless.
I don't economize on microfiber cloths one bit. I buy them for cheap in the big bags at Sams Club. Buying some high-dollar fancy-pants cloth and then economizing by trying to do too much with it is foolish.
Yes, I believe the monthly wax job is getting to be obsolete. The Optimum spray wax seems to last about as well as your average car sealant. I guess there's no fundamental reason why a spray wax cannot be durable.
I put the cloths in the Speed Queen on Heavy duty and then run them through again. I put the still wet cloths in next week's hooch which I have already mixed up and put a lid on it. That way I don't unnecessarily dry the towels.
