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Car Wash Buckets & Dirt Traps
Want to know how to spot a pro detailer in action? Count the buckets and check what’s sitting in the bottom of them. Grit guards, dirt traps, mitt slides... the simple stuff that makes a big difference.
The reality is most scratches don’t happen out on the road - they happen when you wash your car. When you wash your car dirt comes off the paint, sticks to your mitt, then ends up in your wash water. Without something to trap it, that grit goes straight back onto your mitt, and right back onto your paint.
If you’re going to do one thing to lift your car washing game, make it this:
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Use two buckets - one with clean water to rinse your mitt, one with soap.
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Wring your mitt out in the clean water before it goes near the soap.
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Use a grit trap or mitt slide in the bottom of each bucket to keep the dirt down.
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If you want to go a step further, get a separate bucket for your wheels - again, with a trap in the bottom.
Our Picks
Here’s what we’re using in our own wash setup:
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Rockcar Mitt Slide - great for keeping your wash mitt and wash water clean
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Rockcar Totally Transparent Car Wash Bucket – strong, durable, and suits mitt slides and dirt traps from Rockcar or Chemical Guys.
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Not Sure Where to Start, Start Here: the "I Just Want to Wash My Car And Make It Look Shiny" - Michelle
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Rockcar Clear Bucket & Black Dirt Trap
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Step up your car wash and detailing game. Reduce scratches and keep your car wash water clean with this bucket and dirt trap kit. You get one of t...
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Rockcar Clear Bucket & Red Dirt Trap
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Step up your car wash and detailing game. Reduce scratches and keep your car wash water clean with this bucket and dirt trap kit. You get one of t...
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Rockcar 2 Clear Bucket & 2 Dirt Traps (1 Red, 1 Black)
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Step up your car wash and detailing game. Reduce scratches and keep your car wash water clean with this 2 bucket kit. You get two of the new Roc...
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Rockcar Clear Bucket & Blue Mitt Slide
RockCar
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This is the ultimate bucket set up. The Mitt Slide takes the Grit and dirt trap design and steps it up, not only does it have V shaped filter...
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Rockcar Clear Bucket & Black Mitt Slide
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This is the ultimate bucket set up. The Mitt Slide takes the Grit and dirt trap design and steps it up, not only does it have V shaped filter...
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Rockcar Clear Bucket & Orange Mitt Slide
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Rockcar 2 Clear Buckets & 2 Mitt Slides (Orange & Black)
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Best Car Wash Bucket - Rockcar Totally Transparent
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This 17 Litre bucket is total transparent, with no logos or markings. You can see completely though it. It fits the Chemical Guys Dirt Traps, Roc...
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BLACK - Grit Guard
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Car Wash Bucket Filter Dirt & Grit Trap - Red
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This high quality filter sits inside your standard wash bucket like Rockcar and Chemical Guys and traps and holds dirt and grit at the bottom of th...
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Cyclone Dirt Trap-Car Wash Bucket Insert
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The Cyclone Dirt Trap is a car wash filter that uses nearly 300 cyclonic funnels to trap dirty wash water under the filter and keep abrasive parti...
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Mitt Slide - Mint Blue
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Mitt Slide - Sunset Orange
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Mitt Slide - Forest Black
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