Pre-treat VS Pre-rinse... Is there a difference?
Pre-treat VS Pre-rinse… Is there a difference? In this video, we compare the effects of pre-rinsing the vehicle with just a pressure washer VS pre-treating first with a rinseless wash and then pressure rinsing. Is there a difference? Find out by watching the video!
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⬇️🔶 LINKS TO PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ⬇️⬇️ 🇺🇸 For people in USA: P&S Absolute Rinseless Wash: bit.ly/3Cba7Lo McKee’s N-914 Rinseless Wash: bit.ly/3CbQra9 Optimum No Rinse: bit.ly/3Wyy4V8 Scangrip LED inspection light: bit.ly/3vpZGQk Marolex pump sprayer: bit.ly/3VBZJ6a Kranzle 1122TST pressure washer: bit.ly/3d5kZeK Mosmatic gun and wand solution: bit.ly/3ovIcPA 🇨🇦 For people in Canada: P&S Absolute Rinseless Wash: bit.ly/3flwJka McKee’s N-914 Rinseless Wash: bit.ly/3CSm8pA Optimum No Rinse: bit.ly/3WjVYUo Scangrip LED inspection light: bit.ly/3Q59Zmu Marolex pump sprayer: amzn.to/3YXTgW3 Kranzle 1122TST pressure washer: bit.ly/3MgYINZ Mosmatic gun & wand solution: bit.ly/3EBUZbI 🇬🇧 For people in the UK: P&S Absolute Rinseless Wash: bit.ly/3flwJka McKee’s N-914 Rinseless Wash: bit.ly/3CRFL1q Optimum No Rinse: bit.ly/3sJ4r69 Scangrip LED inspection light: amzn.to/3GqfLvt Marolex pump sprayer: bit.ly/3VBZJ6a Kranzle 1122TST pressure washer: bit.ly/3MgYINZ Mosmatic gun & wand solution: bit.ly/3EBUZbI Watch more of my videos: ✅ Rinseless wash tutorial: kzhead.info/sun/o5lxiZmpiZZpgo0/bejne.html ✅ The best rinseless washes: kzhead.info/sun/rLKogdeKrGqdjJ8/bejne.html ✅ Do snow foams really work? kzhead.info/sun/a85ulK6NhGp8lWw/bejne.html
I'm in the pre treat camp. It makes more sense to lift the dirt and lubricate the surface before blasting it with pressurized water and grinding it into the paint.
@@laurapalmerTDGE yep.
@@kyleedgerton3698Foam Cannon would be the next step. Remove more grime and dirt and Add lubrication to the car before a contact wash.
Honestly, both sides look extremely similar to me after drying. However, I understand the importance of knocking down heavy grime prior to the contact wash with either of these methods or foaming.
I'm wondering if it's just the camera. Because he keeps saying that the ONR made a huge difference, but they look the same to me.
@@desertseams5886 imo it only really helps with some really bad stuff like mud, or poop/bugs other than that… nothing else is noticeable to the extent of just a pressure washer lol
Agree. Foaming would be better
It's hard to tell on camera unfortunately, but in person, the pre-treated side had a bit less of that surface dirt and grime, and also another thing that doesn't translate on camera is the added protection you get from the lubrication and the encapsulating chemistry of the rinseless wash BEFORE you spray a strong water pressure on the paint, compared to just driving that dirt in with the pressure alone. And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam (especially snow foams with better cleaning power like Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam or CarPro Lift), and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash.
I love using CarPro Lift as a pretreatment for heavily soiled cars and quarterly on ceramic coated cars. I’m interested in trying Bilt Hamber Auto Foam too. I’ll use CarPro Reset, Koch Chemie GSF, or P&S Perl for more regular or mild pre-treatment, then use the same shampoo in my bucket. My usual routine is foam, dwell, rinse, refoam for extra lubrication, then hand wash. Many will call it overkill, but I didn’t spend multiple days perfecting my paint just to mess it up in an evening.
Bill Hamber is my favorite and I'm a car pro fan myself.
@@gradycarrick2420 Same here; that's what I've been doing as well.
@@no_lft_shft got the Bilt Hamber touch less planning to try it out this weekend
Using a snow foam for the pre-wash (especially snow foams that have cleaning potential like Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam and CarPro Lift) are better yes. And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam, and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash.
Pan really love your videos they truly capture my mindset of how to look/learn of a product or process. Thank you again for the time you take to think about, create content and execute a new video. Great stuff my man!!
Thanks! How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on KZhead as we surpassed 850,000 subscribers and 106 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
I've thought about trying this out as well for the exact same reasons that you made this video. I've used the rinseless method on a bird dropping and it encapsulated all the materials and wiped right off. I was really impressed with it.
Pan! Thank you for the great content and insight! Huge fan. Keep the great videos coming! You're a huge inspiration for me and my detailing business! Thank you
Thanks Joel! I appreciate the support, and wish you a good 2023 and all the best for your business! Where are you based out of?
