How To Save Car Wash Soap

[speed3blackmica]

Re: How To Save Car Wash Soap

That's a great way to evaluate how much product you really need to get the job done. It's very refreshing to hear that you're using the exact right amount of product per gallon of water, but to then tailor your water needs to your specific needs is a terrific idea!

thanks michael...the way it all started was when i would wash my car...i would use 3 gallons of water..and when i was done, and when i say done, i mean a very good and thorough wash..id always have a good amount of soapy water left..looked to be about a gallon..in those 5 gallon buckets, 3-4 inches seems to be about a gallon..not exactly sure i dont exactly measure it lol. and of course i would dump the rest away because i have to clean my buckets out and store them away..so thats 1 ounce of soap you throw away..1 ounce of soap might not be a lot for most people to complain about..but it adds up !! you throw your money away. so i realized wow i use 2 gallons of water...i dont know why people fill the buckets up to 4.5 gallons, add 4.5 ounces of soap and dont use it all ! its a waste. so i fill up 2 gallons, add 2 ounces of soap, and i use it all up...when im done i have like a cup full of soapy water left..im never left without enough and im never left with too much left to throw away..it can really save some ppl a lot of money..i mean 11 more washes for me is another 2-3 months i dont have to go back to the store to get more soap..thats a big save !

I have difficulty with the 5 gallon buckets only filling them to 2 gallons. The grit guard seems to take up a gallon just sitting there, so it doesn't feel like much space.. I think I'll actually measure out a gallon next time I fill

this is what you have to do..put your grit gaurd in the bucket...take an empty and clean milk gallon bottle...fill it up with water..dump it into your bucket...keep doing that until you fill up to how many gallons you want...then mark where the water level is at with a peice of tape and then thats how you will know when it is 2 gallons with the grit gaurd.

[xantonin]

Re: How To Save Car Wash Soap

I have difficulty with the 5 gallon buckets only filling them to 2 gallons. The grit guard seems to take up a gallon just sitting there, so it doesn't feel like much space.. I think I'll actually measure out a gallon next time I fill

[Michael Stoops]

Re: How To Save Car Wash Soap

That's a great way to evaluate how much product you really need to get the job done. It's very refreshing to hear that you're using the exact right amount of product per gallon of water, but to then tailor your water needs to your specific needs is a terrific idea!

[speed3blackmica]

Re: How To Save Car Wash Soap

no problem..it really saves so much product

[CieraSL]

Re: How To Save Car Wash Soap

Great tip!

[speed3blackmica]

Well guys...i just thought that i would share a little trick that i use to save my amount of car wash soap...money is a big thing these days. I own a 2009 Mazdaspeed 3...Fairly big car, a little on the tall side than a normal car...its a full size 4 door hatchback..theres a lot of paint to wash. not as much as a pickup truck but you get my point...anyway i wash my car with two 5 gallon buckets and a grit gaurd..i usually use gold class or NXT but my point is, i use it 1 oz to 1 gallon of water...so let me ask..who's done this ?....You fill your bucket up to about 4-4.5 gallon and add about 4.-4.5 onces of soap..wash your car...and then end up dumping the rest out cause you washed your whole car and you still had soap left...i'm sure a lot of people have done that before...well i have come to realize that when i wash my car..i usually only use 3 gallons of water (i have my bucket marked where 3 gallons is)...is use 3 ounces of soap and when im done, i always have a gallon of soapy water left...i only one car and i am not a detailer..so i end up dumping the last bit of soapy water away so i can clean my buckets and store them away...so my trick is...find out how many gallons of water you use to wash your whole car and only fill up your bucket to that much...from now i on i fill up 2 gallons of water..add 2 ounces of soap and im good for the whole entire car..in my case, i use the 64 oz gold class...at 2 ounces each car wash..thats 32 washes..if your using 3 onches..thats 21 washes..if your use 4 oncues..thats 16 washes...so in my case...to get an extra 11 washes is saving a lot of money going from 3 oncues to 2 ounces...i hope this doesnt sound too confusing im trying to make it as simple as i can...i guess this really only applies to consumers who wash their own cars...detailers i;m sure you guys save whats left for the next car...then again, i am not a detialer so i really dont know..but i hope this saves people some money