Lupo222
forum member
IMO, a traditional bucket wash uses the same towel / wash mit each time. Even using the two bucket method your still not going to be able to rid that microfiber towel or wash mitt free of contaminants every time you dunk it, even if its in a separate rinse bucket. I think your just as apt to introduce micro marring in a bucket wash vs any other wash. That's my experience anyway.
When you use a 2400 psi pressure washer to loosen and remove any dirt, and then a foam cannon with a quality encapsulating detergent, and 3 mitts (one for the roof/bumpers, one for the hood, trunk lid, upper portion of panels, in that order), and one for the lower portion of the car, and you dry it with a electric leaf blower, you are not likely to get anything that can't be polished away with the least abrasive polishes on the market, if any swirls at all.
Plus, all of my personal cars and trucks are Nano-Hide sealed. I can't put scratches in the paint if I TRY (and trust me, I've tried). If I do get swirls, I leave the car in the sun for an hour and they're gone. I can literally wash my car with water and a shower towel and it won't do any damage and will come out phenomenal. Only down side is the protection costs upwards of $700.