Waterless washing

[nathanwilson46]

Guys,

Just wondering if any of you have ever had this new 'waterless' washing carried out?

There's a mobile car cleaning company around me, and the convenience is extremely good where they just turn up on a bike and clean your car at any location, work/home etc.

But, I am not sure if I trust this to not be bad for paint/windows.

Please advise if anyone has experience

thanks

Nathan

[damageprone]

Waterless washing isn't new. Most likely using ONR or similar to wash.

[B Watts]

I've one done it once when my mirror caps were off and I was waiting for my CF replacements. I didn't noticed any scratches or swirls.

[danchee]

Given your location, I'd worry more about the constant sand blasting on the paint

[flipnkraut]

Waterless wash isn't new but I wouldn't use a detailer that does it. When you do a waterless wash all the dirt and contaminants gets picked up into the microfiber towels. The problem I have with detailers that do this is that you have no idea as a customer if they're washing your car with clean towels or the same dirty towels from their previous customer. If they're using the same dirty towels customer after customer you might as well be washing your car with sandpaper.

I'm sure there are great detailers that are swapping out towels after every customer and as important using multiple towels for a single car when doing a waterless wash, but in general I wouldn't trust them.

[gatorfast]

^ agreed I wouldn't want someone else doing a waterless wash on my car. If I'm going to pay someone to wash my car, I want them to be competent and to get a real deal wash.

I do love waterless wash though and use it all the time on my cars. Only takes 30 min or so to completely "wash" the car. Of course I am turning my microfiber towels to new areas and not applying pressure when doing so.

[nathanwilson46]

Originally Posted by danchee

Given your location, I'd worry more about the constant sand blasting on the paint

haha you're not wrong.

I work a little bit out in the middle of nowhere, so my car is spotless one day then sandy as heck the next. So frustrating

[nathanwilson46]

Thanks for all the info though guys, appreciate the responses.

Think I'll stick to having it washed normally, as I can't trust that these guys are swapping for new towels every time.
The reality is the chap washing probably only has a couple of towels with him and he must be washing a dozen or so cars a day with it

[SCKOMS]

I would only use a waterless wash on a car that is simply dusty or only mildly dirty. Beyond that, I would use ONR. I prefer to spray it liberally on the car first with a pressurized garden sprayer, then follow up with a high quality wash mitt and the 2 bucket method. Pat dry as much as possible, rather than wiping dry.