How to Properly Use a Grit Guard

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @nicksdragon6929
    @nicksdragon6929 4 года назад +20

    I am one of those who have been doing it wrong! I was not agitating in the wash bucket after I had agitated the mitt in the rinse bucket. THANK YOU for this terrific lesson.

  • @b374mxg
    @b374mxg 3 года назад +8

    No one has ever explained in such great detail. I've just learned something new. Your video's work; just received my new glass towels today from Esoteric. Thanks!!

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  3 года назад

      Thanks for the positive feedback, and glad we can help!

  • @SilveryFoxster
    @SilveryFoxster 2 года назад +7

    I double stack the grit guards in each bucket, in the rinse bucket I have the washboard attachment. All works perfectly well 👍

    • @marwangaming4708
      @marwangaming4708 2 года назад +1

      That is very smart, thank you for that! 🙂

    • @tafl-9198
      @tafl-9198 2 года назад

      Same here 😁

  • @chriscuthbertson
    @chriscuthbertson 5 месяцев назад

    Would adding some rinseless wash to the rinse bucket help remove the contaminants when using the grit guard.

  • @adamg.1845
    @adamg.1845 Год назад +1

    Hi from NJ!
    Great video. Quick question. I have the orange 5 gallon Home Depot buckets. Will any grit guard fit in there? Any recommendation? Thanks!
    Adam

  • @barna1299
    @barna1299 Год назад

    Would you recommend stacking 2 grit guards in each bucket, to maximize even more that the dirt and grit stays at the bottom of the buckets and does not get agitated back up in the water and then recontaminate the wash mitt..? Thanks.

  • @albertcarr574
    @albertcarr574 Год назад

    Sir, thank you for posting this.

  • @albertcarr574
    @albertcarr574 Год назад

    Quick question, how many gallons of water should i have in my rinse bucket? Thank you.

  • @NeverFadeAway2077
    @NeverFadeAway2077 3 года назад +1

    Very very important video for me I’m new start detailer Thank you

  • @a.joseph4233
    @a.joseph4233 2 года назад

    So one bucket is just for rinsing the washing mitt? Has clean water only? Thanks

  • @AK-ui1zl
    @AK-ui1zl 4 года назад +1

    Finally someone who shows it the right way! I personally use fresh 500 gsm towels but this is how I used to do it

  • @jayz313
    @jayz313 4 года назад +2

    Todd, great idea for a video, everyone wants to do the sexy polishing , but it's all for not if you do not have the fundamentals in your your kit. I think it's great you that you review the fundamentals, and are always reminding us the importance of proper washing. As a suggestion another good video would be drying without any type of forced air and to use or not use a drying aid, if so what type of drying aid for a given protection.

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  4 года назад +1

      Thanks and yes...washing and drying is the cornerstone of detailing. If you don't have it right, then you're wasting your time on everything else. As for "drying aids", we are making a movement to have that term stricken from our vocabulary! :). Keep good protection on the car, and use high quality drying towels, and you don't need such a thing.

    • @jayz313
      @jayz313 4 года назад

      @@Esotericdetail Thanks Todd, I just learned something new, you just being a full size truck owner you just saved me time and money.

  • @davidsinde3820
    @davidsinde3820 4 года назад +2

    Well I’ve been doing it all wrong and completely lucked out with not getting any scratches. Thank you for the info and I will make sure to agitate the wash mitt against the guard.

  • @Audittr2108
    @Audittr2108 4 года назад +1

    I rub against he grit guard in the rinse bucket, but not the wash. Will do from now on, thanks for the tip👍

  • @bosoares
    @bosoares 4 года назад +2

    I've always agitated, every time I see someone not doing it I wonder what makes them think that's enough. I like the washboard that attaches to the grit guard, allows you to agitate without having to go all the way to the bottom of the bucket and you can scrub it better on that.

  • @ryanllewellyn3472
    @ryanllewellyn3472 3 года назад

    I love the very high tech demo bucket...

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  3 года назад

      That took us months of planning and engineering!

  • @jadomi2076
    @jadomi2076 4 года назад +5

    I've been doing it wrong. Dipping and not agitating, explains some of the scratches I've noticed. I'll use this method now, thank you.

  • @santospopescu2957
    @santospopescu2957 4 года назад

    Where can one get a bucket with a see through window like the one in the demo ? Asking for a friend.

  • @mikeprice8307
    @mikeprice8307 2 года назад

    I have the chemical guys cyclone. It doesn't work well and they are supposed to be exchanging with me.
    Meanwhile I have 6 mitts, a side for each panel. I scrub the mitts out when I'm finished.
    I just don't think after marring my car with 2 bucket method, if I can trust doing so again after the exchange.
    Great that it works for you guys.

