Dri Wash 'N Guard

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I was talked into getting some of this stuff after seeing a demonstration when I was 18 or so and thought, wow...everything I need in one bottle! The big deal with the stuff is that it's waterless. What I remember was getting what seemed like good results, but thinking back now, I just don't see how this stuff can be safe to clean a dirty car with.



Does anybody have any experience with this stuff? Is it decent or crap? Should I throw out my 2 - 64oz. containers of it (from back in the day)?
 
Up until about 5/05 I was using Dry(Dri?) Wash and Guard's product on my black '98 GSR Integra. I was introduced to the product during sales days when it was rampant in my area. I liked the ease of which it went on and that there was no residue like traditional waxes. I had previously used the cheaper $28.00/bottle Zymol cleaner wax and found the DWG cut through the wax and left streaks on the initial application. 7 years later, I ran out of the stuff finally after applying it almost religiously at least monthly and using it as a QD for bird droppings, dust, etc.



My take after what I would consider extensive use is:



Positives:

1)It works. It must have protected my paint as my paint looks the same as when I took it from the dealer. Amazingly it doesn't scratch. You can force scratches even with a microfiber if you rub really hard(putting bodyweight into it) but what wouldn't.

2)It was relatively economical. I had 4 32oz bottles of the stuff last me 6 years(I bought my initial smaller bottle from some event).

3)It took off water spots and residue as long as you treat the affected areas within a few days.

4)It was really easy to wipe off

5)It was convenient to use and I stored the spray bottle in my car with cloths(in fact I still have a few ounces left in the original pump spray bottle in the trunk of my car).



Negatives:

1)Durability. The slickness doesn't last very long. After it rains 1-2 times, you have to reapply or it won't bead water much and would spot.

2)Shine. It makes the car look nice and shiny but my friend noticed a significant difference after I applied the Crystal Guard Pro a few months ago(especially at night).



I have since tried Crystal Guard Pro and Quick(My CG Pro experience was bad) and I find the CG products may look nice but don't last for sh#t when it comes to beading water so it spots like a mother.



I am now a Klasse convert as I love the AIO. Not too sold on the SG yet as I have had some water spotting problems but I may have not waited long enough between coats. I think the Klasse AIO is a much better cleaner than the DWG and I even read you can dilute the AIO 2oz water in a 16 oz spray bottle and use that as a QD!



Just my $0.02. Man, I really hate water spots.
 
rockstar_style said:
Should I throw out my 2 - 64oz. containers of it (from back in the day)?
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My dad will take em. He loves the stuff and no matter what I try to teach him he just picks up an old dirty rag to "QD" his EXT anyway. Let's make a deal....... :o
 
My understand was that it was pool filter sand....I'm not even going to try a spell that diatomacious??? earth... and oil.



I was at a car show with my '72 Plymouth yesterday, (Best of Show, Stock, BTW) and a friend with a '53 Pontiac was extolling the virtues of Dri-Wash N Guard. His car was painted about 8 years ago and is only out for shows...but you could see the paint was lifeless. I have been trying for years to get him to actually posish and wax the car...but he thinks DriWash is the right deal. (Of course, he as wiping down shiney parts under the hood with windex and paper towels, too,) I know this car would look so much better even after a spritz of Z8.
 
Just an update on the DWG stuff. I was reading their site and found that the DWG products contain "deoderized Kerosene" per the VOC papers. I think that is what allows it to cut through waxes and stuff so easily. I never noticed any damage to my paint from so many years of use but I am just not comfortable using any product with Kerosene on my paint for protection. Do any of you know if deoderized keorsene is a common additive to waxes/sealants?I was contemplating ordering more but I feel much more comfortable using the AIO in diluted form as a cleaner/QD spray.



I also just posted elsewhere that I had my first bird droppings baked on my car in the sun and I strongly believe that the AIO/SGx2 layers helped protect the paint as the bird crap came right off with a few sprays of the Meguiar's QD and a MF cloth. I've never been able to remove dried bird crap that easily.
 
lawrencea said:
Yes kerosene is common in car care products. So in mineral spirts and naptha and alcohol. None of these solvents will hurt paint.
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Actually, paint has solvents and PDs in it too!



I had someone put a sample bottle of DWG on my car years ago. It worked okay but nothing special. I can wash a car faster with QEW than cleaning it with DWG and conventional polishing and waxing makes the paint look better.
 
I still have 1/2 bottle of that in my wife's car in the case of bird bombs emergency.

Not sure whether the cure is better than the disease or not. :o)

(Man, that stuff is rather expensive.)
 
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