Wash bucket 3 or 5 gallon

**ramki1459** · 08-07-2015, 04:37 AM

Which one is your favorite? I am planning to get them (1 or 2 buckets) locally(homedepo or lowes) and grit guards online but confused abt bucket size. I feel 5 gal one is too big. 3 gal would be portal and easy to move around the car. If i buy grit guards online will they fit homedepot or lowes buckets. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance

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**Bunky** · 08-07-2015, 04:42 AM

The Home Depot bucket is perfect since a grit guard fits it in perfectly. It is 5 gallon but does not weigh any more than 3 gallon bucket with same amount of water in it. Since I like to measure everything, I put marks on it to indicate 1,2,3 gallon levels.

**KBsToy** · 08-07-2015, 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by Bunky

The Home Depot bucket is perfect since a grit guard fits it in perfectly. It is 5 gallon but does not weigh any more than 3 gallon bucket with same amount of water in it. Since I like to measure everything, I put marks on it to indicate 1,2,3 gallon levels.

2 of these even three maybe if you have OCD like myself

**KMG** · 08-07-2015, 06:13 AM

I like my 3.5 gallon buckets. They are much easier to move around and they fit nicely on my shelves when I am not using them. I never filled a 5 gallon bucket all the way up anyways.

**FUNX650** · 08-07-2015, 06:47 AM

I bought the Grit Guards first; and then took
them with me to the store where I was going
to be buying the buckets for detailing-purposes.

That way I knew, right away, that the buckets
had a proper fit with not only the Grit Guards...
but also with me, and my detailing-style, as well.

Bob

**ramki1459** · 08-07-2015, 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by KMG

I like my 3.5 gallon buckets. They are much easier to move around and they fit nicely on my shelves when I am not using them. I never filled a 5 gallon bucket all the way up anyways.

Did you get them locally?

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**KMG** · 08-07-2015, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by ramki1459

Did you get them locally?

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I did not get them locally. I ordered mine online from US Plastics along with several 16oz. spray bottles for some of my chemicals.

**PurpleTowel** · 08-07-2015, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by KMG

I did not get them locally. I ordered mine online from US Plastics along with several 16oz. spray bottles for some of my chemicals.

This. Cheap and you can get a bunch of each for less than the cost of Big Box versions, and better quality, too. They also carry squeeze bottles and wax jars if you are looking to transfer old product out of broken containers. Plenty of stuff that you can add to your detailing kit, if you dig around the site.

**Setec Astronomy** · 08-07-2015, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by KMG

I like my 3.5 gallon buckets. They are much easier to move around and they fit nicely on my shelves when I am not using them. I never filled a 5 gallon bucket all the way up anyways.

Only way to fly, IMO 5 gal are too deep. I have my 3.5's in bucket dollies.

**ski2** · 08-07-2015, 06:53 AM

Grit guards do NOT fit in the Lowes blue 5 gallon buckets--they only go about half way down which makes it a perfect fit for using it to make swanicyouth's design for a pad washer.