how effective is the 2 bucket wash with grit guards?

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sahiwal007

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hey,



just to clear things up, i am about to purchase the grit guard 2 bucket package, and was wondering how effective is it? 2 buckets with two grit guards?



thanks
 
CptMidway said:
I was under the impression that if you had a grit guard you didn't need 2 buckets...
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Well, you don't NEED two buckets grit guard or not. However, if it was me, I would use two buckets AND a grit guard.
 
This is why I rinse my mitt with the hose, not in a bucket. Never seen the point of a grit guard, dirt can float just as well as sink to the bottom. But most important is to get rid of as much dirt as possible before even touching the paint.
 
I use two buckets and two grit guard. You differently see dirt in the bottom and how good it release the dirt on the mitt fast. Also I do see alittle on my soap even if I clean the mitt well in the rinse bucket and strain it out into the floor and then go to the soap bucket with its grit guard.
 
Mark77 said:
This is why I rinse my mitt with the hose, not in a bucket. Never seen the point of a grit guard, dirt can float just as well as sink to the bottom. But most important is to get rid of as much dirt as possible before even touching the paint.
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Well, you go through a lot more water that way.
 
sahiwal007 said:
how come no grit guard in soap bucket?
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You can use one but hopefully you have removed all the debris from the mitt from scrubbing it on the grit guard in the rinse bucket.
 
themightytimmah said:
It's fairly effective, but if swirl-free washing is your goal, a foam gun will make a huge improvement for only 50 bucks or so.
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And you won't need a grit guard as there won't be an appreciable amount of dirt in the rinse bucket any how ;) Yeah, yeah, OK..going on about foamguns is taking this off-topic :o But when I read about how dirty people's rinse buckets get I sure am glad I don't have to deal with that.



IF you're not gonna use a foamgun, then using two buckets is better than using one; and using a grit guard is better than not using one, and using *two* grit guards is probably better than using just one. But I dunno where you reach the point of diminishing returns :nixweiss But if watching the cost, I'd rather buy additional mitts than a second grit guard (or apply the $ towards that foamgun ;) ).
 
I just tried the grit guard recently, and bought a 2nd bucket to go with it. I have the grit guard in my rinse bucket. Before this, i would just spray the mitt down w/ a hose b4 re-dunking into the shampoo bucket.



To compare, I did the usual spray down before dunking into the rinse bucket w/ grit guard. Even though i only washed my car 2 wks prior, i was surprised at how dirty the rinse bucket became. It showed that my simple spray down before wasn't good enough. This was on the mitt I used for the top portion of my car. I have separate mitt for the side skirts, and a 3rd mitt for my wheels.



So, I really like it, and am enthusiastic in wiping my mitt against the grit guard now :) Plus it was kinda cool to see how clean the shampoo bucket was.
 
Before I incorporated a pressure washer into my wash regimen, I noticed there was a significant amount of grit that the grit guard helped from stirring back up. My rinse water was not dirty (like from an ONR wash), but if I poured the water slowly from the bucket once most of the water was emptied I can see the grit. Now that I pre-rinse and rinse with a PW, I really hardly see any grit at all in my rinse bucket with a grit guard.



FWIW, I use 2 grit guards, but both are stacked on top of each other in the rinse bucket. I originally purchased it so one could be in the soap bucket while the other was in the rinse, but due to the height of the grit guard, I would have to use a lot more soap solution than I need in order for the water level to be above the grit guard. I normally use 1-2 gals of soap/water to wash one car. For an SUV or truck, I might use 2.5 gal.



Some people might question whether or not a grit guard works, but in my experience, I feel that it does. I have one of the translucent Lowe's bucket and with my 2 stacked grit guards, I can see what happens to the soapy/foamy rinse water. When I agitate my wash media against the grit guard, there's a lot of turbulence of the water that would normally stir the grit/debris back up in a bucket with no grit guard. But with 2 grit guard stacked, the water at the very bottom is for the most part, undisturbed. I'm no rocket scientist and I'm far from a genius, but if I had to explain how a grit guard works, I think that basically what it does is allow you to agitate your mitt/towel/sponge against it to loosen whatever grit is on your media, and then all the vanes of the grit guard prevents water from sloshing around, creating turbulence and stirring stuff back up.



One of these days I might have to take a video to better explain myself. If you can see it for yourself, you'll understand what I'm talking about.
 
That's what I think too. Also, I don't fill the bucket much beyond the grit guard. Imagine if you fill the rinse bucket to the top. After you rub against the grit guard, the grits will have further to settle, as it's swirling around in a larger volume of water. If you just fill it a bit higher than the grit guard (enuf to dunk and agitate your wash mitt), the grits will be able to settle much faster.



BlackElantraGT said:
Some people might question whether or not a grit guard works, but in my experience, I feel that it does. I have one of the translucent Lowe's bucket and with my 2 stacked grit guards, I can see what happens to the soapy/foamy rinse water. When I agitate my wash media against the grit guard, there's a lot of turbulence of the water that would normally stir the grit/debris back up in a bucket with no grit guard. But with 2 grit guard stacked, the water at the very bottom is for the most part, undisturbed. I'm no rocket scientist and I'm far from a genius, but if I had to explain how a grit guard works, I think that basically what it does is allow you to agitate your mitt/towel/sponge against it to loosen whatever grit is on your media, and then all the panes of the grit guard prevents water from sloshing around, creating turbulence and stirring stuff back up.
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I still prefer to rinse the mitt, like taking a shower vs taking a bath. I want to get rid of the dirt not soak my self in it :)
 
I just did my first hand wash since the weather in MI has been rather decent. The process is more of a PITA but if you like taking your time and washing your car like I do it does work. I used the 2 bucket tech. with two grit gaurds. My car came out amazing, and I was amazed at the fact of how much crud is at the bottom of the rinse and soapy bucket. What I learned is washing the fenders my mitt will sometimes grab something from underneath the fender towards the well. I might pick up tar and other such. Thats what I found in the bucket at least.





My suggestion is the 2 bucket tech. will work great if your going to full out detail your car. As it does reduce the potential lol. Great video. As a regime wash I will probably just use the grit guard in my soapy bucket and use that. If I were going to a car show, or go the whole 9 yards with a detail.. I would use the 2 bucket tech.
 
:D :up :up I bought a grit guard to see if it makes a differance in washing to see if it helps, now waiting for the weather to clear up
 
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