Sheepskin Mitts: What are the differences?

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OK, all you autopians who use genuine sheepskin mitts:



Where do you buy your mitts? I have purchased mine from auto parts stores (Pep Boys, Advanced Auto) and even a Detailer's Choice sheepskin mitt from Walgreens! I see very little difference between them other than the way they are stitched and the cuff.



My question is: are the expensive sheepskin mitts like Griot's and CMA sell any better? I am not talking about the rubber glove that is inside the Griots, etc - I mean is the wool surface any different?



I just wanna know what makes them worth 18 bucks!!!



:nixweiss
 
More consistent quality maybe? :nixweiss A while ago Steve commented on "inconsistent quality" on these mitts, and I didn't really know what he meant until I saw some cheap retail mitts. Some were really, really soft and fluffy while others were less so. Still, I'd just hand pick one out myself for the price.
 
I guess it depends on who makes it & the quailty. I have one from viking and its actually very good, nice & soft and thick. I've seen some in auto-stores that seem like total crap the viking one I have was about $7 I believe id recommend it.
 
Okay... I am a 100% complete and total noob here... trying to take a giant step away from the "car wash" crowd.

Got the full Blackfire set and claybar, but these mitts have me wondering as to uses.



Are these for washing or dusting? I can't garage, so a daily dusting would go a LONG way toward keeping my truck looking good between washings. As it is, I am sometimes washing twice a week, only because of dust.



What is the best thing for a simple evening "before bed" dusting?

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I bought a 3 pack at Costco last summer. One shed like crazy(My fault) The other two are still good despite being used on a regular basis.



My wife has a cat that is very soft and fluffy though. Hmmmmmmm.............................:rolleyes:
 
I did our "CD Test" on some "eurow" brand mitts I picked up yesterday. If I'm lightly going over the cd I do not get marring. If I put some pressure into it (not throwing all my weight on it) I get light marring, and quite a bit of it as a matter of fact.



I'm really not sure what to make of it. I would imagine the mitt weighed down with water/soap might exert as much pressure as I put on the CD to scratch it.



These came from WalMart and were ~5.00. I think I walked out the door with two for 10.75 after tax.



After conducting the CD test, I am inconclusive on this. They're soft, and very very plush but will they scratch my clearcoat?



I wanna know what makes CMA's mitt worth 18 bux.



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These mitts, by the way have a leather backing to them. The inside of the mitt is hide/skin what have you, so I'd imagine it's not a Poly blend mitt. But .... looks/marketing/etc etc can be decieving.
 
Accent2k1 said:
I have one from viking and its actually very good, nice & soft and thick. I've seen some in auto-stores that seem like total crap the viking one I have was about $7 I believe id recommend it.
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I like the viking ones also. I also have one from target for about $7 also made by sun something. The quality varied a little so I hand picked a soft one; works great.



Has anyone ever bought the one from CMA?
 
Iconoclast said:
I like the viking ones also. I also have one from target for about $7 also made by sun something. The quality varied a little so I hand picked a soft one; works great.



Has anyone ever bought the one from CMA?
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Glad to hear you have good results.



I'm always aprehensive of products I see in Wal* or Target or Auto[insert extra addon to name here]



Mainly because they sell what the unknowledgeable consumer *might* purchase.



So, a mitt that may or may not scratch the clear coat of your vehicle is not their first thought, they wanna make their 20-30% on the item.



Basically what I'm sayin is, Are the 5-7 dollar Sheepskin mitts *as good* as the 18 dollar ones on CMA's page? What makes them different? (yeah I know there are a LOT of factors on that).



After feeling my mitts, they feel plush and soft... but doing the CD-TEST (as above by me) yeilds results that I feel uneasy about so my (and many others) answers about these mitts is inconclusive.
 
Mindflux said:
Glad to hear you have good results.



I'm always aprehensive of products I see in Wal* or Target or Auto[insert extra addon to name here]



Mainly because they sell what the unknowledgeable consumer *might* purchase.



So, a mitt that may or may not scratch the clear coat of your vehicle is not their first thought, they wanna make their 20-30% on the item.



Basically what I'm sayin is, Are the 5-7 dollar Sheepskin mitts *as good* as the 18 dollar ones on CMA's page? What makes them different? (yeah I know there are a LOT of factors on that).



After feeling my mitts, they feel plush and soft... but doing the CD-TEST (as above by me) yeilds results that I feel uneasy about so my (and many others) answers about these mitts is inconclusive.
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or did you try the test on the cd with soap and water?
 
mrdetailer said:
or did you try the test on the cd with soap and water?
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The mitt was dry. Light 'sweeps' over the CD did not give me scratches, but when I bear down a little bit on the cd I get lots of them, but they are very fine.



I suppose with soapy water for lubricity that might not happen. I'm not sure though :nixweiss



I want to see something that doesn't scratch a CD dry, to even think about putting it on my paint.



Even my MF towels scratch if I bear down on the cd with one. So I try and make sure to use the MF towels as 'lightly' as I can.
 
I do believe though that CD's are more soft than the typical clear coat, but I understand the effectiveness of a CD as a test mechanism.
 
If the interior of the mitt is hide than you do have a natural wool product. Since wool is a natural product there is going to be variances in quality and performance from country of origin and from sheep to sheep. There are a many different species of sheep that supply wool to the world market, and trust me when I say the ones that give us the fine Moreno Italian wool are not the ones supplying the mitts. My suggestion is to keep doing what you are doing; feel various ones until you find one up to par. As to the $18.00 dollar wool mitt I would first find out what country it is from.
 
VIKING said:
If the interior of the mitt is hide than you do have a natural wool product. Since wool is a natural product there is going to be variances in quality and performance from country of origin and from sheep to sheep. There are a many different species of sheep that supply wool to the world market, and trust me when I say the ones that give us the fine Moreno Italian wool are not the ones supplying the mitts. My suggestion is to keep doing what you are doing; feel various ones until you find one up to par. As to the $18.00 dollar wool mitt I would first find out what country it is from.
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I dunno, I've seen some pretty shady mitts with hide on the inside.



I thought there were some that were a poly blend, hide or not.
 
Even though it looks like wool it might not be. VW sent me a glove that looks and feels like wool but is really a poly material.....
 
BIGkev1001 said:
Even though it looks like wool it might not be. VW sent me a glove that looks and feels like wool but is really a poly material.....
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I don't think that mitt feels like real wool. In fact I thought it felt pretty harsh. Aside from the 100% poly tag along with it
 
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