The Garry Dean Wash Method... Finally...

Garry:



Love your videos!



I have 28 16X16 microfibers soaking in my 5 gallon bucket! How long can I safely leave these microfibers in the wash media without worrying about the media "going bad"? Obviously, I'm only taking care of 2 or 3 "babies" at my house, but I want to be conservative in changing out wash soak media.



Mike (still receiving compliments about your Opti-Guard application, that coupled with your wash method, has kept my car flawless)
 
MSOsr said:
Garry:



Love your videos!



I have 28 16X16 microfibers soaking in my 5 gallon bucket! How long can I safely leave these microfibers in the wash media without worrying about the media "going bad"? Obviously, I'm only taking care of 2 or 3 "babies" at my house, but I want to be conservative in changing out wash soak media.



Mike (still receiving compliments about your Opti-Guard application, that coupled with your wash method, has kept my car flawless)
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Hey, Mike!



I am glad you like my wash method. I don't think it will hurt anything to allow the microfibers to continually soak over time, but just mixing and soaking before you use will work just as well.



IMO, if you presoak and cover the bucket for storage you are lessening the chance of your microfibers collecting foreign contaminants in the in between time, wherever you are storing them.
 
I have them soaking with a cover over the paint bucket. Used 13 today doing my car and used a waffle weave for the final "buff".......the surface was so slick it hardly touched the surface! Thanks for the great method!



Mike
 
MSOsr said:
I have them soaking with a cover over the paint bucket. Used 13 today doing my car and used a waffle weave for the final "buff".......the surface was so slick it hardly touched the surface! Thanks for the great method!



Mike
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Thats awesome, Mike. I am glad i could help you out.
 
I ordered a kit just because I like the products and the border-line OCD approach Garry takes to washing matches that of my own processes for things. As long as I am able to wash my car(s) frequently enough to use this method, I'll definitely be using it.
 
I've been using this method for about a year now, except the only thing do differently is spray JW AJT after I wash the panel, before drying, for some protection(2 months.) Its amazing how fast you can wash and wax a car using this method and a pump sprayer.
 
Me too! My cars seldom get dirty because they are garage queens. I'm retired and if it rains I don't go out. In Texas it does not rain much anyway and there is no snow which means no sand or salt either. In fact, I bought a Mercedes ML350 in May and it has yet to feel a drop of rain! So, they get a little road grime and bug juice but that's about it which makes it perfect to wash them using this method. I throw the used towels in a bucket of hot water and let them soak before washing them. Piece of cake!
 
Oh man, if my car wasn't clean, I'd be trying this tonight. Time to run to Home Depot and pick up a lid for my bucket (and to Sam's for some more MFs!)



Thanks for the tip Gary!
 
Long time member, infrequent poster - will definitely be using this method from now on, as I have slowly been transitioning the care of my vehicles from traditional washes to the rinseless methods, primarily using ONR. Garry, I see you're from Va. Beach - I was born in Portsmouth and grew up & currently reside in Chesapeake, small world man. Thanks again for the vid.
 
I had a chance to try out the Gary Dean wash method over the weekend and really liked the approach. It seemed to be faster than my previous ONR 2 bucket wash, but I can't say for sure as I was interrupted. :smile: (My youngest daughter awoke from her nap while trying out the GD-Wash Process.)



Thanks for taking the time and sharing.
 
Been a long time member.. going back several board iterations and have to admit, one of the more interesting plays on established water minimizing wash methods and simple to do and setup. Definitely going to give it a try.



Checked out your site, would be nice if you had a summary table of all your products by category as your names make it really hard to understand the purpose of each product. The shopping center isn't clear enough IMO. I was left head scratching at what was a wash, compound, sealant, wax etc. I get trying to be different but wow... some of the names really are hard to keep track of and understand what I'm researching. To the point, it put me off from even considering anything other then the infinite (?????) wash thingy. Also... don't you have a rubber care product in addition to the infinity (???) concentrate talked about in your wheel video.. you might have wanted to highlight that dedicated tire/rubber product in that type of a information video; but that's just me and my take on trying to get to grips with your system.
 
paco said:
Been a long time member.. going back several board iterations and have to admit, one of the more interesting plays on established water minimizing wash methods and simple to do and setup. Definitely going to give it a try.



Checked out your site, would be nice if you had a summary table of all your products by category as your names make it really hard to understand the purpose of each product. The shopping center isn't clear enough IMO. I was left head scratching at what was a wash, compound, sealant, wax etc. I get trying to be different but wow... some of the names really are hard to keep track of and understand what I'm researching. To the point, it put me off from even considering anything other then the infinite (?????) wash thingy. Also... don't you have a rubber care product in addition to the infinity (???) concentrate talked about in your wheel video.. you might have wanted to highlight that dedicated tire/rubber product in that type of a information video; but that's just me and my take on trying to get to grips with your system.
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I agree with what you're saying. I will be addressing this tomorrow. Thank you for your input.
 
MX823 said:
.... It seemed to be faster than my previous ONR 2 bucket wash, but I can't say for sure ....
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It should be faster. As Gary pointed out, you aren't spending time putting the wash media back in the buckets or swishing it around. You're just setting it aside and grabbing a new one. (In lean manufacturing that's called externalizing a non-value added activity.) Most people don't notice just how long that really takes or how much it adds up over the course of a wash.





paco said:
... one of the more interesting plays on established water minimizing wash methods and simple to do and setup....
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The beauty of it is that it's not just for water minimizing washes. You could do the same thing for a hose & bucket wash.



By using a stack of towels (or mitts or sponges...) in your wash bucket you still avoid reintroducing dirt to the finish, you still save time on dipping and swishing and you don't even need a rinse bucket (just an empty bucket to collect used towels).







pc
 
seems like a great method. my 2 bucket system and pooling takes too long and uses a good amount of water. saw your video on the kia in the apt lot and i like the idea of being done in less than 30min
 
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