Wheel Shmitt

[orngez]

reading justin's recommendations and write ups..i tried using a black shmitt as my wash mitt...i know justin has had much sucess using a black shmitt on paint...i was not so lucky...marred and swirled the crud out of the paint...i even used a higher percentage of soap just to increase lubricity....oh well...i ended up switching it to wheel use for the rest of the wash....and yes it was the first time the shmitt was used so it didnt have previous wheel gunk on it...i will say that the wheel shmitt is amazing on wheels...its better than any brush and does a great job when swiping it through a wheel well...thumbs up for wheels..thumbs down on paint...

 

[Whitethunder46]

reading justin's recommendations and write ups..i tried using a black shmitt as my wash mitt...i know justin has had much sucess using a black shmitt on paint...i was not so lucky...marred and swirled the crud out of the paint...i even used a higher percentage of soap just to increase lubricity....oh well...i ended up switching it to wheel use for the rest of the wash....and yes it was the first time the shmitt was used so it didnt have previous wheel gunk on it...i will say that the wheel shmitt is amazing on wheels...its better than any brush and does a great job when swiping it through a wheel well...thumbs up for wheels..thumbs down on paint...

I agree, I just like to flip my Shmitt over and stick w/ the little bit of yellow foam. Works just fine. The black shmitt does work well for windshields that are smothered in baked on bugs however.

 

[Surfer]

Yeh I talked to somebody else who said the same thing, the black shmitt is quite coarser and swirled his paint, I was about to buy it to try on paint not wheels, glad I didn't. Love the white/yellow shmitt. My wheels are easy to clean so I just use a brush or sponge and soap.

 

[supercharged]

I agree, I just like to flip my Shmitt over and stick w/ the little bit of yellow foam. Works just fine. The black shmitt does work well for windshields that are smothered in baked on bugs however.

:iagree: Yellow side only, stay away from black Shmitt. Ask KillrWheels if he'd wash his Vette with one?

 

[Surfer]

Justin is Midas (look at my sig), not only does he get no marring with a black shmitt...he actually gets durability out of NXT

 

[klumzypinoy]

Justin is Midas (look at my sig), not only does he get no marring with a black shmitt...he actually gets durability out of NXT

He has some magical powers or something! I bet the black shmitt glows when it's on his hands and it becomes an unswirlable mitt

 

[supercharged]

Justin is Midas (look at my sig), not only does he get no marring with a black shmitt...he actually gets durability out of NXT

Maybe he uses polycharger...:cheers:

 

[ScottB]

:iagree: Yellow side only, stay away from black Shmitt. Ask KillrWheels if he'd wash his Vette with one?

NEVER !! I do use the off white version on paint occasionally, but still go back to my mitts. The black one is ruff .. and I have saved it for use on a dirty rental or something needing that power.

 

[Al-53]

My Friends Sparkie and Meghan sent me a Shmitt..the white one with the yellow backing...I was going to wash the truck yesterday with it..but felt lousy..I have a bug...but looking at the yellow side...I do not know if I would even use that on paint..chrome..windows..plastics yes..so if the black is courser than that I can not see how you could wash paint and not induce any marring...the white side is very soft...I will give it a whirl today...I feel much better now that JoeP sent me a young Chinese nurse..

Al

 

[chu]

I remember Justin using the black schmitt for interior cleaning, seems to work really well.

 

[P1et]

I actually only use the all-white ShMITT (I have two of them) for the paint.

 

[Nica]

I've actually used the black ShMITT on paint, I didn't notice any marring but then again the vehicle that I used it on had horrible swirls/scratches that I'm sure it would have been hard to nitice waht the ShMITT may have caused. I like using the black ShMITT on cars that really need it and that I know I'll be doing paint correction on.

I'll never use it on my Lexus even if it did needed it. I'll stick to my white ShMITT.

 

[Sergie]

Shaking my head.... a black shmitt on paint!

Straight from the autogeek website:

Black Wheel ShMITT: The black foam is very coarse. The black ShMITT is best used for scrubbing wheels, tires, and the undercarriage. It can also be used for stubborn spots on interior vinyl, but not if it’s already been used on the tires or undercarriage. This could cause cross-contamination. Our recommendation is to reserve this mitt for cleaning wheel wells and tires. The rugged foam will easily dislodge tar and grime using your regular car shampoo and water, or a degreaser, like DP Cleanse-All exterior surface cleaner.

 

[sparkie]

I have used the yellow ShMITT on real dirty paint with no problem. I didn't notice any marring at all. Black ShMITT is for wheel only IMO. The white one with the yellow backing is the best IMO.

 

[justin_murphy]

Well, I've been out for few days and I noticed this when I came back. I can't say why I didn't get swirls with my black one. The only thing I can think of is that it was used some before and I let it soak in a fresh wash mix every night. I do this to prepare for the next day in advance. I bet this may have something to do with it.

I'm sorry about your paint. I never pushed this on anyone. I'm sure you all know that though.

 

[klumzypinoy]

Well, I've been out for few days and I noticed this when I came back. I can't say why I didn't get swirls with my black one. The only thing I can think of is that it was used some before and I let it soak in a fresh wash mix every night. I do this to prepare for the next day in advance. I bet this may have something to do with it.

I'm sorry about your paint. I never pushed this on anyone. I'm sure you all know that though.

Of course we know you haven't pushed any products