Any Quick Cleaning Sprays Recommeded?

[YoonikornFartz]

I’ve had my Stinger for about a month now, and it’s seen a couple of snows already. I took it in to have it detailed on Thursday. My question is: I know that some quick detailing sprays exist so you can spot clean your car without having to do a full wash — are there any that you all would recommend? I can’t afford to have it professionally detailed every week, although that would be nice, and I don’t mind to wash it myself by hand, using the two bucket method, but weather isn’t permitting at the moment.

 

[KiaWill]

Rinseless Wash: Optimum No Rinse will get you through the winter months.

 

[compujas]

I tried Chemical Guys Swift Wipe and it was pretty good, but I used half a bottle to do the car once, and at $10/bottle, it's not very economical. I then got a bottle of Ultima Waterless Wash+ concentrate and have only used it once so far, but it was pretty good. My only issue is it was too cold out and it started freezing on the car towards the end, but that was more my fault because it's mostly water and it was around freezing temp.

 

[eflyguy]

You might find this useful:

 

[GenesisG70]

Car Pro Echo2 amazing results, trust me.

 

[Sime]

I’m about to get a bootle of Concours new Nova Boost tomorrow, apparently it’s exceptional. Currently using Reload on my Ceramic coat.

 

[brancky3]

I’m about to get a bootle of Concours new Nova Boost tomorrow, apparently it’s exceptional. Currently using Reload on my Ceramic coat.

Reload works amazingly without a ceramic coat as well (not as a wash like OP wants though, but rather as a wax replacement)

 

[Sime]

Lol I didn’t read his full post, and now I have, even though you can use detail sprays without a wash, if you really love your paint, I wouldn’t recommend doing anything without it being clean.
I’ve been doing a hell of a lot of research on car detailing lately.
Here’s a not current pic of the stuff I’ve bought recently, and hopefully today a water filter will be arriving.

 

[GenesisG70]

Car Pro Elixir, amazing sleekness and protection

 

[StevenTMAN]

Chemical Guys Hybrid V07 spray sealant. Great for touch-ups and super glossy.

 

[Revvdmedia]

There are plenty of brands of good detailing sprays on the market, but I would be cautious on how you use them. I would put them into two camps:

1. "Detailing Spray" - I would only use to clean off light dust and water spots, or to "spiff up" the car when it is already clean.
2. "Waterless Wash" - I would only use this to clean very light and non-abrasive dirt, like if there was dust on the car and then it rained, leaving dusty water spots.

As much as a company may tout that their products "do not scratch," paint isn't overly hard compared to contaminants like iron, sand, etc. A real wash normally has a good pre-rinse to remove loose contaminants. As a rule of thumb, anytime you touch the paint, you can potentially scratch it. When you consider how little fluid you use when using a waterless wash or a detailing spray, consider the lack of lubricity on the paint.

 

[SKStinger]

I live in the country and deal with a lot of dust and a short gravel road commute. I’ve been using Optimum No Rinse and Wax as a waterless wash to quickly clean the car once a week or so. I did this for years with my Audi and the paint was immaculate when I sold it.

I put 2 oz of the No Rinse into a 16 oz spray bottle of soft water. Douse the panel in it and use multiple clean micro fibre cloths to wipe down the whole car, including the wheels. I then go over the panels with a spray detailer to add some shine. Takes about 15 to 20 minutes to do the whole car.

It’s a cheap, safe and fast way to clean the car when it is slightly dirty. Buying waterless wash is expensive whereas a 32oz bottle of the No Rinse is about $20.

When it’s filthy, which is rare, I resort to a pressure washer and soap wash along with some Adams H2O guard and gloss or a paste wax which usually takes me a couple hours.

 

[Sime]

Concours Nova boost apart from being pretty good, is even better on glass. I’ve never had such smooth windows.

 

[bpang1]

Car Pro Elixir, amazing sleekness and protection

I had no idea they came out with a new one and damn it is confusing now. I was going to transition to Ech2o when I run out of ONR. How is that Elixir? Does it replace Ech2o or is it different? I mainly want Ech2o for my QD and Waterless washing needs because it adds the silica coating that I would normally use Reload for...which means i would need to do a reload application less often. Any thoughts?

 

[GenesisG70]

I had no idea they came out with a new one and damn it is confusing now. I was going to transition to Ech2o when I run out of ONR. How is that Elixir? Does it replace Ech2o or is it different? I mainly want Ech2o for my QD and Waterless washing needs because it adds the silica coating that I would normally use Reload for...which means i would need to do a reload application less often. Any thoughts?

Elixir is between Echo and reload. Its a quick way to increase SIO2 on your paint, Elixir won't have the same cleaning properties of the Echo2 and does not have a lot of SI02 as the Reload so its a product in between, and adds amazing slickness and shine, amazing product.

 

[David Truax]

I have been using this lately and it works pretty well.

Slicky Slick Quick Detail Spray

 

[bpang1]

I have been using this lately and it works pretty well.

Slicky Slick Quick Detail Spray

Looks neat but when you compare to ONR, that is a lot of money for just 12 ounces.

 

[antonini311]

I've been using Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detail spray and love it. Makes the car buttery smooth.

 

[Vladec]

I had no idea they came out with a new one and damn it is confusing now. I was going to transition to Ech2o when I run out of ONR. How is that Elixir? Does it replace Ech2o or is it different? I mainly want Ech2o for my QD and Waterless washing needs because it adds the silica coating that I would normally use Reload for...which means i would need to do a reload application less often. Any thoughts?

I own all 3 go with elixir. It's a real workout to buff by hand but it hands down works the best.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Meguiars Ultimate Waterless Wash & Wax gives good results