Is there a list of what I should get to see the best results? Does anyone have a source for a kit that has everything I’ll need in a single purchase? This is all I have so far:
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That's all you really need
- 2 x grit guard - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JINPJD8/
- 2 x blue buckets from Lowes
- Wash mitt - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011B25FLO/
- Drying towel(s) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009IQZFM/
- Car wash soap of your choice. I use https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009OTK094/
Good list by @squash. But let me add another idea. I find a one bucket method to be even easier and will require fewer items:
One of the buckets.
No need for grit guard(s)
Instead of a wash mitt, get several quality microfiber towels
Rather than rinsing and re-using a wash mitt, start with several MF towels dunked into your wash solution. Fold into fourths, use one side per panel, flipping as needed. Even though there are 8 sides, I usually just use 4 sides per towel. Once all 4 sides have been used, gthat towel is done for the session. Don't re-introduce dirty towels into the wash solution. I typically use 3-4 towels per wash. This way, no need for a grit guard and no need for a second rinse bucket.
I would get good microfiber towels from The Rag Company, Optimum No Rinse wash and a Griot's Garage PFM Drying towel.
Get the buckets from Home Depot instead. The Lowe's buckets are non-standard and too narrow at the bottom. So much so that Grit Guards don't fit. They are also significantly more flimsy.
A lot of the reviews on Amazon said the same about the Lowe's buckets being too narrow for the grit guards. On a whim, I decided to see for myself and brought the grit guard to Lowe's to test out. It fit perfectly; perhaps they changed their buckets recently. Anyway, they work well for me.
Screw all that, get a hose foam cannon, a wash mitt, along with a electric blower and a few microfiber drying towels.
Car Wash Kits
If you really want to dial it up, get a electric pressure washer and a pressure washer foam cannon.
Good list by @squash. But let me add another idea. I find a one bucket method to be even easier and will require fewer items:
One of the buckets.
No need for grit guard(s)
Instead of a wash mitt, get several quality microfiber towels
Rather than rinsing and re-using a wash mitt, start with several MF towels dunked into your wash solution. Fold into fourths, use one side per panel, flipping as needed. Even though there are 8 sides, I usually just use 4 sides per towel. Once all 4 sides have been used, gthat towel is done for the session. Don't re-introduce dirty towels into the wash solution. I typically use 3-4 towels per wash. This way, no need for a grit guard and no need for a second rinse bucket.
I would get good microfiber towels from The Rag Company, Optimum No Rinse wash and a Griot's Garage PFM Drying towel.