There is no close hand car wash place near me since I moved, and now that I own a black car (impossible to keep clean) I need an alternative.

Is a touchless car wash a bad idea? I would think the soap would be too harsh. Any ideas for cleaning the vehicle in a Chicagoland winter?

 

Optimum No Rinse is the way to go for winter time washing, especially here in Illinois. You just need a gallon of warm water with one ounce of No Rinse. Wash one panel with a wash mitt and then dry, no need to spray off with No Rinse. If you do a search for No Rinse, you will see tons of information and videos on how to use it.

 

I use ONR ( optimum no rinse )


Before








Process

1. Rinse
2. Spray ONR
3. Wash ONR
4. Dry wit OID
5. Apply OP-CW
6. Spray ONR on wheels
7. ONR wash wheels with old sponge

pressure spray bottle with warm water



rinse





spray ONR



3 bucket wash



" Snow White "aka Raceglaze wash pad



Finish














Wheels & Tires[/B]

• PowerClean 3:1
• ONR wash solution
• old sponge
• wheel woolies

hope that helps!

 

Nice writeup OTD!

 

I use the Magic wand down the street. It's a touch less do it yourself place. I keep my car heavily waxed at all time so the slush and muck just come right off. After the wash I take it right hoe into my heated garage and dry her off and either do a quick wax job or use a spray wax and wipe her down. I never let them Brush car washers ever touch my car! That No Rinse sounds cool too.