It's summer, and my car(s) are in need of baths.

That got me thinking.  anyone here ever heard of Dri Wash 'n Guard?

http://www.driwashsolutions.com

I'm NOT a distributor, but this is a MLM company with an excellent product, and I use it infrequently.  Not because I don't like it, but because I wash my cars about 2x per year.

Their core product is a Waterless Car Wash!  Mix slightly with water, pump, spary on car. lightly wipe off till a haze appears, and then simply buff out with another chammie.

I discovered this company many years ago on the RichDad.com forums from a distributor in Hawaii and I decided to give it a try - I was curious.

It's amazing. Lifts the dirt and grime right off and leaves your car looking like you waxed it.

I never joined for one simple reason - when you join a company you have to think about how it's going to be marketed.   Many people have great success at car shows, etc.... but that's not me.  I can't imagine myself taking a weekend, buying a booth, stocking up on product (i'm morally opposed to that!) and hawking a product.

But i've never forgotten it, still use it to this day and buy a big bottle every 2 years or so.  Sure, I use a different distributor now (long since lost contact with the other), but thought I'd share a quick testimonial with you!

JP

I've never even heard of the concept until you mentioned it in a separate thread. I wonder what it is chemically that does the trick? One plus is that it doesn't seem to effect the paint job in any negative way so that's a high point. It may not appeal to the natural/organic consumer which seems to be growing rapidly, but there are certainly enough people on the other side for sure. It conserves on water by default, so there is a little water savings, and an environmental benefit right there. Is this stuff expensive? Does it have any kind of adverse effect to skin or clothing? I think the concept sounds great, maybe in 30 years the cars of tomorrow will have a button you press and somehow the vehicle just dissolves any dirt/stains/muck using the same type of technology.

Also, when you say you're morally opposed to doing the booth thing, were you joking or were you being serious? I don't think I'd enjoy doing it lol, but it would be an awesome way to show auto enthusiasts an alternative way to get the job done. You are more the expert on marketing than I, but I wonder why you feel you wouldn't be sure how to go about marketing? When you originally mentioned "Waterless Carwash" in another thread (I think a week or so ago) the term itself instantly grabbed my attention, and I was ready to click a link, and even Googled the term out of shear fascination. In retrospect, its not technically waterless, but more like a mud mask or something. Either way, the product is damn cool, has several benefits over the traditional methods, saves money and time in the long run, and has one of the most super gluey marketing terms you could ever possibly hear.

"Waterless Car Wash"

I think it markets itself.

Never tried this product but I did hear it mentioned on car detailing forum I wandered into. I took it literally as some kind of new facility that power "blew?" the car clean or something, I never ended up clicking on the link, however the idea seems intriguing none the less. According to Jon this product is legit, and it is most likely a gem in a marble bowl. Anything is marketable I assure you, and I bet if you get out there you will build a fast following with a product like this. You would be saving a guy like me an hour or two on Sunday and the trouble of changing my damp clothes. I wonder how this interacts with waxing afterward, and what kind of chemicals are involved with pulling this off? I have quite a busy evening ahead of me so I don't have much time to research but if anyone can provide more info I'd greatly appreciate it. Should you get involved I would buy a few bottles from you.

Travis and Wallace.
I can assure you this is a legit product. It's one of the best I've seen where MLM works as it should - a high quality product best moved and differentiated through personal testimonials. I've used several waterless carwash products (oh, the effort one spends to be lazy) and Dri Wash is by far the best.
it's about $35 for a 32oz bottle and a pumper bottle where you prepare it and spray it on the vehicle.
I don't have an ingredient list, and not sure it's on the bottle. Like everything else, I believe in personal testimony so I bought it and used it.
It may not appeal to the 'organic' consumer, but it definitely will to the GREEN consumer. I did a search and couldn't find (quickly) a straight answer on how many gallons it takes to wash a car, but a car wash uses about 11 gallons.
Either way, when you wash a car at home you waste the water, and the chemicals go directly into the soil or down the storm system and ultimately to a creek.
With a waterless system you use NO water, and the towels, chammies you use are then washed clean. THAT water goes into the sanitary system, where it is ultimately treated and cleaned before being released. Much better for the environment.
As to the 'morally' opposed - maybe too strong. I can not envision myself at auto shows or fairs. I do have a day job, and most of my marketing is internet-based, with some flyers, etc. added in randomly. So, website, blogging, article marketing, video, etc. all suck up my time (plus my hobbies which are, coincidentally, writing, blogging, etc. :)
I'm not sure I could build a site to grab a share of sales with this, and that weekend offline marketing is just not me. I love the product, but with any MLM you have to be HONEST with yourself about what you'll do and be comfortable with!
back to work!
JP

THIS, has my name all over it, but I do want to figure out what's in it first. I'll be the first to admit, I'm one those "organic freaks" my food, soap, toothpaste, everything organic. However, I'm still a man damn it, and any man would say chemicals or not, this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. My only criteria is that its not harmful to the environment, and is obviously not harmful to me. I don't want to wash my 72 Chevelle only to find out 30 years from now that my skin can change colors depending on my mood, or that I'm no longer capable of growing any body hair whatsoever.

