bbrown450

Duragloss has remained my top favorite since Glen hipped me on to it...it is worth anyones $$ to just try a sample and see for yourself. It has amazing lubrosity so that the debris "floats" off the paint so it can be wiped away without scratching...but.....you must have a system of Plush MicroFiber towels that allows you to dedicate a single towel per section of car, this way you are not migrating dirt and grime to other areas.
Like Glenn the hose never comes out unless I want to take it to base and re-layer / seal the paint.

BOBSZ06

Using Blackfire Waterless Wash and never hose wash the car.........I buy the large gallon w/spray. Spray on, wipe off...priceless!

Of course living in California, If you use a hose/water to wash a car you might get thrown in jail due to the drought.

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Also use the Blackfire Midnight detailer the same way.....excellent!


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Quick Silver Z

Yes I have done it (Optimum) or I wouldn’t have added my comment.

Do you use this method for wheel wells, tires and wheels coated with brake dust?

scottsh

Here is my experience with both. I have a nano ceramic coating on the car which makes it a boatload easier to wash than any other car I've owned.

I find washing the car with water/buckets (aka a full wash) to take about the same amount of time as a rinseless wash. This makes sense to me, because if you have to touch the car all over (which you must using these two methods) that is going to take about the same amount of minimum time. With my rinseless method I actually have to touch the entire car twice but with the wash method I have to stop and use the hose to rinse off before the soap dries on the car. That results in about the same amount of time for both.

It is slightly more work to get the buckets out, fill them with water/soap, empty them, rinse out the mitt, and put it all away at the end.

Drying time is much less with rinseless because there isn't any. I use a blow drier and getting it out, blowing off the water, using a towel for the final, and then putting the blower away takes time. I've never tried the 'drive around for a bit' method of drying - might see how that works next time.

I don't think that rinseless works as well on my wheels as a full wash does. I get just the outside surface clean but with a full wash I can use a long-handled brush and get the entire wheel clean. Same with the inside surfaces of the wheel well.

I use rinseless weekly in my garage to avoid the sun and keep water spots off the car. I use a full wash maybe every 4 weeks or so to get the wheels fully clean and to get the hard to reach places like in the quarter panel vents, the front grills, exhaust pipes, and areas around the hood.