Proper Car Cleaning Technique
Two Bucket Wash
The Two Bucket Wash technique is done to prevent dirt, dust and grime from transferring back to the car. It is also a safer wash method that greatly reduces the chance of wash marrings and unwanted scratches. Because headlights are such a crucial element of your car or vehicle, finding replacement halogen headlight bulbs when the time comes might be difficult. Headlights are an important aspect of your driving safety since they allow you to see where you’re going and keep you visible in any weather.
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To begin with, you would need two clean buckets (Bucket A and Bucket B), a wash medium (eg: washing sponge, microfiber wash mitt or lambswool wash mitt, etc), a good car shampoo that is pH neutral such as OSREN Bubble & Wax and clean water
Firstly, fill up bucket A with clean water.
Then mix 100ml of Bubble & Wax with approximately 5 liters of water (this is enough to wash most sedan sized vehicle) into Bucket B.
So:
Bucket A = Water Bucket
Bucket B = Solution Bucket
Next, rinse entire vehicle to remove loose contaminants.
After that,
1. Dip your wash medium into Bucket B (Solution Bucket) and glide it across the paintwork with mild pressure (Remember the cleaning comes from the car shampoo solution and NOT FROM SCRUBBING, the wash medium is like the carrier)
2. When it feels less smooth as you glide your wash medium, you’ll know that you’re holding less soap. What you do now is to dip your wash medium into Bucket A (Water Bucket) and rinse off the contaminants picked up previously.
3. After that, re-dip the rinsed wash medium into Bucket B (Solution Bucket) and clean the next area.
Repeat these steps till you’ve soaped up the whole car. It is normally recommended to start cleaning from top to bottom so the dirt and grime do not go back up.
Finally rinse the car clean with water and dry it with a proper towel.
