Place grit guard in rinse or wash bucket?

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mikebai1990

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I recently got a grit guard and I'm wondering which bucket I should use it in. I didn't buy two because I wanna keep my expenditures to the minimum. Obviously I can think of pros and cons of putting in rinse or wash bucket, and I think I'm leaning towards putting it in the rinse bucket. I figure if I get my mitt clean in the rinse bucket, then I won't have to worry about too much dirt getting in my wash bucket. Do you guys think otherwise?



BTW, I'm going to be using a micro-chenille wash mitt and two bucket ONR.
 
You should get one extra one, its only 10 bucks.



But I would put it in the rise, I normally scrape the mitt in the rinse bucket wring, then get suds from the wash bucket
 
I agree rinse bucket would be the place I would want a grit guard. But, I do like having to for the added protection.
 
I suggest getting another one... like previous posters have said, it's $10. You'll spend that much alone on a consumable item... like Meg's Ultimate Detailer! This $10 should last you a lifetime if you take care of it.



-Mike
 
what i do after washing each panel is take the hose and spray the wash mitt off before putting it into the rinse bucket as well. get 2 GG's, it's worth it and they'll last forever...
 
Alright, I put it in the rinse bucket today. It seemed to work okay, but I wouldn't consider it some miracle product or something like that :) It definitely kept the big particles down on the bottom, and some of the smaller particles as well. However, maybe my ONR kept the dirt in solution instead of letting it sinking to the bottom? I dunno.
 
It's not a miracle product, just a little insurance and a good investment. Should last as long as the bucket (i.e., forever), which is a lot better than your other wash tools.
 
I don't see any point with the gritguard. I try to hose away all the big particles before I touch the paint. And all dirt doesn't sink either so what is the point of this really?
 
The point is you are traping the dirt at the bottom and not letting it come back up to get into your mitt. If you were to use 1 bucket to wash with all the dirt would stay in that bucket and when you place the mitt in there it sinks to the bottom and collects the dirt into the mitt. I use mine in the rinse bucket. I was a panel. Put it in rinse bucket and clean it out, then the mitt goes back into the wash bucket. When I get done my wash bucket is completely clean and the rinse bucket has all the "dirt" in it.
 
I see what you mean, but I try to rinse the mitt with the hose after a few panels instead. I have tried using a rinse bucket but it got filled with suds right away so rinsing the mitt works better IMO.
 
I believe it's also designed for you to dip your mitt(s) into the bucket and "scrub" them on it to more thoroughly remove particles from your washing instrument. Makes sense to me as it would release the grit near the bottom of the bucket and they'd sink to the bottom faster. /shrug
 
Seems that it would take longer to rinse the mitt with a hose after doing a panel and time is $$. With the grit guard you can scrub the mitt long the surface and clean it better IMO. To each his own but I love mine :)
 
I use one in the rinse bucket. I used to put one in the soap bucket put i don't see a point to it. First couple of times i used it i didn't realize you are supposed to rub your mitt against it to loosen dirt and debris. Pretty simple and effective device. I have a translucent bucket and i can definitely see the stuff that gets trapped down there.
 
The only "issue" I have with my grit guard and my 5 gallon bucket is that I essentially lose about 1.5 gallons of usable water/shampoo. This means that I pretty much every time need to make a 4-5 gallon batch. Not a huge deal though.
 
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