How much Aqua wax should I add to my ONR bucket?

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levander

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I've seen the new ONR wash & wax, but I've still got the old ONR.



And I'm just using Duragloss #501 and #111 to polish and protect my paint. So I want to use Aquawax and not OCW to do a quick protection layer after washes.



So, I've got 2 gallons of water and an ounce of the old ONR in a bucket, ready to wash my car. How much Aquawax do I add to the bucket?
 
Why put AquaWax in the bucket at all? I suppose it could save a step doing it that way but I use ONR straight. After the car is dry I squirt and buff in the AquaWax. I use 111 as well and the AquaWax is always a welcome "topper" or "booster" to the sealant after a wash. I prefer to use it on dry paint just like a QD, in WOWO method.



If you really want to use AquaWax with your rinseless wash solution you can buy it already pre-mixed with this product: Duragloss Rinseless Wash with Aquawax, no rinse car wash, rinseless auto wash



I've used this new version of Duragloss rinseless and it is really good stuff. When your ONR runs out you should try it.
 
I don't see much difference in buying the Duragloss Rinseless Wash with Aquawax or just buying some Aquawax to throw in with the ONR I already use for a bunch of different stuff. Not sure why you think your solution is better.



Anybody know good guidelines for how much Aquawax to add to a 2 gallon bucket of ONR?
 
Well, for one, Duragloss was the first (that I heard of) that added a "wax" to a rinseless wash and they probably know best how much to use. Secondly, two different companies, how compatible would it be?
 
I've tried adding OCW to ONR(V2), both for washing and QD'ing. I really didn't see much value. IMO, you've got to add so much OCW to your ONR wash solution to really see an improvement that it's not worth it. It takes five minutes to do a regular OCW application which gives the best result and requires very little product. It's not like you're saving a ton of time by adding it to the wash solution. It didn't make much of a difference when added to the QD, either. I added up to 5oz. of OCW to the standard ONR QD gallon mix (8oz./Gal). I also tired a small batch of half-and-half strength. I didn't keep adding more OCW, because at that point I felt like I'd be wasting it. I would rather use a dedicated QD which is super slick and flashes off quickly, and save the OCW for waxing.
 
Levander, the standard ONR contains protective polymers already. If your car already has a LSP then, with regular use, ONR is sufficient to maintain the protection. ONR&W may improve on that.



If you want to use Aquawax then you don't add it to the wash solution. You can spray it on at the drying stage or dry first, then spray it on and wipe off like a QD.
 
Okay, thanks guys.



Junebug, you made shortspark's comment make much more sense to me.



RobD and Alfisti, I think for the time being I'm going to follow your advice, just wash and (possibly) wax at different times.



My approach is a little different than most on here I think. I like general purpose products that do as wide variety of tasks as possible. I only have two cleaners for the entire car, ONR and OPC. Then #501& #111 for polishing and protecting paint. 303 for protecting everything else.



Sounding like adding AW to ONR for paint washes is just unnecessary in my case.



Seems like I remember Scottwax was the original advocate for adding OCW to his ONR to save time. I was just gonna do the same with ONR and AW. Maybe I'll go through his posts later and see what he was talking about.



This coming purchase though, just think I'll. Leave AW out and consider the polymers in the ONR enough of a maintenance waxing.
 
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