cammyfive

My friend, it sounds like you are describing the ideal situation for a 'Rinseless Wash'.....especially since you have a nice heated building to do so in but no linear water supply! There are several videos to watch in the tutorial section here but to make a long story short, here are a few tips... 1) Like you said, spending a pocket full of quarters at the local pay n spray is mandatory if the vehicle is very dirty. I'd bring a bottle of All Purpose Cleaner and spray liberally in the wheel wells to let the cleaner loosen up all of the gunk and debris. Spend as much time as necessary as this will make the next few steps much simpler. 2) I'm sure other guys will chime in here later but my preferred method of Rinseless Washing is using as many plush MF towels as possible although the tutorial videos show how to do it using just a couple with 2 buckets....just a preference thing. 3) Since you are going to be in the heated realm of a garage I'd advise to go as slow and methodically as possible. A Rinseless Wash on a typical car will often times take me LONGER than a traditional 2 bucket wash with a hose. It kills me to see some folks racing around the car like it's on fire. Slow and steady is the key here. 4) Since you planning on claying I presume you'll love The Rinseless Wash as it has water softeners built into it allowing you to leave the panels 'wet' after you clean them and just go straight into claying after you're done.

IMO, these towels are PERFECTTTTTTTT for rinseless washes, amongst other uses such as detail spray removal and polish/compound removal.

Looking forward to seeing what AP comes out with in the next few months as far as a DIY coating!!! I just got one of our cars polished/coated with a well known/respected brand but we do have another car in our family - that you may have had the pleasure of riding around in last Fall - that would be a prime candidate for such a theoretical Adams coating...... *HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT*

Bought 3 Kwazars within the last 6 months, the last one gave out over 2 months ago. If I would have flushed the money down the toilet at least I would have known where it went beforehand.

I've added an unused 16oz spray bottle of distilled water to my Adams small travel bag I use for my inteior gear.....just as a precaution. With the new car I just bought I'm initiation maxiumum safety precuations to keeping it 100% So what if it takes an extra 5-10 minutes.

I plan on doing a deep cleaning of the tan leather seats in my gf's car with Adams Leather & Interior Cleaner but only recently noticed on the directions on the bottle that you should wipe down the cleaned surface with a MF that is damp with water. Is this a necessity? Not that I mind, I'm just curious about this extra step.

TID is probably my favorite product of Adams and Im a huge fan of the "non-scent". Last year while experimenting with another brand I was fairly impressed with the performance of their version of TID except for the smell. It was nauseating.......like literally. It reminded me of that sawdust type stuff the janitor would out over a kids vomit in the hallway in grade school (in the 1980s at least). Yeah, bad enough that I ended up giving a gallon refill of it away!!!

My two are a tie and ushered in the era of crazy fast unassuming German rocket sedans. The E34 BMW M5 ('88-'91) and Mercedes 500E AMG ('87 model shown). These were my dream cars as I was patiently waiting to turn 16.

I use straight MFR as the sole detergent with an 'extra rinse' cycle added on. I also use a half cup of distilled white vinegar in the fabric softener tray. It acts as the 'make sure 1000000% of the soap/detergent is rinsed out' stage. I bought a gallon of it at Target for around $4 I think.

Thanks for all the advice. I guess this is one of those good deals that I really don't have any need for seeing how I just bought a gallon of Rinseless Wash!

I just dealt with this when helping a friend detail the interior of his new Ford Fusion Titanium that comes with a similar amount of that piano black trim. My suggestions: 1) Don't let any MF towel under a Single Soft even near that stuff!!! Never use a basic utility towel or bargain store cheap MF near it, you'll end up with a swirled out mess. We used a new Adams Double Soft and even then were VERY gentle. NO SCRUBBING. 2) I would think a gentle spritz of Rinseless Wash or Detail Spray would take care of any smudges or debris. 3) I'm overly cautious of the piano black trim since it's crazy how easy it swirls/scratches but I would just give it a gentle wipe with a Double Soft when needed and avoided using too much product on it - sealants, glazes,etc....those are just more opportunities to scratch in while applying it, in my opinion.

It had been a number of months since I purchased anything from the Adams website, for variety of reasons, and in the last few weeks decided to restock my arsenal and place some orders. I'm happy to report that shipping times have been cut nearly in half for me! (I'm in North Alabama) It was frustrating in the past for an order to take 3 to almost 5 days to 'process' and then at least a week to arrive. My most recent order processed in less than 24 hours and showed up on my doorstep 4 days later! I'm not sure what changes were made but props to you guys!

