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You might wanna try a OPT waterless and UItra ceramic seal combo next time. I bet it will give more gloss.

How does this cleaner compare to the old Carpet & fabric cleaner & protectant? I am asking how does it compare on fabric, carpets and cloth seats?

In its discription on the opticoat.com page it says and I quote "Foaming solution shows you it’s working" Is that true? Does it foam and why? I know Larry Kossila has a waterless product that foams...I think he once said its to add lubrication or something like that. So why does the OPT waterless foam?

I need to try this test for myself...I dont know why I havent done it yet 🤔

I use 2 different types of wash media, first I use a sponge afterwards a MF wash mitt. A sponge I use first to get rid of the heavy dirt, most often on the lower parts of the car like leaves and mudd for example. The sponge easily releases dirt from itself so it gets clean again, but Ive noticed that a sponge doesnt remove ALL dirt so thats where a MF wash mitt comes into play which removes fine dust particles still left on the paint. So basically I wash my car twice in one go but for a cleaner finish before I dry. So maybe thats why HotTuna uses 3 different wash media...or he is just testing out which one works best for him. Dont know

Unfortunatelly not...I dont own a pad washer so I just changed pads every now and then (4 or 5 altogether in total).

Well FYI I managed to wash the car, clay it and polish it after probably god knows how long....ONR wash, clay and then I tried 3D Speed but soon switched to OPT GPS coz its way quicker to get around the car with it...I cant praise it enough...GPS removes like 60% of swirls in 1 pass on a CG hex green or even white pad and vanishes into paint so there is very little wipe off needed. Wiped off and sealed with opti seal. The car is once again shinny and clean looking. Love it! Temps were high at around 10 deg C or around 50 F if that means something to somebody. Take care

ONR suds up if you add ONR in a bucket and then pour water inside. Suds quickly diminish afterwards. Suds may also be a result of previous leftover soaps you might have had in the bucket before. No biggy though. Btw...what was that DIY rinseless mixture you mentioned about?

No you dont...A ONR damp towel wipe following a dry towel wipe will clean the interiour just nicely. Ron just wanted to say he uses either one or the other. ONR on its own will clean a lot while leaving a nice factory finish. It will struggle with dirt/mudd spots sometimes. For those you spray some all purpose cleaner.

I know it doesnt damage anything...I was just joking out of people who believe that ONR can damage anything 😉

Looks like Ron doesnt care about swirling out his leather / vynil and plastics like some forum posters are....lol...I am being silly

Ron meant you use a seperate and CLEAN mf ONR dampened towel...lol...😜 Besides you dont wipe off a dirty car because you clean the car with ONR and a sponge / mitt or whatever...the car should already be clean before you go on and dry it with a mf towel.

Show-off 😜

Just FYI...Ive switched to P&S Absolute lately...not because I wanted to but because I cant get ahold of OPT stuff in my country anymore and I have to use alternatives now... Now just my opinion (not to influence anyone) I miss ONR...Absolute isnt nearly as good as ONR...It doesnt mix well with water, its not potent enough, it doesnt smell pleasant (personal thing, but I like the blueberrie smell ONR has more then the coconut lime that Absolute has). It does clean the car streak free at the end Ill give it that but its nothing special or a miracle wonder product it was first highlighed to be. Media hype really does create wonders out of thin air. So people...If you are having doubts dont! Stick with your ONR and forget about Absolute. In my opinion Absolute is not even in the same league as ONR, but way under. Its nothing special.

I once polished a estoril blue BMW outside in the sun. I used Hyper polish and polished the entire driver side. I also wanted to polish the entire car and then wipe the residue off but Hyper polish dried up and a ONR wet towel diddnt remove the residue. I had to quickly re-polish it again and then I was able to remove the residue....so YES Hyper polish does dry up after a certain time!

Sponge instead of a mitt perhaps yeah...mitt traps dirt inside its microfiber while the sponge releases it easier. I tend to use a sponge with my initial swipe and use a MF noodle mitt over that to pick up the remaining missed bits. Still I use a 2 bucket method with grit guards in each bucket. Never had an issue And true what Ron said...many people call ONR a waterless wash and think you just spray it on like a QD and wipe away...thats not how you safely use ONR

Thats exactly how I wash my cars so I dont see a problem here either 🤔

You people do realize this is a CAR wash product right???

Actually yes it would. Not OID but if you add 1-2 ounce of opti clean per gallon of watter it will dramatically make the wash mitt or sponge slicker, paint will bead more so the drying process will be easyer...infact Ive learnt that 2oz. of opti clean per gallon of watter makes a pretty good rinseless wash

Well you can scrape away bee poop with your finger nails, pre wash bird poop and wash it a few minutes later and use Power clean on bugs and ONR it away. I would say that a 1:10 dilutted OPC would come in handy in winter time to pre spray the car before you hit it with a ONR soaked wash mitt or sponge. OPC would probably dissolve road film much better then ONR alone (but honestly Ive used ONR alone and it also worked well enough on its own).

Not that you HAVE to do a rinseless but its SAFER to do a rinseless wash on a car. 2.5 oz. is enough, maybe even a tad too much but it will get the job done. One tip...also wet the towel with onr before you introduce it to the paint. Dont wipe with a dry towel!

I dont get it either...i mean TRC is advertising P&S Absolute as a wonder product saying that there is nothing similar on the market, that its a multi purpose product, that it encapsulates dirt, bla bla bla... And i found myself thinking like...OPT did ONR like 15-20 years ago that does ALL of that so why the f...is TRC saying that Absolute is a game changer when it clearly isnt...then I found out that TRC was involved in creating the product and now they have to sell it somehow...duh!!! Anyways i am not bashing on Absolute, I am sure its a great product and that it does all what they claim it does and I will try to get a hold on a gallon of it if it ever comes to this god forsaken part of Europe I am in because I already lost hope that Ill ever see OPT stuff here ever again.

Yeah sure...you can easily use Opti-clean after OPC pre wash and pressure wash...Dont use opti-seal, car wax or hyper seal though as they dont have cleaning properties. OID is ok as a dust, smudge and finger print remover but I wouldnt use it as a watterless wash...thats what Opti-clean was made for!

I would love to test this out and talk about it but sadly OPT stuff in my country has run dry and there seems little hope on getting my hands at it in the near future. I have about 100ml of the old ONR left and thats it... then I run out as well! So if anyone wanna gimme a little something something Id be all for it 🤪 Fun aside I dont think OPC in a ONR would work because I am afraid that OPC would kill off the ONR lubricity and dissolve its encaptulation ability. Dont know...maybe I am wrong but Id still just rather pre spray the car with OPC and PW it off before washing the car with ONR. It would be a fun test though!

Opti clean streaks on glass yeah....dilluting it further wont helpa as it will still streak. You will have to use a seperate glass cleaner afterwards or like Ron said a ONR dampened towel