Waterless Washing
Tourer
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From: Shady Grove Pa
RE: Waterless Washing
This evening I did half or more of my bike, I'll finish it in the morning then go ride. Dri-wash is my waterless choice. It works SO great, it leaves a polymer sheild on the surface that is slick to the feel. It is used in the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, exclusively. I also got a compliment on how shiney my RV was, the guy said what do you wash it with ? Ya'll ought to try this stuff !!!
Road Warrior
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RE: Waterless Washing
ORIGINAL: PaFatboy
If you wantto go waterless, use DRI-WASH N' GUARD ! That's all I use on my bike, you will NOT get ANY scratches or swirls. It suspends the dirt above the surface,It works great on chrome,paint, rubber, I even clean my visor on my helmet. A little goes a LONG way. I also use it on my 5th wheel RV, it's fiberglass.
If you wantto go waterless, use DRI-WASH N' GUARD ! That's all I use on my bike, you will NOT get ANY scratches or swirls. It suspends the dirt above the surface,It works great on chrome,paint, rubber, I even clean my visor on my helmet. A little goes a LONG way. I also use it on my 5th wheel RV, it's fiberglass.
I have some type of waterless wash formula at the house but haven't really given it a try. I need to get some good towels before I consider it.
Cruiser
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RE: Waterless Washing
ORIGINAL: PaFatboy
If you wantto go waterless, use DRI-WASH N' GUARD ! That's all I use on my bike, you will NOT get ANY scratches or swirls. It suspends the dirt above the surface,It works great on chrome,paint, rubber, I even clean my visor on my helmet. A little goes a LONG way. I also use it on my 5th wheel RV, it's fiberglass.
If you wantto go waterless, use DRI-WASH N' GUARD ! That's all I use on my bike, you will NOT get ANY scratches or swirls. It suspends the dirt above the surface,It works great on chrome,paint, rubber, I even clean my visor on my helmet. A little goes a LONG way. I also use it on my 5th wheel RV, it's fiberglass.
http://www.driwashnguard.com/
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Charlotte
RE: Waterless Washing
Just a quick note from my detailing days.
Water and soap suspend dirt particles so that they do not scratch your finish when you wipe it with a wash mitt or whatever. If you don't wet it first, the dirt particles are stuck to your finsh. Anything you do after that only leads to scratches in the finish.
Black paint is the trickiest of all. It will tell on you if you cheat.
Water and soap suspend dirt particles so that they do not scratch your finish when you wipe it with a wash mitt or whatever. If you don't wet it first, the dirt particles are stuck to your finsh. Anything you do after that only leads to scratches in the finish.
Black paint is the trickiest of all. It will tell on you if you cheat.
Tourer
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RE: Waterless Washing
ORIGINAL: Snort
Just a quick note from my detailing days.
Water and soap suspend dirt particles so that they do not scratch your finish when you wipe it with a wash mitt or whatever. If you don't wet it first, the dirt particles are stuck to your finsh. Anything you do after that only leads to scratches in the finish.
Black paint is the trickiest of all. It will tell on you if you cheat.
Just a quick note from my detailing days.
Water and soap suspend dirt particles so that they do not scratch your finish when you wipe it with a wash mitt or whatever. If you don't wet it first, the dirt particles are stuck to your finsh. Anything you do after that only leads to scratches in the finish.
Black paint is the trickiest of all. It will tell on you if you cheat.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: Oregon
RE: Waterless Washing
ORIGINAL: 3Dog
Thats why the quality waterless products have emulisifiers and suficants in them.
Thats why the quality waterless products have emulisifiers and suficants in them.
Perhaps you mean “emulsifiers” which are types of surfactants.
JB
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Tourer
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RE: Waterless Washing
ORIGINAL: JBaker421
Perhaps you mean “surfactant” which is a colloquial contraction for “surface-active agent.”
Perhaps you mean “emulsifiers” which are types of surfactants.
JB
ORIGINAL: 3Dog
Thats why the quality waterless products have emulisifiers and suficants in them.
Thats why the quality waterless products have emulisifiers and suficants in them.
Perhaps you mean “emulsifiers” which are types of surfactants.
JB
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From: Seattle
And for a guy with 29,598 posts and 0 thanks in 0 posts...I had to make a change to that.
