Two bucket wash

[baxlin]

In regards to the drying im kind of the same I just try and work quickly and I rinse of each panel as I go and give the whole car a rinse each time to keep it wet until its dry time in which case I just drag a thick drying towel over it. I've got ceramic coating so it definitely helps out a bit.

Various professionals on 'Detailing World' say to pat dry rather than drag, just for if there is still something either on the car or in the MF towel.

Try using a QD (I use Megs' Last Touch) as a drying aid, spray it onto each panel just before drying, it helps remove water marks.

And TBH, I do still drag the MF, sorry if that offends the purist....

 

[PabbyAMG]

I can see the logic there I guess might have to try that next time

 

[Pharrel]

I also just use one bucket with a guard to keep the dirt away from the mitt. Having a black car though I always do the rinse/snow foam/rinse/snow foam/touch wash/rinse combo.

 

[GM87]

Owning older black cars and bikes my whole life i would definitely see the benefit of two buckets and quality cloths/mitts...

Call me cheap but for a plastic bucket with a guard - I never justified the price of the McGuire’s, builders buckets at 50p or so in your local diy and grit guards if you want them (from Euro or a certain rainforest for £2/3 each).

For the price of one McGuire’s you could try a 4 bucket approach! Lol

 

[AMV]

I also just use one bucket with a guard to keep the dirt away from the mitt. Having a black car though I always do the rinse/snow foam/rinse/snow foam/touch wash/rinse combo.

Literally do the same although i do use two buckets. Black Car too ha.

 

[Deleted member 126251]

I also just use one bucket with a guard to keep the dirt away from the mitt. Having a black car though I always do the rinse/snow foam/rinse/snow foam/touch wash/rinse combo.

I'm the same but, I only do 1x snow foam (& I don't hand dry as I have a water filter) and there is never any "grit" in the bucket ...the water is a little dirty and I've tried to feel the grit and there is none.

I also have a grit guard and think it is a load of nonsense. Sloshing a mitt around in the water stirs everything up anyway and anything else heavy enough to stay below a grit guard would have come off with the foam/rinsing process (if it didn't, it would have scratched the car as I went over it with the mitt).

 

[MadMerx]

Blimey, I feel like it is the first day at car washing school for me.
I need another bucket anyway after one of them 'escaped' from the driveway on a windy day and got run over... good excuse to peruse Halfrauds shelves.
Think I shall practise on dark blue workhorse car before a proper 2/3/4 bucket wash of black car after reading this thread again!

 

[bayman57]

It doesn't take much longer once set up. Shampoo in one bucket clean water in the other. Grit guards if you like. Clean the mitt/Sponge/cloth in the water bucket then into the wash bucket , wash the car and repeat. Rinse with a hose/jet wash as usual.

oh and make sure the jet wash is on highest pressure setting that way you can change the colour of your bumpers and trim in seconds

 

[MadMerx]

Well I read this thread and a few others in this section and learned a lot from everyones advice on what they use. My B&Q builders bucket has been consigned to other duties as my three buckets arrived in the week so my car washing kit has had a radical makeover...



I went with labelled ones as it seemed such a huge change I needed some visual reminder for my aging brain to recall which one I am using!

 

[mbfan77]

this is the besyt method...