  • @lukas9610
    @lukas9610 4 года назад

    I clean wash mitt under running tap water after every panel, so theres no need for rinse bucket. Still have two grit guards in my wash bucket.

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  4 года назад +2

      That works, however it can be quite time consuming.

  • @crocoman776
    @crocoman776 3 года назад

    But you are having to go through the water to get to the grit guard? So surely some particles are going to naturally come off your mitt or sponge as you reach down to the grit guard and contaminate the water?

  • @detailingshorts885
    @detailingshorts885 3 года назад +1

    Super easy and informative. Thank you and greetings from UK!

  • @b8addict
    @b8addict 4 года назад

    Whats the wash pad you have there Todd? Doesn't look like the Gyeon Smoothie. Also so far in my testing I feel that the microfibre chenille mitt and the esoteric wash sponge to be the safest in preventing marring. The tightly woven microfibre mitts tend to drag dirt on the surface causing very faint maring(I noticed this on black vehicles). Not sure if you have the same experience.

    • @bosoares
      @bosoares 4 года назад

      b8Addict www.esotericcarcare.com/esoteric-elite-car-wash-sponge/

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  4 года назад +1

      That is the Gyeon Smoothie...

    • @b8addict
      @b8addict 4 года назад

      ESOTERIC do you think the smoothie mitt is as safe as the chenille or esoteric wash sponge?

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  4 года назад +1

      @@b8addict Our favorite is definitely our wash sponge...we went to great lengths to get these in from Japan once we found out how good they are!

    • @autodetail660
      @autodetail660 4 года назад

      I honestly for the life of me can't understand how it's possible for a sponge(which won't encapsulate dirt) to be safer than a microfibre mitt

  • @sarvove
    @sarvove 2 года назад +1

    Fantastic thank you

  • @441greenleaf
    @441greenleaf Год назад

    The best way is make a faucet near your washing station. And instead of using buckets, clean the mitt under faucet in every panel. Works %100. No scratches in 6 years for me

  • @usagimoto1423
    @usagimoto1423 4 года назад

    When I wash a panel I typically do 2 to 3 swipes. But not repeated swipes or pass( meaning I don’t wipe the same section), I move the wash mitt in a snake like pattern covering a 50 x 50 section, then I flip it and use the other side to continue another 2 to 3 passes before I dip it into my bucket with the grid guards........ now I have been rubbing it onto the grid guard and what I actually do is; I stack my grid guard, 2 grid guard in a bucket. my question is being that I use both sides of the wash mitt and I do scrub both sides of the Wash mitt....... Seeing that I’m dunking the wash mitt, is the water uplifting the contamination I lifted from the top side of the wash mitt?

    • @autodetail660
      @autodetail660 4 года назад

      Great point pal I allways wring the mitt out before I put it in the rinse bucket to get rid of a good portion of dirt...... I've never agitated on the grit guard as I don't want to go to the bottom of the bucket where the dirt is🤷‍♂️I agitate it with my hand both sides and give it a good few dunks then wring out before entering the shampoo....... A gring guard is there to help keep the dirt down but a small partical which is a 1000 times smaller than the grit guard holes will find there way back up noattwr what anybody says

  • @bluegrasskid4835
    @bluegrasskid4835 4 года назад

    Hello Todd. I was wondering do you place any faith in the old detailers' "CD test" ie that if a wash media will not scratch the back of a CD, it will be safe for auto paint.

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  4 года назад

      Unless you're washing a dirty CD, it's not a valid test!

  • @ken3923
    @ken3923 4 года назад

    I use a rinseless wash every morning before I take my car out of the garage do I still need to use two buckets most of the time I can't even see dirt on my car it's just dust

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  4 года назад

      We don't condone the use of rinseless washes...particularly with such frequency.

  • @uur1482
    @uur1482 4 года назад +2

    How about the washboard addition on the grit guard. Makes agitation way easier.
    Esoteric doesn’t use the washboard?

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  4 года назад

      It's a great tool as well, as it's a more natural angle going into the bucket. But this video was just on the Grit Guard in particular since that's what most people know and have.

  • @jellybaby7
    @jellybaby7 3 года назад

    How grid guard fit to sponge?

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  3 года назад

      Sorry, but I don't understand the question.

  • @andrebryant516
    @andrebryant516 4 года назад +4

    Hi tech demo wash bucket... are you kidding me... lol 😂 that was hilarious.

