Gallon size waterless wash

[jmakado]

Just thought I would throw in a suggestion for a waterless wash from Meguiar's in gallon sizes preferably. It's too cold to wash a vehicle outside 6 months out of the year here....and it makes me sad to go 6 months without washing

If you need a beta tester count me in!

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Gallon size waterless wash

Thanks for posting your suggestion and be assured that all suggestions posted to this forum are presented to multiple segments of management on a monthly basis for review and consideration.

Meguiar's take this forum group very seriously.

[jmakado]

Re: Gallon size waterless wash

Thanks Mike.

[Bert31]

Re: Gallon size waterless wash

Thanks for posting your suggestion and be assured that all suggestions posted to this forum are presented to multiple segments of management on a monthly basis for review and consideration.

Meguiar's take this forum group very seriously.

Mike, do you guys at Meguiars see environmental laws becoming more strict in regards to wash run off getting into ground water making waterless or rinseless washes more and more needed in the market? I have heard some counties throughout the country mandate reclaiming you wash water and much of GA was (or may still be) affected by a drought no longer allowing hose washes, makes me wonder if this will become more and more common??

[jmakado]

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I would like to clarify my first post. I asked for a "waterless wash". What I really want, and see a market for, is a rinse less wash. I just re-read this and realized I used the wrong terminology. Sorry for the confusion...and I'm ready to beta test....did I mention that already?

[Holden_Caulfield04]

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I don't think it would take much development-wise for Meguiar's to bring to market a rinseless wash product. In Australia, Meguiar's already have a rinseless wash which, to my knowledge, is based on an existing quick detailer called Last Touch.

It's more of an issue of whether the market can support it in the USA/Canada.

[jmakado]

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Last touch and the other QD products fall into the waterless wash arena in my book. I'm talking a rinse less wash product similar to Optimum No Rinse. Something that you still have two buckets of water but doesn't require rinsing after. Perhaps Last Touch would work fine? I have no clue. I already have a couple gallons of it so I guess I could give it a shot. I just think that Meguiar's would come up with a different formula if they intended it to be used as a rinse less wash...but again, I don't know.

[roushstage2]

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Search for "ONR" or "Optimum No Rinse" and your answer will lie within. Been watching too much Indiana Jones lately...

[jmakado]

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Are you talking about Chris using Last Touch as a rinse less wash? Or are you saying I should just get some ONR? I guess I am just going to try Last Touch diluted 128:1 and see what happens. I would buy some ONR but I already have a couple gallons of Last Touch. My main point of this thread was just that I think there is a market for Meguiar's to introduce a rinse less wash....even if it's just directions for how to use Last Touch in that fashion.

On a related note. I was washing a car in a gated community in California last year and actually had a lady stop her car outside of the gate and yell at me. Something about polluting and reporting me. I think times *may* be changing and a rinse less wash would be a good product for our current "green" era we are living in. We recycled and where not wastefull back when this lady was driving a Hummer and air conditioning her 5000sq/ft house with all the windows open. Now she has a Prius.......and air conditions her 5000sq/ft house with all the windows open. But hey, she's green! Plus, I want to wash my cars in the winter

[Markus Kleis]

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Goodness, 128:1? that can't be right... I would think the dilution ratio would be similar to that of ONR...

Someone polish their ride to perfect and do some testing

[jmakado]

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128:1 would be one oz. of last touch to one gallon of water. Same as ONR I believe.

[Markus Kleis]

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128:1 would be one oz. of last touch to one gallon of water. Same as ONR I believe.

Well then, where do I insert my foot?

[Superior Shine]

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Reclaiming your waste water is already and has been the law for over 30 years. I, as a mobile detailer, use reclaim equipment to capture and haul the waste water off site to be disposed of appropriately. We do not allow one drop of water to enter the storm drains.

In recent months I have incorporated a "waterless or water smart" wash model into our services. This is a spray and wipe type "washing." We have used last touch diluted 50/50 with much success.

The benefits to this type of washing are numerous.

Time savings over traditional wet washing and very little to no impact on the earths environment are the two greatest benefits.

[roushstage2]

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Last Touch is going to be slickest at full strength. Diluted that much you'd almost basically be QD'ing with water.

[Superior Shine]

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Ok if you say so.