Grit Guard Washboard

Setec Astronomy said:
That doesn't sound very encouraging if you felt the need to do that.
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After using the washboards (2) 2BW, I don't know if they are necessary, but they certainly can't hurt. I tried one washboard without zip-ties. It will get zip tied now. The zip ties keep the GG and washboard together and just fewer pieces to reassemble. The washboard works without zip ties just fine. Just easy to disassemble and rinse off after use as one unit.


I didn't notice any debris in the bottom of my wash bucket after using the washboards. Rinse bucket had typical small granular dirt, sand, debris. I have to qualify this with the fact my car wasn't very dirty, thanks to the BFWD sealant and rain rinse from last night.


I think GRit Guard should just manufacture the GG and washboard as one single piece. Can charge $20 and people will buy them all day long.
 
Got one at DF 16. Love the original GG. This is a dud for me though. I have used this now for 5 days for an average of 4 cars a day. Pain to assemble in the bucket and comes apart easy as the legs don't stay properly attached. Crumbles to pieces when you drain the bucket too. I see suggestions of zip ties. Lame if thats what the resolution is for a brand new mass-market detailing product.
 
I picked one at DF too. I used it last weekend and it worked fine, BUT, I may use it differently.

I do not use a bucket with soap when I wash wheels, just use one to carry my bottles, brushes, and kneeling pad around the car. The only time I use a brush in a soap bucket is at the end of a rinseless wash. I use the left over solution and a Mothers wheel brush to clean the wheels. I placed the GG Washboard by itself (attached the 'legs') and it worked fine. Easy to work the brush against it after each wheel.

I do not plan to attach it to the GG, as it takes up too much 'real estate' in the bucket.
 
I see this product has made its appearance on the Grit Guard website. I have two major questions.

1. It only comes in black?? I'm not sure I can have mismatched colors in my bucket.

2. Down toward the bottom of the legs, there is a bump that almost seems like some sort of retaining clip, not sure if that is holding part of the leg on, or if that's something to hold the Washboard to the main Grit Guard, since earlier in this thread people talked about zip tying the Washboard down.

EDIT: Nevermind about #2, I think those are just wrench flats on the leg, I guess so you can line up the slots with the Grit Guard deck.
 
Great info on this tread - my GG Washboard is being delivered tomorrow. I'll make sure to examine the legs/ how solid it feels while in use/ if I need to use zip ties to secure it.
 
I think I have been doing it wrong all these years. I rub my wash mitt on the grit guard to release the dirt to the bottom of the bucket.

Should I not have been doing that?
Does the washboard offer more advantage?
 
Zelfiris said:
I think I have been doing it wrong all these years. I rub my wash mitt on the grit guard to release the dirt to the bottom of the bucket.

Should I not have been doing that?
Does the washboard offer more advantage?
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I too scrub wash media against the Grit Guard. The GG tends to spin in the bucket limiting some of its usefulness. I suspect the WashBoard will do a better job, especially on things like brushes.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
2. Down toward the bottom of the legs, there is a bump that almost seems like some sort of retaining clip, not sure if that is holding part of the leg on, or if that's something to hold the Washboard to the main Grit Guard, since earlier in this thread people talked about zip tying the Washboard down.

EDIT: Nevermind about #2, I think those are just wrench flats on the leg, I guess so you can line up the slots with the Grit Guard deck.
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Replying anyway - Yes, there are slots at the bottom of the legs to connect it to the GG.
 
Lt1xL82 said:
I too scrub wash media against the Grit Guard. The GG tends to spin in the bucket limiting some of its usefulness. I suspect the WashBoard will do a better job, especially on things like brushes.
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If you use a Grit Guard dolly the screws that hold the bucket into the dolly pinch the bucket so the Grit Guard doesn't spin.

mc2hill said:
Replying anyway - Yes, there are slots at the bottom of the legs to connect it to the GG.
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Yeah, I wasn't talking about the slots, I was talking about the square wrench flats further up the leg.
 
I guess they fixed the retention problem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yqjk4CDLihw

I'm not sure if it's really answered in that video is can you get it off if you WANT to get it off, if you wanted to take it off for a certain job. I'm guessing you can flex that center part of it where it latches in and get it off.

I still want to know if it's going to come in other colors.
 
I've got a question, wouldn't the dirt that gets rubbed on the washboard end back up in your water floating instead of going down under your grit guard. Thank you to anybody who knows.
 
white97 said:
I've got a question, wouldn't the dirt that gets rubbed on the washboard end back up in your water floating instead of going down under your grit guard. Thank you to anybody who knows.
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If you believe a Grit Guard works, then it's an article of faith that whatever comes off on the Washboard will fall down and go through the Grit Guard to the bottom of the bucket. Grit is heavier than water, BTW.
 
The wash boards are becoming available at many sites...how do you know if what is offered is the new design? (Can't see the ribbed section on the feet in the photographs...).
 
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