what happened to using a bucket and a sponge?

[anonymous-user]

nismo48 said:

Thats not a bad philosophy...
There are more important things in life..

M_O_W_G_L_I said:

Pistonheader101 said:

does anyone still use the good old fashioned method anymore?

Me! One bucket, 2 sponges (one just for wheels and tyres), that's all I need. Wet the car with hose, wash it top to bottom, rinse with hose. Take it out to dry it off a bit, let it get dirty again.

I will get involved if the birds crap on it though to prevent paint damage.

Cheers! There certainly are better things to do in life. like driving it

[Chainsaw Rebuild]

PH User said:

You will reduce rather than prevent.

Yeah fair point. I use my non mitt hand to rub the mitt once its in the plain water bucket to encourage the dirt off; I end up with almost clean soapy water by the end so its pretty good.

[otolith]

M_O_W_G_L_I said:

Me! One bucket, 2 sponges (one just for wheels and tyres), that's all I need. Wet the car with hose, wash it top to bottom, rinse with hose. Take it out to dry it off a bit, let it get dirty again.

I will get involved if the birds crap on it though to prevent paint damage.

2 birds one bucket? I think there's a video of that.

[nickfrog]

M_O_W_G_L_I said:

Cheers! There certainly are better things to do in life. like driving it

I find the two (driving and washing) are not mutually exclusive.

[PH User]

nickfrog said:

M_O_W_G_L_I said:

Cheers! There certainly are better things to do in life. like driving it

I find the two (driving and washing) are not mutually exclusive.

Most probably find that they have more time for one if they do less of the other.

[SWoll]

PH User said:

nickfrog said:

M_O_W_G_L_I said:

Cheers! There certainly are better things to do in life. like driving it

I find the two (driving and washing) are not mutually exclusive.

Most probably find that they have more time for one if they do less of the other.

Yeah, I'm sure all of these owners who only wash their cars every few months are just too busy driving to find time.

[PH User]

SWoll said:

PH User said:

nickfrog said:

M_O_W_G_L_I said:

Cheers! There certainly are better things to do in life. like driving it

I find the two (driving and washing) are not mutually exclusive.

Most probably find that they have more time for one if they do less of the other.

Yeah, I'm sure all of these owners who only wash their cars every few months are just too busy driving to find time.

Yeah possibly

[Alex_225]

imperium said:

Alex_225 said:

I'm much the same as you and mainly apply and work by hand. But I did use a dual action polisher a few years back for the first time and actually found it surprisingly easy. I haven't done full correction as don't have an indoor space for the time it takes but certainly can remove marks and leave a great shine!

Yes it does help to have the right lighting and interior space for it. I have a local detailing shop near to me that rents out indoor detailing bays, might be worth looking into if ever you want to do the full correction. I intend on machine polishing a few times a year, but it has the potential to be slightly obsessive all this detailing malarkey.

I had thought about seeing if there were places I could use for this kind of thing, ultimately you could do most of the prep at home (decontaminate/clay) and then simply turn up, wash the car down and then polish.

That said with three kids and one only 5 weeks old, that may have to wait. But I do intend to give my car a once over with the DA when I get the chance, there's a few minor marks I know will polish out. Also it's silver so very forgiving on swirls.

Detailing is definitely addictive. I'm not sure I'd machine polish too often though, only as there's only so much lacquer to play with haha. I'm definitely a bit of an addict for new products though. Still love an old school sealant or wax. My CLS has a ceramic coating but my S Class I like to apply products too. Testing one of the new Turtle Wax Sealants (a brand I never thought I'd use!!) but got some other ones to test out.

I think I bought the right numberplate at least! haha

[swisstoni]

I imagine DIY detailing has had a big uptick over lockdown. Men stuck at home are going to polish something.

[_Neal_]

swisstoni said:

I imagine DIY detailing has had a big uptick over lockdown. Men stuck at home are going to polish something.

And you also have the right username

[SWoll]

PH User said:

SWoll said:

PH User said:

nickfrog said:

M_O_W_G_L_I said:

Cheers! There certainly are better things to do in life. like driving it

I find the two (driving and washing) are not mutually exclusive.

