Grit Guards are a Necessary Tool with Detailing

Grit Guards are most useful tool in your detailing arsenal and here’s why…

When you think of washing your car, you think of using a bucket, some sponges, brushes, and soap. But did you know there is one more very crucial tool that should always be on hand? Grit guards have become an industry standard for detailers world wide, and for a good reason too.



So what is a grit guard? The Grit Guard (it’s actually a registered trademark) was developed by Doug Lamb mostly due to the frustration caused by the washing process. When you wash your car, you use the same water that you clean your sponge with. That means, in that same bucket, is all of the debris that you just tried to remove from your car. This is extremely counter-intuitive and not only is it frustrating but it also causes scratching, swirling, and marring in the paint.

So Doug came up with a design that actually holds all of the dirt and contaminants from your wash mitts and wash sponges on the bottom of the bucket. Ultimately this means cleaner water, cleaner sponges, and in the end, less scratches.



So how do you use the grit guard and how do you install it? First you need to buy one, I personally have these and they fit my hardware store buckets just fine, it never floats up, and holds all of the dirt down.

The installation is super easy. Just push the grit guard down into the bucket like this:

Then go on to your normal washing routine and enjoy the clean water. When using a grit guard, you should also follow basic detailing etiquette by using the Two Bucket Method. The only other recommendation that I have is to take out the guard and really clean your buckets every once and a while. Personally I clean mine at the end of completing my client’s vehicles.