http://www.optimumcarcare.com/onrwns.htm
I've heard of this stuff for a while now and I've been planning on getting some to try it out for some time now. Finally got around to ordering it a few weeks ago and had some time to use it this past weekend on my car and the wife's car.
Wife's car hadn't been washed in about 2 months and it was waxed at that time. It was pretty gnarly and I had my reservations about ONR tackling it.
I've used a no rinse type cleaner in the past and wasn't wowed by it, but the reviews that I've read for ONR all raved about it. I measured out 2 gallons of water (using a spent nursery water gallon container) into my wash bucket and then measured out the 1 oz as per the instructions (which on my 32oz bottle cap came out to be 2 full capfulls and a tiny bit more (measured out using a spent baby food measuring cup)
Also per the instructions for their quik detailer/clay lube, I measured out 2 oz of the solution and poured it into a freshly purchased gallon of distilled water (our tap water is very hard, so at $.99 for a gallon of distilled, it wasn't too expensive for QD use) and shook the gallon up, then poured it into a spare spray bottle.
My wash process for both cars was as follows:
dunk wash mitt in the ONR/water solution
starting on the top body panel that I was washing, going side to side and work my way down to the bottom of the panel, flip the sponge and repeat from the top of the panel again, using little to no pressure on the sponge.
toss the sponge into the solution (a 2nd bucket would have been ideal)
then I grabbed my waffle weave MF drying towel and began initial wipe down/dry using the same side to side, top to bottom. I tried to make sure there was still some moisture on the paint
then I sprayed the ONR QD on the panel and wiped it dry with a regular MF towel, again side to side, top to bottom.
For the wheels, I initially tried just dunking my brush in the ONR bucket and scrubbing at the wheel/tires, but that didn't work too great. Eventually, I used the ONR QD solution, sprayed the wheels and tires, and using a wheel dedicated MF towel, I cleaned them by hand. I think my standard wheel cleaner/brush/rinse works better, but in a pinch, it seemed to do the trick.
ONR is easy to use, pretty fast and leaves no marring in the paint, that I could see. It smells good too.
Overall, I'm very impressed with it and I will definitely add it to my rotation of products.
I will say this, I think my wife's Edge was a bit too dirty to use the ONR on a regular basis as the sole wash. Ideally, I'll either wash the car normally next time or run it through a touchless wash prior to using ONR, at least that's my plan for winter cleanings of the cars.
Here's some pics of both cars before, during and after ONR
Edge's rear hatch before
Pass side done, drivers side not
Hatch all done
All done
My MS3 before
All done (except the wheels, I did them this AM, ONR was done last night)
Rear hatch of MS3 all done
After using the ONR on both cars, I inspected the paint immedietly after in the sun and again this AM, no signs of additional marring or swirls in either car, this of course is not only the ONR, but using quality wash mitts and MF towels and proper technique. Bad technique and/or materials won't eliminate swirls <-- that's my disclaimer for you n00bs.
I've heard of this stuff for a while now and I've been planning on getting some to try it out for some time now. Finally got around to ordering it a few weeks ago and had some time to use it this past weekend on my car and the wife's car.
Wife's car hadn't been washed in about 2 months and it was waxed at that time. It was pretty gnarly and I had my reservations about ONR tackling it.
I've used a no rinse type cleaner in the past and wasn't wowed by it, but the reviews that I've read for ONR all raved about it. I measured out 2 gallons of water (using a spent nursery water gallon container) into my wash bucket and then measured out the 1 oz as per the instructions (which on my 32oz bottle cap came out to be 2 full capfulls and a tiny bit more (measured out using a spent baby food measuring cup)
Also per the instructions for their quik detailer/clay lube, I measured out 2 oz of the solution and poured it into a freshly purchased gallon of distilled water (our tap water is very hard, so at $.99 for a gallon of distilled, it wasn't too expensive for QD use) and shook the gallon up, then poured it into a spare spray bottle.
My wash process for both cars was as follows:
dunk wash mitt in the ONR/water solution
starting on the top body panel that I was washing, going side to side and work my way down to the bottom of the panel, flip the sponge and repeat from the top of the panel again, using little to no pressure on the sponge.
toss the sponge into the solution (a 2nd bucket would have been ideal)
then I grabbed my waffle weave MF drying towel and began initial wipe down/dry using the same side to side, top to bottom. I tried to make sure there was still some moisture on the paint
then I sprayed the ONR QD on the panel and wiped it dry with a regular MF towel, again side to side, top to bottom.
For the wheels, I initially tried just dunking my brush in the ONR bucket and scrubbing at the wheel/tires, but that didn't work too great. Eventually, I used the ONR QD solution, sprayed the wheels and tires, and using a wheel dedicated MF towel, I cleaned them by hand. I think my standard wheel cleaner/brush/rinse works better, but in a pinch, it seemed to do the trick.
ONR is easy to use, pretty fast and leaves no marring in the paint, that I could see. It smells good too.
Overall, I'm very impressed with it and I will definitely add it to my rotation of products.
I will say this, I think my wife's Edge was a bit too dirty to use the ONR on a regular basis as the sole wash. Ideally, I'll either wash the car normally next time or run it through a touchless wash prior to using ONR, at least that's my plan for winter cleanings of the cars.
Here's some pics of both cars before, during and after ONR
Edge's rear hatch before
Pass side done, drivers side not
Hatch all done
All done
My MS3 before
All done (except the wheels, I did them this AM, ONR was done last night)
Rear hatch of MS3 all done
After using the ONR on both cars, I inspected the paint immedietly after in the sun and again this AM, no signs of additional marring or swirls in either car, this of course is not only the ONR, but using quality wash mitts and MF towels and proper technique. Bad technique and/or materials won't eliminate swirls <-- that's my disclaimer for you n00bs.