Thanks for this video. It makes me feel better because I've always watched youtube videos where the snow foam and rinse leaves the car clean but every time I've done it, I always see the road grime left behind. What I have found helpful though is as soon as my car gets in the garage, I spray it down with McKee's N914 while the car is wet hoping it would encapsulate loose dirt. Then while wet, I blow it dry with the Ego blower. It doesn't leave it 100% clean but way better then letting it dry with all the salt and dirt on it. If I could, I would rinse it but I can't do that in my garage. I also notice that when I eventually get to do the contact wash, my ceramic coating isn't as clogged as if a layer of protection gets put down to serve as a sacrificial layer. I now go a step further and spray the car with Mckee's before leaving the garage going in the rain. It could just be all in my head but I have a black car and it seems to help keep it clean in between washes at least in my mind. I'd be interested in seeing you try it and get your thoughts.
Fantastic presentation Pan❤️👍🏻! This video emphasizes the importance of either pre-treating or pre-rinsing the surface before the contact wash, especially now during the harsh winter months!
Well said!
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As always bru, what a fantastic breakdown. Saving the world, one detail at a time Pan.
Much appreciated!
Excellent video Pan! I really like what I see here and just confirms more for us. Definitely you'll love the diy detail rinseless, and Incredible suds has plenty of cleaning power in a snow foam so they really knocked it out of the park. Be safe and warm!
Thanks! Will do!
Thx Pan. I watched a video with Ivan & he pre-tread the entire vehicle with ONR, then used a 1 step bucket rinse & sponge. Then finished off with a fast dry spray. The car came out perfect! IMO.. Better than a foam cannon.
Thanks again for the great video - always enjoy the detail you give us
My pleasure! It's nice of you to show your support with positive feedback by the way. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the well explained video. Helps reinforce the methods we have learned. I appreciate the teachings!
Thanks Allan!
Thanks Pan. Always appreciated.
My pleasure!
Thank you for this video as this exact subject has been in my little brain a lot lately. Yvan has been sharing a lot of knowledge and the rinseless pretreat definitely works. If the vehicle is coated than a rinseless pretreat is my first choice. If the vehicle is dirty and I am adding a wax or sealant an apc pretreat is my choice. I have been testing the DIY rinseless in my house too and the cleaning power seems to be stronger than the other rinseless washes. To be honest all of the other rinseless washes are great choices too. Take care Pan and hopefully a warm spring happens soon.
Thanks for sharing!
Since watching your channel I have introduced a pre-treatment of a rinse-less wash to my cleaning process and I like the results. It appears to make a difference to me based on my previous method of just pre-rinsing with the power washer. Thanks for the tips!!
You bet! Thanks for watching!
I love that you actually drive that car. Good for you, Pan!
Absolutely! In my opinion, cars are meant to be driven and enjoyed. I worked hard in my life to achieve this level of vehicle, and you can be assured that I'm driving this daily and enjoying every minute of it. And as I personally take care of it and wash it twice weekly, people can't even tell it has been through winter months when they see it clean. :)
Awesome video Pan! Very relevant. Phil from Miranda Details got me hooked on pre-treatmennts. Majority of my details involve a coating or paint sealant so using a citrus apc is pretty much a standard in my wash process. 👍
Yup, APC pre-treats on uncoated cars or cars that will be protected after the wash process is fine. I just don't recommend an APC pre-rinse for regular weekly washes on protected paint, as that could eventually wear down the protection over prolonged/repeated use.
Salut Pan merci c'est toujours un plaisir de voir ton contenu ❤ faudrait faire un sondage savoir combien de personnes comprennent pas l'anglais mais te suivent grâce au contenu que tu avait mit en français aussi Personnellement je t'es connu par le contenu en français mais je suis très à l'aise en anglais (contrairement à beaucoup dans mon entourage)
Nice test ! The other advantage of the pre-rinse is to lift the dirt to not scratch the paint with the pressure ! Yvan will be happy to see you applying one of his tip 😉 Merci Pan pour ces superbes vidéos
Merci!
Thanks for the useful comparison! I have been using rinseless washes for much of the past year, and have pre-treating the car with good success. However, watching this video makes me think that I have not been using enough solution at the pre-treatment stage (no drain in my garage for winter washes😅) Very helpful! btw I never noticed if the driver or passenger side was dirtier- just the rear🤔
Great video. Pre treat & agitation wash & you have the best of both worlds. Supposedly you can use the DIY rinseless in a foam cannon for maximum protection. It won’t be shaving cream thick but will still suds (at a different dilution).
I'm in GA and have to battle full sun so I try doing washes in the early morning or late evening. During the summer I found using Rinseless Wash as a pretreat is great an eliminates spotting when I do the normal wash. In spring, fall, winter I use Griots Surface Wash as Pretreat and I like the results. Thanks for sharing Pan !!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for the shout out!
Any time my friend! I give credit where credit is due. Plus you are such a great person Yvan! :)
Perfect timing. At this time of year in Connecticut, I started going to the car wash and spraying off the heavy dirt on our cars. Then I'd come home, pre-spray the cars with ONR/N-914 and gently wash followed by drying aid(Topper/Obsessed Garage or Bead Maker). It looks like My method is good. Winter has been mild here(so far). I hope it stays that way! Fantastic video, Pan! Thanks!!
