Washing with Optimum No Rinse

My technique for washing vehicles with Optimum No Rinse Wash.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Optimum
• No
• Rinse

[WestCarolina1861]

I used this today one both our vehicles, it did better than advertised! Both cars were very dirty, dust and highway residue on my black Tacoma and sand Pathfinder. Separate towels and solution for both vehicles!

Was a very easy process, took less than ten minutes to wash both vehicles. I sprayed Nu Finish Cling detailer on surface before wiping dry, gave a great seal and shine with very little effort!

A halogen light confirmed no swirls, no scratches though the towel was filthy afterward!

[Scottwax]

@WestCarolina1861 I save a ton of time using ONR, I dread the once or twice a year I have to pull out a hose to wash a mud caked vehicle.

[ww2717]

Scott:

I got some of those orange and grey microfiber Vroom towels from Target. The towels do not picture liquids to well. Do you need to wash them before using them.

[Scottwax]

@ww2717 They really aren't thick enough, IMO for drying although if you do wash them they will soak up water better. Look for some 16 x 16 microfiber towels in the 500-600 gram weight range.

[Scottwax]

@talksalot81 You can always discuss it with the owner of Optimum Polymer Technologies. He has his Ph.D. and Masters in organic chemical engineering. He also holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. I'll take the word of someone who I know has credentials vs some anonymous person on the internet.

By "everyone" I mean everyone in the detailing industry.

[talksalot81]

@Scottwax I was going on the basis that it was marketing because the fact is that the statement is a bit of a nonsense - I would rather not discredit a fellow chemist but, if you insist!

As for the product and why are others not making it... well you do know that the detailling industry is a piddly little part of the chemical industry? The vast majority of manufacturers don't care!!!

[Scottwax]

@talksalot81 It isn't marketing speak, not even mentioned in any advertising Optimum uses, that was taken from something the chemist who makes it wrote so it would be easier to understand rather than making the explanation overly technical.

If the ingredients were so simple to figure out, then blend at the proper level, everyone would be making it.

[RJhasFLOW]

@talksalot81 Agreed. I chuckled to myself when I read that. That type of speak is far too common.

[talksalot81]

"soy based polymer that encapsulates the dirt rather than surfactants that reduce surface tension and help the dirt lift it" - all marketing spiel. Anyone with the slightest knowledge of surfactants will realise that "soy based polymer" could be used to describe a whole range of surfactants. So that statement instantly discredits itself. The product is dead simple and uses ingredients which are far from revolutionary. On the other hand, glad to see someone milking the detailing world!

[Scottwax]

@KSBains

The chemical make-up of ONR is nothing like regular car wash soaps. ONR uses a soy based polymer that encapsulates the dirt rather than surfactants that reduce surface tension and help the dirt lift it. I find I get significantly less swirls/marring from ONR than with traditional washing. Without soap suds getting in the way, I can clearly see the surface of the car as I wash it. In addition, since you dry as you wash, no spotting and no marring from drying dry paint.