Great value for the quality.

Love these. The buckets are very nice and sturdy, the grit guards are nice to help prevent swirls, and the stickers are a cool touch. Is this set expensive? Yes. But it looks professional, works well, and is worth it. I don't want to arrive at a high end client's house with janky buckets, it's the little things that matter.

Not all buckets are equal. These buckets from Detailed Image are my personal favorites. They are made from heavy duty plastic, minus the handle, and are very sturdy. Because of how well made they are, unless something really bad happens, these buckets should last you for years to come of frequent use. The 5 gallon buckets with grit guards are the way to go when compared to the 3.5 gallon buckets with grit guards. The reason why is a mixture of the grit guard and sudsy shampoo. Grit guards do take up space for useable shampoo solution in your bucket. You don't want to keep topping of your wash mitts once the level starts getting low around the grit guard. When you pair this with the fact that quality ph neutral shampoos are very sudsy you lose even more space with suds. 5 gallon buckets provides ideal space in my opinion, where a 3.5 gallon bucket with a grit guard gets too low too quick at times. Overall this is the pairing you should have if you are cleaning your car by hand.