Anyone switch to the ONE-bucket method?

[briarpatch]

Switched to the one-bucket/multiple wash mitt method years ago. I do a lot of laundry, but seems to be working so far.

[Optimus Grime]

I use one bucket with 4 or 5 Autofiber Double Flip mitts. It’s one less bucket I need to worry about when moving around the car.

[Jayfro]

One bucket, 12 microfiber towels, one per panel. If the car is REAL dirty, I’ll throw in a couple of mits for the panels that’s are real dirty. Griots PFM towel for the dry.

JF


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[PA DETAILER]

I use a foam gun so just one bucket. The Griots 6 gallon one. Love that bucket.

Rinse.
Foam truck.
Wash truck with mitt, soap and bucket.
Rinse.
Flood rinse.

[Lance Mark]

depends on what I'm doing, but i always do two things...or don't do two things, that is

I don't use a MF for very long, and a used MF never goes back into a wash or rinse bucket

i go through a lot of MFs but to me once a MF touches a vehicle, it's contaminated

my go to regular wash on my bike is the 'no bucket' method ECH2O as a waterless, but like I said, I use many much MFs...pick a section, spray it down, let the wash dwell a bit, no rubbing or scrubbing, MF's get folded and each of the 8 sides gets one pass on the surface of a clear coat

[Tasmania]

1 bucket grit guard
2 wash mits upper and lower
Snow foam first/ let sit then rise
Foam again with a car wash and a spray bottle full of the same soap brush nooks and crannies
Rinse
Flood panel's
Dry
Then starts raining = repeat think of life choices why do you see corn before you eat it and after you eat it?

[briarpatch]

1 bucket grit guard
2 wash mits upper and lower
Snow foam first/ let sit then rise
Foam again with a car wash and a spray bottle full of the same soap brush nooks and crannies
Rinse
Flood panel's
Dry
Then starts raining = repeat think of life choices why do you see corn before you eat it and after you eat it?

Same corn....different cob

[Brrr]

Sooooo, what microfiber rags are good for using a one bucket wash? I’ve been thinking of doing this recently. I have a ton of those Platinum XL MF towels from Walmart that I clean my floorboards with, but I don’t know if those can be trusted to touch paint!


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[Epilogts]

Sooooo, what microfiber rags are good for using a one bucket wash? I’ve been thinking of doing this recently. I have a ton of those Platinum XL MF towels from Walmart that I clean my floorboards with, but I don’t know if those can be trusted to touch paint!

I prefer a pearl weave microfiber with laser cut edges. AutoGeek sells them made by Cobra(popularized by MP when he was around)it would appear the 12 packs are out of stock on AG but you can find them all around the internet’s with a quick search of pearl microfiber, I’d go with a decent brand and get at least a 12 pack.

[John U]

I never went to a two bucket….. I’m slow embracing fresh ideas.