Thanks Jay!!
That's what I do here in Detroit. Spray off the majority at the self serve quarter car wash doing the wheels and tires with my IK foamer and then drive home for my rinseless wash
Pan, that is a great idea for pre-rinse. That never crossed my mind to use P&S Absolute and I am definitely going to order those Marolex pump sprayers.
Cheers!
No question pre-treating with a rinseless wash is superior. I also found using distilled water to dilute the rinseless wash cleans a lot better than diluting with tap water.
Great idea! Im gonna have to try it out
What dilution rate did you us
@@roddney same dilution as tap water.
Bonjours M. Pan je vous suis depuis un petit bout et se que je viens de réaliser, avec tout ses produits ( prélavage, foam cannon, cire en spray) ce que nous essayons tous de reproduire le résultat du lavage en car wash automatique. J’y suis passé hier car je ne dispose pas d’un garage et j’ai pris le plus chère qui inclus plusieurs des traitements que vous nous présenter. Soyons clair je ne doute pas de l’efficacité ou du bien fondé de toutes les produits vendus. Merci pour tout vos enseignements M.Pan
Good video! You should try P&S mud blaster as a pre treat. Seen good things on it.
When I go to the car wash in our building, I use my foam cannon first. Then I do the rest of my prep, letting the foam dwell. My car is black and shows every little scratch so I have to be super-careful. Thanks for doing this video and your explanation was spot on.
Thanks Greg!
Love watching these videos just to drool over this stunning porsche 👍
Hehe thanks Charles! I often find myself just going into my garage, sit down, enjoy listening to some music just to look at the Porsche.
Pan, thanks for this topic and the information. I would like to add a touch of observation, insight, and suggestion. Background, I just returned from a 1000+ mile winter trip drive from Northern Ca to central Oregon and had 3-400 miles of ice and snow driving where in Ore. they use just volcanic cinders for road traction - no salt. Our white 2017 Yukon XL was filthy. Yesterday I finished washing it and compared McKee's 37 rinseless, Optimum rinseless, Bilt Hamber Touchless, Carpro Lift, Koch Chemie Active Foam, and Chemical Guys Honeydew Snow Foam. I regularly find that a rinseless prewash to be helpful on ordinary and maintenance washes and it does noticeable get dirt off the vehicle. Insight 1: I noticed that the initial spray of my prewash caused a lot of dirt to run off. So, I now note that if your pump sprayer or bug sprayer causes dirt to run off - then the best tactic is to just first rinse the vehicle of this free dirt with water. (I am unsure if a hose rinse or pressure wash makes a difference at this stage). If little runs, then skip the water rinse. So, after rinsing the vehicle I went back to my comparisons. Observations: 1: Neither of the rinseless washes had a noticeable effect on the winter grim. 2: I was disappointed that the other snow foams hardly removed the winter grim. I repeated the foam prewash with the Active foam and the Touchless and got about 20-25% of the dirt off the panel at best. I did notice in rubbing my finger on the left over dirt - the dirt was rubbing off easier after the repeat Active Foam and Touchless vs. all the other cleaning agents. This is just a subjective observation. I would give a slight edge to the Touchless for loosening the dirt on the second go round. 3. There was little additional cleaning effect to follow the rinseless washes with the snow foams without agitation. Also, the snow foams seem to have an slight edge on loosening stubborn dirt. Insight 2: For me, the stubborn winter grim dirt can be cleaned two ways according to your personal preference. After the rinse for loose dirt, either prewash to help loosen dirt but don't expect much visual effect or just wash the car twice to effectively get the stubborn dirt you miss on the first pass. Overall, all the dirt will require effective agitation to wash off. I had hoped that the alkaline wash solutions would have been more effective. Pan, I wish to suggest to you to include a separate alkaline wash soap to your annual product review for winter grime. Thanks again. I hope this is helpful to others. Michael
A pre-treat or snow foam pre-wash doesn’t get the vehicle 100% clean. All those steps do is help to start removing a lot of the loose dirt and add lubrication before you enter the contact wash phase, to lower the chances of swirls or scratches. You ALWAYS need to follow with a hand wash stage to get a 100% clean vehicle.
Great demonstration Pan, Safer is always better!
Thanks! It means a lot coming from you sir!
I have similar levels of road salt here. I pre-treat with the 256:1 rinseless wash. Then, I use four microfibre mitts in two gallons of water. I never rinse in the bucket. However, I know many people do rinse in the bucket and the dirt is supposed to be encapsulated and/or sink to the bottom with a grit guard in place. I just feel safer using multiple mitts.
Honestly thought you were going to foam cannon one side and not the use of a rinse-less was. Ether way I’d say ether option is definitely going to be better the just a pre rinse. Thanks for the awesome information!! Love your Chanel.
