I gave up the bucket today

Do you use a bucket?

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Oil

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Yes that is right. Along with my sponge and a bottle of soap, I need nothing else but the water hose.



I been borderline for some time now, but after applying polish and wax it seemed like the next step was for soap to be applied similarly.





Even though I use a sponge, I don't see why just spraying your mitt down with a blast to loosen debris wouldn't work as well.



Has anyone else seen the light?
 
I'll sometimes let the foamgun keep the BHB soapy/wet/rinsed for quite a while, but I *still* dunk it in the rinse bucket now and then.



With other wash media, I just can't get it as saturated as I can by dunking in the wash bucket. Even with the foamgun always spraying at the point of contact, it's just not the same as filling a mitt with wash solution and letting it seep out while washing. And sponges seem to hold the most wash solution when they're squeezed and allowed to "plump back up" while submerged in the wash bucket, drawing shampoo mix deep into their channels.



BHBs will rinse out OK with the hose, but not my other wash media; I can't rinse mitts/sponges out as well with the hose as I can via full immersion (and kneading vigorously to force the rinse water through).



Two buckets?!? I usually use *four* :eek: I really like the convenience of having rinse/wash buckets on both sides of the washbay (at least with my multiple-pass technique where I'd be moving the buckets back and forth from one side to the other).
 
Do this on a black vehicle for multiple washes.. take pictures of your paint under halogens eachtime and that is the only way you will persuade me or agruably most here on Autopia..



Most here are not looking to take the quickest way at the risk of inducing marring but quite the opposite.
 
I also think you use alot more soap, without any benefit this way. But I use 3 buckets, no rinse buckets, but one for each side, with it's own mitt + one for tires, wheels and wells. I rinse the mitt with the hose.
 
MotorCity said:
Do this on a black vehicle for multiple washes.. take pictures of your paint under halogens eachtime and that is the only was you will persuade me or agruably most here on Autopia..



Most here are not looking to take the quickest way at the risk of inducing marring but quite the opposite.
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No way.. I have 2 black cars and no way would i wash them or any of my other cars that way.

Even using caution i still may get some marring.
 
Oil Cannot Be A Real Person Based On The Questions He Is Asking (check His Other Threads), Do Not Bother To Answer, It Will Only Lead To Fruitless Information Exchanges!
 
Why does washing a car have to be a race to the finish? I can understand if you're doing it professionally, but even then I think an ONR wash would be as fast as I'd want to get. I've seen people at the local DIY car wash racing around like their hair's on fire with a big 'ol scrub brush. Scary! Why even bother? Any time gained is then lost ten-fold anyway when it comes time to polish out all the wash-induced swirls.



So yeah, I agree with MotorCity.
 
Well Eagle one tried this with their bucket free wash, so they must of thought that a market was out there for this method. It probably also explains why you can find it at dollar general for $1.00.



(I use it in my foam gun like Brandon 1 suggested). :D



Trollin Trollin Trollin!!!
 
integritydetail said:
Oil Cannot Be A Real Person Based On The Questions He Is Asking (check His Other Threads), Do Not Bother To Answer, It Will Only Lead To Fruitless Information Exchanges!
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exactly what I have been saying since post 2 of his...
 
Pennypacker said:
Why does washing a car have to be a race to the finish? I can understand if you're doing it professionally, but even then I think an ONR wash would be as fast as I'd want to get. I've seen people at the local DIY car wash racing around like their hair's on fire with a big 'ol scrub brush. Scary! Why even bother? Any time gained is then lost ten-fold anyway when it comes time to polish out all the wash-induced swirls.



So yeah, I agree with MotorCity.
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It is not just time, which is very important when working without a shade. But you get more suds and spraying with the hose seems at least as effective as agitating it in a bucket. I don't see why spraying wouldn't get all the dirt off.



But I guess you could do both!?!



Integrity, do you think I am some kind of program made to harass? Or possibly, just trying to learn from the best.



Is there a pre-Autopia forum where I can get advice from my questions?
 
Well, I'd look at it this way, at least you only gave up the bucket, which is better than kicking it.



Oil said:
Is there a pre-Autopia forum where I can get advice from my questions?
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Actually yes, there used to be...I forget what it was called...oh yeah, Autopia University, and it was requested that newbs limit their first 100 posts to that forum, but it was generally ignored and dropped a few years ago.
 
There are ways around working without shade, invest in a canopy, they are like $200 if you shop around and worth every penny, imo
 
Oil said:
Integrity, do you think I am some kind of program made to harass? Or possibly, just trying to learn from the best.



Is there a pre-Autopia forum where I can get advice from my questions?
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I'm not here to judge, but your posts are REALLY out there like if you had even cleaned a car once you'd already know by experience how undeveloped your concepts of legitamite professional procedures are. Like your current post, for example: I could see if you were suggesting a foam gun to lay down the lather while you wipe with your mit, but you suggest that water and a mit with soap directly on it is sufficient not only to get the dirt off but to not scratch too. That's on par with children washing their dad's car with a scrub pad cause the dirt wouldn't come off. And your last post about the professional prices: let's just say that you really shouldn't try to get paid till you reach a certain level. I hope you are not offended if you are a real person, but dude, I soooo feel for you if you are. You are not the only one I think is trolling, I think guest2299 is prolly just for kicks too.
 
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