ONR video demo

[Envious Eric]

i use one bucket most of the time too...

 

[CV_Soccer]

Now I maybe I'm just off-base but the product to clean would not be what is marring the finish but the grim picked up by the mitt, or am I missing the point?

 

[Harry Houdini]

If I have to rinse the car then it would be a pressure washer foamer and then rinse,

sounds the safest way if the car is really dirty.



Thanks Scott.



CV yes thats correct, but ONR should make the grim release easier from the mitt

when you rinse it inside the bucket, thats why I would be using 2 wash buckets.

 

[SuperBee364]

I use the black shmitt for wheelwells only, seems to harsh for my HRE wheels

with chrome lip. instead I use a normal sheepskin only for wheels.



I wonder how exactly it is done and as I have a BMW my self and the break dust

comes with the features of car :hairpull



The ONR I am really starting to love and it is a life saver in the snow winter days

where I will be washing inside the garage not outside.

Thanks for the info and the videos guys.



Edit: when he was washing the Porsche he said, " it is not a car I care for"

the car seems pretty dirty to me, the question is if he cares for it, how would you

approach such a panel without getting it swirled or hazing the clearcoat on it?

the reason I ask is because in the winter, most cars will look like this from the salt

and dirt on the roads

My Charger had terrible problems with brake dust. I did a bit of research around the Charger related forums and found out about some low dusting replacement pads. I bought them off of ebay, put em on (disk brake pads are *so* easy to change), and haven't had any dust since. I've had them for about 3k miles now. Best 100 bucks I've spent on my car so far. I'm sure there are some low dust replacement pads for your BMW. You might want to check into it.

 

[imported_weekendwarrior]

A friend of mine has a BMW and was telling me that their service advisor said there is an optional pad for BMWs that does not dust as much as the factory pads. The advisor told them that the BMW free maintenance program does not cover the low dust pad, only the regular factory pads. I don't know if a customer would have to pay full price for the low dust pads, or just the difference in price between the regular, and low dust pads. Just something you might want to ask about next time you are at your dealer.

 

[BlackElantraGT]

CV yes thats correct, but ONR should make the grim release easier from the mitt when you rinse it inside the bucket, thats why I would be using 2 wash buckets.

in my experience, I haven't found it to release dirt/grit any easier than a traditional wash. If anything, it is more difficult since I usually pre-rinse, and then lather and wash with a traditional wash. The pre-rinse gets a majority of the dirt/grit off. With ONR on the other hand, all the dirt/grit/grime that's on the car is going onto whatever wash media you're using.

 

[CV_Soccer]

If I have to rinse the car then it would be a pressure washer foamer and then rinse,

sounds the safest way if the car is really dirty.



Thanks Scott.



CV yes thats correct, but ONR should make the grim release easier from the mitt

when you rinse it inside the bucket, thats why I would be using 2 wash buckets.

I pre-wash my GTI with foam and let it set for a song or two and then I rinse it off, I mean really rinse it off so there is very little left but to do some spots around the tail pipe and the rear hatch. I try to wash my GTI as much as I can without touching it and when I do it's the two bucket system.



Besides what the point of washing your car if you can't have a little fun with the hose!

 

[Bert]

found out about some low dusting replacement pads. I bought them off of ebay,

What brand were they? I will go buy some in a heart beat.

put em on (disk brake pads are *so* easy to change),

Really? Mechanics sure charge a heck of alot for brake jobs. I assumed that was due to difficulty.

 

[Scottwax]

Really? Mechanics sure charge a heck of alot for brake jobs. I assumed that was due to difficulty.

Takes me about 5 minutes per side on my Mazda once I get the wheel off.

 

[Harry Houdini]

My Charger had terrible problems with brake dust. I did a bit of research around the Charger related forums and found out about some low dusting replacement pads. I bought them off of ebay, put em on (disk brake pads are *so* easy to change), and haven't had any dust since. I've had them for about 3k miles now. Best 100 bucks I've spent on my car so far. I'm sure there are some low dust replacement pads for your BMW. You might want to check into it.

Thats nice bro, but the problem would be the 5 year maintenance free service

is out the window with those break pads as the next poster said, I just checked

with my service adviser, whom are friends both the service adviser and the tech

who works on my M6, I am really interested in ceramic break pads

system even if I have to buy the full kit, I might be doing this for the 2009 M6 I am planing

to get.

