Accidental discovery-maybe a new no mar wash system

I use "a" (not "the") two bucket method
1st bucket has my soap solution and 11 of my best MF towels in it
2nd bucket is empty
I use about 1 towel per panel , once the towel comes out of the first soap solution bucket- it never goes back in that bucket- I wring it out on the grass and toss it in the second bucket when i wash each panel. When I am done, i always look in the bottom of the soap solution bucket and its clean / grit / dirt free.
Then I take those wet ringed out towels into my washer and wash them with no added soap-- there is plenty in them anyway. Been washing new and re-painted vehicles like this for years and have literally ZERO swirls / love marring, my paint looks fantastic.
 
JustJesus said:
Accumulator: wow!!!! That is awesome
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Heh heh, but IMO it ougha be so *normal* that nobody gives it a second thought! We both have basically the same knowledge bases and understand each others interests even if we don`t necessarily share those interests (heh heh, she undoubtedly knows a lot more about Detailing, and a whole lotta other subjects, than she ever wanted to ;) and I`m the same about some of her areas of expertise ).
 
Accumulator said:
Heh heh...I`m always surprised when somebody`s spouse isn`t fully on-board with this stuff! Accumulatorette loves having like-new vehicles so much that she buys me Detailing products ("Need anything from Griot`s or CarPro this year?" will come up as we approach the Holidays :D ). I mean...gee, it`s not like anybody actually imperils the household finances with such stuff, right?
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I publish a list with links in it...right before Christmas
 
Drying extra mitts would be my issue. It`s hard work enough to wash 2 mitts, then get a hanger, clip them and then find a spot to hang it.
Multiply that x 5X
 
I would dry MF mitts in the dryer just like MF cloths. For sheepskin, turn them inside out and put them in the dryer. Always works for me.
 
It`s been ages since I`ve tried turning a SS mitt inside out - as it`s not quite easy to do. Off to try again later but I doubt it`s going to flip over without a fight
 
I wash at the slightest threat of dirt build up, like with exposure to rain, that all I need is the foam gun. No buckets, no mitts. But I totally understand being able to do this simply isn`t possible or practical for most.
 
wannafbody said:
I would wash the wheels last
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In a survey, most wash their wheels first. I`m with you and the minority that wash their wheels last.

When the survey first appeared, I thought I was in the majority, boy was I wrong. Don`t remember the numbers, but it was quite significant.
 
rsurfer -

you`re not alone.
If the PW is being used, wheels 1st.

If just a normal hose, wheels last
I remember that thread and I thought I was the odd man out

I guess I`m not alone either ;)
 
JSFM35X said:
Why? They were cool. I hate cleaning wheels so I get them out of the way first.

Also I don’t like water sitting on paint after wash and making potential spots. I’m semi careful not to over spray too much water when doing the wheels.

I’m always looking to learn so please tell me
Why you do wheels last.
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I do the same thing and have since I started cleaning cars up in the late 1970`s. If you are outside in sun etc the last thing I want is the car sitting there baking in the sun while I try to clean wheels and tires. I do that first then the front bumper because it usually takes a while too because of bugs. Then I start on the paint. I think you are doing it right sir
 
Even though I generally do the wheels/tires and often the wells, at least once between whole-vehicle washes (very, very carefully to keep water/etc. off the rest of the vehicle), by the time I do a full wash the wheels/wells/undercarriage are always the dirtiest parts, so I wash them first lest I get that [stuff] all over areas I`ve already cleaned. I suppose many Autopians never let anything get as dirty as I do though...
 
mobiledynamics said:
Drying extra mitts would be my issue. It`s hard work enough to wash 2 mitts, then get a hanger, clip them and then find a spot to hang it.
Multiply that x 5X
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I only wash my sheepskin mitts maybe twice/year..they never get dirty enough to really need washing since I get almost all the dirt off before I switch to them.

Drying them? I quit drying my sheepskin mitts decades ago. I basically just neglect the [heck] outta them yet they last for years.

MF mitts OTOH, I just wash with my other (non-glass) MFs.
 
I can`t see how one would not want to dry them or at least - aid- them by drying, even it just propping it ontop of a bottle or stick to keep the glove open (note, I don`t flip mine nor do I think I can without much fuss). the skin part when it remains wet....get`s a bit wet and stanky. yeah, I said stanky
 
mobiledynamics said:
I can`t see how one would not want to dry them or at least - aid- them by drying, even it just propping it ontop of a bottle or stick to keep the glove open (note, I don`t flip mine nor do I think I can without much fuss). the skin part when it remains wet....get`s a bit wet and stanky. yeah, I said stanky
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Never had any issues at all, never had them get rank, certainly never *wanted* to do *anything* except get the wash over and done with so I could get back to Life ;)

Eh, that last bit sounded snarky and I don`t mean to be :o But just I don`t do *anything* Detailing-related unless there`s a discernible benefit to me, and there wasn`t when I bothered [messing] my sheepskin mitts. I`d expected to go through them like crazy, but they`ve held up just the same if not *better* with zero real attention.

It does occur to me that the shop`s dehumidifier might factor in significantly, and I don`t just let `em sit in a clump in the bottom of the buckets (I`ll at least drape them over the edge of same).. but overall, the way I don`t have the sheepskin mitt issues that others do is just one of those things I can`t explain but gladly accept.

I guess I post my apparently weird experiences like this just so somebody else might think "hey, I don`t have those problems either, maybe I don`t need to do that stuff any more than [Accumulator].." If I can save somebody some work or headaches I sure want to. I`m *not* posting it to imply that people oughta quit doing what is of benefit to them, that`s for sure!
 
No snark intended. Maybe I just got a better smell-o-meter and I can pick the smell of wet SS <dunno>.
On the flipside, the siginificant CEO says otherwise and says I have no sense of smell.

I said this in another post, but mods, we need more emoticons
 
mobiledynamics- So glad I didn`t come across as badly as I`d feared.

And yeah...between my allergies and the dogs, and all the other scents in the shop, maybe my sniff-meter sets the ew-bar higher than some. As long as the mitts`re never slimy or otherwise bring issues to my attention I`ll just keep doing my happy-shrug over my apparent good fortune :D

Heh heh, Accumulatorette would say that I have a *more* sensitive nose than she does, but maybe this one doesn`t register on me.
 
Yes pre rinse with the hose, foam, then wash with point of contact foaming. This is how I read Accumulator does it so that`s what I tried and have been doing so for several years now.
 
I`ve gone to using a pressure washer for that initial rinse. With the right (and healthy) LSP on there that usually gets my vehicles to what most non-Autopians would consider "clean", even when they`re "what color is that filthy thing?"-dirty. Cheapest unit AR makes, gift from my wife years ago and still working fine despite *ZERO* care/maintenance ever. OK, I did replace the hose once, but the basic unit has been trouble-free and perfectly effective *for that particular application* (yeah, far too weak for much of anything else).

If somebody`s not using a pressure washer..I`d run out and buy the first ~$80 cheapie that shows up on sale.
 
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