Lot of good ideas here already.... 1) A strip wash - good for those of us wanting to start over on a vehicle....or looking for a little more 'bite' out of their shampoo, particularly on a coated vehicle. 2) A primer/'Eraser' - I was always very leery of mixing my own ISP blend after polishing and before LSP. 3) Highly concentrated APC so we can dilute it for multiple jobs in various concentrations. 4) While I love Rinseless Wash, I'd vote to keep making it slicker/more concetrated. Make it 'more better'. 5) Highly concentrated bug/tar remover. Years ago, I used something from another company called 'Prince of Wales Tar Remover' (I think that's what it was called) and it worked very well. 6) Some various wash media options besides the standard synthetic wool wash pad. 7) Ultra plush MF drying towel to supplement/replace GWDT. 8) Something trivial but cool - more Adams brand stickers to label generic larger bottles. I saw the prototype new logo on social media - very cool!

Far be it for me to pass up a stellar deal here so I'm thinking about loading up with some gallons of Waterless Wash that are on sale. I understand the basic premise of the differences between Waterless and Rinseless Washes (waffle weave and spray bottle vs plus towel and bucket(s)) but how about this hybrid I've worked up in my head.... 1) Saturate/pretreat panel with Waterless Wash and let sit for a minute or so. 2) Proceed to Rinseless Wash method via numerous plush MF towels using 2oz Rinseless to 3 or so oz of water in a bucket. 3) Dry with a large supersoft MF towel. 4) Wipe any residue away with Detail Spray when dry. Now I know you can make your own quasi-Rinseless/Waterless by diluting Rinseless in distilled water but is there any advantage to what I described above by using the specific Waterless Wash that is currently on sale?

Geez..... So I have an order en route that will be at my house Thursday so I might as well order some WW gallons on sale so they'll be here next week, right? lol

Wow.......congrats on learning the ropes of this addiction at such a young age. When I was 17, my detailing of my vehicle was limited to Meguiars Cleaner Wax available at Walmart and getting yelled at for using the nice bath towels to dry my car. Lol. I'd advice you to make sure you are comfortable using a DA polisher and various types of pads before you commit to any sort of paint correction on the rock hard clear coat of most Porsches. I literally can't imagine how many hours of hand polishes it would take let alone the weeks of massages afterwards for your back and arms!!

Yikes..... I suddenly feel light headed even thinking about it! LOL. Well, 15 years ago I bought a PC, some pads, a mix of some chemicals and spent like $500 or so which I tried to use once, got frustrated, and sold for pennies on the dollar. I got back into detailng a couple of years ago and have probably spent somewhere between $2-$3K since then. Of course, much of that was trial and error learning which products I like and which ones I didn't care for. I do know that I've spent $155 so far in 2015 via the just expired Adams 20% off sale.

Wait......weren't you the Cubs fan that told me that I should wash my car with Dial anti-bacterial soap? Can't remember....

^ would love to have this, sir, if it already has not been spoken for.

The merino wool mitt is the Dodo Wookies Fist and, to my knowledge, is one of the largest and softest wash mitts on the market. The MF wash mitt is the Microfiber Madness wash mitt. Both of these have always been thoroughly cleaned and air dried after each use....the Wookies Fist is always brushed with a pet brush so it doesn't 'knot up'. Both mitts are around 3-4 months old. For my preference, the Wookies Fist is just too large for me and the contours of my car. If you wash a large truck or SUV this thing would be killer! The Adams Great White Drying Towel is about 3 months old and still in great condition. I pretreat any spots and wash with Adams MF Revitalizer after every use. There is a VERY subtle blue tint to it as I have laundered it with my Borderless Blue MF towels but otherwise it's like brand new. Prices: *Dodo Wookies Fist = $20 (new it was $40) plus $6.50 shipping via USPS *Microfiber Madness wash mitt = $15 (new was $25) plus $6.50 shipping via USPS *Adams Great White Drying Towel = $15 (new was $25) plus $5.00 shipping via USPS Or...... All 3 items for $45 plus $10 flat rate shipping USPS AND I'll throw in an Adams short handle tire brush for free.

I have two and use one for APC for tire/wheel cleaning and fender wheels where I need to completely saturate the surface and the other I use for diluted Rinseless Wash to saturate a panel before I actually wipe with the MF that is soaked in the bucket. I too am on the fence about the value of these. Granted it cuts down a bit on the use of your trigger finger but at the same time, $17 each is a bit high. I bought mine as part of the package deal you got when you bought gallon refills at the same time and, quite, frankly, just had some extra money in my Paypal account that swayed me to say 'why not....'.

I've noticed most of you guys have the Kwazars that are (at least somewhat) clear to where you can see what color liquid is in them with a black base and sprayer. I ordered some gallon refills last months and the ones that came with them were opaque, as in there is no way to see what's in them and they came with red sprayers. I would definitely prefer the clear bottles with black sprayers, were these changed up recently??

I've been wet shaving the old fashioned way consistently for about 5 years now and its amazing how much healthier my cheeks and especially my throat are....in the past, my throat was beat red and bumped up for days after shaving.