Astouffer512
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I`ve been trying to convince myself why I need bucket dollys. If you consider them essential to your wash routine please s hook me in why
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Why do I need a bucket dolly?
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Dr Oldz
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Cuz they are awesome and so much more convenient than picking up a bucket and moving it a bunch of times.
They are an essential in my book.
They are an essential in my book.
Coatings=crack
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I used it and didn’t like it. My drive way has a slight incline so i would have to lock and unlock the casters. Found myself just picking up the bucket.
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RTexasF
Pay Attention Boy...
Is it needed? No but it is convenient providing the surface it`s on is flat.
Accumulator
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Noting that I`m, uhm...different..with regard to what is/isn`t a deal-breaking hassle for me (I won`t even move buckets from one side of the wash bay to the other), I`d put this one in the "don`t look for problems you don`t know you have" category.
If you don`t mind moving a dolly-less/caster-less bucket around then don`t bother upgrading it.
I do find it convenient having the connector-plates (which mount to the dollies) to make the Wash + Rinse combos single units though. I don`t have that with the bigger rectangular buckets and it`s an (admittedly very minor) annoyance that I put up with since connecting *those* would make `em too unwieldy (that`s strictly another of those "just me.." things and somebody else here likes to do that).
If you don`t mind moving a dolly-less/caster-less bucket around then don`t bother upgrading it.
I do find it convenient having the connector-plates (which mount to the dollies) to make the Wash + Rinse combos single units though. I don`t have that with the bigger rectangular buckets and it`s an (admittedly very minor) annoyance that I put up with since connecting *those* would make `em too unwieldy (that`s strictly another of those "just me.." things and somebody else here likes to do that).
Dispatch
Member
They are a pain in the ass, they take up a lot of room and get in the way that is unless you have a specific space set up that they can be put in that never gets disturbed.
I bought uhh 2 of them and the metal thingy that attached them, so I had a stretch bucket setup. Shortly after I discovered waterless wash and no longer used buckets. My buckets did get some good use when I was still doing soap, then rinseless. I also bought a Detailers Helper belt, which I think I used 2 times.
Also bought 2 of these, they`re 3 gallon buckets with a nice detachable holder around them for storing bottles and brushes and stuff. 2 of these + 2 dollies I could have every thing I used to detail my car within arms reach.
Also bought 2 of these, they`re 3 gallon buckets with a nice detachable holder around them for storing bottles and brushes and stuff. 2 of these + 2 dollies I could have every thing I used to detail my car within arms reach.
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Accumulator
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Huh, now that view surprises me..which goes to show how I didn`t see it from at least one perspective
Dispatch
Member
Due to the two wash buckets attach with the metal bracket(don`t forget there is a wheel bucket too), with the grit guards & washboards inside, the screw-on lids, the buckanizer (side tool holders), and foam cushions that are part of the setup, there`s no way to stack the buckets as to save space, it`s at maximum capacity when stored trust me you will trip over if not careful...Huh, now that view surprises me..which goes to show how I didn`t see it from at least one perspective
Stokdgs
dansautodetailing.com
I have always moved the 5-gallon bucket around, after a good, powerful, pressure wash, and find that is all I want to have, even in a bigger garage with nothing else stored inside it..
And, it is always good exercise to lift that 4.5+ gallons of soap around the vehicle..
No rolling buckets for me, thank you..
Dan F
And, it is always good exercise to lift that 4.5+ gallons of soap around the vehicle..
No rolling buckets for me, thank you..
Dan F
Accumulator
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Dispatch- That explains perfectly why I never thought of it that way Just completely different from how I handle buckets/etc. and a whole lot of that probably has to do with shop space and how I leave my Wash Bay set up for that 99% of the time.
Just completely different from how I handle buckets/etc. and a whole lot of that probably has to do with shop space and how I leave my Wash Bay set up for that 99% of the time.Accumulator
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Heh heh, lifting the ~6 gallon rectangulars up onto/down from my Work Platforms, let alone when those are wet/covered with slippery shampoo suds and I have a foamgun/hose in the other hand, can get...treacherous...but it`s the efficient way to do the roof/etc. of the Tahoe. Maybe the riskiest single thing I regularly do in life, certainly the most dangerous related to the Detailing.
With my "quick maintenance washes" taking well over 4 hours (and usually *MUCH* longer) that I`ll never get back, every wasted moment/movement/action weighs on me. I know...others speak of "garage therapy"/etc. but I`m not that guy. And I get more than enough exercise as it is
Different approaches for different people with different priorities and all that....
Desertnate
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I don`t have them and won`t for this reason. My driveway slopes on two different axis depending on where you are standing. I`d be chasing the things as they rolled off or, heaven forbid, rolled into another vehicle. I`m perfectly happy picking up the buckets and moving them around as needed...as long as I lift them properly.
To be honest, I only move the buckets four times when washing a vehicle. The front, each side and the back.
Stokdgs
dansautodetailing.com
I`m with Desert Nate -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I rather like lifting the 4.5+ gallons of car wash soap water 4 times around the vehicle.. It`s also great exercise..
My pressure wash process before (including the engine, compartment, underhood), the wash also helps make the entire job all the more easier..
Dan F
I rather like lifting the 4.5+ gallons of car wash soap water 4 times around the vehicle.. It`s also great exercise..
My pressure wash process before (including the engine, compartment, underhood), the wash also helps make the entire job all the more easier..
