My washes with Adam's Rinseless Wash

[mc2hill]

I used Adam's Rinseless Wash twice a few weekend's ago - once for an 'inside' wash before a correction, and once for the maintenance wash on our cars.

 

On the Saturday I washed a Corvette in the owners garage (due to the poor weather outside).  I followed that up with an IPA wipe down, then polished the car.

 

On the Sunday I washed both our car and truck with a single mixture of Rinseless wash.  I mixed 1 oz in 2 1/2 gallons of water and started on my truck.  The truck was washed in the full sun, air temp about 75 degrees.  The 'panel wash' method worked great for this - no streaking or residue.

 

My wash order (mitt is 'cleaned' in the rinse bucket and 'reloaded' in the wash bucket after step)  

1. roof, splitting it in halves - back of roof & rear window, flip mitt, front of roof & windshield
   
2. other side of roof  
   
3. doors on one side - front door, top to bottom, flip mitt, other door top to bottom
   
4. trunk/rear quarter - half of trunk  and one quarter, flip mitt, other side
   
5. doors on other side
   
6. front end - half of hood & one quarter, flip mitt, other side
   

My wash technique

• Pre-treat areas with Adam's Rinseless Wash pre-mixed in a 1/2 gallon pump-up sprayer
  

• Dunk a premium MF towel in the wash solution and wring it out - I dunk and wring several times until the towel is completely wet.  (I use a quality MF from Detailer's Domain for this)
  
• Do the same with the wash mitt
  
• Load up the wash mitt and clean the first panel (see above for order)
  
• Wipe cleaned panel with damp MF towel from first step
  
• Spritz DS on panel
  
• Dry with Adam's Waterless Wash towel
  
• Clean mitt in rinse bucket
  
• wring out damp towel
  
• load mitt in wash bucket and on to the next panel
  

I use a 'dreadlock' mitt to do the washing, and used a bug sponge to clean the front of the truck:

 

Here is the rinse bucket after doing the truck:

 

And here is how much wash solution was left after doing the truck:

 

I emptied the rinse bucket (actually had to spray it with some APC to remove the 'ring'), refilled it to just above the Grit Guard, flipped the damp towel & WW towel to the other side, and got started with the car.

 

This is what remained after washing both cars:

 

I used a small wheel brush with this leftover solution to wash the wheels of both cars (rims only, not the tires).  I start on the rear (drum brakes on both) then do the fronts.

 

So this is my method. feel free to ask questions.

[07RS4]

Sweet man, thanks for the info!! PM me the towels you used...thanks.

[Gen9Rolla]

Good idea with the pump up sprayer. I'll have to get one!

[mc2hill]

Good idea with the pump up sprayer. I'll have to get one!

 

Thanks Justin.  I was using the one in the picture, but recently had to replace it.

[Bunky]

I look forward to using the Adam's rinseless product.

 

Your rinseless process is similar to mine.

 

I use multiple microfiber mitts (pile type not the chenile) and break down the wash areas similarly as well except I do the lower sides of doors with a separate mitt (upper half of doors with one mitt, lower half with another mitt) but end up using around 6 to 8 mitts.

 

 

I do use the spent rinseless on wheels but have a rinseless tire cleaner if necessary.

Edited December 1, 2013 by Bunky