Where has all of the sheepskin gone?

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Maxima Lover

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I haven't had to buy any for a long time, and now I go to pick some up, and I can't find them anywhere locally. I ask at my local O'reillys and they called to see what was the deal since they hadn't gotten any in for a few months. Their offices told them they stopped carrying them because of some animal rights crap.

I also checked Auto Zone, Advanced Auto Parts, Wal-Mart, and Target. No one has sheepskin anymore.

Maybe I missed a thread about this, but are stores around you not carrying these anymore? I might have to go make my own. :wink:
 
FYI: I have found another brand of sheepskin mitts over in the boating supplies. They are hit and miss. There are 2 rather local Wal-marts to me and one of them keep them in stock and the other doesnt. The brand is not Eurow, however i forgot what they were. They were very nice though and were a lot like the Eurow ones. A little over 5 bucks each.
 
joshcaro said:
FYI: I have found another brand of sheepskin mitts over in the boating supplies. They are hit and miss. There are 2 rather local Wal-marts to me and one of them keep them in stock and the other doesnt. The brand is not Eurow, however i forgot what they were. They were very nice though and were a lot like the Eurow ones. A little over 5 bucks each.
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I'll have to check that out. Why would they be in the boating section and not automotive?
 
Yeah, I noticed that lately too... I wonder... All that they are carrying now are from a very course cotton? material, which'll never be any good to a car. I have also been in the martket for some yellow foam applicatiors and also striking out. Whats with that?
 
Well I went to Wal-Mart at like 2AM to find them. I looked everywhere and couldn't find them. I can't find them on their website either
 
budman3 said:
I have also been in the martket for some yellow foam applicatiors and also striking out. Whats with that?
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I agree. All I see anymore is the white terry and blue MF applicators. It looks like I'll have to start ordering everything online.
 
Maintaining sheepskin mitts

One thing you want to do to maintain the mitt, after washing it and it's dry, use a wire slicker brush (found in pets asile) to brush-up and de-mat the sheepskin fur. Works like magic! Make it better than new! Fluffs the fur up and makes it very soft.

A good quality mitt will last a long time. Always have several for different parts of the finish (one for top/sides other for lower sides).

I've seen the MF wash mitts that look like a mop, usually blue. So far, I've bought one and gave it a try just on my wheels. So far, so good. I'll have to get another one to try on the lower half of my Porsche before I use it any higher-up on the finish.

Regards,
Deanski
 
I used to use sheepskin all the time, but now found that they're too gentle sometimes. Been using regular MF's for ONRS ever since.
 
Re: Maintaining sheepskin mitts

Deanski said:
One thing you want to do to maintain the mitt, after washing it and it's dry, use a wire slicker brush (found in pets asile) to brush-up and de-mat the sheepskin fur. Works like magic! Make it better than new! Fluffs the fur up and makes it very soft.

A good quality mitt will last a long time. Always have several for different parts of the finish (one for top/sides other for lower sides).

I've seen the MF wash mitts that look like a mop, usually blue. So far, I've bought one and gave it a try just on my wheels. So far, so good. I'll have to get another one to try on the lower half of my Porsche before I use it any higher-up on the finish.

Regards,
Deanski
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Well my sheepskin ones now have lasted a long time, but I need more to do more cars. The brush is a good idea.

I'm not sure I'm to excided about the MF ones. MF in general hold dirt well. That's something I don't feel like wiping dirt off my paint with. Just to much possibility of things getting stuck and causing scratches.
 
mrecktid said:
I used to use sheepskin all the time, but now found that they're too gentle sometimes. Been using regular MF's for ONRS ever since.
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Why do you say they are too gentle? I really don't want anything that is rough.

BTW what is ONRS?
 
norahcrv said:
Are those synthetic or sheepskin??
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That's what I was wondering. Anything that I use that is synthetic always traps little pieces of dirt and I have to hand pick out. It's like picking spurs off my dog.
 
Maxima Lover said:
Why do you say they are too gentle? I really don't want anything that is rough.

BTW what is ONRS?
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It's not really a knock on the mitts.

Just sometimes I might have some small tar come on the car or tire sling, and the sheepskin mitt doesn't really clean them that easily. It's great when you fill it up with soap and suds though, just glides across the paint.

The MF allows a bit more "bite" and I doubt the marring, if any, is much.

ONRS = Optimum No Rinse & Shine, a hoseless wash.
 
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