I can afford the 35 bucks, that's not a problem. I haven't checked out the site yet but do they have an ingredients list anywhere? Maybe on the bottle I'm sure. If I grab some, it will be from you Jon. This would be perfect provided it passes my chem test because it already preserves water and that will boost my movement right off bat. Does this stuff strip the dirt off instantly or does it take like 15 minutes or something? I wonder if its oxygen based like that stuff you see on the infomercials, Oxyclean is it? Not sure if that stuff really worked but it sure ran for a long time so I assume it did.

 

that my skin can change colors depending on my mood

 

Dude, that would be SO cool!

Seriously, I can't find anything with the ingredients listed.  There are over 50, that much is available online... and the bottle doesn't have a list of ingredients.

It's instantly effective.  Large clods of dirt should be brushed off first, but the standard dirt, grime, dust, etc. - well, it's amazing to watch work.  spray it on, take one towel and basically wipe or buff it off, and it leaves a bit of a haze behind.  It appears to 'lift' the dirt and crap up and 'bind' it with the chemicals, while having a degreasing effect too.  The second buff leaves a shiny finish behind.  Look around online, you'll see people who use this for show cars.

it's not effortless - but it's a lot simpler than the paste waxes, as a comparison.  The one thing to be aware of is - quite often when i'm done I have to go back over as that white 'haze' appears in areas and shows me where I did a poor job wiping it off properly the first time. If you're a bit more detail oriented than me, you probably won't have a problem.

The responses I've seen here make me think this might be a great product to market... considering it seriously.  Comp. plan is byzantine though. :)

Hey guys - I am a dsitributor, and have been since 2003.  I'm also a car guy - and the Mustang on my site has NEVER been washed with water.  It went through a complete rotisserie restoration in 2005 and looks just as good now as it did the minute it was finished in 2005.

Ingredients are proprietary - you won't find them published anywhere.  It is a petroleum based product.

Bottom line is this stuff is the real deal.  If it were some sort of snake oil, there's no way it would have lasted this long.  It's been around since the early 90's.

If you have any questions about the product or opportunity, I'd do my best to try and answer them.

And John is the guy I buy my product from.  I don't know if this is his full time 'job' or not, but he's top-notch in delivery and providing cards, etc. for you to find him again.

I've considered being a distributor, but know I can't knock him off his top position in Google search engine!

Although, to be fair, I did email him once and he never replied. ;)

Jon:

I didn't reply?  Very sorry.  I try to answer all of my e-mail very promptly - but I have to admit, sometimes the baby may be thrown out with the bathwater due to the volume of e-mail I get. 

BTW - sorry for budding in on this conversation - it's just that I get Google alerts whenever someone mentions DRI WASH, and there seemed to be a few questions that needed answering.

-j

John,

Don't sweat it.  I think it was about a year ago, and honestly I think I was trying to introduce FillerUp Club to you as an opportunity with real synergy with your waterless car wash products.

I figured when you appeared after starting this, you had google alerts set. I do the same thing! :)

email me any time.

JP

Just realized I didn't answer one of your questions - I do have a 9-5 job, so the DriWash is not my primary source of income.  However, it does take a good portion of time, as I ship product all over the country every day.

Also, mountains are meant to be climbed.  Just because my site is #1 for DRI WASH and several other KW on Google doesn't mean that it's there for good.  I obviously bumped someone else off the top, so it's possible for someone to do that to me as well.

 

Hello!

Does anyone know how it can be done without using water? I wonder what kind of ingredients can do such a thing, special chemical agents? I can not find anything on searches to give such information.

It's really pretty simple.  You don't wash your car with water ALONE, you use soap and water.  If you used water alone and wet the car, then wiped with a sponge, you'd surely scratch the car.

The soap (or detergent) is what acts as a lubricant and emulsifier - it surrounds the dirt particles, lubricates the surface, and the water then carries these away. 

This exact same thing happens with DRI WASH 'n GUARD(R) only there is no water.  There are other, proprietary ingredients that emulsify and lubricate the dirt and the surface so that it's not scratched.

John