Eagle 1 Bucketless Wash - Opinions

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capt512

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Hey Everyone,



Yesterday I was at the autoparts store and noticed that they had Eagle 1 Bucketless wash, I am usually very sceptical of anything like this, but figured for $5 to supposedly get 60 washes I would try it.

The Eagle 1 sprayed on well, though I think I may have put a little much on the car. I says 1-2 sprays per panel, I put 5-6 to make sure i got proper lubrication.

Results - Seemed to take all dirt and grime off. No scrubbing required. Doesn't seem to take any wax off, and actually seemed to make it shine deeper.



Just wondering what everyone else thinks.
 
Eagle One makes terrific products IMHO. I love their A2Z wheel cleaner, their tire swips and their WET car wash. Good value for the money.



I did not know they had a bucketless wash.
 
Thanks for bringing this new product to my attention. I was considering trying the Mother's Trigger Wash which seems to be very similar; however, I saw posted on the Mother's website that they will be discontinuing it. This type of product may still be a niche market, but your recommendation will keep me on the lookout for it.



Finally got to try this the other day and was impressed. Pre-rinsed car with pressure washer and EO soap. Good bottle sprayer that delivers a fine mist. Only used one rinse bucket--no separate soap bucket needed. 1-2 sprays per major panel gave good lubrication and sheepskin mit glided smoothly. After rinsing, it left the paint clean and glossy without any residue. I think I prefer it to the regular EO car wash.
 
I will be looking for this product myself, I find Eagle One to be as good as its gets when it comes to OTC products. Lately with the weather here being nasty I would really like to try a prewash, I am going to make a upa spray bottle with some Griots car wash soap and water and use that but this also looks promising as a pre wash. I will still follow up with a Sheep Mitt and the proper soap afterwards.
 
I think it is pretty new, I haven't seen it at my advanced auto before. THey also have the new NXT paste wax, so they seem to be carrying fairly new items
 
^ Nope, it still requires a rinse. I see no way that this product can improve my processs. You still need a bucket to rinse your mitt, might as well use a traditional car wash. :nixweiss
 
Yep, you'd think they'd release a product to compete with QEW as the general population doesn't know about it and might be highly interest if EO made their own.
 
ebpcivicsi said:
^ Nope, it still requires a rinse. I see no way that this product can improve my processs. You still need a bucket to rinse your mitt, might as well use a traditional car wash. :nixweiss
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I picked up a bottle today at vatoZone. Nice smell, I think it was 3.99 a bottle and the sprayer is nice, same size and shape as the AZ wheel cleaner.



I used it more as a pre soak, it didnt do much for me or my dirt. I did not use it for its intended purpose though. I will have to try it for the intended use next time, I already had a bucket full of Griots wash when i started. Fot those guys who keep switching mitts and religiously rinse them off this might have place in your arsenal.



One more thing the label made it look like this bottle would do 80 car washes, Im half done after the first one...



Im such a sucker for new stuff.....
 
Hey capt512;



Is this stuff like QEW or the product from Stage One.



Stage One has a pre-wash that you spray onto panels and rinse off before washing..



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Nevermind, I found some info here
 
Bill D said:
Yep, you'd think they'd release a product to compete with QEW as the general population doesn't know about it and might be highly interest if EO made their own.
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Going a bit off topic here, but I really think protect-all really should fire their marketers. I can't believe such a useful product remains so obscure after more than a decade. Why haven't more companies tried to emulate their product??
 
raymond_ho2002 said:
Going a bit off topic here, but I really think protect-all really should fire their marketers. I can't believe such a useful product remains so obscure after more than a decade. Why haven't more companies tried to emulate their product??
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My guess is that the public would never believe that such a product would work. We as Autopians are in the minority, most people only wash their car a few times a year. When they do, it is only because it is 70 degrees and sunny and their car is foul. The general public outside of autopians probably has little need for a product like QEW(with the exception of those wo live in water restricted areas). Imagine Protectall trying to get shelf space along with other car washes, people would not usnderstand it and just buy a traditional soap.
 
I went to Checker auto parts lastnight to check this product out. While I like eagle one products, I think I'll pass on this one for a while. All this seems to be is pre-mixed soap in a spray bottle? You still have to rinse it off and everything. I think I'll stick with my S&W for now.
 
AutoNova said:
Just put QEW in a bottle and you label it Eagle One, S&W and you'll have all your products, no trip needed:).
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As I'm sure you're aware of, QEW and this new Eagle One product are not the same thing both in application and intended use.



That being said, after reading this thread when it was started, I picked up some to use when testing out my new pressure washer last week.



I usually use Meg's Gold Class for bucket washing.



Test car: Brilliant Black 2005 Audi A4 < 6 months old

Condition: two weeks of wintery road salt and dust

Products: Eagle One Bucketless Car wash (BCW)/ 2 sheepkin wash mitts



Methodology:



Rinsed car with pressure washer, followed manufactuers directions using 2 sprays per panel for washing then rinsed the car again.



I did the washing in front of the garage so I could pull right in when done (it was 35 degree's out and the heat from my kerosene heater felt good after playing in the water)



I dried the car under Halogen lights with a Big Blue MF.



Results:



No water spoting/residue/marraing and more importantly the car was clean.



Now then, would I use this product over Meg's and a bucket of water, hard to say.



One place I would say this stuff would rule is in the bays at the automatic car washes. I've had people actually go an complain when I bring my own buckets and soap saying I was taking up too much time in the bay.



Notice of disclaimer:



I'm not stating one product is any better than another
 
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