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Just wondering what you guys do. I see people do it differently. Others say one is right, the other's wrong, etc.
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292Water First, Then Add Soap (No Suds/Foam)48.63%142Soap First, Then Water (Suds/Foam)51.37%150Matt
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Re: How Do You Fill The Wash Bucket?
I use ONR and mixed up 55 gallons, then I just add what I need to the wash bucket. -
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i put water first, and the suds/foam will appear as i put the sponge/mitt in... :]Ganesa,
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I have my foam cannon for suds so I do water first in the bucket
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I will usually fill a 5 gallon bucket with about 4 gallons of water, put in my grit guard, let the remain air bubbles disipate(which allows the grit gaurds to float), then I add my car wash of choice(hyper wash), give a bit of a stirring with the mit to get the soap well mixed then procede from there.
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I had been doing soap first then water but got tired to dealing with all the suds so I have switched to adding soap when the bucket is almost full. For products like ONR, it really does not matter since they do not generate much in suds.Al
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I always add water then the soap.quality creates its own demandComment
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I used to add soap first for many years! Then I found the suds went up so high I couldn't tell if I had enough water in the bucket!Comment
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I don't use a bucket at all unfortunately. But I voted water first as that just makes more sense to me.Sam
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dont use a bucket?? but you do use a foam gun rite ? hehe :]Ganesa,
Toyota Vios '05
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i fill the bucket up with water first, i started doing that when i saw Mike Phillips Show car washing video.Nick
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Water first, then 4 oz of GC using a 1/2 cup plastic measuring cup with a handle. I swirl in the soap and then agitate the water holding the measuring cup by it's handle. When I feel the soap is sufficiently mixed, I "brake" the water by holding the measuring cup steady, counter to the swirling water, to clean off residual shampoo. I get a good mix of suds and solution.Comment
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Definitely fill with water first. I have my wash bucket marked at the three and four gallon marks, depending on the size of the car I'm washing; cars get three gallons and trucks/SUV's get four gallons of water. I then have a 1/2 cup (4 oz.) measuring cup that I use to measure out my soap. Meguiars recommends 1 oz of soap per gallon of water, so I use 3-4 oz. of soap based on my water level. After that, I rinse my measuring cup off in the water to get all the soap out. Then, I swirl the water around by hand to thoroughly mix & dillute the soap. Finally, I place my grit guard and mitt in the bucket and I'm ready to go.Comment
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What's the difference?
Will my car get cleaner if I add water first?
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