This involves using two car wash buckets, each with Grit Guards. Some enthusiasts place two Grit Guards into each bucket for even more protection against dirt and grime! The first bucket is filled with clean water and the second bucket is filled with your favorite car wash shampoo. Dunk your mitt into the soapy car wash solution first to wash your car with lubricating suds and then dunk the mitt vigorously into the bucket with clear water to rinse the mitt thoroughly. Using two buckets equipped with Grit Guards virtually eliminates the risk of transferring dirt back onto your paint!
xion wrote:2 bucket method (Rinse & Shampoo Bucket) helps minimize swirls on your paintwork, by Rinsing off the wash mitt after each panel in clean Rinse Water Bucket all the dirt and grim are washed off before, then soaping up the mitt in the Shampoo Bucket and tackling the next panel. Gritt guards can be added to the buckets to ensure that the dirt and grim remain at the bottom of the buckets.
Something also important to mention is Always divide the car into 2 halves top and bottom, making sure to complete washing the top and then the bottom(more dirty 1/2), it is also advisable to use different wash mitts for top and bottom. Also try to avoid using Sponges to wash your car as these press the dirt particles down on to the paint work causing swirl marks..
Hope this helps.
Djin wrote:The two bucket method will reduce your rise of adding swirls to your paintwork. Its NEVER too late to start. Even if you paintwork is already swirled, you can still incorporate these methods to prevent further damage. And if one day you decide to have your car detailed, you will be able to maintain that finish!
Have a look at the guide I posted in the Crazydetailer section
Started using this method and it does work very well. also using jusy a hosepipe and pouring the water onto the car and letting it sheet off and dry. this works very well .
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Tested this method and actually took pics of the "wash" bucket...rough.
my car STILL has swirl marks.
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ALFAHOLIC wrote:Tested this method and actually took pics of the "wash" bucket...rough.
my car STILL has swirl marks.
Remember that washing correctly (2BM) will help minimize any future swirl marks and cannot remove existing swirls.... for that there is only one way, and that is to polish the paint.... this effectively removes some clear coat so that it is now at the level of the lowest part of the swirl mark which is actually a 'V' shaped cut into the paint)....
Well its quite old and very simple method to cleaning the car without any expenses... because we just need 2 bucket of water a sponge, shampoo, dry towel..and you done. that's it, I am using this method since when I own my first car.
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Bradley66 wrote:Well its quite old and very simple method to cleaning the car without any expenses... because we just need 2 bucket of water a sponge, shampoo, dry towel..and you done. that's it, I am using this method since when I own my first car.