AndyK

Too cold to wash the car in the past few months, but there was some salt, dust and dirt that I had to take care of. Pulled out the Griots Speed Shine (normally used for detailing a clean car) and a few microfiber towels. 15 minutes later....



All in the comfort of my warm garage!

DreamCarrera

Looks good Andy.

I've never washed a dirty car by only using a quick detailer spray, I'm too worried about marring the finish. Lately, when its cold and I feel like washing my cars in the garage, I use Optimum No Rinse. I use a bucket filled with ONR wash water and a spray bottle filled with a quick detailer spray I make from the ONR car wash. I first spray each body panel down with the ONR quick detailer before washing with a wet microfiber cloth from the wash bucket. If the car is really dirty I still prefer to first rinse the car off with a hose before washing in the garage with ONR. I probably worry too much about surface marring but the above system has worked really well for me.

pcasanova

You missed a spot. J/K looks awesome.

sweet victory

If you're using a conventional wash method, ONR also makes for a fantastic drying aid. I also pair it with Optiseal. Love Optimum's products!

AndyK

Thanks. I bought that Optimum no rinse, but using a wet bucket, and wet product in the garage makes no sense to me - since all the dirt drips off onto the garage floor, right?

sweet victory

Worrying about dirt getting on garage floor makes even less sense to me. A lot easier and quicker to clean a floor than a paint correction.

parris

I would recommend proceed in two step. Starting with two buckets of warm water and microfibers. Clean the car with wet microfibers (not allow them to be too much wet to drop watter on the floor) and rising on the clean bucket.

After that, you can apply the quick detailer.

It looks a good result what you have achieved though! Congrats!

AndyK

My car had a bit of salt and dirt, but it wasn't filthy by any means. So I wasn't dragging a ton of dirt off the paint with the detail spray. I used very light pressure too. Hopefully next time I'll be able to hose the car down, assuming the temps are above 40!

DreamCarrera

I don't get a noticeable accumulation of dirt on the floor, however, I do get a lot of water on the floor because I tend to leave the microfiber wash rag very wet to help guard against scratching the paint. I think most of the dirt tends to stick in the wash rag and then gets deposited in my rinse bucket (using a two bucket wash method).

motoo344

Another good way if you want something a little more substantial is to get an aerator soap foamer and some rinseless wash or something like Frothe from AMMO. This will put a nice layer of soap on it and you can wipe it right off.