Grit guard ... who needs em

excellent input ^^^^^

As Mike said, only benefits and zero negatives from grit guards, simply put its a why wouldn't you.
 
SON1C said:
excellent input ^^^^^

As Mike said, only benefits and zero negatives from grit guards, simply put its a why wouldn't you.
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....also 100% true!

I guess this really comes down to preference, some like the 2BM method, w/ and w/o grit guards and some like the 1 bucket method via the Gary Dean method while others use this foam cannon thing. I've been using the 2BM method w/ grit guard in each, Aqua sponge and rinseless wash since winter of 2012 w/o an issues, so this is what I'm sticking with. I live in an apartment so this really works well for me but that being said, if I had access to a hose I would still use this method and only use the hose to get up in the wheelwells and clean the tires/wheels w/ my wheel/tire cleaners, not that they aren't coming clean now but you guys know what I mean.

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Blackthorn One said:
I am considering foaming the car BEFORE I rinse it, in the belief that the soap will be more effective at loosening the dirt, since it is more concentrated, and will run off the car less.
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This is a debated point of washing as well. And im in your camp Blackthorn ... :cheers:

I think that initially hitting the car with a less soapy mix, say 70% of max foam, greatly helps to encapsulate as much dirt in the lubricity of the foam WHILE also utilizing the agents in the shampoo to go to work and loosen the contaminants, enabling for less physical pressure to be applied in agitating the surface when actually washing.

Lol damn it now im super curious to KNOW some results! :props:

I dont allow my car to become dirty enough, otherwise i would do it today..... but i will actually do a test of this ASAP, on a vehicle that will demonstrate the results properly. Im gonna foam half of a car pre rinse on one side and then straight water rinse the other half an see if i can see and then notice a difference in the washing stage.
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
The OP joined the forum and his first post starts out...

Grit guard ... who needs em

And then goes on to state his case. You can see from all his posts, he's very passionate about detailing cars and sharing his passion with others. Nothing wrong with that in fact I'm kind of like that.

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Thanks for the vote of confidence Mike. I was hoping that this would come through, appreciate the feedback :D
 
When I worked at The Shop (that's what we called it) we had a little red bucket with tons of wet sand paper (10-20)

That bucket would never get washed, flushed with clean water. If a pile of mud fell on there you would just take it out and get back to work to save time and water. It was standard lol, days or weeks at a time. It was milky white too lol

Now that I think of it, that is a very bad way of working. I'd like to go introduce my grit guards and technique to them that I learned here on Auto Geek. They would probably just laugh (be impressed) but chuckle however.

Whatever method your using, good for you and IMO just work clean.

Art
 
"-FROM HERE i dip the mitt into the top portion of the rinse water, then RING THE CHENILLE OUT INTO THE GUTTER. Repeat, rinsing the miss a total of 3 times [quickly of course] then plunge it back into the soapy bucket."

When I wringing something out, I inevitably fold, twist or mash it. I believe this traps dirt between the folds and twists.

When rubbing my wash mitt against a Grit Guard, it allows the fibers to remain open as they move across the surface. I believe this difference between wringing and GG is the real key here.

I also believe that one GG in the soap bucket and two in the rinse bucket is probably a good idea.
 
Chris Thomas said:
Just use several clean towels in one bucket and never return a dirty one to the bucket. No risk of marring from introduced dirt, no extra buckets, no grit guard, lots of less water wasted. Thanks to Garry Dean for simplifying wash technique with a little common sense.


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What gsm MF towel?Feed back please. :buffing:
 
I am using two grit guards in each bucket. After all, that gravel has to settle to the bottom sometime.

But I do pre-wash with my foam cannon, then rinse before I start the two bucket wash.
 
I remember when I used to just wash my car with a bucket of soap and a car wash brush. It was so much simpler back then. :autowash:
 
I have always thought the basic grit guard could be improved and it looks like Chemical Guys thought the same. I have liked the concept since they first came out. Hell i used to use an old collander from the kitchen to do basically the same thing i.e. Try to at least hold some (not all) of the "grit" coming off the paint under a trap device.

And improving the concept means we pay more for something to help filter out the crud coming off the paint but i am willing to do that for a little more help reducing what i would need to cut or buff out.

And i didn't need to speak German to see the effect 2 grit guards have on reducing any "pull up" in that double GG test video.

Having said all that, i still respect and appreciate someone else who doesn't use GG's for their own reasons. I have said recently that i absolutely love this place for the exchange of ideas and will NEVER get my feathers ruffled when someone posts an idea that is conceptually 180 degrees away from the way i see things. I may even offer a counterpoint to further explain my opnion but it is just that...an opinion and as they say, they're like a******s...every body has one. The other guy/gal does too and that's a good thing to me.

I am obviously on the pro GG side but listen to and respect those who are not! No problemo and i actually invite you to change my mind. On that or anything else here.

And like Taurus said, i remember those days too. A simple single bucket no GG wash and a bath towel to dry! Halelujah she looks good, no? And now we're discussing the value of freakin' grit guards...i LOVE this place.

Keep calm and buff on...
 
Puckman said:
And i didn't need to speak German to see the effect 2 grit guards have on reducing any "pull up" in that double GG test video.
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Right. I've thought about combining my 2 grit guards into one bucket after I saw that video.
 
:dblthumb2: Like Puckman said I LUV THIS PLACE, where else can you get advice and opinion's on product and procedures
 
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