Mountaineer1 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Hi, I have a new car that I wish to be extra careful with. Before rinseless washing it with ONR, is there any benefit to first spraying down the (dry?) car with ONR 16:1 as a pre-wash? Then doing the usual ONR wash with soaked microfiber towels? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Pre-spray is particularly helpful in removing bug guts, tar, sap, bird crap, etc - also works on tires/wheels and heavy dirt deposits on the lower panels. It begins to dissolve that stuff, making it easier to remove with the normal ONR wash. Mountaineer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombie1991 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 16:1 to ME seems to be a bit overkill. I fill up my pre-spray bottle from my wash bucket at 256-1. I have a mix that I rarely use of 32:1 ONR to distilled water that I labeled as quick detailer to spray on bugs or bird poop before I wash. So 16:1 seems way overboard of a mixture to ME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountaineer1 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 zombie1991 thanks, I confused that ratio with a quick detail ratio. Using the 256:1 ratio makes perfect sense for pre-wash… and easy to fill my spray bottle with it from the big bucket mixture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 256:1 will work to give you a head start, but 16:1 is Optimum's recommended pre-spray/quick detailer ratio and will do the best job on hard to remove stuff (tar, sap, bug guts, brake dust, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountaineer1 Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Ok thanks Ron for the clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaimeZX Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Ron/all - I've noticed that pre-spraying with 256:1 ONR before BRS doesn't always get road spray off the sides of my car... often even on a second BRS pass. I tried the OPC at 5:1 in an IK Foamer followed by ONR w/BRS and that absolutely did the trick so I've been very satisfied with that. BUT - I've done Gloss-Coat on the hood / front bumper / fenders now; looks great. I hope to do the rest of the car soon (weather dependent) and I've seen some people saying OPC is too strong for Gloss-Coat, which seems weird because of how Optimum products are touted to work together... I've done a fair amount of searching but I haven't seen anything explicit about OPC over OGC. Is the 5:1 OPC ok, or per the above, am I better off trying ONR at 16:1? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Power Clean is a much stronger cleaner and may be overkill for most jobs, plus it needs to be rinsed/wiped off so adds labor. I'd only consider Power Clean for pre spray on really dirty car or for specific jobs like bugs, sap, tar, etc. ONR at 16:1 is usually sufficient. No chemical short of industrial strength acid will remove OPT ceramic coatings, so you safe using Power Clean or any other Optimum cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaimeZX Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Great! Thanks for the reply. I have just been using an ONR-wetted BRS to remove the foamed OPC (and road spray), then a second pass with ONR, and dry. Glad to hear the OGC doesn't have to change this workflow. Thanks again, Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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