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  • Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

    OK, officially the mitt scrub is an adapted paint grid used for straining excess paint from paint brushes and rollers. I think one of the best features of the Grit Guard is that it provides a surface to scrub your wash mitt. But I found the operation somewhat impeded by natural physics when trying to scrub the mitt under 3-4 gallons of water. I had this in the back of my mind while I was looking for a roll of painter's tape at my local Ace Hardware.

    I bought this one gallon plastic model manufactured by Wooster. It looked a little small at first, but I liked the fact it was manufactured from plastic. Most paint grids are made from metal and have sharp edges that can tear snag, or shred your wash mitt over time.




    Initially I thought the one gallon paint grid would be too small in it's new role as a mitt scrub for a 5 gallon rinse bucket. But the one gallon size turned out to be a good fit.






    The paint grid/mitt scrub is already designed to fit along the edge of a circular bucket with hooks, so no adaptation was required




    An added bonus: the paint grid/mitt scrub has legs along the bottom to kick out the grid from the side of the rinse bucket. IMO, it makes for slightly more comfortable ergonomics






    Demonstrated in simulated action. Scrubbing the mitt along a vertical surface just along and slightly above the water line proved to be more effective (for me) than trying to scrub along a horizontal plane at the bottom of the rinse bucket with the weight of several gallons of water slowing my motion and lifting the mitt from the Grit Guard.


  • #2
    Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

    Excellent idea! Good job!
    2008 Meguiar's Batmobile Team
    2008 Meguiar's/Ford SEMA Team
    2009 Meguiar's/Ford SEMA Team
    2010 Meguiar's/Ford SEMA Team

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    • #3
      Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

      You put this in your rinse bucket right? Very innovative.

      I once put swirls in my paint just to see what it looked like.

      I don't always detail cars, but when I do, I prefer Meguiar's.
      Remove swirls my friends.

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      • #4
        Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

        Good idea, i would think having the grit on the bottom and something that you had to stick inbetween the above grits, like cleaning a golf ball, does this make sense?
        "Every moment frontin and maxin
        Chillin in the car they spent all day waxin
        "

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        • #5
          Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

          Great find.

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          • #6
            Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

            Thanks For Sharing.
            But I also thought the point of the Grit Guard was to stop the dirt from getting back on your mitt, so this new product would not do that. Unless you use both together, which I think is redundant.
            Joel
            Firefighter/EMT-B
            Rejuvenation Auto Detailing
            "Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Dirt Back!!!"
            '99 F-150

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            • #7
              Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

              Great idea. Looks like it will work well.
              quality creates its own demand

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              • #8
                Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

                I don't use grit guards, but I really like this idea! Thanks for sharing!

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                • #9
                  Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

                  Kewl!
                  Thanks John!
                  I'm going to get those "hose things" for the tires and now this!
                  Your making my gf mad again!!!
                  She says "Quite being so smart! Your costing me money!"
                  Last edited by Maserati Mario; May 3, 2009, 09:13 AM.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

                    Originally posted by Maserati Mario View Post
                    Kewl!
                    Thanks John!
                    I'm going to get those "hose things" for the tires and now this!
                    Your making my gf mad again!!!
                    She says "Quite being so smart! You costing me money!"
                    Just tell her that at least my ideas are relatively inexpensive. The Wooster paint grid sells for less than $5.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

                      John,

                      I like this idea. I always find scrubbing the wash mitt on the grit guard a little hit or miss.



                      Mike
                      Why do we drive on a Parkway, and park on a Driveway

                      George Carlin

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                      • #12
                        Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

                        Originally posted by Mikejl View Post
                        John,

                        I like this idea. I always find scrubbing the wash mitt on the grit guard a little hit or miss.



                        Mike
                        Yep. I like the concept of the Grit Guard, but using it to scrub the mitt was always a little iffy for me. The mitt wants to float, so the only part that was getting scrubbed was the part I could gather under my fingers and force against the GG. I would try to splay my fingers along the length of the mitt, but that impeded the scrubbing motion of my hand.

                        With the paint grid, I could effectively scrub more of the mitt's surface along a vertical plane. I swirl the wash mitt in the rinse bucket to loosen particles, then scrub it against the paint grid. And just like it was designed to do with paint, the grid also strained a good deal of excess rinse water back into the bucket, hopefully taking any holdover particles with it. And I still wring the mitt to get out the rest of the rinse water. The Grit Guard still stays in the rinse bucket doing what it was primarily designed to do, trap particles along the bottom of the bucket.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

                          Awesome idea! First I'll need to get the Grit Guard though, haha

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                          • #14
                            Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

                            Please update your feelings on this after a few weeks/months use.
                            I tried both a metal paint grid and a couple of the plastic ones like you are using this past winter.
                            After a few uses, I felt they weren't worth the effort and they went in the recycle bin.
                            Charles
                            The Rainmaker

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                            • #15
                              Re: Grit Guard, meet the Mitt Scrub

                              I've had a problem finding a plastic paint grid in almost any size.

                              I've checked Home Depot, Lowes, and Ace Hardware. They only have metal ones :/

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