Cleaning your car

[Ryan90GTI]

It works on brake dust just fine but I don't use the big red sponge on my wheels, I also use a different drying towel on the wheels too. If the wheels are filthy like they are at the minute I tend to use Bilt Hamber Auto Wash. There's nothing ONR can't do, I've even used it on the interior and also the engine bay.

The one product I couldn't recommend enough is the Klin Korea drying towel. One word... GAME CHANGER!!!
The main distributor for Klin Korea is Excel Detailing based in Dinnington, Sheffield, just off jct31 M1.

[hog_hedge]

It works on brake dust just fine but I don't use the big red sponge on my wheels, I also use a different drying towel on the wheels too. If the wheels are filthy like they are at the minute I tend to use Bilt Hamber Auto Wash. There's nothing ONR can't do, I've even used it on the interior and also the engine bay.

The one product I couldn't recommend enough is the Klin Korea drying towel. One word... GAME CHANGER!!!
The main distributor for Klin Korea is Excel Detailing based in Dinnington, Sheffield, just off jct31 M1.

Is this the badger?

https://www.exceldetailingsupplies.co.uk/product-page/large-duo-drying-towel

I need a new drying towel since I washed mine with BSD soaked cloths and turned it completely hydrophobic

[andy28]

It works on brake dust just fine but I don't use the big red sponge on my wheels, I also use a different drying towel on the wheels too. If the wheels are filthy like they are at the minute I tend to use Bilt Hamber Auto Wash. There's nothing ONR can't do, I've even used it on the interior and also the engine bay.

The one product I couldn't recommend enough is the Klin Korea drying towel. One word... GAME CHANGER!!!
The main distributor for Klin Korea is Excel Detailing based in Dinnington, Sheffield, just off jct31 M1.

Is this the badger?

https://www.exceldetailingsupplies.co.uk/product-page/large-duo-drying-towel

I need a new drying towel since I washed mine with BSD soaked cloths and turned it completely hydrophobic

Oh dear, hydrophobic drying towels aren't the best! I've got a Klin drying towel too, only used once so far but I'm impressed. CleanYourRide do them too.

[Mutley75]

Here’s the link to the review I mentioned earlier - https://youtu.be/G4tOlMA2yXw. Goes on a bit but the guy is really good and covers everything you’d want to know.

I think I’m going to give it a go. The Polo will be used to test the water, as it were. I can see it having its uses in the summer, giving it a quick clean if it’s not particularly dirty. It could even be washed in the garage on a hot (or wet) day with this stuff. I certainly wouldn’t risk it in winter with salt and other crud on the car. I also like giving the wheel arches a good blast with the jet wash, which is an area that wouldn’t be touched at all using this method.

I’m going to place my order now and I’ll give it a go this weekend and will report back 

[Ryan90GTI]

It works on brake dust just fine but I don't use the big red sponge on my wheels, I also use a different drying towel on the wheels too. If the wheels are filthy like they are at the minute I tend to use Bilt Hamber Auto Wash. There's nothing ONR can't do, I've even used it on the interior and also the engine bay.

The one product I couldn't recommend enough is the Klin Korea drying towel. One word... GAME CHANGER!!!
The main distributor for Klin Korea is Excel Detailing based in Dinnington, Sheffield, just off jct31 M1.

Is this the badger?

https://www.exceldetailingsupplies.co.uk/product-page/large-duo-drying-towel

I need a new drying towel since I washed mine with BSD soaked cloths and turned it completely hydrophobic

That's the one, I have the medium so a large will be fine.

[Ryan90GTI]

Big Red Sponge - https://www.motorgeek.co.uk/cgi-bin/ecom.cgi?Command=ShowProduct&db_pid=1267

ONR - https://www.motorgeek.co.uk/cgi-bin/ecom.cgi?Command=ShowProduct&db_pid=56

Klin Korea drying towel - https://www.exceldetailingsupplies.co.uk/product-page/large-duo-drying-towel

Meguiars bucket + grit guard - https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/meguiars-grit-guard-and-bucket

pump sprayer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spear-Jackson-Action-Pressure-Sprayer/dp/B00RD0KTZQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=L0NPDBV294N3&keywords=pressure+sprayer+5l&qid=1571177915&sprefix=pressure+spra%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-3

This is the exact setup I've been using recently.

