Optimum "No Rinse", product review!

[Klasse Act]

So my buddy back home got me a gift certificate from Auto Geek for Christmas and I decided to try the Optimum No Rinse (ONR) out for myself. He's been telling me about it for some time now and was eventually going to get around to trying it for sure, especially since I live in an apartment. I wasn't skeptical about the product, just didn't know how it worked and if it really worked as advertised. Well let me tell you this, it not only works but its an AWESOME product for sure, hands down one of the best automotive detailing/cleaning products I've ever tried. Even if you don't live in an apartment its good to use because at some point you put your hose away and/or turn off your outside water (if you live where its cold) and then you get a nice day where its "bearable" enough to wash your car, that happened today here in the greater Chicagoland area where it was 42 when I was on my way home from work, here's how it works basically.

You use 1 oz of product for each gallon of water, 2 gallon is suggested so 2 oz of of product. I added warm water but they say it isn't needed to make the product work, although when its 42 out, warmer or even hot water feels that much better! So you do one panel at a time and then dry and move along to the next section. Now when I used it today, I didn't wring out my microfiber wash mit but that was becasue the car was dirty and salt encrusted big time, so I wanted to make sure it was all broken down. When I did the roof and dried the car I was VERY IMPRESSED with the results, couldnt' wait to then go to the next panels and bring my car back from "Midwest salt white" to Storm Silver Metallic! Now my buddy told me that you don't have to wring out the mit but you don't want it soaking wet either. From his useage, there's little or no water on the ground around the car, mine had a nice oval ring all the way around it, I had NO product leftover from about 4 gallons made.

I'm so amazed with this product that I had to write a review about it and post in here as I know someone will pick up on my enthusiasm and get some for themselves and be as happy as I am. I look forward to using this product as often as I can in the winter, well, as often as Mother Nature lets me and then even more so when spring and summer come along too. Its especially cool to use this when your car was cleaned a couple days ago and even though it hasn't rained or anything it just doesn't have that "just washed" or "fresh" look to it, again, this product comes to the rescue, amazing!!

Amazon.com: Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine, 128 oz.: Automotive

Its available pretty much everyone online but its $5.00 a gallon cheaper here compared to Autogeek where I got mine from, hope you guys get this and chime in, its truely a miracle in a bottle. Oh and BTW, you can also dilute the product and make clay lube out of it as well as a nice quick detailer. I have already made a gallon of quick detailer for myself, talk about a great product AND saving yourself some money to boot, it does EVERYTHING!

[CRZCT]

Griots garage also makes something like that except you don't use water , it sprays on and wipes off . Works great and is also available at Amazon . I also bought a portable battery powered pressure washer , holds 5 gallons of water and i can wash off the car in winter .

[wicked1]

I love the optimum stuff!
No rinse is my regular wash now days.
They've got a spray and wipe waterless product too. (opticlean)

[Klasse Act]

I washed the car again this afternoon after work, although it wasn't as salty/dirty, it did have left over frost and residue from a frosted road on it, yeah, like I need an exuse to wash the car again, especially with this stuff! This time I made the 2 gallons, correct amount and wrung out the microfiber washmit on each section, worked like a charm, I even had a neighbor compliment my car too. Not sure how much longer this late fall weather is going to last, but while its here, I'm taking full advantage of it!

BTW, my buddy who turned me on to this product uses their Opti-Seal, pretty much the same thing as Zaino Clear Seal and he loves that too. The thing with these newer products is the technology involved in making them and the ease of use. Anything that enables you wash this easy and to layer and layer and layer protection like this is a win win in my book.

[wicked1]

I used opti-seal for a while (spray on, wipe off) which I really liked..
But then I finally went for opti-coat which is a "permanent" coating. People have been using it for over 3 years (or I should say, applied it once 3 years ago), and their cars still repel dirt and bead water like day one. Only been about 4 months for me, so I can't really comment on the permanent aspect yet.

[Klasse Act]

I could never go a long time w/o touching my car, well, the weather during the winter gets in the way but I'm not a good person to ask about durability as I layer and layer and layer but I know this, the car cleans up easier and just BEEEEEMS when I'm done. When I used ONR the other day the car was very dirty and crusty from salt and when I was done, the car just shimmered!!!

It was 56 here today and when I got home from work, I applied another coat of Zaino (Z-5 pro). My last coat was on black Friday (Zaino Clear Seal), this is what I mean...yes, I know I have a problem and love it!

Really looking forward to using more and more of the ONR in the future, like tomorrow when I wash my g/f's Mazda 6.

[crxtocrz]

I just did my own first wash with ONR last week when the temps in SoCal dipped into the 60s (sorry, snowbirds).

I'm a skeptical guy and bought the ONR on the recommendations of members here -- and I was blown away! ONR is everything Klasse Act says it is -- easy to use, remarkably effective, with very impressive results.

And maybe it's just my imagination, but I think my car has stayed cleaner this week than usual.

[wicked1]

It definitely stays cleaner.. It leaves a coating on the car that dirt doesn't stick to as well.
Then the next time you clean it, it's even easier.

We just got our first snow storm here, and they salted the streets, so my car is a total mess right now. Might even be too dirty and crusty for the ONR.........

[wicked1]

OK, just washed my car.. It's so nice! Basically, you can wash the entire car in the time it takes you to just DRY your car w/ a normal wash.. and it's cleaner than ever!

Also, I've been using these products in my home. I use this ONR and then opti-seal on my shower doors. I used to have to scrub them w/ an abrasive pad every week, to get the soap scum off. But now they basically just stay clean. Once a month or so I rinse them down w/ ONR or power-clean. Re-apply the opti-seal every few months.

[Klasse Act]

Good to hear more people have gotten on the bandwagon with this product, its really amazing, as you guys already know! I plan on using it this weekend as its supposed to be 41 on Sat and 51 on Sunday. Its pretty dirty right now but after using it a couple times already, I know the chemicals in this product do the job safely and effectively!

It was mentioned about how your car stays cleaner longer and I believe that's because of the fact that you can make a good quick detailer out of this stuff too and it does leave a nice little shine on the car when your done. With the products I use on my car to keep it protected and now using this in the winter when we get a little thaw time (anything around 40 or over) its nice to keep the car even cleaner in the winter. I really like the fact that I can now take my car to the touch-free wash to get the bulk of the crap and crud off of the car and more importanty the "gunk" from underneath and wheelwells off of the car, this makes me very happy, especially being in apartment, I can always have a nice, clean car. I can't wait to use it after a sudden downpour and the sun comes out, this way I can have a clean car without needing to go to the car wash. Buying this product by the gallon is a huge savings over needing to go the touch-free, although when driving in the rain I will hit the touch-free to get the underneath all cleaned up.