I already did a popular video on “Do snow foams actually work?” Here: kzhead.info/sun/a85ulK6NhGp8lWw/bejne.html
Hi Pan: What lighting would you recommend for my garage beyond the hand held inspection light you use? My garage space is pretty dim as is. Love your channel, your attention to detail (no pun intended) and professionalism. Thanks for investing your precious time to make us all better home detailers! Keep up the good work. Your videos are truly inspirational. Kendall from Winnipeg
Thanks for the kind words Kendall. How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on KZhead as we surpassed 845,000 subscribers and 106 million views! I have been detailing for 25 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing. Depending on how big your garage is, and how tall your ceilings are, high bay fixtures are usually the way to go. Some like these: bit.ly/3j0EAFr Here are other lighting solutions for the garage: bit.ly/3UdrhPl And you can watch a detailed tour of my garage where I also talk about my lighting: kzhead.info/sun/qtxveLh6eKybi4E/bejne.html
I purchased a new “toy” last year after a multi year search; a pristine low mileage 2010 M-B SLK350 (one of 3 in Manitoba; mine is the only red one) which I aspire to care for as you do for your amazing Porsche. The car is in storage now through our winter, so I’ve used the time to scour the Internet for detailing options come the Spring….Larry with Ammo NYC was my first detailing deep dive, yours my second. You’ve hooked me with your meticulous attention to doing the best in all aspects of your life, your tireless work ethic and for your unsolicited product recommendations. Your guests are top notch….Ivan Lecroix and Chris Gallahar to name a few. I’m all set to go from pre-rinse to graphene coating once the snow goes. And thanks for your lighting recommendations! Keep up the amazing work! Kendall
I pre treat for sure. I use Bilt Hamber touchless in the winter in my foam cannon. In the summer when the dirt isn't as heavy I use Mckees rinseless in my ik pump sprayer. I see a noticeable improvement with both. Great video Pan love that car!!
Thanks! How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on KZhead as we surpassed 965,000 subscribers and we have over 130 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
@@PanTheOrganizer I've been subscribed quite a while. I think I just found you through looking up detailing questions on KZhead and found your content to be excellent. I've been detailing since before it was called detailing lol. No matter how much of a junker I had from the age of 14 I always wanted it too look its best. I'm 57 now and I'm still enjoying the process, I love to explore new products and that's why I've stuck with your channel.Thanks again and congrats on your success well deserved!
Working on varying levels of dirty vehicles daily now, I find a pre treat to be necessary on most everything to do the best job possible. Especially for the bottom most sections of the vehicle, the wheel wells and tires/wheels. Waterless wash like ech2o or go full shampoo like car pro lift. Rinse then agitation wash if clean enough with something like car pro reset or descale.
Great point!
I've used CarPro Lift to pretreat before 2 bucket wash. It works well lifts a lot of dirt off the car before contact washing.
Yup. Same steps and it makes the car easier to wash the dirt off. I used to do only the pre-rinse then bucket wash and i always find my car still having specks of dirt when i towel dry it later.
And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam, and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash.
I use a pretreat when I don't have time for a full contact wash and plan on using a commercial car wash, but I only spray on the rocker panels, wheels tires. If I am washing my truck, I use it on the rear as well.
I think for extremely dirty vehicles (like what is seen on The Detail Geek channel), a pre-treat can be worthwhile. I've always thought Mitch gets too aggressive with his pre-rinses, and a pre-treat would allow for a safer rinse. For routine contact washes though, I'm just not convinced a pre-treat is really worth it. Especially since there's still the foaming step, which is intended to do the same thing.
Agreed, Mitch gets awfully close with the pressure washer, which is a definite no-no if there's PPF applied.
Mitch wastes soooo much water and time during his pre rinse. It's the main I don't watch his videos anymore. His inefficiency is pretty cringe
@@bullrage74 To be fair, he does tackle some of the dirtiest vehicles I've ever seen. Far dirtier than I would ever dream of letting my vehicles get, so some level of pretreat/prerinse has to happen. I just think he relies too much on his prerinse and definitely gets too close to the paint with that wand.
@@cgraham6 yeah, absolutely! But he complains about carpeted wheel wells while only hitting them with water for 5 minutes and doesn't just chisel away the ice in wheel wells also. It's like he purposely only pre rinses vehicles without a pre soak to pander to the people who just wanna see pressure washer porn. Is he good at detailing, absolutely, but his inefficiency in exterior detailing is annoying. His channel is great for learning basic to intermediate detailing, which I did a few years ago.
I have never been a pre-treat person on a coated vehicle before but not I believe this can be done, in a controlled environment, without harming the coating. Good video sir.
Pre-treatments with a rinseless wash or pre-washes with a snow foam, both on coated cars, is done often and is a good thing if done correctly.
My Pre-treat go to is Bilt Hamber SurfexHD 😻 Great comparison Pan 😎
Thanks Luke!
Great video Pan.
Thanks Danny!
Always enjoy learning tips and products from you and other experts in car detailing industry. I gained so much knowledge.
