Abandoned two bucket method! FYI

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Been washing my Ram with ONRWW, using the two bucket method. Seemed to be wasting time rinsing each MF after doing a panel. Tried Gary Dean Method today, it took 15 MF to do. I will be using this method from now on.
 
The GD method can also be used for conventional washing as well. One bucket. No grit guards. Very fast and most of all you are never reusing the wash media.

I think people are mislead thinking a grit guard catches all the dirt. Yes it's better than nothing but nothing is better than eliminating dirt from the wash media equation altogether.
 
silverfox said:
The GD method can also be used for conventional washing as well. One bucket. No grit guards. Very fast and most of all you are never reusing the wash media.

I think people are mislead thinking a grit guard catches all the dirt. Yes it's better than nothing but nothing is better than eliminating dirt from the wash media equation altogether.
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Yep, me too. I let my washing machine do the towel rinsing and cleaning. I just use a new towel each panel. I've even used conventional soap with zero buckets. Just rinse car well, foam panel, wipe panel, repeat on next panel with new towel.

No more 2 BM for me. I hated dragging 10 gallons of water around, even with a dolly.
 
When I don't feel like dragging the 'rinse' bucket around I'll just do a heavy rinse via hose on the mitt before ever putting it back in the soap bucket. Do always use more than one mitt though, and typically will hang the rinsed one(s) on the side of the bucket until I've used them all. (Small car I'll use 2, and move up to as many as 4. )
 
I only use the GD method if the car is not very dirty and is just a wash.If the car is really dirty I do the 2 bucket method every time.
 
I tried the 2 bucket years ago and never adopted it.
Besides, most of my cars are on a sloped drive so the whole wheeled carrier wouldn't work for me either, and I would never carry 2 buckets around.
Also it's not green, your doubling your water usage.
And water costs me money.
I can wash a car with no problem.
 
I started using the Ammo method (Larry) 1 bucket wash with the foam gun, shooting foam into the wash media as you wash the panel and then dip and rinse the wash media in bucket.
 
I wanna believe in the waterless wash, the GD method ect BUT.
I could possibly wash every customers car using the rinseless wash method or the GD method until....It comes to the wheels and rims which are almost always very dirty and need extreme cleaning with wheel woolies and almost ALWAYS require a hose down after cleaning them
 
Detailing by M said:
I tried the 2 bucket years ago and never adopted it.
Besides, most of my cars are on a sloped drive so the whole wheeled carrier wouldn't work for me either, and I would never carry 2 buckets around.
Also it's not green, your doubling your water usage.
And water costs me money.
I can wash a car with no problem.
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Then how are you washing the cars and not marring them if there really dirty?
 
Pureshine, when using rinseless wash and using clean media as necessary no need to rinse media. Granted it may take more MF to do each panel. It does also allow you to use less water as M has stated. If vehicle is real dirty,I will presoak with OptiClean in addition to help eliminate (reduce) possible marring.
 
I think a combination of the Ammo method and the GD method would be the best hand washing system possible.

Fresh wash media coupled with a foam gun just ahead of the MF towel as you wipe.

The only thing better would be a touchless system similar to what a lot of Europeans have adopted.
 
^^^ Power washer gets all that lose dirt off with no problem.
Also these cars are scratched and marred to heck. So if I introduce any kind of defect from washing you'd never tell.
I wash gently with a micro fiber towel, use DI water, air dry and polish.
My end product doesn't rely solely on my wash method.
I wash waterlessly, rinslessly and wet-N-wild. I wash according to the condition of the vehicle.
If you've used waterless wash as extensively as I have you'd understand that your technique is extremely important then rinsing a wash towel. So to me it's a waste of time, water & money.
But that's my opinion, I could be wrong.
 
I like washing with mitts since I can control the pressure especially on vertical panels. For rinseless, I use multiple mitts (5 to 7). The rinsing is not that big of an issue to me. One key factor is just how much you wipe with the microfiber. The technique is key.
 
Detailing by M said:
^^^ Power washer gets all that lose dirt off with no problem.
Also these cars are scratched and marred to heck. So if I introduce any kind of defect from washing you'd never tell.
I wash gently with a micro fiber towel, use DI water, air dry and polish.
My end product doesn't rely solely on my wash method.
I wash waterlessly, rinslessly and wet-N-wild. I wash according to the condition of the vehicle.
If you've used waterless wash as extensively as I have you'd understand that your technique is extremely important then rinsing a wash towel. So to me it's a waste of time, water & money.
But that's my opinion, I could be wrong.
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I treat ever car the same doesn't matter if its a daily driver or a show car each one gets my same attention to detail. Just because it has marring already doesn't mack it right by adding more marring that is just wrong.
 
Did the GD method yesterday for first time on a F150 with fiberglass tonneau, used 13 towels. Will use 14 next time. Ordered more towels today so I could do two cars in one day if needed. I was using less pressure with mf towels vs. the Lowe's gs I have been using last couple years. I was applying 2x more ONR product to each panel though. Saved some time but expect to save more once I get a system down.

I'm using Rag Shack superfly's and glad this method was introduced. I have an excellent mf mitt, but I'm not spending money on a dozen of them.

If car is really dirty, it is getting power washed, foam gunned and then I'll still use the GD method. I just don't have enough coordination to douse truck with wand in one hand, using a wash media in the other and wash top part of truck while standing on stool.
 
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