New Waterless Wash/LSP in the works...

Discussion in 'Last Steps: Waxes, Sealants, and Coatings' started by Reflect, Sep 12, 2009.

  1. advs1

    advs1 DB Forum Supporter

    i have been using something similar to this for about a year. it sucks in hot weather as it flashes too fast to be able to remove quickly. i even made up a few eco friendly skids and sold then locally. worked off of about 45psi and used about a cup or 2 of water per car to wash. it was ok for those that truly want an eco friendly solution and/or places where water is at a premium. it is very time consuming and doesnt do a very good job on really dirty cars. it takes a lot of patience and time to wash a car this way for profit. maybe if you are doing one or 2 cars a week yourself its ok.
     
  2. Deep Gloss Auto Salon

    Deep Gloss Auto Salon DB Pro Supporter

    Sounds a lot like wet paint

    Wetpaintglaze.com
     
  3. Reflect

    Reflect DB Forum Supporter

    Update: This stuff sucks, as assumed... Carry on.
     
  4. Dream Machines

    Dream Machines Jedi Nuba

    I've tested Dri wash n Guard's entire line at no cost and it's total crap IMHO
    Strips off sealants and waxes, the heavy petroleum distillates hurt the paint somewhat and the whole product line gives results that are sub standard.

    Alot of waterless systems use kaolin clay as a filler to hide the marring that their products put into a finish.

    The best system there is is Semi Waterless where we use 5 litres of water in a bucket, 10 to 20ml of australian made natural plant soaps and RO water
    just spray a dry dirty panel with plenty of green aussie cleaner and water in a 2 to 8 litre pro pump sprayer, get a microfibre chamois, soak it in the clean water and wring it dry
    Fold a few times then glide it with no pressure slowly across the panel then flip over to clean section
    we clean the chamois out in the water which is usually two buckets (one gets dirty, one stays clean)

    no swirls, no LSP removal or weaking, no gloss loss or any negative effects on the finish
    and just 5 to 10 litres of water in total
     
  5. Dream Machines

    Dream Machines Jedi Nuba

    any waterless product needs either natural (citrus and plant soaps) or chemical (petroleum solvents) to emulsify the grime, which is organic soil mostly
    why use petroleum lubricants to break down organic soil when nature can do that better, safer and faster

    dri wash n guard and many others use pumice as an abrasive and clay which fills. (one of the two types does)
     

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