Most probably find that they have more time for one if they do less of the other.

Yeah, I'm sure all of these owners who only wash their cars every few months are just too busy driving to find time.

Yeah possibly

We both know that's bks. Many spend more time posting rubbish on these forums than it would take to wash a car most weeks.

[PH User]

SWoll said:

PH User said:

SWoll said:

PH User said:

nickfrog said:

M_O_W_G_L_I said:

Cheers! There certainly are better things to do in life. like driving it

I find the two (driving and washing) are not mutually exclusive.

Most probably find that they have more time for one if they do less of the other.

Yeah, I'm sure all of these owners who only wash their cars every few months are just too busy driving to find time.

Yeah possibly

We both know that's bks. Many spend more time posting rubbish on these forums than it would take to wash a car most weeks.

It's not bks. If I've got 2 hours free over a weekend then I would rather be driving than cleaning.

[nickfrog]

PH User said:

It's not bks. If I've got 2 hours free over a weekend then I would rather be driving than cleaning.

What if you have 20 hours free?

I still reckon it's possible to spend 2 hours washing a car and spend 2 hours driving it in the same weekend, or in the same week or even perhaps in the same month . In fact I have managed that quite a few times. I find the 2 two quite easily compatible.

But obviously if your only free time at all over a weekend is 2 hours and you want to drive for 2 hours then there is not much time left for washing.

[PH User]

nickfrog said:

PH User said:

It's not bks. If I've got 2 hours free over a weekend then I would rather be driving than cleaning.

What if you have 20 hours free?

I still reckon it's possible to spend 2 hours washing a car and spend 2 hours driving it in the same weekend, or in the same week or even perhaps in the same month . In fact I have managed that quite a few times. I find the 2 two quite easily compatible.

But obviously if your only free time at all over a weekend is 2 hours and you want to drive for 2 hours then there is not much time left for washing.

Well yes, different people have different amounts of free time.

[nickfrog]

PH User said:

Well yes, different people have different amounts of free time.

Exactly.

[_Neal_]

PH User said:

Well yes, different people have different amounts of free time.

Assuming an average of one minute for each of your c.17,000 posts, for example, that would equate to about 4 hours per month, where you could have been driving (or washing) your car instead

[PH User]

_Neal_ said:

PH User said:

Well yes, different people have different amounts of free time.

Assuming an average of one minute for each of your c.17,000 posts, for example, that would equate to about 4 hours per month, where you could have been driving (or washing) your car instead

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_Neal_ said:

PH User said:

Well yes, different people have different amounts of free time.

Assuming an average of one minute for each of your c.17,000 posts, for example, that would equate to about 4 hours per month, where you could have been driving (or washing) your car instead

Sure, but driving 17,000 times for a minute at a time would surely get a bit tedious, no?

[Chris32345]

Chainsaw Rebuild said:

With a single bucket, when you clean the mitt in the bucket the water gets dirty; as evidenced by the water going brown. This dirty water has bits suspended in it, so you will get bits on the mitt from the dirty water.

These bits are abrasive, so when you rub the car its a bit like sandpaper and marks the paint.

Where as if you clean the mitt in a bucket of plain water to get the dirt off, then go to the soapy bucket, you prevent this.

How dirty are you letting your car get if the water I'd brown after washing?


While mine gets discoloured you can still see the bottom of the bucket afterwards

[NGRhodes]

Chainsaw Rebuild said:

NGRhodes said:

Why would I be moving it back onto the car by using one bucket ?

With a single bucket, when you clean the mitt in the bucket the water gets dirty; as evidenced by the water going brown. This dirty water has bits suspended in it, so you will get bits on the mitt from the dirty water.

These bits are abrasive, so when you rub the car its a bit like sandpaper and marks the paint.

Where as if you clean the mitt in a bucket of plain water to get the dirt off, then go to the soapy bucket, you prevent this.

But these bits are on the body to start with, so when you initially do the first rub would this not also have the same issue ?