D114 Rinse Free Express Wash - Basic Review

[rwright]

Greetings everyone. This was taken from my original review posted at the release of D114 but modified to include new info. This is just a basic review based on my opinion after one use, but I have since used the product a few times and my opinion has changed to a more positive outlook than originally. I usually don't form an opinion after one use of a product but this one was a little different, it's one of the few that actually impressed me quite a bit right from the beginning. Thoughts shared at the end. On to the review...

Product Name/Manufacturer: D114 Rinse Free Express Wash - Meguiar's

Product Size: 1 US Gallon

Product Price: $39.99 Retail

Directions: Shake well, dilute 1oz. per gallon of water, no directions to make clay bar lubricant or quick detailer

*All pictures taken with iPhone and resized with Kodak EasyShare software, no enhancements made.


The product:

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Here are a few pictures showing the condition of my HHR SS before a quick rinse with my pressure washer:

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As you can see I had some grime (very gritty) hanging out in a few crevices that were not washed away after a trip through the touchless.

The tools for the job (not all were used): 2 cheap waffle weave towels, 1 micro fiber drying towel, 1 PakShak Ultra Smooth, 1 micro fiber towel I was testing, 1 micro fiber bone wash pad (media of choice for me)

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3 ounces of product measured out

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The viscosity is very thin as you can tell in this picture

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Something to note and new to me, some slight suds formed after mixing product

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Making first pass

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Suds runoff

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Wiped dry with ease, no streaks

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Take note of the suds in my rinse bucket (yellow) after just making one pass on the roof of my car, I'm not used to this

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After working my way around the car the thought hit me to show how well this product releases dirt from the wash pad.

Before

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After

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This is my rinse water after finishing just the paint, I didn't clean the wheels because we were expecting rain

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Just in case you're curious

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Final Thoughts: If you're looking for a rinseless wash that is very slick and leaves the paint feeling clean but not loaded down with polymers that may or may not interfere with an LSP, this is the one. To me it's like the Shampoo+ of the rinseless world because it does exactly what you want (clean) without any frills. I did not notice any additional gloss after using this at the time and soon after found out no glossing agents were added to D114. Overall I'm pleased with this product and do not regret buying a gallon of it and continue to find more uses for it. It will definitely remain in my arsenal and I will not hesitate to ever recommend it to anyone.

Thanks for reading,
Richard

[Mark Kleis]

Great write-up, excellent pictures and well written. Thank you for sharing!

[BillE]

Good write up...Thank you...

Bill

[smack]

Thanks for the write-up Richard.

[RDVT4ME]

Nice job!
I was certainly surprised with how the dirt is released from the wash mit. I really like this product!

[Michael Stoops]

Excellent write up, Richard, thanks for taking the time to be so thorough with it. That bit about how easily the wash media releases the dirt is a key point with D114 as you're assured of a clean media for subsequent passes. If you're using a Grit Guard then a simple wipe across the top grate will easily knock off the dirt.

[rwright]

Thanks for the kind words all! I'm going to try to crank out a few more reviews over the summer as time permits. I'll try to keep them short and to the point but sometimes I get carried away! :D

[ChevysLastSled]

Are you going to review RFEW as a waterless wash next?

[Marc08EX]

Great write-up, Richard! Thanks for taking time to do this.

I really like this product mainly because it releases the dirt from your wash media and it doesn't stain it.