» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,648 Views | | | | | 08-06-2008, 02:17 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,895 | waterless wash I have not tried this product, but it might be a good quick wash when you're not near a water supply: http://tinyurl.com/6j3gbf __________________ ... ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ | | | 08-15-2008, 09:34 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 1,288 | BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD IDEA to wash your car without water!!! That's all i have to say! __________________ 1995 BMW 316i Cosmos Black Mods: • Magnex Cat-Back Exhaust • Smoked Corner Lights + Repeators • M3 17" Wheels • De-Baffled Air Box • AC HandBrake Handle and Gear Knob • DEPO Euro Epsiloids + Predator Chronium Rings • Chrome Interior bits •IE Poly-Urethane RSFMs • Kenwood Power Series Audio • Powder Coated e36 325 Front Callipers • Sports Seats | | | 08-15-2008, 09:56 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 340 | Yeah, please... don't even try this unless your car is already spotless. I can't even go to hand car washes anymore. I was up in SF two weeks ago and paid $30 for a hand car wash... well they used cheapo red cotton towels to dry it, and I ended up with spiderweb scratches ALL OVER THE CAR. I insist on washing the car myself, with clean water, and only microfiber towels. __________________ 1/1997 M44 ti M-Sport Schwartz II | | | 08-18-2008, 03:31 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin Posts: 3,059 | We got the same stuff at my work. I was considering purchasing. Then I thought to myself,"Where is all the love in that?" It could work, but imagine how many microfiber cloths you would need (or how many times you have to clean your current mf cloth) just do 1 side of your car. __________________ Come get a ti-shirt Quote: From the e30 M3, evolved the e36. They were "Keepin it Real" when they introduced the 318ti ClubSport in '95 and the 318ti Sports from '96 to '99. After that... well nothing else really matters. ~Jess | | | | 08-18-2008, 03:38 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 340 | I spent about 3 hours yesterday undoing the damaged caused by the car wash mentioned above. Since I don't have a hose at my apartment complex, I use one of those hand-pump garden sprayers. I have to do one panel at a time, starting with the roof, then each side, then the trunk, and the hood. I follow up with a full polish of Meguiars #2, and finish up with a full coat of high quality Caranuba. There is nothing that looks quite as nice as a freshly washed/polished/waxed Schwartz II in the summer sunshine! Best of all, anything my car picks up over the course of the next two weeks will just sheet off thanks to the wax. Just some words of encouragement for those of you who sometimes feel like you don't have enough time in your weekend to do a nice wash... think of it like therapy (for you AND the car!) the blonde weasel __________________ 1/1997 M44 ti M-Sport Schwartz II | | | 08-18-2008, 04:15 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: PA Posts: 822 | I usually do a 2-3 hour cleaning of my car once a week to every other week. And I normally wash, clay bar and wax my car at the beginning of the summer, as well as cleaning the engine bay and wax it once in the middle of the summer then one last wax in the middle of the fall. But I do look forward to spending the time washing my car every week. I feel neglectful because it has been three weeks since I washed my car. I just moved into a new house so I haven't had much time to focus on cleaning the car. Hopefully tonight I will be able to wash and vacuum my car. __________________ Clever but we are clueless... Current mods...18" staggered CSL reps, ZHP shift knob, BavAuto lowering springs, Bilstein sports, fogged airbox, Dinan ECU upgrade, mtech front bumper, mirrors and side moldings, DEPO headlights, tinted windows, JL Audio 12w3v2s, Phoenix Gold ZX350... | | | 09-05-2008, 08:57 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 | People believe that if you use the waterless car washes, you can drag the dust/debris that's on the paint with your towel, and then it'll cause swirl marks on the car. BLNDweasel, yes, black is the most rewarding color after it's detailed. -Randy __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels and 99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | 02-26-2009, 09:15 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rensselaer, NY Posts: 254 | Quote: Originally Posted by blndweasel Since I don't have a hose at my apartment complex, I use one of those hand-pump garden sprayers. I have to do one panel at a time, starting with the roof, then each side, then the trunk, and the hood. I follow up with a full polish of Meguiars #2, and finish up with a full coat of high quality Caranuba. | I don't have water at my apartment complex either and this sounds like a really great solution. I'm starting to suspect that the carwash I take my car to is slowly chipping away at my paint in certain spots. I've never thought of using a garden sprayer to wash my car but it's a brilliant idea. Thanks. __________________ | | | 02-26-2009, 09:48 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 234 | i have one of those California duster things and it works very well for having nothing on hand. i got it because the pollen season is horrible over here and it worked like a charm | | | 04-16-2009, 03:52 AM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 18 | Again sorry to bring up another old topic: There is what is called in the detailing community as the ONR (optimum no rinse) method. It is a very good way of washing (I only use this on maintenance washes and not washes where I will be polishing) that does not induce much (if any) marring. Some sites that sell it are; Detailersdomain.com detailedimage.com autogeek.com My site does not carry ONR. ,Dan | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |