A&J

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  1. I for one know that after applying opti seal paint is always slick to the touch...its like touching velvet.
  2. Yeah thats what I do! Opti seal is a better drying aid then OID. Whatever water is left in the car seals or whatever streaks Opti seal leaves behind OID will remove those and enhance gloss. I also think that would be the better option.
  3. Good to hear...ONR always did lack that extra lubricity that the competition needed. Cleaning power was always fine. I have used many Rinseless washes over the years and I can think of some that I would love to use again but ONR is still in my top 3 (The other two are Surf city rinse free wash and wax which is a great product all around and the other is Feynlab pure rinseless which has great lubrication and cleaning power and is great for winter washes). As for Bead maker its over rated...The gloss and temporary slickness it produces is great but that only lasts about a week or two at most. I see it more as a quick detailer or gloss enhancer rather then a sealant which its suppose to be. It is however as versatile as opti-seal and can be used on all outside surfaces as well as on hard inside car surfaces. Opti seal does a similar gloss enhancing job with little less slickness (still slick though) and with better water behaviour then Bead maker. I am looking forward on trying out the new ONR some day. I am sure I will know the difference instantly if I am using the old or the new formula.
  4. so who is the main distributor for EU? The Netherlands one? Or TRC? or who? I am confused now
  5. Can you tell us Ron when will the new formula be available in EU? Will it arrive here till spring?
  6. @Heijneker aha so TRC is the main distributor for Europe...ok...I still need to find someone closer to Slovenia to reduce shipping costs. I am mainly only intereted in gallon size ONR blue, OID Concentrate 1L and a spray bottle of Car wax...although I would like to give Hyper seal a try some day!
  7. Then why the heck is the price different?
  8. Hey...can you give me the contact of the distributor in the Netherlands...I want to see if I can get stuff cheaper (mainly shipping) from him then from the Rag company EU.
  9. From experience I can say: - ONR W&S - a few days or a rainstorm...it doesnt really protect much - ONR W&W - about a week or 2-3 rainstorms - OCW when used over Opti-Seal - 6 weeks or so
  10. that doesnt work either because (well at least Hyper polish) it is thin it will still leak through the cap...trust me Ive done that. I have replaced the sprayer with one of those Chemical guys pop up caps and if I shake it I just get hyper polish all over the place
  11. Jesus Christ man...do you intend to cook your car? I dont think heat is good for your seals and plastics though so keep the water cooler
  12. Soooo mannnnyyyy questions....jeeeezzzzuusss.... can I use OID to replace ONR - not really...OID is good for a quick wipe over when the car isnt dirty but just a little dusty say after a drive. But opti clean can work as a rinseless wash (use about 20-25ml in a gallon of water) What is in OID that gives the paint an extra gloss? - gloss enhancers obviously 😁 its fluoropolimers! Is there any benefit to adding wax to it or would I be better off using ONRWW w/ OID as a drying agent? - Just use one or the other...but it also wont hurt if you use one as a drying aid and then the other one to go over it. No harm in that. Can I add HyperSeal to OID for extra gloss? - Probably yes but i suggest you use them seperate...use Hyper seal as a drying aid and do your final touches with OID. Also, I should add that the car is opticoated, will adding wax reduce the gloss and should I just stick with hyperseal? - your car should be already shinning like a diamond...what freaking more do you want???
  13. One quick question... When polishing with Poli-seal do you have to wait a bit to let it haze (to let the sealant bond) or just wipe it off once you are done polishing?
  14. A terry cloth might have scratched it...Using microfiber towel would be a safer option.... Try using ONR again with a soft Microfiber towel...if its really scratched then Ron might give his blessing if its safe to use Hyper polish by hand on that gauge cluster cover or not.
  15. Guys....I am speechless now 🙊 Thank you I just like helping out and dont expect anything in return. These kind words are enough for me!
  16. You can always do a 1 bucket wash even with soap. All you have to do is use multiple wash mitts or microfiber towels to wash your car. Use once and dont throw it back into the bucket so you dont dirty up the water-soap solution. You need about 5-8 cheap mitts or about 4 plush mf towels.
  17. Just skip the power clean and ferrex step if you cant use free flowing water and just ONR the vehicle and move to clay towel. Then use paint prep prior to polishing. A good 1step is Intensive polish on a light cutting pad. Obviously it depends on the type of paint or color and the ammount of bonded contaminants but you can skip a lot by just doing a ONR wash and clay before you go polish the paint!
  18. BOOM ..... And ohh...I forgot to talk about the dirt capturing and releasing properties that ONR has...I dont know for sure if Opti-clean has them too so its a small possibility that the wash media might get more and more soiled over time...that can be by-passed by using mf towels to wash the car instead of mitts or sponges.