Great vid. I always pre rinse with either diy details rinse less or absolute.
Thanks!
Hi Pan Another day where I learn something 😎 I will do on my future washes a pre treatment with absolut( from P&S not the vodka😂) Thanks for the tipp looking forward for the next one ☝️ Cheers from France 🇫🇷
Cheers Francis!
Hey Pan great video as always! Any knowledge on how to clean/maintain plasti dip paint? Whether on the car or rims
I have never detailed a plasti-dipped paint unfortunately.
It definitely works. I’d like to see this tested again with DIY only. I think it works a bit better at cleaning than absolute.
Great suggestion!
Awesome video and comparison good friend
Thank you 👍
Pan great comparison video. I would like to see you do a Pretreat comparison between Griots Surface Wash vs. Rinseless Wash or the Griots versus a similar Pretreat product.
The best pre-wash snow foam (for cleaning properties) I have found to date is Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam and Bilt Hamber Touch-Less. As shown in my snow foams comparison here: kzhead.info/sun/a85ulK6NhGp8lWw/bejne.html
Pan, I like your idea of using a prerinse treated with something like ONR to help loosen the dirt and to lubricate the surface prior to blasting it with a pressure stream of water, although I usually sheet a high volume, low velocity stream of water from a hose to rinse off the ONR. I then follow it with a foam gun solution that has the distilled water in it treated at the 256:1 ratio with ONR and then, finally, the hand wash using Optimum's M-Wash for my Opticoat Pro+ coated surface. I do a final spray rinse with distilled water and then blow it dry with the same EGo leaf blower; this I do once a week. In between washings I drive it through a carwash and just spray the Opti-Coat no rinse on the car and then pressure rinse it off and then blow it dry; since it is an all-black car that shows every little spec of dirt and any contamination on the surface. About once a month, I like to apply some Gyeon Ceramic detailer to help maintain the SiO2 top coating on my Opticoat coating. About every 6 months I like to apply the Optimum Hyperseal as a heavier duty restorer for the SiO2 layer. Thanks for all the interesting and helpful tips on car care.
Thanks for sharing your method too!
I think it helps. I mean it’s not mind blowing as I hoped it would be. But over all yes big difference..❤ great video
Thanks! It's hard to tell on camera unfortunately, but in person, the pre-treated side had a bit less of that surface dirt and grime, and also another thing that doesn't translate on camera is the added protection you get from the lubrication and the encapsulating chemistry of the rinseless wash BEFORE you spray a strong water pressure on the paint, compared to just driving that dirt in with the pressure alone. And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam (especially snow foams with better cleaning power like Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam or CarPro Lift), and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash.
@@PanTheOrganizer agree.. with ya! For sure.👍🏻
I pre-treat all the time. The time and effort endured to correct and ceramic coat my car will never be forgotten. Proper preparation prevents poor performance and a headache!!
I use Bilt Hamber touchless as a pretreat foam and then rinse and that works very well.
I got a gallon and Excited to use Bilt Hamber touchless this weekend
Touch-Less and Auto-Foam from Bilt Hamber are probably the two best snow foams for pre-washing and actual cleaning properties before the contact wash for sure.
@@PanTheOrganizer When Using the Bilt Hamber touchless then All I have to do is a rinseless wash and the vehicle is cleaned. The pretreat gets all of the gunk and lose dirt off so a rinseless is completely safe.
Pan what timing!!! I just got in from doing both our cars this morning. I live in New England so my car looked a lot like yours. My wife's car is a garage queen so it wasn't bad. But I rinsed with my pressure washer, then pretreated with ONR then did my rinseless touch wash with the big black sponge. I ended up claying my car using the 10/1 bead/dreammaker mix as my lubricant. Then dried the car using DIY's ceramic gloss spray as my drying aid and it came out great. So when I got in and saw this video I had to laugh at the timing.
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Hey Pan!! I always preform my BMW first before rising. I been using Carpro lift.. always best.. the OG wash method that Matt’s does is only when the car has light dusting on the car.
And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam (especially snow foams with better cleaning power like Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam or CarPro Lift), and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash.
@@PanTheOrganizer absolutely!! I’m getting ready to pick up a 2023 M3 Comp in green color. I want to change things up a bit.. I am going to try that
Thanks Pan! I was wondering about either doing this or just using a foam cannon with bilt hamber inside of it after winter here in Wisconsin!!! Maybe both!!!!!
Bilt Hamber Touch-Less or Snow Foam will for sure clean the surface better before a contact wash. And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam (especially snow foams with better cleaning power like Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam or CarPro Lift), and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash.
I'm all about a pre misting a car before the pre treatment. Water alone even a mist helps break down things then the added pre solution rinse helps prevent the chances of marking the surface. Less contaminants before the contact wash means less likelihood off surface damage. May sound a bit overkill but if you Love your ride you know the extra time (which isn't much even all together) is absolutely worth it.
Great video, Pan. Pre-treatment is an important first step in the multi-step process of washing a vehicle. I currently use ONR for Pre-treatment. I'm also looking forward to trying out the DIY Detail line of products soon. They look great!
