One of the most important tools in my detailing aresnal is

[pingable]

Good drying and wash mediums....

I`ve got a boxful of hand picked thumbless sheepskin mitts that I ~cherry picked~.

I rotate to new mitts probably more often than the average person.



Curious, what are you thoughts on this mitt...



Merino wool wash mitt, auto wash mitt, sheepskin wash mitt (http://www.autogeek.net/carpro-wool-wash-mitt.html)





I like the dual sided mitts cause I can flip flop on the fly if need be.

As well, the wool on this type of mitt kinda reminds me of one my my previous pets dog hair. While long, when wet, it lays *flat* against the surface....which IMO is not good for dirt embeddebment

[Bill D]

Good drying and wash mediums....

I`ve got a boxful of hand picked thumbless sheepskin mitts that I ~cherry picked~.

I rotate to new mitts probably more often than the average person.







That`s the way to go! :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs

[Brad B]

I agree! :)

[b34tBoX]

I don`t like it.

I always find with long hairs dirt gets embedded too easily and is hard to rinse.

It`s personal taste but I prefer this:

The Bone by Cobra is a soft, plush car wash sponge wrapped in microfiber for unbeatable softness. Use your favorite car shampoo with the bone (http://www.autogeek.net/the-bone.html)

I am not even joking, but I`ve been using the same bone from like 3 years ago. Which I`ve always used exclusively on hard body paint surfaces.

I have another MF wrapped sponge for rockers, and another for bumpers/windows.

[wascallyrabbit]

looks promising. wonder how it would work with onr as the wash media.

[Astro_ng]

How do you properly rinse out any dirt/crud that comes in contact with that? I find it extremely difficult to clean anything with such long strands effectively!

[Rei86]

Curious, what are you thoughts on this mitt...



Merino wool wash mitt, auto wash mitt, sheepskin wash mitt (http://www.autogeek.net/carpro-wool-wash-mitt.html)





I like the dual sided mitts cause I can flip flop on the fly if need be.

As well, the wool on this type of mitt kinda reminds me of one my my previous pets dog hair. While long, when wet, it lays *flat* against the surface....which IMO is not good for dirt embeddebment



Here`s a GREAT review from Corey about that wash mitt:



Review: CarPro Wool Wash Mitt - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/38573-review-carpro-wool-wash-mitt.html)



As for me I use a Home Depot grout Sponge, MF mitt (dreadlocks type) Sheepskin pad, and the Adam`s Jumbo wash pad.

[Astro_ng]

Is the grout sponge soft enough for paint? I`ll have to try these out :)

[Rei86]

Accumulator says for products like these you should do a wet test with your car soap, however for me it passed the CD test dry. I`m going to purchase the Lowes grout sponge and do a CD test and see if passes.



From this forum like a year or so ago and even to this day the Grout Sponge from HD/Lowes are a fav as a wash media.



IMO it hold enough product/water for each section of the car before you gotta go back and dip it in the wash bucket. Not only that it also has nice pores that holds when washing and than releases dirt in the rinse bucket.

[lostdaytomorrow]

The washing and drying media are absolutely the most important because they are the products that touch the paint most often. Polishing only needs to be done once in a while of the washing process is done without inducing defects in the paint.

[Accumulator]

You guys who can use sponges without marring things up just kill me! And I really do mean that in a nice way ;) If sponges work for *you* them more power to ya, keep doing what you`re doing.



I used `em for ages before stumbling onto the BHBs back in the mid-`80s and I just never got away without some marring, at least not if I let the vehicle get really dirty between washes (which I usually do). The sponge material itself wasn`t the problem, it was my inability to avoid getting dirt pressed between the sponge and the paint :nixweiss I do still use them for some non-critical spots though.