Re: Detail Guardz Dirt Lock Bucket Insert
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Originally Posted by
mc2hill
I only use the GG`s in the Rinse bucket, whether doing a Soap wash or a Rinsless wash - there is a gallon of wasted wash water if I use them in Wash bucket.
As for reusing Wash water, I only do that if I am Rinseless washing both our vehicles the same day - keep the Wash water, but change the Rinse water.
I like the Washboard for scrubbing the brush while cleaning the wheels at the end of the wash.
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Originally Posted by
Accumulator
You mean that there`s not enough room, so you have to use a gallon less? Sorry, I must be dense today :o
I might be weird about reusing it for so long, but since even the *Rinse* stays nice and clean I figure it`s OK. I`m already going through a *LOT* of shampoo what with the foamguns, maybe a pint of shampoo per vehicle or even more (at least two gallons of foamgun concentrate, ~7oz. shampoo each).
Ah, interesting that you do the wheels last!
Sorry I made this confusing! If I put a GG in the Wash bucket I have to mix up 3 gallons of wash solution to get 2 gallons of usable `wash water`, as the GG takes of a gallon of `space` at the bottom of the bucket.
I only do the wheels last if I am doing a RW without a full wheel cleaning. I remove the GG and place the GG Washboard in the Wash bucket with a Mother`s wheel brush to clean the the wheel face, doing the back wheels first, then the fronts, then the `slash` guards. By this time I am down to about a 1/2 gallon of RW solution, and it is getting dirty.
Re: Detail Guardz Dirt Lock Bucket Insert
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Originally Posted by
Accumulator
You mean that there`s not enough room, so you have to use a gallon less? Sorry, I must be dense today :o
I know for me, I don`t use a wash bucket with conventional (foam gun) but with rinseless I don`t like to use a GG in the wash bucket because there is at least a gallon under the GG wasted if you toss it every time (which I do). But I always use a rinse bucket (with a GG) for rinseless, with a more dilute rinseless mixture in there, unless the car is only dusty.
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Originally Posted by
Accumulator
Ah, interesting that you do the wheels last!
That`s a pretty standard rinseless procedure, if that`s what he was talking about.
I guess we kind of got off topic about the Dirt Lock insert...maybe someday someone who has used one will chime in.
Re: Detail Guardz Dirt Lock Bucket Insert
Mc2hill- Ah, OK...now I get it :D Thanks.
Heh heh, I suspect my "not full washes" are different, I`ll often do *only* the wheels/tires, but I do `em 100%, not just RWing them. Funny how long I can go without washing some of the vehicles as long as I keep the wheels/tires clean.
Setec Astronomy- You sure read Mc2hill`s post correctly! And yeah, I suspect your various regimens are closer to the norm than mine (which might not be saying much).
So...OK, back on-topic...what issues is this gizmo supposed to correct? IMO if there`s that much contamination ending up in a bucket, any bucket, marring is gonna happen anyhow. Sounds like an overkill way to deal with a small aspect of the assumed problem (which I`d just sidestep by fixing the wash technique).
Re: Detail Guardz Dirt Lock Bucket Insert
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Originally Posted by
Accumulator
I`ll often do *only* the wheels/tires, but I do `em 100%, not just RWing them. Funny how long I can go without washing some of the vehicles as long as I keep the wheels/tires clean..
I had a car where the factory brake pads put out so much black dust I had to wash just the wheels in the middle of the week just to keep the car looking decent. (I usually do conventional for wheels) When I changed to Akebono ProAct pads it changed my whole routine for the car.
Re: Detail Guardz Dirt Lock Bucket Insert
Setec Astronomy- Yeah, finding pads that work well (and quietly) yet don`t make for nasty messes can be a real challenge.