{"id":1081,"date":"2010-02-26T09:22:57","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T14:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2010-09-15T19:09:22","modified_gmt":"2010-09-15T23:09:22","slug":"ask-a-pro-mixing-ratios-for-optimum-instant-detailer-gloss-enhancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/ask-a-pro-mixing-ratios-for-optimum-instant-detailer-gloss-enhancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask-A-Pro: Mixing Ratios for Optimum Instant Detailer & Gloss Enhancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Danny ask the DI Team how to properly dilute Optimum Instant Detailer\u00a0& Gloss Enhancer<\/a>…<\/p>\n

for this product it says to use 3:1 ratio… does this mean 3 part water for 1 part detailer or 1 part water and 3 part detailer?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Danny,<\/p>\n

Anytime you see one of our products with a ratio, the first number will always be parts water. With the Optimum Instant Detailer<\/strong> you have 2 ways to purchase. You can either buy the 17oz size <\/a>which comes pre-diluted so it’s ready to use, OR you can purchase the 32 oz size <\/a>which is concentrated to make a gallon of product (mixed at 3:1). If you’re doing plenty of cars, you can also buy the 1 gallon concentrate <\/a>and that makes 4 gallons of product. If you’re using the larger sizes that require dilluting the product, I would recommend picking up a spare spray bottle<\/a> for your mixed solution.<\/p>\n

Another purpose for Optimum Instant Detailer<\/strong> for me is using it as a clay lube. I will dilute this even further at a ratio of 6:1. You ask why? I cut it down even more because this product has excellent lubrication qualities so using at normal strength would only be wasting product for clay lube. I use this product on almost every detail. It is so versatile and works exactly the way I like. Optimum really hit the nail on the head with this one. Did I mention its smell will keep you coming back alone?<\/p>\n

I use Optimum Detailer <\/a>on door jambs that have been cleaned, removing polishes, in between washes, after a wash to provide a protective layer between my waffle weave drying towel and paint (Check out the How To Article<\/a>) and even on glass and trim. Last year I went through nearly 4 gallons. So if you’re looking for that slick, glossy, quick detailer that truly does it all, look no further. This is hands down the best quick detailer I have ever used. Who knows how much I’ll be using this year.<\/p>\n

If you have any additional comments or questions, please submit your reply in the comment box below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you know that the small size of Optimum Instant Detailer & Gloss Enhancer comes pre-dilluted, whereas the larger sizes are concentrated? Check out this article by DJ to find out how to properly mix the 32oz and 128oz sizes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,64],"tags":[552,551,89,178,204,476,536],"class_list":{"0":"post-1081","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-quick-detailers","7":"category-submitted-questions","8":"tag-clay-lube","9":"tag-dillution","10":"tag-how-to","11":"tag-optimum","12":"tag-optimum-instant-detailer","13":"tag-quick-detailer","14":"tag-spray-bottle"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-hr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1081"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2942,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081\/revisions\/2942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}