Grit Guards

[DuncS3]

Does anyone use grit guards in their wash and rinse buckets?

Dunc

[chunky79]

Yep. But i dont use 2 buckets. I kind of think its pointless if i have steamcleaned the car first and got the debris off

[rtd]

you'll be surprised chunky how stubborn dirt can be, i did a car few weeks back and gave it 2 powerful pre-washes 1 was a snow foam mix the other a strong apc. having spent a good several minutes rinsing off i went around testing each panel to see if any dirt was left and, to my amazement there was still some remanants of dirt clinging to the car.

so using the 2 bucket method with grit guards is a good habit to get into as it can act as a safety net in cases like the one above.

[chunky79]

Thankfully my motor never gets too dirty. There is hardly any dirt in the bucket after i wash the car

[steve_70]

There are great debates on Grit Guards or Not.

They are a good idea in theory, but in practice they offer very little real world value and you just instead concentrate in using a good wash technique then no need for the grit guard. It is interesting that a Pro Company such as Polished Bliss do not use Grit Guards, or even the need to sell them says it all for me.

You should always if course use 2 buckets with shampoo wash (ONR is a different topic for another time) and why you dont need a grit guard is that good technique says that you wont push the wash media all the way down into the wash solution where the grit will be at the bottom, in one of the large wash buckets, you would need to practically fall in or put your arm into up to your elbow till you reached down far enough to find grit... just use the top few inches of the wash solution and job done. I think if the grit guards were cheaper, or you could get some off ebay etc, then wouldnt hurt of course, but they dont really add much into it for the cost of them.

But as said, I guess there is no harrm, a good safety net and good habbit... but dont oever rely on them.. always take caution and use the top part of solution, you have a faultless systrem them

The debate will rage on no doubt.

[rtd]

There are great debates on Grit Guards or Not.

They are a good idea in theory, but in practice they offer very little real world value and you just instead concentrate in using a good wash technique then no need for the grit guard. It is interesting that a Pro Company such as Polished Bliss do not use Grit Guards, or even the need to sell them says it all for me.

You should always if course use 2 buckets with shampoo wash (ONR is a different topic for another time) and why you dont need a grit guard is that good technique says that you wont push the wash media all the way down into the wash solution where the grit will be at the bottom, in one of the large wash buckets, you would need to practically fall in or put your arm into up to your elbow till you reached down far enough to find grit... just use the top few inches of the wash solution and job done. I think if the grit guards were cheaper, or you could get some off ebay etc, then wouldnt hurt of course, but they dont really add much into it for the cost of them.

But as said, I guess there is no harrm, a good safety net and good habbit... but dont oever rely on them.. always take caution and use the top part of solution, you have a faultless systrem them

The debate will rage on no doubt.

you summed it up perfectly steve_70, do essentially what is best for you and what works for you. sometimes when i am snow foaming a car i think is this really helping however, some process and techniques work well in particular circumstances.

its all trial and error.......