Ok, this may go against some of the wisdom on the 2 or 3 bucket method. It's a slight variation although it's still a 3 bucket method. The difference is in the number of mitts I use.
A long time ago I decided to use this method. I still use 3 buckets; 2-5 gallon buckets with grit guards and a smaller 2 gallon bucket. However, I use 10-15 sheepskin mitts depending on size of vehicle, how dirty it is, etc for each wash.
Here's "my process".
Each of the 5 gal. buckets has a grit guard and the normal soapy water solution in them. I then split the mitts up and place them into the the buckets with the soapy water. It's not important to divide the number of mitts up in half perfectly but I do that just because I'm a detailer. :laughing: The smaller bucket is for dirty mitts and has no water or soap in it.
I get a clean wet mitt out of one of the 5 gal. buckets (makes no difference which one as they both have the the same soapy solution and the same number of mitts) and wash a small section of the car, say one side of the hood. That now dirty mitt goes into the small bucket not to be used again until it is washed. I then grab another clean mitt do the other side of the hood, place the dirty mitt into the smaller bucket and so on.
I think there are a couple of advantages for this method:
1. speeds up the process as I am not rinsing out mitts
2. only clean mitts touch the car (rinsed mitts can
be clean but generally not as clean as when
they come directly out of the washing machine)
For wheels I have a separate bucket (a 3rd 5 gallon bucket) that I use only for the wheels. Each mitt after it's used on a wheel (or wheels depending on how dirty they are) goes into 2nd 2 gallon bucket. These 'wheel mitts' are washed separately from the other mitts.
That's my process.
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