Dan F
Stokdgs
dansautodetailing.com
Heh heh, lifting the ~6 gallon rectangulars up onto/down from my Work Platforms, let alone when those are wet/covered with slippery shampoo suds and I have a foamgun/hose in the other hand, can get...treacherous...but it`s the efficient way to do the roof/etc. of the Tahoe. Maybe the riskiest single thing I regularly do in life, certainly the most dangerous related to the Detailing.
With my "quick maintenance washes" taking well over 4 hours (and usually *MUCH* longer) that I`ll never get back, every wasted moment/movement/action weighs on me. I know...others speak of "garage therapy"/etc. but I`m not that guy. And I get more than enough exercise as it is
Different approaches for different people with different priorities and all that....
Mi Hermano !
Hope you guys are still safe and well up there in NEOH..
Totally on board with making every movement count, and looking far ahead enough to have - everything - you will ever need for that round, on the rolling cart, etc., and only an arm`s length away.. No extra time to walk back and forth a zillion times to get something you need or forgot..
Of course, if this is for more pleasure/garage therapy/etc., then you have all the time you want to do whatever out there, and come in when it`s time for dinner, etc..
Lucky You !! But if this is paying your bills, or at least a lot of them, then one better be trying and thinking all the time, to make it more productive/efficient as much as possible, because like you said, this is time I/you/we will never get back..
And the Client wants it back soonest..
Dan F
Dispatch
Member
Heh heh, lifting the ~6 gallon rectangulars up onto/down from my Work Platforms, let alone when those are wet/covered with slippery shampoo suds and I have a foamgun/hose in the other hand, can get...treacherous...but it`s the efficient way to do the roof/etc. of the Tahoe. Maybe the riskiest single thing I regularly do in life, certainly the most dangerous related to the Detailing.
With my "quick maintenance washes" taking well over 4 hours (and usually *MUCH* longer) that I`ll never get back, every wasted moment/movement/action weighs on me. I know...others speak of "garage therapy"/etc. but I`m not that guy. And I get more than enough exercise as it is
Different approaches for different people with different priorities and all that....
After every single intense, through wash/detail I do, my lower back (just above and right across the cheeks of my ass), I am stiff and achy for days(not to mention my knees from all the bending).
Another little gift I get from getting older and having to contend with continuing to do all my own detail jobs, I assume has an expiration date when I can no longer do them anymore...
Coatings=crack
Active member
It’s funny now that i think about it.... i don’t really move my wash bucket. Just walk back to it and grab another mitt.
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Accumulator
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After every single intense, through wash/detail I do, my lower back (just above and right across the cheeks of my ass), I am stiff and achy for days(not to mention my knees from all the bending).
Another little gift I get from getting older and having to contend with continuing to do all my own detail jobs, I assume has an expiration date when I can no longer do them anymore...
Heh heh, I`ll spare you (most of) my usual comments on aging
But I plan to keep doing this stuff at least as long as my late father did, and he was doing it in his mid-80s. I`m only 60, but no age-related issues here so far 
Detailing has yet to prove physically demanding for me.Coatings=crack said:
Gee, that sounds incredibly time/motion-INefficient! But again, I`m, uhm..different about this stuff
And I`ve always been really intrigued by the idea of being as efficient (time/motion-wise at least) as possible about how I do stuff.Accumulator
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Stokdgs- Ya know...you got me thinking about how my "just get it done already!" attitude is similar to how you Pros need to do likewise, if for different reasons (and to a different degree; I could never knock `em out as quickly you guys do!).
A while back I got two additional rolling cars (the polypropylene ones from HF), one for each side of the washbay, for the foamguns and their stuff, and found that they`re worth their weight in gold with regard to making the wash go quicker/easier. Just not bending down/etc. every time I set the foamguns down, and having places for their extra bottles and my spot-claying stuff/etc. turned out making a much bigger diff than I`d expected. Man, I`m *SOLD* on the Redundant Systems approach, saves me a ton of time/effort.
A while back I got two additional rolling cars (the polypropylene ones from HF), one for each side of the washbay, for the foamguns and their stuff, and found that they`re worth their weight in gold with regard to making the wash go quicker/easier. Just not bending down/etc. every time I set the foamguns down, and having places for their extra bottles and my spot-claying stuff/etc. turned out making a much bigger diff than I`d expected. Man, I`m *SOLD* on the Redundant Systems approach, saves me a ton of time/effort.
You don`t. Doing a little bit of physical labor never hurt anyone. Use it or lose it.
Have you ever noticed old rich people doing light resistance training? You think they like it? No its because they have the access to the best medical advice in the world. And they can`t delegate it to the peasants and reap the rewards. They actually have to do it for themselves!
I remember seeing the older jewish supreme court judge, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. That got caught a while back training in a public gym during the first massive panic of covid - the peasants werent allowed. I started training again the next day.
So yeah you don`t need dollys for your wash buckets. Its light physical work that will help your bone density for starters has you get older.
I`ve been into car detailing for about 2 years now and the prices i`ve seen for labeled plastic buckets, dolly`s and grit guards is quite amazing. Its probably one of the biggest scams in the detailing world IMO. I cringe when i see the likes of esoteric pushing 200-300 dollar 2 bucket wash "systems". That creepy matt guy from obsessed garage has even added a wheel wash bucket! I guess i`m too average to see the value in such a sophisticated system.
its also VERY interesting that Todd coop or ride her(interesting name has well) choose to name his company esoteric. Has well has the masonic floor i seen in matts garage a few years ago on a video.