Optimum No Rinse Wash and Shine Version 5 - ONR Rinseless Car Wash Soap for Auto Detailing, Use On Paint, Ceramic Coatings, Glass, Interior (1 Gallon)

I’ll admit—I was skeptical of this at first. A rinseless wash sounded like a recipe for swirl marks, especially on darker paint. But I’m very particular about how my vehicles are cared for, and after doing a deep dive into proper technique (and seeing how many serious detailers rely on this), I decided it was time to try it for myself. I detail my own vehicles whenever possible—most recently my black, new-to-me 2019 Sequoia—because I’ve seen firsthand what automatic car washes can do to paint. I’m also considering starting a mobile detailing business, so learning efficient, paint-safe systems like this really matters to me. Used correctly, this product is impressive. The solution is extremely slick, and with quality microfiber towels and light pressure, dirt lifts away far more easily than you’d expect. The key is good technique—working top to bottom, using clean towels frequently, and never scrubbing. When done that way, I’ve had zero issues with scratching or hazing, even on black paint where flaws show instantly. I also love how versatile this is. It works beautifully as: a true rinseless wash a pre-soak for lightly dirty panels a quick detailer at higher dilution Not needing a hose is a huge bonus—especially for winter, water restrictions, or quick maintenance washes. It also uses very little water, which I appreciate. Another standout is how clean the finish looks afterward. The paint feels smooth, looks glossy, and dries without residue when you don’t overdo the product. Less really is more here. This isn’t a shortcut product—it rewards care and attention—but for anyone serious about maintaining paint safely at home, this absolutely earns a permanent spot in my detailing supplies. It’s efficient, economical, and surprisingly satisfying to use once you trust the process.

I can tell you without a doubt that I am one of the biggest skeptics you'll ever meet and when I saw rinseless car wash in a forum for the first time I thought it had to be total bull. I am totally anal about my car finish and wouldn't be caught dead with my 13 WRX at an automatic car wash. There was just no way could I believe that you could wash a dry dirty car without scratching the paint without a proper rinse before and after. However after reading so many positive reviews and so few negative in blogs and product reviews and watching a couple of you tube videos, I figured it had to be worth trying. I have an apartment I rent and beach house I own, both with limited access areas and water to wash vehicles, so this would be worth it's weight in gold to me. I tested it out on my g/f's 2009 BMW first, it was filthy with dirt and some traces of salt from driving in the rain. I used a 2 bucket system, one rinse bucket and one wash bucket with 2 gallons of water to 1 oz of product as instructed. I used a decent microfiber mitt, and made sure I used light pressure and side to side movements and rinsed out the mitt thoroughly in between small areas once the mitt looked dirty. I did about 1/6 of the car at a time, drying each section I washed with a Cobra Waffle Towel, which worked wonderfully I might add, and I dried two cars with one towel before the end of the day and only wrung it out a few times. My drying towel stayed pretty clean through the process other than a few small areas due to carelessness on my part. Also the rise bucket was almost black with filth when I was done the body, and the wash bucket was very clean with only a few particles in it. Showing that the wash was doing it's job in cleaning and protecting the clear coat. The wheels were a real PITA to be honest, and they took more time than the rest of the car. BUT, they did turn out really sparkling clean once I got a system down. My technique with wheels was to use an old rag to first wipe off any loose residue on the tires and wheel wells. Next I dipped a soft wheel brush in solution to soak the wheel, tire and well, rinsing the brush in between each application. Next I would the use three small towels, to clean. One to clean the outside of the wheels, one for the inside of the wheel and the last for the the tire and wheel wells. I then used 2 old microfiber towels to dry, one for the outside wheel, and the other to dry the inside wheel, tire and wheel well. This worked well as it ensured that I never used a dirty towel on the wheels at any point, and using the dirty towel on the tire and well didn't cause any dirt. If there was any flaw to my strategy, it was getting tiny splashes of soapy water on the body around the wheel areas, which was easily corrected using by wiping it dry with a clean microfiber cloth after I completed each wheel. The BMW finish honestly looked better than it had the day we bought it (used). So I did my 2013 Subaru WRX with it after I gained some confidence, and had excellent results. Cleaning the wheels and tires is a real pain with this stuff, there's no two ways about it, yet it still only takes about an hour for each vehicle which is about the same time or less than I'd spend doing a normal wash. The finish is by far among the best I've seen, detail quality shine without using any polish. I'd highly recommend this to even the biggest skeptic or car detailing fanatic that has limited resources or area's to wash with a rinse. I'd also recommend it even if you do have access to water because it's better for the environment, more time efficient and just as cost effective as any rinsed product I've tried to date. It did not scratch my finish, or even get my drying towel dirty.

