Wash mitts

mdb917 said:
I'm curious about this one. Is it a mitt or more of a lambswool towel (for lack of a better word)? Are they hard to hold onto once they get soapy? With a mitt that slides over your hand it stays put which to me is one advantage...given I'm klutzy :laughing:.
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Hey Mike,

As I mentioned, I have the smaller 9 X 9 size washing pad. It's very soft and thick but is not a mitt. This pad soaks up quite a bit of solution allowing me to throughly was each section and because of the additional solution the panel for the most part rinses itself.

While I haven't used it with a rinseless wash I suspect it works very well due to the additional absorption of washing solution.

I don't find it very awkward at all. It's available in two sizes but I think I'll stick to the smaller size for the time being.

If I remember, and at my age that can be a challenge, when I get home I'll take a couple of photos and post them for you showing the size and thickness.
 
CEE DOG said:
I like the chenille microfiber wash mitt for best all around. Just recently I purchased the Carpro wash mitt and I really like it as well but I think I will only use it on my Sky which I never let get very dirty. I don't think I would like it as much on a real dirty car. Merino wool wash mitt, auto wash mitt, sheepskin wash mitt
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:awman: Those look nice, now I have to buy a pair... :nomore:

...So, are they pretty thick? Like right out of the soap bucket to the paint, do they have a good amount of wool buffering your hand on the surface or does it feel kind of thin?
 
A4 1.8tqm said:
:awman: Those look nice, now I have to buy a pair... :nomore:

...So, are they pretty thick? Like right out of the soap bucket to the paint, do they have a good amount of wool buffering your hand on the surface or does it feel kind of thin?
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Yes Dave! Very Thick!


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griots sheepskin. best mitt i have used. currently using adams wash pad. another winner. comes in two sizes.
 
BobbyG said:
Geeez, looks more like something from Fredrick's of Hollywood if you ask me!! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
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Hmmm. Now I can buy two of these, tie them to look like a bra and give them to my fiancee. When she says she does not like it, then I will respond with "Really? Well, I guess I can use them to wash my car." hehehe
 
M.P. Cobra Fan said:
Hmmm. Now I can buy two of these, tie them to look like a bra and give them to my fiancee. When she says she does not like it, then I will respond with "Really? Well, I guess I can use them to wash my car." hehehe
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You've just got to love forward thinking!! :props:
 
I don't think you'll fool her...just a hunch. :laughing:

Good luck though, let us know how that works for you ;)
 
Cobra Blue Microfiber mitt for regular washes.
Cobra Bone for ONR.
 
I'm in search of a new source of mitts since Patrick closed down. I'm amazed by the price of some of these mitts but I guess I've gotten spoiled over the years.

Is there anyone who felt that they over paid for what they got?
 
M.P. Cobra Fan said:
Hmmm. Now I can buy two of these, tie them to look like a bra and give them to my fiancee. When she says she does not like it, then I will respond with "Really? Well, I guess I can use them to wash my car." hehehe
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But what if she likes it??:bolt:
 
At the moment I am very torn on this subject and just cant seem to settle on one mitt.

For a while I was using the Dodo style yeti. And I wound up feeling that it was too big and akward and I did not feel comfortable using it on a very dirty car as I felt it did not rinse out very well.

Then I switched to the traditional wool mitt that fits like a glove with a thumb hole. Short hairs (like the mothers sheepskin mitt). This mitt became my all time favorite as they were thin enough to fit everywhere, they rinsed extremely well, and were durable. To maintain them I would let them sit in a bucket with CG citrus wash overnight on a grit guard. the next morning I would rub it on the grit gaurd more. then rinse in water, squeeze out in towel, and put it on my ski boot drier. The ski boot drier made short work of drying the mitt while also keeping it soft as it use's fairly warm (not hot) filtered air. But after about 10 wash's I noticed some pretty nasty washing swirls that I can not blame on one specific item. So I now changed my mitt and my MF towels.

Now i'm on the sponge kick. I have a few LC groute sponges, but actually found the yellow sponge's offered at Detailers Domain to be amazing. I use two of them. The first one I grab a bunch of carwash soap with and lightly move it over the entire panel while speezing water out. Then I take the next sponge and actually clean the area. This technique is working so well that I think I may actually post my first video showing it. On the first pass, I just go lightly while dumping soapy water and passing over the panel in both directions quickly. The panel still needs to be cleaned, but the sufrace dirt is swept and rinsed away basically just by me relasing so much water with the sponge.

These yellow sponge's are very similar to the Zymbol sponges and are not made with silicone and have a tremendous amount of PPI as allow dirt to move inward on the mitt and rinse better than anything I have ever used. The grit gaurd rub is basically useless with them, they release so well.

I also have the carpro merino mitt that Cee Dog posted, but ive yet to use it.
 
With everything I've read about grout sponges I bought one to try out while on one of my outings to Home Depot last month. The one I got says made in Germany and packaged in the USA. So far I've only tried it on the lower parts of the side panels but it looks really promising. you can see the dirt contained below the surface of the sponge after cleaning a panel, and the dirt releases from the sponge immediately when squeezed against the grit guard in the rinse bucket. Lots of suds too and very easy to clean and dry afterwards. I normally use a Cobra Bone but I find it is too thick and heavy. It's also hard to clean afterwards, so much so I put it in the washing machine and that is hurting its longevity.

I'm trying to get up some nerve to try the grout sponge on the hood and sides now :).

Best,

Jose
 
Jsuro said:
With everything I've read about grout sponges I bought one to try out while on one of my outings to Home Depot last month. The one I got says made in Germany and packaged in the USA. So far I've only tried it on the lower parts of the side panels but it looks really promising. you can see the dirt contained below the surface of the sponge after cleaning a panel, and the dirt releases from the sponge immediately when squeezed against the grit guard in the rinse bucket. Lots of suds too and very easy to clean and dry afterwards. I normally use a Cobra Bone but I find it is too thick and heavy. It's also hard to clean afterwards, so much so I put it in the washing machine and that is hurting its longevity.

I'm trying to get up some nerve to try the grout sponge on the hood and sides now :).

Best,

Jose
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Jose, trust in the Grout sponge. Like you said, you can see the dirt migrate to the middle of the mitt and they rinse better than ANY tool available. If you read my post above I have come up with a method using 2 sponges that I feel is the safest method for washing a car period (in my small amount of detailing experience - keep in mind I am not a pro).

The Bone really has nowhere for the dirt to migrate too, besides inside the short fibers. I'm not a big fan of microfiber wash mitts (that is unless they are MF finger mitts like the poorboys mitt).
 
I've been using the Cobra Chenille wash mitts and I really like them. That being said they are falling apart after being washed twice....

I also have some lambs wool mitts that are still holding strong after probably 10+ washes.
 
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