[sjw]

Big Red Sponge - https://www.motorgeek.co.uk/cgi-bin/ecom.cgi?Command=ShowProduct&db_pid=1267

ONR - https://www.motorgeek.co.uk/cgi-bin/ecom.cgi?Command=ShowProduct&db_pid=56

Klin Korea drying towel - https://www.exceldetailingsupplies.co.uk/product-page/large-duo-drying-towel

Meguiars bucket + grit guard - https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/meguiars-grit-guard-and-bucket

pump sprayer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spear-Jackson-Action-Pressure-Sprayer/dp/B00RD0KTZQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=L0NPDBV294N3&keywords=pressure+sprayer+5l&qid=1571177915&sprefix=pressure+spra%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-3

This is the exact setup I've been using recently.

Just to add - the gallon of ONR is fantastic value, it'll last for months

If you're not comfortable using a sponge over the whole car, you can use multiple towels instead. Maybe I'll give the sponge a go one day. I have a white silver so any swirls wouldn't be as noticeable as on a black car

[Mutley75]

ONR arrived this week so gave it a try today.  I wasn't brave enough to use it as intended and in all probability, I never will.  Well, perhaps in summer when the car is just dusty rather than dirty.  The Forensic Detailing review seemed to suggest that in terms of cleaning power, it's not really a match for traditional methods and in terms of the time it takes, it isn't any quicker.  So unless access to a hose is a problem, it's probably better used for its secondary uses, which is precisely what I did.

I added a cap full to the bucket of shampoo and washed the car as normal.  The chap on Forensic Detailing was right.  It's almost like washing your car with WD40.  The wash mit just glides across the paint, minimising friction and reducing risk of scratching the paint.  It also seems to double up as a rinse aid, as when I rinsed the car afterwards the water was sheeting off as if it had just been waxed (it was last waxed about two months ago).  I didn't use my DI resin filter so it was rinsed with my exceptionally hard tap water.  There were no water spots afterwards, although it wasn't overly warm so it's difficult to tell how effective it was on that front.

I quite like it as a product - it's hugely versatile and it also smells good.  It can also be diluted and used as an interior cleaner or a quick detailer or used to clean those awkward areas where you don't necessarily want to blast jets of water, such as door hinges and the engine bay (although it's not a degreaser).  It is quite expensive (£24 including postage for 946ml) but it's used in small quantities so should last a while.  It's certainly worth a try if anyone is sitting on the fence.

[Adam T7]

Might give that a go
Spent a very pleasant 90 minutes yesterday, power wash rinse, Dragons Breath on the wheels, Demon Foam, rinse, Meguiars Ultimate wash and wax (2 bucket method) and wax with Meguiars Gold Class Quick Wax. Looks awesome 😎

[Booth11]

Late to this thread!  As much as I’d like to clean my car weekly or even fortnightly, life means it gets done as and when the stars align!  Sometimes it’s weekly, other times it’s weeks apart. So I’ve ticked the last option in the poll.

On the ONR topic, I bought a bottle of it a good while back, after a recommendation from another detailing enthusiast (who’s opinion I value) on another forum.  Whilst I’ve yet to do a wash with it as its intended use (the car has been very dirty come wash time and I have a fairly new Kranzle K10 pressure washer which is such fun to use that doing a almost waterless wash is a travesty, lol), I do, like Mutley75, add a capful to my shampoo bucket, and agree, it notably increases the lubricity of the shampoo and reduces friction between mitt and panel. I use a very lubricious shampoo anyway but even so, the ONR adds more and whilst it slightly knocks back suds, it’s the lubricity which is the more important thing.  Come the better weather or if the car is only mildly grubby, I’ll definitely try ONR for a full wash, but for now it has a place in the routine as a supplementary wash aid. Good stuff!