I will start off by saying that I was skeptical of this product initially. If you're not familiar with what is different about this product from a traditional car wash soap, it is designed to be "rinseles," in that you dunk your wash cloth, wash mitt, or whatever you're using to wash your car, into the bucket and wipe the dirt off your car. The wet towel goes back into the bucket and you dry immediately with a separate towel. When I first heard about this, I didn't really think that it would be possible for a product like this to work without scratching the paint on your car. It just doesn't seem to make sense that you can take a wash mitt and wipe dirt off without having done an initial rinse to get the majority of the dirt particles off first. The product apparently has "polymers" in it that encapsulate the dirt and prevent scratching. I don't know if that's actually the case or how the chemistry of the product works, but after reading a lot of other reviews from people on auto-detailing forums, seeing testimonials from professional detailers, and seeing the results on cars such as Ferraris, Porsches, and Aston Martins, I figured that there has to be something to this. You literally just need a bucket and your wash mitt and drying towel. No hose necessary. And for someone who lives in an apartment complex, this is great. Also, you save water, which is an added benefit. You only use 2 gallons to fill the bucket as opposed to rinsing your car with who knows how many gallons of water. In addition to its "revolutionary" qualities, it's just a great car wash as well. It removes any dirt I've run into on my vehicle and leaves the car extremely shiny. If used correctly, it leaves no scratches or "swirl marks." And this is one area where I think a word of caution is appropriate. Do yourself a favor and buy a quality wash mitt and quality drying towel. Most of the stuff you can buy in auto stores is just not good and may do damage to your paint by leaving scratches. But if you spend a little bit of money on some nice towels, this product will work great for you. Also, I'd say don't scrub or apply a lot of pressure when wiping the dirt off. This goes for any car wash, but in most instances, simply swiping over the car panel will be sufficient. I'd also suggest wiping of an area slightly larger than you're going to dry, to prevent dirt from surrounding panels getting into your drying cloth. If you're using the product correctly, all the dirt will be encapsulated within the wash mitt and bucket, and your drying towel should remain completely clean. One of the touted benefits of this wash is that it saves time. This part of the product's benefits I have not really noticed. I find that it generally takes me the same amount of time to do my whole car. Ultimately, this is a great product, and it's worth a try. It's not only one of the best car washes I've used, it's also friendly to the environment.

OK, let me help you out. Optimum No Rinse Wash and Shine Version 5 - ONR Rinseless Car Wash simply works, period. I don't remember how I found out about it, when I did the idea of a rinse less wash seemed ludicrous to me but for some reason I decided to try it. I suppose if I went 4-wheeling and got totally covered in mud I would hose things off before washing, but under normal circumstances you truly don't have to. Here's what I do: put 2 gallons of water in a bucket, add 1 oz of rinse less wash to that and swish it around. Fill an additional bucket with clean water to rinse my mitt after I do a couple of panels. Fill mitt with solution, run that over a couple of panels, drop the mitt into the rinse bucket, and wipe down the panels just washed with a couple of terry cloth towels. Repeat the process. I actually wash my vehicles inside my garage now, a little water gets on the floor but it dries up quickly and I don't worry about the weather at all. The wash leaves a luster on the paint that looks really good. Regarding the price, I purchased a gallon jug in March and still have 60%+ left, and I wash my vehicles very frequently. I also have washed cars for friends and family out of the same jug. Since I eliminate the pre and post rinses it cuts down the time to do a wash, and I don't have to race to dry a completely wet vehicle because I do it as I go. This has the added benefit of eliminating streaks and spots. I have one friend that now uses the stuff to wash the windows and mirrors of her house, she says it leaves that same luster on the glass (I haven't tried that yet so can't swear to it). I highly recommend this product, and I will be using it for as long as I can still wash a car.

Definitely want to use a strong APC on a dirty car before using this. Even with a pre rinse of ONR you'll struggle to get out dried bird poo or road grime that's been sitting on a vehicle for a long time. I recommend watching the video on youtube from Dallas paint corrections - Best way to use ONR. He uses a strong APC for hard to remove stains on the paint , ONR on its own just isn't gonna cut it , you'll have to do a lot of scrubbing on the drying portion of the wash and it's more work on the body. BUT, ONR is fantastic for weekly washes and after that inital deep clean you won't really need the APC anymore for the next couple washes if your car doesn't get too dirty. My first paragraph is pertaining to people who haven't washed their cars in months, but for weekly washes ONR is great.. I use 2 gallons of distilled water in a bucket and that's all you need. Never any bubbles during or after , and you can easily wipe them off if they appear because there's no minerals.. smells clean too. Worth the purchase in my opinion especially if you're at a state or home that has hard water. This also is what mobile detailers use. Save money In summary: yes it works, you don't need to rinse , it won't ruin the paint and it's not a gimmick, just use a strong apc for old stains though.

