waterless car cleaning ?

[DABofNOS]

Ok never used this before so what is peoples thoughts on it. Both the guys that come to you in there shiny silver 4x4s and the stuff you buy at the shops. How does this not scratch, is it all just a load of rubbish ?

[Mastodon2]

I got a car care kit for Christmas with some of this waterless wash and wax stuff in it, I wouldn't dream of using it on a dusty, gritty, dirty car in this country. I washed mine with the normal method, and the used the stuff as a finishing wax, which gave it a lovely shine and made the paintwork feel satin smooth.

However, it said to apply it, spray it onto the bodywork, imo it's much easier to apply if you spray it onto a cloth to rub it in, then buff it with another cloth. Some of the spray got on my windscreen wipers and the next time I used them they slicked my screen over with wet, cream coloured wax, doh!

[DABofNOS]

Yes my thoughts too with regards to washing it first. But they claim you can wash a car with it even when it covered in yack and not scratch the hell out of it

[thinfourth2]

Do you live in the UK

Do you use your car

If you answer yes to both then your car will get wet at some point

Water has worked for cleaning stuff for the past 20,000 years

Why change now?

[m44kts]

I sometimes use Meguiars last touch in the summer when the car doesn't really get dirty as such, more just a fine layer of dust. I spray it from one of those pump action garden sprayer things, I find the pressure from it shifts the dust and just needs buffed dry. It hasn't scratched any of my cars yet. I would never dream of using it on a dirty car though.

[Bezerk]

I use Optimum No Rinse for a quick glass clean, but wouldn't use it on dirty bodywork.