Thanks for sharing!
For winter washing and going touchless at least here in Sweden a petroleum based degreaser(door handles down) is needed and then to go over with e.g Bilt Hamber touch-less. However the petroleum based I use maybe once a month, don't want to use that stuff to often. With that said never tried pre-treating! Interesting concept! Also try out KEW quick connect if you can. I am running that on my cannon, lance, gun
It's hard to tell on camera unfortunately, but in person, the pre-treated side had a bit less of that surface dirt and grime, and also another thing that doesn't translate on camera is the added protection you get from the lubrication and the encapsulating chemistry of the rinseless wash BEFORE you spray a strong water pressure on the paint, compared to just driving that dirt in with the pressure alone. And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam (especially snow foams with better cleaning power like Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam or CarPro Lift), and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash. I made a video showing if snow foams actually work here: kzhead.info/sun/a85ulK6NhGp8lWw/bejne.html
@@PanTheOrganizer Hey buddy! I do get the benefits with the pre-treat and shall try it out! However what would be interesting is, which is very difficult to measure is how much damage there is, when 1) Power washing loose dirt first then applying foam and power washing again 2) Foaming then power washing 3) Doing a pre-treat then power wash, then foaming and then power washing again the logical would be (best approach to worst) 3 -> 2 -> 1 but I guess measuring the difference in "damage" would be very difficult. The concept of having the paint as clean as possible when doing the mechanical steps is a given! During winter time I try to touch the car as little as possible and try to keep the paint "clean" to the extent possible with a touchless washes. However as you mentioned the car does not ever get really clean with a touchless wash
Hi Pan, yet another great video, thank you. Would it be beneficial to snow foam over the top of the pre-wash or would that defeat the object of pre- washing.
Thanks Chris! I wouldn't foam on top of the rinseless. You don't know how that chemical interaction would result.
@@PanTheOrganizer thanks for the info Pan. When I use my Autobrite Direct citrus pre-wash (I'm in the UK) I normally snow foam over the top of it, or I add around 30ml to 50ml to my snow foam solution. I intend to purchase a bottle of rinseless wash so I'll use it as you do in your very informative video.
@@PanTheOrganizer Hi again Pan, just quick update on snow foaming over ONR, I've just received an email from Ron Doyle at Optimum Polymer Technologies and he said there shouldn't be an issues with snow foaming over the top of ONR.
Merci Pan
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Thanks for your hard work Pan. My Mazda paint is so soft I am starting to see very fine scratches so I always do a pre foam now using ethos foam party. It’s new car so I’m going to coat it with ceramic or graphene. But What would be a good polish and pad to polish the scratches out of the dark carbon colored soft Mazda paint before I coat it? And which ceramic or graphene is best for dark cars to protect against fine scratches? Thanks!
Here is a video about my favourite compounds, polishes and pads combos: kzhead.info/sun/Za59prV6qmOsnIU/bejne.html But you have to do test spots on your specific paint, to find out what the best compound/polish/pad combination is, and what provides your desired level of paint correction. Not all paint are made the same.
Super interesting video!
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what I do is I don't water pre-rinse but instead I used no streak ph neutral foam shampoo and foam all over my car and let it dwell for at least 3 to 5 minutes, after 5 minutes I rinse it with water and then contact wash. I lessen the water usage and the time. basically, I just reverse the process of pre-rinse and foam wash. the reason behind this is if I pre-rinse it with water and then foam gun it, the shampoo will just run down fast and be less effective.
What is a good cleaner and protection for a vinyl tonneau cover??
1 : 256 in metric is approximately 4mL to 1L I personally pre-treat with ONS -> pressure rinse at 1800 PSI -> Adam's Mega Foam -> contact wash
It's hard to tell on camera unfortunately, but in person, the pre-treated side had a bit less of that surface dirt and grime, and also another thing that doesn't translate on camera is the added protection you get from the lubrication and the encapsulating chemistry of the rinseless wash BEFORE you spray a strong water pressure on the paint, compared to just driving that dirt in with the pressure alone. And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam (especially snow foams with better cleaning power like Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam or CarPro Lift), and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash.
Pre-treat for sure. Next time , use DIY Detail Rinseless, it does a much better job than the 3 you showed.
Thanks!
Welcome! What’s your favourite video on my KZhead channel so far Tom?
@@PanTheOrganizer All of them... I learn sooo much every video!
Thanks I really appreciate that feedback. There are over 800 videos on my channel so far, and wait until you see all the new ones I have planned in the coming weeks. 😁
Salut Pan, I have a video idea… I have been intrigued with 2 steps touchless wash product like Image Wash Products or Chem-X. They are 2-step wash that gets your vehicle 85-95% clean without using mitts or brushes. Now this might be a good thing for getting rid of the salt and grim in our Quebec’s environments/road and just getting that almost clean look without wasting 1-2 hours hand washing… I have a Jeep Rubicon 4xe 2022 and there’s a lot of nooks and crannies for that daily winter and off-road grim… Also, it might be a good idea for people that go to manual self-service car wash, could be applied with a pump sprayer. What do you think? Btw great video, love your work keeps it up.