I am 51 and have been detailing cars my entire life. I have a 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance and am completely OCD about keeping it perfect at all times. I have ceramic coated it with Gyeon Syncro and have spent thousands on PPF and products from Carpro, Gyeon, Adam’s, Maguires, GTeqniq, Sonax, Bilt Hamber, Griots, Chemical Guys, and Turtle Wax. I have a pressure washer, 3 foam cannons and carry a pack of microfiber cloths and various quick detail sprays at all times whenever I travel. Every day this car gets quick detailed when I get home or am parked at a Supercharger. It’s a lot of work. The products aren’t cheap and it takes a lot of time. The idea of “rinseless” seems hard to comprehend but im willing to give a breakthrough product a chance. Per the directions I mixed 1oz in exactly 2 gallons of water from reverse osmosis water filter. I used a mitt and washed the car as I always would. The product makes zero suds. Using one large drying towel I wiped from the top down. In total, I spent 10 minutes and the car looks like I spent an hour with my quick detailer. Not a streak, water spot or scratch anywhere. The car looks amazing. I can’t ever wrap my mind around how anything could work this well or be faster. I will save hours of time and a fortune in other products. This is the greatest product for cleaning cars I have ever found. It’s like washing and quick detailer in a bucket. Update: I mixed up a stronger blend using two oz in a gallon of water and used an IK pump sprayer to apply it to my wheels. I brought the sprayer inside and decided to try it on the worst scenario I could imagine…my girlfriend’s kitchen cooktop. She’s horrible about keeping this clean…I know. Well the results speak for themself. Sprayed it on and just wiped it with a microfiber cloth that was also saturated with ONR. The stuff came off like nothing I have ever seen in my life.

Background I'm 34 years old. From the age of 12 until just 6 months ago, I thought that the "Right Way" to wash a car was the way my Dad taught me: on a nice day, maybe 3 or 4 times a year, always in the sun, take a bucket, an old sponge, and a bottle of car wash that will generally last for ever, or until you move house and forget which box its in. Lazily spray the car with water from a hose. Then cover the whole thing with lovely soapy sudsy water. Spray the car again with water to get the suds off. Make a token effort to dry it using a nasty old piece of Chamois, then go for a fast drive around the neighborhood to finish it off. The water spots and streaks were just a normal part of car ownership, and anyone that spent all weekend getting their car shiny was just obsessed. Revelation Well, all that changed when I bought my first NEW car. I suddenly gave a damn about the paintwork. I did not like the streaks. I did not like the swirls. I decided to see whats changed in the world of car washing since my Dad learned the art - some 50 years ago. I spent many days in the office reading up on the Two Bucket Method, the Importance of a Good Sponge (actually called a Wash Medium), and finally I heard about ONR (Optimum No Rinse) Can it be true? The ONR are useless at marketing themselves. They have no facebook page, they have no twitter account, and no hot models draping themselves over mustang hoods. Only a few people on a few car detailing forums seem to speak out in favor, most normal people are of the opinion: "hmm, sounds like it might scratch the paint" or "seems like it leaves a film behind" or the more general "Even though I don't have any first-hand experience, my intuition provides many great excuses why I should not leave my comfort zone". The benefits of being able to wash a car in my garage in under half an hour, not wait for a dry, warm day, not soak myself to the skin and not have to rush to dry every bit of the car before the hot sun baked the suds into the paint... the benefits seemed worth the risk. How it works: They don't have a facebook page, but they do know an awful lot about polymers. specifically with regard to making polymer solutions that can trap dirt with magical chemical hands and release that dirt into a bucket of water. I don't really know what a polymer is... "a chain of molecules" is what I got from Wikipedia. That doesn't really help, to be honest. But you know how soap gets dirt off your hands? Well, its like that. Dirt moves from the car to the cloth, then from the cloth to the bucket. Does it every time. And when you dry the car, its totally clean. There's no filmy residue at all, really none at all. I always give the car a blast of wax after anyway, which is a totally filmy residue. so I'm unsure why people don't like a filmy residue. But it doesn't leave one. Relax on that count. The dirt in cloth does not scratch the paint. It simply doesn't. Even if your brain cannot imagine that scenario, its still true. ONR can be a clay lubricant as well as a wash, so its slippery stuff. If dirt is still trapped in your cloth, the lubricant means it doesn't dig into your paint and scratch it. Again, hazy on the details, don't really know how it works, but it just does. Caveats: If the car has actual mud on its panel, blast it off first with a hose. If there's accumulated black crud on the panels, you may need to look at some other way to wash your car. This stuff will remove normal daily crime, but if you drive through mud holes, you're on your own. Also, importantly, if you have no problem with rinsing your car off - if you live in a warm place with ample drainage, where the sun won't prematurely dry your car (leaving ugly water spots) in the summer, and the cold air won't freeze it in winter - and if you have time on your hands - in all these cases you probably don't need ONR. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try it, but you're not going to get the maximum benefit from it. One more thing: if you're the sort of person to believe what your Dad taught you no matter what, you also probably won't like ONR. You probably won't buy it anyway. You're probably reading this thinking that I'm being paid to write it. Dude, companies who want marketing don't pay people for reviews on amazon, they hire hot chicks to lie on Mustang hoods and put the resulting pictures in car magazines. So no, I am not being paid, I'm just bored on a Sunday afternoon. I can't be bothered to wash my car. And finally, I know it doesn't quite "feel" right when you don't SEE a bunch of foam on your car, and SEE it getting blasted off with water. I sometimes feel like I'm cheating. I sometimes wonder if I should give it an occasional "proper" wash. But then I think that once we're in the world of molecular chemicals, the human brain and associated "feely bits" are not a very good judge of whats right and wrong. So I trust the scientists, and it never fails to impress me. Really, if you think you have a good reason why ONR doesn't work, I'm sitting here now saying you're wrong. How's it feel to be wrong? Look in the mirror. Look back at the screen. That person you just saw was wrong. How to do it: You mix up a bucket of ONR, and a second bucket of plain water (I recommend tepid temp). You take your microfiber cloth (you should have a whole stack of them by now), dip it in the ONR bucket, squeeze it out so its wettish / damp, then wipe it over a panel or two. While you're wiping, the polymers are clinging to dirt (and still clinging to the cloth). Now, dunk the cloth in the plain water. Agitate. Squeeze. Agitate again. The polymers have now released their dirt into the bucket. Leave your cloth in the clean bucket. Take another microfiber cloth, a dry one, and use it to dry off the panels that you just washed. Keep drying until it looks nice and shiny. Repeat that until you have done the whole car. It takes my about 25 minutes to do my Sienna. I would recommend getting the small 8 ounce bottle to start with. Your first wash will seem weird, but after that order the gallon bottle. Then, one day in a few months time when you're bored on a Sunday afternoon with your whole family napping, take the time to write a review on amazon. and ONR will send you a check. (only joking)

