waterless car cleaning

[wolf]

I was just reading issue 44 of street firds and noticed the fast wax ad so i thought i would check out the website
http://www.fw1.com.au/how_to_use_fw1.html
I just watched the video and i am fairly impressed with how well it works.

has anyone tried it themselves?

[TEaaron]

guy at work has tried it and he reckons it works well.

[Frost]

Doesnt really save water thou does it. Think of how much water is used to make it. Then think of the water thats used in the various industrys to package it, transport it, dispose of it.

But It works well Iv got a box of the shit. So lucky im not a greeny

[[Sterling]]

it cost me 2 bucks to wash my car at the car wash, bucket+ cloth=WIN.

although some randoms came up to me in a servo and offered that product to me, (i was in the work ute) i managed to get them to do half the bonnet and the door before they ask if i was actually gonna buy some, i said no he seemed a litle pissed and walked off
came up ok aswell, but personly i woulndt spray anything from a can onto my car

[Kyle the ED4LTR]

it cost me 2 bucks to wash my car at the car wash, bucket+ cloth=WIN.

although some randoms came up to me in a servo and offered that product to me, (i was in the work ute) i managed to get them to do half the bonnet and the door before they ask if i was actually gonna buy some, i said no he seemed a litle pissed and walked off
came up ok aswell, but personly i woulndt spray anything from a can onto my car

haha so evil , i would have done the same

[AaronEF8]

The problem with waterless washing is the car has to be fairly clean to begin with (water marks basically), otherwise you'll either use 11ty washing sponges/rags or scratch the shit out of your paintwork. And it takes aaaaggggeeeesssssssss.

Does every other state have a Govt. rebate for rainwater tanks, or is it only SA? Using rainwater out the front to wash your car is great, it gets grumpy old neighbours with nothing better to do fired up.
You can buy decent guerneys for under $200 that can run on straight off the rainwater tank these days.

[Bipolar]

We've got a rebate in Queensland, but it's a farken long wait to get a tank installed.

I use waterless, but I also use a body duster first, so even if it's fairly dirty most of the shit comes off with that. Hasn't appeared to leave any scratches (my paint was full of tiny ones already though, so I could be wrong).

[[Sterling]]

Does every other state have a Govt. rebate for rainwater tanks, or is it only SA? Using rainwater out the front to wash your car is great, it gets grumpy old neighbours with nothing better to do fired up.
You can buy decent guerneys for under $200 that can run on straight off the rainwater tank these days.

yes we get the rebate, lol at home we have a water tank, we would go out 4wding come back with a muddy as **** ute and spend about 2-3 hours cleaning within the 3 hours we would have some poor bloke from the shire come out and inspect it to make sure it is coming from a tank, aswell as randoms stopping to give us there 2c, and we have in clear veiw a sign that says "tank water in use". fucking clown shoes.

[Gozza]

Kester i have the same deal - I have a tank and when i wash my car - every social conscious Bono mutherfucker stops and stares me

see that big red tank? its not a fire truck

[XRated]

Haha

There's no way I'd use it on my car. I can't see how it wouldn't cause swirls by rubbing a cloth over dust and dirt.

[Bipolar]

Just watched the video. Looks impressive. If I got it I'd still use the duster first, but it's pretty exxy ($40).

[wolf]

i think even as a half assed polish it aint to bad.

[Steady]

So it's really good for washing your car if your car isn't dirty?

[wolf]

the cars in the video looked dirty to me but then again who knows.

[CozEF]

I'm not a fan, i can't justify $50 for 2 cans or whatever it is, when for $50 i can have 10 very thorough cleans at hallam car wash, or just rinse it when it gets dusty for $2.

Corey

[EF ECTIV]

Ive havent washed my car with water in months... Im using the meguiars waterless set, with the new NXT
tech wax 2.0.... It takes SFA time, and looks fuckin sweet... even when it rains, the water doesnt settle
and bead- it just keeps a deep shine.... they're really great products


No I dont in any way, shape or form work for meguiars

[Hybrid34]

Haha

There's no way I'd use it on my car. I can't see how it wouldn't cause swirls by rubbing a cloth over dust and dirt.

Same here, Im a bit skeptical with the stuff...if you have dirt on your car...and you wipe it with any chemical your going to get swirl makes.
can anyone prove me wrong? how does it not cause swirl marks?

- ash

[XRated]

Ive havent washed my car with water in months... Im using the meguiars waterless set, with the new NXT
tech wax 2.0.... It takes SFA time, and looks fuckin sweet... even when it rains, the water doesnt settle
and bead- it just keeps a deep shine.... they're really great products


No I dont in any way, shape or form work for meguiars

Dude, the beading is good. The tighter and smaller the beads, the better.

[EF ECTIV]

After it rains, all the water slides off and the car stays looking mint....

[bluntltd]

I use meguirs detailer with a mico cloth and it works. Thats all I can say. I don't have a garage and it works brilliantly.

[ragga_ed]

ive used something similiar on my car, and they cant really call it waterless, because it says on the can to use a wet cloth to wipe away bird shit, and any clumps of dirt before using the product, it takes for eva to use this stuff but if you do it right there will be no swirls and it will look F"N mint once your done

[Kenaz]

it cost me 2 bucks to wash my car at the car wash, bucket+ cloth=WIN.

Plus one.

Except I usually spend about $4 cos I take my time.

[stevo]

I cant bring myself to wash the car with a waterless wash. No matter how many times ive seen it work before

[burnt turtle]

I cant bring myself to wash the car with a waterless wash. No matter how many times ive seen it work before

same here
btw i havnt seen either of your cars in a while stevo (including new one), have u moved?

[stevo]

i shifted to pakenham about 3-4 months ago mate

[burnt turtle]

oh ok then, that makes sense

it cost me 2 bucks to wash my car at the car wash, bucket+ cloth=WIN.

Plus one.

Except I usually spend about $4 cos I take my time.

me aswell

[TWR40T]

i wouldnt even think about using it on my car mainly cause its black and it has enough swirl marks already....

[Eb Barbie]

Some chick followed me in the shopping centre car park til i got out of my car to try sell it to me.
You cant use it on mud because it might have stones in it which will scratch the car so not really saving much water, can only clean the top half of your car pretty much which takes a min/$1 at the car wash. Less work and scratch free!

[Frost]

Is this waterless car cleaning silcone based? Cause I know for a fact panel beaters and spray painters hate cars that have been cleaned with a silcone based product.

[Eb Barbie]

Haha they sucked Pete in last night at the servo. He ended up buying two cans! Altho he bargained with the guy to getting 2 for the price of one.