Buckets!

I've tried and have some of the homer's buckets, gray lowes buckets (the ones that say lowes on them) and some other random buckets around. Maybe the buckets vary in size (between the same types), I think I'll finally lug that contraption into the store with me and get the bucket instead of getting home with the built excitement of having it work only to have my dreams crushed.

I can only get the GG just a little farther than 1/2 with severe pushing.
 
CEE DOG said:
Weird,, I have orange from HD and you just press them down and they "lock". Then you can even turn them upside down and the guard doesn't fall out.

Did they change there size? If so I am willing to sell mine for $150 each. :xyxthumbs:
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Same deal for Menards buckets, but I don't know how widely Menards stores are. Could be a mid-west thing.
 
^^ must be I've never heard of that store till I got on these boards ;)
 
LegacyGT said:
Same deal for Menards buckets, but I don't know how widely Menards stores are. Could be a mid-west thing.
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Pretty Much but they are working their way west. I see there is one in Casper Wyoming now (I used to live there and loved it).
 
Bert31 said:
Most of my buckets are old buckets which held dry wall mud in them. I clean them out really well and they do fine.
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:xyxthumbs: The 50 lb drywall-mud buckets are 4 gallon. Still big enough to do the job and less heft to move around.

Check out a Wal Mart bakery. They get glaze and other stuff in 5 gallon buckets with lids and toss a bunch of 'em out daily. Kinda handy sometimes having the lids too.

TL
 
TLMitchell said:
:xyxthumbs: The 50 lb drywall-mud buckets are 4 gallon. Still big enough to do the job and less heft to move around.

Check out a Wal Mart bakery. They get glaze and other stuff in 5 gallon buckets with lids and toss a bunch of 'em out daily. Kinda handy sometimes having the lids too.

TL
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Cool deal! I'll check that out as well as bringing a GG everywhere I go that might have buckets!
 
jcarson112 said:
Cool deal! I'll check that out as well as bringing a GG everywhere I go that might have buckets!
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Take it everywhere regardless. You could start a new fashion trend as well as keep people scratching their heads. Who knows, if you really apply yourself you could even wind up on peopleofwalmart.com. :eek:

TL
 
^^^ that is something I never want to have happen :laughing:

I decided to crack out the HD buckets today and take a look at them again as people have said they have had good luck with them. The ones I have are from years ago and figured they'd all be the same so I took a measurement of them. Ran down to the local HD and measured them there too. Turns out they've gotten bigger/designed differently from years ago.

But, now as some have said the GG's lock at the bottom. These just drop down inside. I guess its better than having to waste a ton of wash or ONR but I liked the sound of locking. Thinking of taking a bit of wire or something with some fishing weights to hold em down if they float.

Just wanted to update, thanks for the suggestions and comedy.
 
I learned the hard way too with a clear bucket from lowes and another from walmart. GG did not fit either. I finally just modified the GG by trimming the last ring off, worked perfect after that.
 
I just picked up clear 3.5 gallon ez grip buckets from lowes. Fits gg perfect, generally 3 gal of wash water is enough for me. I'm hoping that is still true with the gg in place.
 
Metajames said:
I just picked up clear 3.5 gallon ez grip buckets from lowes. Fits gg perfect, generally 3 gal of wash water is enough for me. I'm hoping that is still true with the gg in place.
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Hmm I may have to go pick up a couple for no rinse washes.
 
I might because i never use the full 4 or so gallons and the floating GG are rather annoying. They also probably aren't doing what is intended.
 
jcarson112 said:
I might because i never use the full 4 or so gallons and the floating GG are rather annoying. They also probably aren't doing what is intended.
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Do you really have a problem with the GG floating? Mine fit loose in my buckets and they never floated on me.
 
It doesn't float to the top, just about 2 or 3 inches off the bottom...
 
TLMitchell said:
:xyxthumbs: The 50 lb drywall-mud buckets are 4 gallon. Still big enough to do the job and less heft to move around.

Check out a Wal Mart bakery. They get glaze and other stuff in 5 gallon buckets with lids and toss a bunch of 'em out daily. Kinda handy sometimes having the lids too.

TL
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I could have sworn I one time dumped five gallons of distilled water in one and still had room for more, hmmmm. May have to try that again to check.

For anyone who wants to use drywall mud bucket, make sure you REALLY clean them out well. If not you would swirl your car to no end.
 
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