Good wash bucket?

[Jules]

Anyone help with a good brand of "Valeting Bucket" with a guard at the bottom to keep dirt & grit away from mops & leathers etc?

Got to keep Aurora sweet or Andy will have a fit.:o

[Greeners]

Jules

I'm not wholly convinced with GG's.

I can under stand it if you wash a car with out pre-washing, but if you car is pretty clean, I can't see a GG collecting the grit.

What I did, was went to screwfix and bought 5 yello builders buckets.

I use the two bucket method, and then depending on how dirty the car is, change the water in the rinse bucket as soon as it starts to get dirty.

I think the quality and cleanliness of the mit is more importnat then GG's

[scgfull]

What is "GG":confused:

Steve

[GreyGhost]

A moderator? :shrug:

Grit gatherer? :shrug:

[Greeners]

GG - Grit Guard - designed to trap grit at the bottom of the bucket

Part of the two bucket method.........clean water and soap in one, clean water in the other.

Wash a panel, rinse mit in clean bucket before dunking it in soap bucket.

By the end, soap bucket should still be clean, and the cleanwater bucket is dirty.

It stops you reapplying the dirt you've washed off.

Try it, you'll be amazed at how much cleaner the car is.

[Greeners]

very good guide here (http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27)

[Jules]

Thanks so far chaps.
I should first have said my method of the initial car pre wash is a pressure wash first followed with hose pipe fed brush boom (my own not a public one):eek:
So there will be very little if any grit when I come to the Mit & leathers bucket stage.
Wheel arches and sills are done with bits of old towels, then discarded which minimises further the risk of grit being re introduced onto paintwork IMO.

What do you think of this? Expensive yes but Meguiar's products are top quality:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__valet-bucket_W0QQ_kwZvaletQQ_kwZbucketQQ_ckwZfilterQQ_fr omfsbZ?_trksid=p3286.c0.m104

[Greeners]

Thanks so far chaps.
I should first have said my method of the initial car pre wash is a pressure wash first followed with hose pipe fed brush boom (my own not a public one):eek:
So there will be very little if any grit when I come to the Mit & leathers bucket stage.
Wheel arches and sills are done with bits of old towels, then discarded which minimises further the risk of grit being re introduced onto paintwork IMO.

What do you think of this? Expensive yes but Meguiar's products are top quality:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__valet-bucket_W0QQ_kwZvaletQQ_kwZbucketQQ_ckwZfilterQQ_fr omfsbZ?_trksid=p3286.c0.m104

Clean your car .co.uk do them for a pound more,but are out of stock. I would view it as an expesive "nice to have"

[scgfull]

Thanks for the info.

Will definitely give it a try:)

Steve

[Greeners]

Thanks for the info.

Will definitely give it a try:)

Steve

Steve

If you go to B&Q, they used to do orange buckets at 99p a go. Trat yourself to a couple, and the bright colour will show up how much dirt you've taken of the car.

[Jules]

I'm sure I've got some suitable material lying at back of shed somewhere that I could put at the bottom of my existing bucket & save myself 20 quid!!

Suggestions on a postcard please:)

[GreyGhost]

Post card.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260316804586&cguid=b753463b11d0a0aad4422562ffeed70b

I have a round one which with a bit of re-engineering will fit in a bucket

Edit. One of these
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sankey-Garden-Sieve-Green-Diameter/dp/B000TAWHY8/ref=sr_1_4/278-9642315-4545752?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1227273975&sr=1-4

[JohnDotCom]

Put pond Filter foam medium in bottom of bucket,
that really holds the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-.

[stocktake]

I believe Simon is currently looking into this very closely

:laughing2::getmecoat:

[JohnDotCom]

:clap::clap::laughing2: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r164/JohnDotCom/a76829f5.jpg

[baxlin]

What do you think of this? Expensive yes but Meguiar's products are top quality:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__valet-bucket_W0QQ_kwZvaletQQ_kwZbucketQQ_ckwZfilterQQ_fr omfsbZ?_trksid=p3286.c0.m104

If the free towel is the normal Megs m'fibre, they're around 11 quid at Halfrauds, IIRC, so the cost of the bucket "pails" (don't worry,:getmecoat:) a little.

Malcolm

[Simon]

I believe Simon is currently looking into this very closely

:laughing2::getmecoat:

:clap::clap::laughing2: http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r164/JohnDotCom/a76829f5.jpg

Very funny.... :pillow: :D

[typhoon 180]

first of all i wouldnt use the hose fed broom, if anything is gonna knacker the paint it will be this, best thing to buy is a snow foam lance for your pressure washer (around £50) fill this with snow foam and presoak the car, let this dwell for a few minutes and rinse off, this will get rid of most of the dirt ready for washing, then follow up with the 2 bucket metod wash, when it comes to drying the car dont use these silicone blades that you buy as these scratch the paint work if a tiny spect of dirt gets caught in the blade, dry the car using a microfibre towel and dab to dry not rub over the paintwork as this can cause swirl marks, Grit guards are a waste of money as when do you ever touch the bottom of the bucket anyway as you only need to dip the mitt in, if you want any more advise then just ask, been in the business for 15years now as for buckets the best buckets to buy are clear ones then you can actually see the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- that you take of your car (ikea ones are very good)

[Jules]

I would like to recommend a very safe & extremely quick way to dry a vehicle.
I use a Stihl Petrol leaf blower to dry a vehicle, this blow dries all the nooks & crannies without any contact with paint whatsoever.;)

[NOCTURNAL]

I would like to recommend a very safe & extremely quick way to dry a vehicle.
I use a Stihl Petrol leaf blower to dry a vehicle, this blow dries all the nooks & crannies without any contact with paint whatsoever.;)

Rofl... Best done at 07:30 on a Sunday morning :D:D

[Jules]

Trouble is we have a lie in till..........ooh at least 11 on a Sunday :D
Finally got round to ordering some PH neutral Snow foam & a Lamb's wool mitt.
Company sent some Bilberry wheel wash by mistake so I'll give that a try too.

Anyone used it?

[pmessling]

Hi Jules

i use billberry wheel cleaner and is great stuff, and have great fun with the snow foam.

the billberry i diluted down to 1:1 and used in a spray bottle smells nice too

heres some of my kit, also have a machine polisher but haven't touched the V8 with it yet, been practicing on a scrap door

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m26/pmessling/IMG_6946.jpg

[deano78]

fellas do you have foam lances and pressure washers to use the snow foam with? only ask as there's no mention/pics of them.

[pmessling]

yeah

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m26/pmessling/IMG_6816edit.jpg

[Greeners]

Any reason why you use it upside down...?

[empsburna]

I love bilberry wheel cleaner - works well even at 4:1 dilution.