This product, diluted 1oz/1gallon of distilled water (no minerals to leave spots) is the best daily finger print cleaner I have found for the Cybertruck. I use it with the yellow Costco microfiber towels. I run the Cybertruck through my favorite car wash once or twice a week but it still accumulates finger prints and stains from road splashes etc. I keep a ZEP spray bottle of this in the truck and wipe as needed. It is trivially easy. Highly recommended over Windex and SprayWay, though both of those are OK.

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I wish I could type how I really feel about this product 😂 but is say whoever invented this did a very good job. This thing works wonders! 🤣

マンションの為、水を大量に使用した洗車が出来ないが、この洗剤を使用すればバケツ1杯の水で洗車可能。注意点としては、匂いが強いため人によっては不快かもしれない。 使い方は簡単。 1.霧吹きに洗剤を入れ希釈する。 2.洗剤をボディに吹き付け、クロスファイバー等で拭き取る。 3.クロスファイバーが汚れるのでバケツで洗う。 ちろんひどい泥汚れなどがある場合は水を使用した洗車の方がいいが、砂ぼこりや虫汚れなら十分これで落ちる。

I was at first a little reluctant to clean the car with a rinsless wash as I have only used snow foam and two bucket wash method.I used 15l of di water and 3 capfuls of onr,and I bought the big red sponge. I washed one panel at a time then dried it with a microfiber as it was in direct sunshine.I must admit I was very impressed with the finish and the fact that no residue of micro marring was left on the panel would and have used again

It's not a soap, it's a polymer. It will absolutely not scratch your car and can be used for a variety of applications. From interior, to glass, to wheels, to vinyl wrap, this does it all. I even use it to clean my mirrors and glass tables in my house. Streak free, every single time! It's long lasting and provides an easy experience for the user with probably some for potential for improvement. The sad part right now is this isn't available in Australia anymore, with the parent company Opticoat trying to delivery push a more expensive product of their own, containing the exact same formula. So long as this is around, I'll continue using it. Might even buy myself a 4 pack next time because of reasons above.