Saw this in the Autobarn catalogue just now. Good deal for local availability. These grit guards are usually $20 and only available at boutique car care shops.
You use this for washing the car to trap the grit at the bottom of your wash bucket (https://www.autobarn.com.au/cc06309) to prevent scratches.
what kind of grit do you want to protect??
Gimli, stop talking grit!
Nifty idea.
Or, you could use two buckets when washing.
One bucket with the soapy water, and another with clean water for rinsing the sponge/cloth etc after wiping the car.
Always get clean, soapy water to the car.
Actually you're meant to be using 2 buckets with 2 grit guards haha.
4 buckets, put holes in 2 buckets to act as a grit guard, stack that on top of the other 2 and you have 2 grit guarded buckets :)
I've tested the two-bucket method with and without these grit guards and can attest to their effectiveness. The soap bucket is considerably less soiled when using these guards than without it.
And you can visually see all the sediment trapped at the bottom when you pour out the water!
Sold!! Apparently I'm now buying two grit guards.
Anyone know a deal for some good buckets?
@Gribbles: $1 at burning i think?
Could buy $6 and you prob still be better off than buying a good quality expensive one
They don't fit in regular buckets. They're about 30cm in diameter which is the size of a typical 20L bucket.
I'd say just get the cheapest pail bucket you can. Lots of choices here https://www.bunnings.com.au/our-range/storage-cleaning/clean…
$1 plastic buckets are an economical option but if you're using it for car washing, it might get roughed up from lugging around and break quite fast.
I've been experimenting using a snow lance and 1 bucket method. It's been working well. You only need 1 bucket to rinse the wash mitt, the soap is already applied by the snow lance.
Good deal! Yes get 2 for the two bucket washing system!…
edit: doesn't seem to be the original gritguard brand.. but same thing.
I just use mums collinder
Spag bol tastes a bit gritty
But the car looks great
or you could just not dip the sponge all the way to the bottom of the bucket.
It doesn't just physically prevent the mitt from touching the bottom of the bucket, it also minimises water disturbance which causes sediment to disperse through the water rather than settling on the bottom. It's useful to "rub" the mitt against to release dirt too.
By the way, if you're cleaning your car with a sponge then you're doing it wrong. A microfibre/lambswool mitt is a lot more effective at removing dirt and also prevents particles from being dragged across the paint.
when you think about it, its a pretty disgusting price for a plastic grate at the bottom of a $1 bucket.
I agree the price is ridiculous.
The quality of them are pretty good though (well, the branded grit guards ones anyway), very hard sturdy plastic that won't break easily.
I used to pay heaps from Carcareproducts.
Same, I bought the two 20L bucket with 1 grit guard for $40. Combine this $13 grit guard with cheap Bunnings pail buckets and you've got a sure winner.
Fair price given how hard these are to get - but I concur, pretty excessive pricing for what it is. Someone should start selling these from china, with a bucket that comes with a special tapered rim inside to mount the included grit-guard. Mass produced, it would probably have a unit cost of $2-3 tops.
Here you go, but they are still AUD$10.02
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Grit-Guard-insert-for-5-gallo…
WOOPS, posted same, $0.50 is plenty, seriously its not complicated….
You can get it cheaper from Aliexpress $10.02 with free shipping http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Grit-Guard-insert-for-5-gallo…
I bought a couple foam lancers from this seller before and it took approximately 6-7 days for the items to reach me.
How are the foam lancers?
I'm using the $99 autobrite foam lancer which works brilliantly, I've bought chinese-made foam lancers for $70 (still so expensive) which were crap and didn't fit my pressure washer properly.
These are for boys. Real men use pressure washers.
okay.
Real men go to bikini girls car wash.
INSANE ask, can buy a bucket for $3, and this grill is $12.99 normally $20!! WTF?
SOMEBODY please send it to China so they can produce it and then cost us 0.50 cents
Black 20Lt bucket no lid $6 at kmart,target, W, Supercheap
About best quality v price for nappy bucket
Recycled paint, plaster bucket even better when free,
if you can stop fast enough to pick up off the side of the road
+ add old spaghetti strainer
Off the grid bargain
Seriously can't believe how expensive these are …
I might have to bite since I've already waited too long …
That's a pretty good deal and useful if you care about your cars paintwork.