Thanks Eric! I haven't tried the products you mentioned, so I have no opinion on those hehe.
Can you do a identical test with a rinseless wash vs a spray foam from a foam cannon
I used to pre Rinse, but not pre treat onto dry panel with apc , sometimes with a foam on top to extend dwell
During the winter, I use koch chemie teerwäsche first, let that work 3-4 min and then foam it with bilt hamber auto foam as my pre-treat.
I love BH Auto-Foam (in the winter I use BH Touch-Less).
@@PanTheOrganizer you should really try a round of koch tea first. Spray it on the lower parts and stop 30 cm from windows, avoid getting it on rubber. It destroy salt and the other gunk we get during the winter. Live in Norway so we a lot of snow, salt and winter grime. The combo of an petrol/solvent based degreaser and alkaline foam almost leaves a coated car 98% clean.
Thanks Pan, great vid! Q: if you were to rinseless was your car as it was, would you pretreat with say a Citrus Pre-Wash before you apply ONR (as an example) with a spray bottle or is ONR enough on its own?
You could pretreat with onr
I would pre-treat with ONR.
A pre treat is totally worthwhile on a vehicle that’s heavily soiled. Personally I have never run into a vehicle dirty enough for me to pre treat however
This is a great way to save yourself from paint correction down the road.
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I spray technicians choice purplicious (I like it pretty strong, a good 20% concentration), foam the car.. then I rinse it off and then foam again and then use a scrubber mitt on the second round of foam. Then I rinse that off and I soak the car in technicians choice tec582 at 50/50 concentration, you don't actually need much of this stuff but I like using a fair bit. Let it it sit for a minute and then rinse that off, towel dry and this lasts me quite long. The car lives outside and is sometimes under trees and most dirt falls right off for the first week. Has basically tripled my wash cycle (from every 10 days to every 30 days).
Very nice video like always. I have one question? Your Marolex industry ergo sprayer has a volume of 1 liter. How much P&S absolute rinseless should be mixed with a liter of water? Thanks!
Regardless of the size of the spray, the dilution is always the same. 0.5 oz of rinseless wash for 1 gal of water. Do your mix in a bucket, then simply dunk the sprayer in the bucket to fill the sprayer. That's the easy pro way. ;)
Thank you Pan. All the best for you!
I am for pre treating. It's the way to go as the first step in washing your vehicle. 💯
Thanks for sharing David!
I use fast foam by angel wax, it’s a great pre-wash
Pretreat with Super Clean 10:1 ratio. I’ve also pretreated in the past using ONR. Today when I go outside in the rain I will try using 1oz of Chemical Guys Wash & Gloss in 2 gallons of water inside of an air pressurized Tint Keg which has the capability of foaming👍
why not 5:1 or streight?
@@redsresearch in my opinion that’s a bit too strong on the paint panels and trim.. on the back of the gallon jug . 7:1 ration is recommended for carpet and fender wells. I actually caused fading to my plasm window trim even with a10:1 ratio. So no I stick to APC for carpets and tires that’s all. Good luck 👍
why tires and not paint
Especially for us Canadians in the winter.
Totally!
Should have just foamed on some diy rinseless and then rinsed
Merci pour cette autres excellents sujet. Question hors contexte de ce video, je vois que n’installe aucune protection plastique transparente comme 3M sur tes voitures. Je n’est vu aucun video de ta part sur le sujet. Peut t’on toute de même cirer ou ajouter des protection par dessus une pellicule plastique 3M, devrai-je en installer ou pas sur mon véhicule neuf? Je devrais le recevoir sous peu et me questionne beaucoup a se sujet. Je veux faire un entretien esthétique exemplaire et le conserver longtemps. Merci! Pascal.
Solid video. Too bad you used Absolute. One of the RW with chemistry more focused on cleaning (N-914 or DIY Detail) would have made for a better compare. Look forward to that future update.
I have the notion that pre-treating, let dwell, treat again, dwell, and do this so it soaks for longer, say 15 minutes or more, will release more dirt before any contact or rinsing, just like letting dishes soak. If you leave your car in the rain and it stays wet longer, it seems that there's less dirt afterward. I also think that if there's any dirt that low pressure is better, not acting as a sandblaster with a pressure washer.
Agreed. Also pump-spraying your car with distilled water after a heavy rain is almost as good a a drive-thru touchless wash.
@@TheBreakfastLover Agreed. If you do this while the debris is still wet, it should come off more easily, and a great idea if you don't have time for a proper cleaning, and with distilled you don't even necessarily need to dry it as no minerals are in the rinse water. If it's easy to carry your pump sprayer with you all the time, you might as well go ahead and add a bit of rinseless wash to the distilled water. Then you can rinse whenever you have a couple minutes or right after you leave a dirty environment or drive through a puddle.
Hello Pan. Can u recommend a good wash/rinse bucket that has the volume measurements on the sides?
