sheepskin wash pad fell apart

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I have two of these. I forget which one is which, but one is on its second use and the other is on its fifth.

Anyways, as I was using one of them today it started falling apart halfway through the session. I picked it up and a big chunk ripped out of it and now it peeling.

Curious if anyone else has had this issue. Gonna give AG a call tomorrow and see if there is anything to be done.

Anyways, this is what it looks like now. lol

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Ive been hand rinsing them in the sink till all the soap is out them I hang dry them. Once dry I put them with the rest of my towels.

I also have noticed that they are really stiff when I pull them out of the towel bin for some reason. They have alot of play when I put them away. Few days later when I grab one to use they are stiff. After being in the soapy wash water for awhile they loosen up again.
 
Thats to be expected. Remember your using sheepSkin. Its real skin and it will fall apart. Even leather rips and tears with wear. I have only used on sheep skin mitt, after a few months it fell apart. I don't use them any more. Its a hassle to dry them and I worry about the skin getting hard and ripping and scratching my paint.

I use grout sponges and cut them like the lake country sponge. grout sponges cost almost nothing. I can toss them into the washing machine or clean by hand and they dry pretty fast.
Lake Country Foam Car Wash Sponge, big blue wash sponge, lake country sponge, lake country grout sponge, car wash, shampoo
 
i like the raceglaze wool mitts..I stopped using that LC blue sponge as it marred my paint.
 
I passed on the sheepskins just cause of the reviews. good price but I don't wanna get a new one every 2 weeks or whatnot ? so I got the wookie and the carpro mitts and a boars hair brush arriving tomorrow .
 
timaishu said:
Ive been hand rinsing them in the sink till all the soap is out them I hang dry them. Once dry I put them with the rest of my towels.

I also have noticed that they are really stiff when I pull them out of the towel bin for some reason. They have alot of play when I put them away. Few days later when I grab one to use they are stiff. After being in the soapy wash water for awhile they loosen up again.
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They will be stiff because the leather has dried. It's natural for that to happen even with wool mitts. You have done everything correctly in caring for them.

My theory on why the pads don't last so long- since it is completely sewn closed the inside doesn't dry very quick. The wetness will break down the wool pad causing it to shed and lose clumps in a short amount of time.

With wool mitts you have the cuff opening that helps speed up the drying process. In fact I turn my mitts inside out to help the inside dry quicker. This seems to help them last longer. Once it's almost completly dry I flip them right side out again and let it finish drying.

I do like the idea of the wool pad but it just doesn't hold up as well as mitts. I have some mitts that I've used for well over a year. I bet some are probably close to 2 years old
 
I've never owned a sheepskin product that lasted more than a few months. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Sheepskin wash Pads made of wool bunch up, fall apart and deteriorate over time...not to mention, make sheep count other sheep. [/SIZE][/FONT]

I still have a synthetic wool pad that I've had for over 5 years that I use every week. Its softer than real wool, stronger, and lasts, and lasts. It rinses out easily, super easy to clean, never scratches, and holds an amazing amount of product. I can do the entire hood (or roof), flip it over and hit it a second time before re-fueling. Easy to rinse on top of the grit guard, and just plain works really well, year in, and year out. It's like your favorite pair of shoes...you will wear them until they fall apart...or your wife throws them out.

I have tried more mitts and pads, and frankly for me...Mitts are out, period (the Opti-Mitt was the last straw for me...gosh what were they thinking). I like LARGE pads because I can flip them over easily, both on the paint, and in the rinse bucket...plus there is far less to go wrong with a pad.
 
What synthetic pad are you using? I haven't seen one that is softer than real wool. I'm not saying there isn't one but I just haven't seen it. All the ones I've tried feel more rough than wool and I didn't care for it
 
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