 

[Harry Houdini]

I pre-wash my GTI with foam and let it set for a song or two and then I rinse it off, I mean really rinse it off so there is very little left but to do some spots around the tail pipe and the rear hatch. I try to wash my GTI as much as I can without touching it and when I do it's the two bucket system.



Besides what the point of washing your car if you can't have a little fun with the hose!

Totally agree with you. but it takes me forever some times to wash my car,

rather it takes forever most the time. if really ONR what it is said to be, then

using it as quick detail ratio should not introduce any sort of swirls or even scratches

while using a clean MF towel.



Scott you are an AAA detailer no questiones asked, but if it is your car your doing

and don't want to introduce anything to it or even risk that, how would you do it?

co-op rinse and then ONR? or there is a more safer process

 

[SuperBee364]

What brand were they? I will go buy some in a heart beat.







Really? Mechanics sure charge a heck of alot for brake jobs. I assumed that was due to difficulty.

PosiQuiet is the brand.



You'd be shocked at how easy it is to change your brake pads.

 

[SuperBee364]

Thats nice bro, but the problem would be the 5 year maintenance free service

is out the window with those break pads as the next poster said, I just checked

with my service adviser, whom are friends both the service adviser and the tech

who works on my M6, I am really interested in ceramic break pads

system even if I have to buy the full kit, I might be doing this for the 2009 M6 I am planing

to get.

Yup, I lost that by changing my pads, too, but I honestly don't care. Brake pads are so easy to change that losing them from the maintenance plan doesn't matter to me. Brake dust, OTOH, matters *alot* to me. Mine were dusting so bad that my wheels looked like crap every day. And I wash my car every day!

 

[Scottwax]

Scott you are an AAA detailer no questiones asked, but if it is your car your doing

and don't want to introduce anything to it or even risk that, how would you do it?

co-op rinse and then ONR? or there is a more safer process

Why would I treat a customer's Rolls Royce Phantom any differently than mine? Both would get ONR unless caked in mud. I avoid traditional washing like the plague. I absolutely hate washing cars that way. Plus, I know I wash cars more safely via ONR than traditional washing.



BTW, BMW sucks for not including low dusting pads in the free maintenance period. That is absolutely inexcusable that BMW (or any other car company) thinks it is perfectly fine for their customers to have filthy wheels within a day of washing when there are quality pads that don't dust.

 

[White lexus 23]

man watching him wash the wheels makes me cringe. im so pickey about the wheels on my car. i would never use the same mitt on the chrome that i just used on the rubber sidewalls. But all in all that looks like a very sweet product. and with the weather change just around the corners im going to buy some right now! very thankful for the info thanks

 

[thesacrifice]

I've used it almost exclusively on my personal car since December 2005, just about every two weeks. Other than using Optimum Poliseal twice as a basis for cleaning the paint prior to a LSP, I haven't had a need to correct the paint.

 

[jester7677]

I think what I need to see is a black car washed with ONR.



One side of the car with ONR.

One side of the car wrinsed then washed with water and car wash.

Dry.

Compare the sides and surface scratches.

 

[imported_altez]

I think what I need to see is a black car washed with ONR.



One side of the car with ONR.

One side of the car wrinsed then washed with water and car wash.

Dry.

Compare the sides and surface scratches.

It is definately a product that a lot of people are skeptical about. I use to use ONR with the two bucket method and it was taking me about the same time as traditional washes. I stuck with traditional washes for a while until I saw a post on how some autopians use ONR with a single bucket. Haven't looked back since. I like it since it is eco frinedly good if you are in a water restricted area.

 

[Scottwax]

I think what I need to see is a black car washed with ONR.



One side of the car with ONR.

One side of the car wrinsed then washed with water and car wash.

Dry.

Compare the sides and surface scratches.

I can handle that request, plus the wheels too.

This was taken late March, 2006, two weeks and an ONR wash after polishing. Work truck so no point in polishing to absolute perfection. I wash this truck only with ONR, almost always in the full sun in the spot it is parked in for this picture.

This was taken in September of the same year, the truck was lightly polished with Pink Moose (50/50 mix of Vanilla Moose and Red Machine Glaze) and waxed with Natty's Blue in late May, then ONR washed 1-2 times a month through September.

 

[Bert]

You'd be shocked at how easy it is to change your brake pads.

I believe you made a video of your foam gun, any chance you would make a video of changing brake pads????



Does changing disk brakes require any special tools? I believe drum breaks do require special tools so I will leave that for a mechanic.