How Do You Fill The Wash Bucket?

[MARKCORE]

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1/4 water, soap, then the rest of the water. Dont fear the suds!!

[EPHIOS]

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I fill my buckets first with 3 gallons of water (Soap and Rinse buckets), then add car soap. Then, stir the water and soap solution with my hand (make sure its clean). Finally, I would drop my Grit Guards down the buckets.

[Shawn T.]

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Sort of left out a part. I fill the bukcet 3/4 of the way, add the soap, mix it, and then use a string jet.

[Shawn T.]

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I sort of combine both ways. I fill the bucket up about 3/4 of the way and follow that with a strong stream of water. I get about 4 gallons of solution with a nice top layer of foam. This way, after I dip my mit into the solutiion, I get some suds on the way up.

[Ravi_1992]

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Yea I used both ways before and I like filling with water first, If you put soap first and then blast with water, you get a bucket full of suds and an overly concentrated mix

[Bill Davidson]

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I'm going to have to bring out the air compressor. This poll is getting too close for comfort... go water first guys goooo!!!!

I'll fill my bucket with water, then add the soap, then I'll blast the bucket with compressed air. I'll have more bubbles than you soap first guys can dream of.

I might end up soaked with soapy water, but it will be at the appropriate concentration

[Blue Apollo IV]

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definitely always soap first, then water...I love the suds!

[FinalTouchDetail]

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If I don't use my foamgun I do soap and then water.

I add the soap, fill the water up about 2 gallons without the hose nozzle, and then use the hose nozzle to spray and agitate it until full.

[Ravi_1992]

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I fill the bucket with 3 1/2 gallons, then add soap, then blast it with water untill there is about 4 gallons in the bucket. ( or until the suds start over flowing )

[POPPAJ]

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From the top!

[geert dr]

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I put the soap ( NXTshampoo) in first,then fill with water with the nozzle of the hoze on full strenght.
This helps to dissolve the soap and creates much foam witch i like .

When the bucket is filled about 1/3 , i keep the nozzle submurged and facing sideways untill the bucket is full, this prevents the extreme build-up of foam and bubbles !

[Fly Bye]

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With a hose.

[CAShine]

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Little water in the bucket first, then pour in soap, then suds up with the rest of the water. I find it mixes the soap with the water pretty well.

[speed3blackmica]

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its still decently warm here in NJ during the day..highs during the day are around 55-62 degrees..but when it gets really cold i unfortuanetly have to shut off my water supply to the hose outside as the pipes freeze..it gets really cold here..i have self serve car wash..its 3 bucks for 5 minutes of using the pressure washer, foam brush........................of course i dont use the foam brush !! lol i plan on going there in the winter to use their water supply..the only thing that ***** is that id have to use 3 dollars to get the water going to fill up both of my buckets and then rinse down the car real good...i wont have enough time to get my car washed with my soap and mitt...the time would be up by the time i got to even just half way aroudn the car..and i like to take my time washing my car being careful to not press to hard on the paint and ensuring i get every bit of my car...and of course i make sure i rinse my mitt thoroughly which all takes time which you cannot possibly do in 5 minutes. so i guess ill be paying 6 dollars for 10 minutes...its the best i can do to keep it clean in the winter

[tcope1]

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In the past I've always been a fan of suds. It just makes it seem like you're really doing something. But i didn't really know what it was that i was doing. Nor did i care about the amount of soap used haha. I was pretty reckless.
I've heard somewhere that the suds causes a sort of 'lubrication' if your car is extra dirty though.
Has anyone else heard anything like this?
If it wasn't true, why would companies even make a solution that suds like that?
I guess i'm still a bit naive.

Good point/question.

It's the adding of air that makes the bubbles/suds. Does this make the product better as it's job of being a lubricant or removing dirt better? I think one purpose of a foam gun is so the soap sticks the vehicle as opposed to running off.

I'd have to guess and say that suds probably do contain more soap vs water then the combo with no suds. But I'd also think once the suds are applied with a mitt full of water that it's not going to make much of a difference.