Does anyone use a sponge for a Rinseless Wash? If so, what brand?

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I use the two bucket system when doing Rinseless Washes. Does anyone else use the two bucket system and if so do you use a wash mitt, microfiber towel, or a sponge? If you use a sponge, what brand do you use?
 
I always use the 2bm with rinseless washes.
I use the pb mf chenille wasmitts, but might be switching to a wash pad.
The only sponge I'd ever use is the Microfibre Madness IncrediSponge
 
one sponge that works great for rinseless/traditional washes is the lowes proline tile & grout sponge, they are discontinued but some lowes still have them in-stock. besides that, the megs microfiber wash mitt or microfiber covered bone sponge works great as well...
 

I have switch to GDWM for my rinseless mostly now. But I have used a few different wash media via 2BM. All of the below work well; it is all personal preference. I like using MF towels hence the reason I switched to a single bucket GDWM.


Optimum Opti-Mitt
Lake Country Foam Car Wash Sponge
The Bone Wash Sponge
All White ShMITT

 
I've been using the Aqua sponge for the better part of 2+ years now, I actually have a larger one as well as a smaller one. I only use them on the car, not the wheels or tires. I've bought them from Ebay and Amazon, very pores and I couldn't be happier with them, used them on my Honda's w/ soft paint and NO issues and currently on my Fiat, again, no issues :dblthumb2:
 
I only do power wash followed by rinseless (2BM 1 to rinse the sponge) during the winter months (DEC-FEB). I will switch to Meguiar's #D114 rinseless due to leaving less behind and it doesn't stain wash media as much as ONR. Supernatural sponge is what I will use due to it unique construction but its very expensive. Also, have used ProLine, Bone, LC, Ultimitt, MF.
 
TroyScherer said:

I have switch to GDWM for my rinseless mostly now. But I have used a few different wash media via 2BM. All of the below work well; it is all personal preference. I like using MF towels hence the reason I switched to a single bucket GDWM.


Optimum Opti-Mitt
Lake Country Foam Car Wash Sponge
The Bone Wash Sponge
All White ShMITT
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I use the Bone Wash Sponge and it rawks!
 
jmsc said:
I only do power wash followed by rinseless (2BM 1 to rinse the sponge) during the winter months (DEC-FEB). I will switch to Meguiar's #D114 rinseless due to leaving less behind and it doesn't stain wash media as much as ONR. Supernatural sponge is what I will use due to it unique construction but its very expensive. Also, have used ProLine, Bone, LC, Ultimitt, MF.
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I checked Ebay for that sponge and your right, it is expensive ($20 and I didn't even check shipping from the UK) I guess it comes down to this, if you like it and your cool with it, use it! Who knows, I may give it a try at some point:props:
 
I've had no problems with the Armaly grout sponges from Lowe's. I liked the Lake Country blue sponge too, but the Lowe's sponges are cheaper and are equally as effective.
 
conman: I too bought some Armaly sponges from Lowes a few weeks ago and will use them up starting DEC. Maybe not as soft as ProLine but definitely worth trying. Just go gingerly and don't be too aggressive.

Klaase: I warned you about the price. I bot 3 from UK last year, used one with ONR and was impressed (very soft, very mild, its a white sponge which ONR blackened). I believe I paid $20/per incl shipping a year ago. Since I only need 3 months worth that's what I will be using for the winter.

Forgot that I have 1 Incredisponge and 1 LC blue sponge available also. So I should be all set.
 
jmsc said:
conman: I too bought some Armaly sponges from Lowes a few weeks ago and will use them up starting DEC. Maybe not as soft as ProLine but definitely worth trying. Just go gingerly and don't be too aggressive.
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Soak them in warm/hot water before using them. Then let them sit in your bucket with ONR a few minutes. I just make the solution and let them sit in the bucket as I'm getting the other stuff ready for the wash. By the time you start, they'll be really soft. They stay this way after I "prime" them line this the first time.
 
I switched to the Garry Dean method. However, I previously used a grout sponge and two-bucket method w/ a grit guard and did not notice any swirling. I just switched because the GD method made sense to me and seemed like better technique. Results in more laundry though.
 
When I do a 2bm rinseless, I use meguiars gold class sponges. They used to sell these and also have them in their holiday kits years ago. I'm down to my last one at this point and wishing they would make them again.

This is what they look like.
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Legumes said:
When I do a 2bm rinseless, I use meguiars gold class sponges. They used to sell these and also have them in their holiday kits years ago. I'm down to my last one at this point and wishing they would make them again.

This is what they look like.
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Those look nice!!
 
for the past several years for me it has been two buckets and these older Cobra 530 plush towels, since they were bad in terms of linting but were a good enough nap to do rinseless and waterless washes. i was using them for years.

now i use some weird super plush 1100 GSM towels i got on the web and for tighter areas, some 600 GSM towels from the same place before i got my MFM towels.

i probably could use my MFM towels or the Increditmitt, honestly. but i don't for a few reasons.
 
Microfiber only for me - and GDWM only as well. Sponges just don't make sense to me for washing delicate painted surfaces.
 
Boy if there's anything better to apply a rinseless wash than microfiber madness wash media, I haven't found it.
 
I use Dodo Juice Supernatural wash Sponge with all my rinse less washes (ONR, HFE, UWW, DGRW, DJ LOE).
 
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