I haven't come across any that I have tested yet.
@@PanTheOrganizer ok. Thanks for the reply.
What are your thoughts on the right out of the gate going straight to foam instead of rinsing first. Some rumors say rinsing the car before foaming makes it not quite as clean. Compared to right out of gate foaming with no rinse
You're in luck Haik! I made a video specifically on that topic here: kzhead.info/sun/ZJqMp6t6iGRvpas/bejne.html
Would a Pre-treat with P&S rinseless do as good as a pre-treat with a foam that is higher in PH but still save for ceramic coatings and that soap / foam is applied using a Marolex or ik foamer. i want to know because i live in a apartment in The Netherlands and plan to take my gear to a coin wash. Or should one combine a P&S rinseless pre-treat then hose off apply a foam hose off and then do a contact wash when not to dirty rinseless and when dirty a soap wash. And everything using one bucket. I have seen so many detailing vids that i'm starting to drown in all the possibilities. i want to help out my mom that has bought a new car but is to old to wash so i promised i would take care of her car and mine as a 48 yr guy i'm starting to get really OCD hahah.. Thank you for all the great content..
Would a heavy foaming worked better? Forensic Detailing just did a similar video with a foam gun and was pretty impressive results.
Using a snow foam for the pre-wash (especially snow foams that have cleaning potential like Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam and CarPro Lift) are better yes. And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam, and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash. I made a video showing if snow foams actually work here: kzhead.info/sun/a85ulK6NhGp8lWw/bejne.html
@@PanTheOrganizer I’ll check it out. Thanks Pan
Pan, DIY Rinseless, once I tried it I forgot the others, its surfactant + polymer based so have both technologies on it. Its just super effective and even more versatile. I guess that it will win you 2023 rinseless award. I have tried 914 (my previous favorite), ONR, Uber, Griots, P&S, DIY & ADG, all are good but DIY is tha best!
I just received Absolute today. I have ONR/N-914. I will be ordering DIY soon 😬 this stuff is addictive.
Wow DIY Rinseless is that good huh might have to order it tonight!
Yes it's very good. Still testing it long term currently.
@@J1Z06 damn right it is,but rinseless are so versatile that you are going to use them anyway
@@jbpasion071 telling ya, in my opinion it is
I did a pure touchless wash this past weekend using only Bilt Hamber Touchless in the IK foam sprayer and power rinse off. Blown away with how good the results were and so fast. I’d say removed 90+% of road film. Perfect for removing road salt and the car will just get dirt again the next day.
And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam (especially snow foams with better cleaning power like Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam or CarPro Lift), and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash. I made a video showing if snow foams actually work here: kzhead.info/sun/a85ulK6NhGp8lWw/bejne.html
Thanks for the helpful comparison! Out of curiosity, is it possible/advisable to apply a rinseless wash with a foam cannon? Not with the expectation of getting foam, more for fast application and saving from trigger finger fatigue (I can get some mild carpal tunnel).
You'd be overdiluting the product, so I wouldn't recommend it. That's why they don't mention that use on the labels. Rinseless washes have to be diluted perfectly in order to work as advertised. But you can use a pump sprayer like I did here. Prevent trigger finger fatigue for sure.
@@PanTheOrganizer Good to know, thanks for the advice!
Hello Pan!!! I have a quick question about your garage. How big is your drain pit and is it connected to the city sewer? Thanks
I have dual drains, but I don’t know where they evacuate as I’m not really a construction guy haha.
I'm a big fan of using bilt hamber auto foam as pretreatment. I find it gets it 80 percent clean. Then contact wash to finish it off.
And you can also combine a pre-spray of rinseless wash, then rinse, then foam with a proper snow foam (especially snow foams with better cleaning power like Bilt Hamber Auto-Foam or CarPro Lift), and then continue with the wash process. That way the paint will really be as clean as possible before the contact wash. The goal is always to try and remove as much of the loose dirt and debris before the contact wash.
@@PanTheOrganizerwould you do this on a car that haven't been cleaned in years?
Hey pan question, is it possible to use absolute in direct sunlight? I am a mobile detailer in California thanks 🙏🏾
Hi Jose. Learn everything aboute P&S Absolute in my video here: kzhead.info/sun/rLKogdeKrGqdjJ8/bejne.html
Rotor detail video??? Please
What about an APC rinse? Would you do that on a coated or non coated car, and would you use a foam or sprayer pump?
The APC rinse I would only recommend on vehicles without any protection on the paint, or before doing decon, polishing, etc and applying protection. APC have a higher pH and that can start to break down the protection after repeated use. Using a pH 11 to 13 APC even on a ceramic coating will eventually break the coating. But on a non coated car, no problem. Unless you have a wax, it will break down the wax. But then you can reapply a layer after you're done washing.
Hey Pan, I have a question. Would it be better to use CarPro Lift or an APC as the pre-wash?
If your vehicle is coated, CarPro Lift for sure. I would only use an APC on an uncoated car, or a vehicle on which you plan on applying protection at the end of the wash process.