  • @Ldrago9262
    @Ldrago9262 8 месяцев назад

    I thought you just had to dunk em. No wonder I noticed a new scratch after washing my car last week.

  • @klasseact6663
    @klasseact6663 4 года назад +4

    It's all about the little things👍💡❗

  • @dhruvhere4you
    @dhruvhere4you 4 года назад +1

    Nice video sir. Informative 💯

  • @TrVlogs82
    @TrVlogs82 4 года назад +1

    Thank you.

  • @om3973
    @om3973 Год назад

    Why do you need 2 buckets when you can just use several mitts

  • @mttswllmadeit234
    @mttswllmadeit234 3 года назад

    do you prefer that type of grit guard?

  • @thewholeeventhorizon
    @thewholeeventhorizon 4 года назад +1

    I'll have to admit I use 8 mitts to wash my car. I'm just too paranoid I'll screw up. I use three buckets, 2 with soap/water and 4 mitts and the third for used mitts. This way I can just let my mind wander and not be careful.

  • @CatalinAdc
    @CatalinAdc 4 года назад +1

    Also did it wrong 🙅 nice video as usuall team esoteric is the best detailing channel ive seen !!!

  • @soapa4279
    @soapa4279 4 года назад +1

    *Slowly raises hand* I've been doing it wrong all this time too. Not agitating on the bottom in both buckets. *facepalm*

  • @austinbentley2760
    @austinbentley2760 4 года назад +4

    Incoming obsessed garage who does 0 agitation.

    • @notgerardjoseph
      @notgerardjoseph 4 года назад +1

      Also Larry from AMMO NYC who uses 36 towels hahah

    • @usagimoto1423
      @usagimoto1423 4 года назад +1

      Gerard Joseph Not to defend Larry but there are jobs where i use a microfiber towel because it’s lighter than a wash mitt so therefore I don’t get exhausted as fast and I can easily flip and fold to a new side 4 times Before disposing the towel.

    • @usagimoto1423
      @usagimoto1423 4 года назад

      Yeah but Matt isn’t a detailer he’s more of a retailer. He sells products and equipments.

    • @notgerardjoseph
      @notgerardjoseph 4 года назад +3

      @@usagimoto1423
      I actually do use Larry's method. I find it alot more efficient time wise and of course it makes me feel much better knowing I've almost negated my chances of cross contamination.

  • @HEMi1995
    @HEMi1995 4 года назад +1

    How people didn’t think you actually had to agitate against the grit guard is beyond me. You need to physically remove the contamination from the mitt. Having a grit guard on the bottom doesn’t just magically remove them. Having the washboard attachment helps a lot.

  • @somestuffithoughtyoumightl6985
    @somestuffithoughtyoumightl6985 6 месяцев назад

    Clicked because of the clear bucket. Disappointed you didn’t actually show the guard working.

  • @rjd592
    @rjd592 4 года назад +1

    Cough cough obsessed garage cough

  • @wildpony1957
    @wildpony1957 4 года назад

    In all honesty, if you just use your two buckets with soap and three clean microfiber mitts in each bucket, you have plenty of mitts for the entire car. Rather than introduce a dirty mitt into a bucket, put it to the side and use a clean mitt. No remote possibility of introducing dirt into any bucket. A grit guard cannot offer that type of safety.

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  4 года назад

      Not many people want to go to that type of effort, particularly since this method can be done safely. There's nothing wrong with that method, and we would gladly sell people that many towels and / or mitts, but it's based on the false premise that wash mitts can't get "clean" this way. Both a fresh / clean mitt and a fresh / clean towel have equal chances of marring the surface due to the dirt / debris that sits on the paint.

  • @TheTrueAdonis1
    @TheTrueAdonis1 4 года назад +1

    Grit Guards are stupid and pointless. Just get 1 mitt per panel or per 2 panels so you never have to worry about grit ever. Grit Guards are a waste.

    • @Esotericdetail
      @Esotericdetail  4 года назад

      ESOTERIC
      • 1 second ago
      Not many people want to go to that type of effort, particularly since this method can be done safely. There's nothing wrong with that method, and we would gladly sell people that many towels and / or mitts, but it's based on the false premise that wash mitts can't get "clean" this way. Both a fresh / clean mitt and a fresh / clean towel have equal chances of marring the surface due to the dirt / debris that sits on the paint.

  • @TheDoctor46vr
    @TheDoctor46vr Год назад

    What a minute, maybe it doesn't make sense to have 2 grit guards. Because you can do all the agitating you need a in the rinse bucket. Why agitate in the wash bucket?