  19. OPTI CLEAN AS A RINSELESS WASH I actually did it and tried to use Opti-clean in a bucket of water like I do use ONR and long story short its not that bad...but lets start this at the beginning shall we! THE SETUP: I used a 1 bucket and 2 gallons (7,4L) of water for each wash. Each bucket had a grit guard and a sponge...same exact sponge (one is just older and more used up then the other one), later I also tried to use a microfiber noodle wash mitt. As for pre-spray I used the mix in the buckets. So ONR was diluted at its standard 1:256 so 30ml in 2 gallons and with Opti clean I varied. I started with 15ml then tested it, then added another 15ml, tested it and another 15ml so total 45ml. I also emptied the pre-spray bottle and filled up accordingly to what was mixed in the buckets. THE CAR: I used it on my Renault Grand Scenic which being my car is very well maintained as you can imagine. It gets its no-rinse wash almost every week. It wasn’t dirty but the rain from the last couple of days got it lightly soiled. I also partially washed my wifes car which is a Renault Clio which gets washed and waxed about once a month. It too was lightly soiled from the rain…both cars got washed at the same time (4 days ago) its just my wife driver further to get to her job then I do. RESULTS: Using Opti clean as a rinseless wash: - At 15ml the mixed solution feels like washing with water or similar to ONR. I did pre spray the solution on the panel and then used the wash solution soaked sponge to clean the panel. I used those cheap short nap mf towel to dry and check for dirt but I didn’t find any. o + it cleaned well with no apparent dirt left behind o – it doesn’t feel lubricated - At 30ml the mixed solution feels kinda still the same and not overly lubricated but it is similar to ONR now (now even ONR isn’t the most lubricated product to begin with compared to other companies rinseless washes like Feynlab pure rinseless or Carpro Echo for example). I did wash a part of my wifes car which was on the sun and found it left behind some sort of hazing (see picture bellow) which was later removed with the ONR solution. Note that that hazing was very minor and hard to notice. I did however notice the paint felt very slick once I washed the residue with ONR so clearly the polymers from Opti clean were left behind. That’s awesome. BTW I did not notice any residue or smearing on my car so maybe it was just left on my wifes car (to tell you the truth that paint is finicky and hard to finish perfectly without something showing behind like wax residue, polish or something else…) o + slick and protected finish o – still not lubricated enough. o – may leave behind some residue but probably only on finicky paint - At 45 ml the mixed solution instantly feels slick slick under the sponge. The polymers quickly disperse water on the protected paint and washing with it feels really satisfying and safe. The after washed panels actually look shiny and very clean and I cannot say anything bad with this mix. The only difference now is that we need to use 50% more product then with ONR. The paint afterwards feels quite slick to the touch. I also think that if I sprayed water on it it would sheet much faster due to the leftover polymers. I didn’t notice any major streaking even on my wifes car. o + it feels very lubricated and safe while washing o + it leaves behind a slick and protected surface due to the leftover polymers o + it leaves behind a glossy surface o – you use 50% more product to get these awesome results compared to say ONRWW - And at the end I just dumped all that 45ml leftover mixed solution to the ONR mix and washed the rest and that was the most lubricated and slick feel till now (duh…obviously). Everything (polymers) just added up and the wash really felt super and slick and lubricated and safe and awesome and all those superlatives we love to hear… FINAL VERDICT Can Opti-clean be used as a rinseless wash??? I say YES without a doubt. It works OK at 1:256 ratio but its great at 1:165. It feels really slick and safe to use and I wouldn’t mind using it that way. But cost wise it is more expensive to use Opti clean that way since both products (950ml bottles of ONR and Opti-clean at the Rag company) are similarly priced. If nothing else you could use Opti-clean at a 1:165 mix for a pre-spray and then do a ONR wash. That way you get a stronger pre-spray for more soiled cars while still not using up too much product and still a cheaper ONR wash. Dry with opti-seal and the car will be beading like crazy.
  20. I might give this test a go. My ussual wash consists of 2 gallons of water and 30ml (2 caps) of ONR...so I might compare Opti clean to ONR. Ill compare Opti clean mixed at: - 15ml (1cap) in 2 gallons of water - 30ml (2 caps) in 2 gallons of water - 45ml (3 caps) in 2 gallons of water... ...and see how effective it is! Ill report here! BTW Ron if OPT needs a man to do some crazy testing I wouldnt mind a new job and employer 😉
  21. yeah exactly...its like 55 euros of the gallon size product cost + 20 eur shipping 😲 For that money I can get like 4 gallons of other products