Grit Guard Question

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FryeBaby

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Does anybody use the Grit Guard that AutoGeek sales? It seems like a good idea and I'm thinking of buying a couple but one thing that I am debating is if the dirt falls to the bottom of the wash bucket and your wash mitt floats at the top, how would the old dirt get back in your wash mitt? Thanks for any answers, Wes
 
I think it's a good idea. I plan on incorporating them even in my two bucket in one set up : one with drilled holes in the bottom inside the other. I have four buckets total to make a pair of these for each side of the car while washing. I'm interested in adding a Grit Guard in each too. Overkill for sure :D
 
Bill D, I will probably do overkill too. I will probably end buying two extra for in my wash mitt cleaning buckets. I will need another garage just to keep all my detailing stuff in. Wes
 
fryebaby said:
Does anybody use the Grit Guard that AutoGeek sales? It seems like a good idea and I'm thinking of buying a couple but one thing that I am debating is if the dirt falls to the bottom of the wash bucket and your wash mitt floats at the top, how would the old dirt get back in your wash mitt? Thanks for any answers, Wes
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I think the idea is to rub your washing tool (mitt) along the serrated surface of the grit-gaurd to remove and grit , which then falls through the grating to the bottom of the bucket.



Vehicle Washing Tools:

Ironically, washing your vehicle can actually damage the paint finish because grit in the wash brush or mitt can leave scratches in the paint film surface. But with a Grit Guardâ„¢in place at the bottom of the wash bucket, you simply rub the brush or wash mitt across the grid type surface to remove any damaging grit.



This debris will settle through the grid to the bottom of the wash bucket and your brush or wash mitt remains grit free. It makes this bucket is ideal for use as the rinse bucket in a two-bucket wash system; the other bucket contains the wash concentrate solution.
 
Been planning on adding a grit screen to my buckets but it hasn't been a high priority since my current mitts float on top as well. I'm still playing with different mitts and such so I still think the added protection is a good idea.



Autogeeks' Grit Guard should work great if you have standard round buckets. Mine are mostly rectangular so it wouldn't work for me.



I'm sure the drilled bucket works well but conceptually it still bothers me a little. You can't get a high percentage of open area without drilling an awful lot of holes. That, and the surface being flat would not tend to shed grit as well as a screen. Probably all academic and a total non-issue in the real world. (Then again, I wouldn't be here if I wasn't compulsive. :D )



What I did do was buy a grill panel, the kind used in overhead florescent light fixtures, to cut up for my buckets. Ten bucks at Home Depot buys enough to do multiple buckets.





PC.
 
The Other PC,



Yeah, that's why I still have an interest in the Grit Guard.



Although I'm sure it's great I certainly wouldn't stop using multiple mitts while washing as well.
 
Thanks everybody for the input. I think I will buy 3 for 25 dollars deal. Knowing me I will probably buy other stuff at AutoGeek running up my total. This detailing addiction is a monster. He, he,

Wes
 
the other pc- FWIW Groitâ€â„¢s sell a rectangular grit guard type bucket (it what I use for my boarâ€â„¢s hair brush) I donâ€â„¢t know if they sell the grid separately though
 
The Griot's bucket is often available from other sources at a lower price, though I just bought mine from Griot's (all 4 of them :o ).



If you get it, I'd sure get the casters- very handy. I don't like the grit guard thing in it though; I took them out of mine. Note that the one for this bucket is only half as wide as the bucket itself. You can always scrape your wash media against the partitions in the bucket designed to hold the grit guard.
 
Accumulator said:
The Griot's bucket is often available from other sources at a lower price, though I just bought mine from Griot's (all 4 of them :o ).
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Haha, Home Depot has the EXACT same bucket in blue for $19.



But, I know how much you like the Griot monogram on the bucket ;)
 
Spilchy said:
Haha, Home Depot has the EXACT same bucket in blue for $19.
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Heh heh, yeah, I saw them there (these were the yellow color and all) a few months after I got the ones from Griot's :o



But, I know how much you like the Griot monogram on the bucket ;)
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Yep, I just love those logos that say "I over-paid" :D :p



My shop looks like a [#$%^@~!] Griot's ad :rolleyes:
 
I just purchased a yellow bucket from Home Depot for under $8. I found it in the window cleaning products. Grit Guard fits perfectly, however no cover.



I also found a similar bucket at Walmart for under $4 and I need to test to see if Grit Guard will fit, but it has a cover for about $1 more. You will find it in the general hardware area. It comes in clear or white.
 
EO also makes a Grit-Guard Style bucket-looks like a fireman's hat & has shelves on each side of it to rest your mitt + the removable grate in the bottom. It's been a while since I got mine, but it seems it was about $9 @ Wal-Mart. My only complaint is that the guard will float if you have a lot of suds.
 
I like to use the Rubbermaid 2.5 gal. buckets for washing, so the Grit Guard won't fit. Anybody know of something made for that? I may have to take the other pc's advice and try and get a fluorescent eggcrate grille to cut up.



Accumulator--I found that Griot's has one of the best prices for clay--maybe that will offset the buckets!
 
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