Which Wash mitt for me?

Idrops said:
I've never used one. What do I look for in a good sheepskin mitt? Any brand / type better than others?
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Just make sure it's 100% sheepskin and not a synthetic...a good way to check is to look at the inside of the mitt. If it is leather inside, that's a good indication that it's 100%...check out the Autopia store for the mitts...it's on sale now 2/$12.95 I believe...those are DEFINITELY 100% sheepskin...



hope this helps...



ryan
 
Sheepskin is definitely the way to go. I don't know if it's just me, or my carwash soap, but I've found chenille mitts to not lather up well at all! has anyone else noticed this. I spent good money from CMA for this, and I used it twice maybe! :mad:
 
I have always used sheepskin mits, and just recently bought CMA's black sheepskin mit, and it's noticably thicker, even after repeated uses, than any other sheepskin mit I've used. The difference is huge.



Whatever you use just be sure to keep rinsing it off while washing your car to be sure that you get the debris off/out of the mit.



To dry a sheepskin mit: I put mine over a beer bottle so all sides get air. The outside dries quickly, and when it does, turn it inside out and put it over the bottle again. The leather inside takes 12-24 hours to dry.
 
OK! Let the FLAMES begin.



It would be a nicer and less cruel world if sheepskin wash mitts

were not purchased when there are comparable alternatives.

Think of the poor sheep who are being tortured to keep a clean car. When an animal is about to be slaughtered an explosion of adrenaline is released into the animals bloodstream from the

enormous terror. You don't want that bad karma on your car do you?



100% cotton terry towels, cotton chenelle mitts, and lorene polyester mitts work just fine with the good karma.



My 2 cents.



PS - For those who are going to use the shoe issue, as soon as there is a suitable alternative I will most likely go that route.
 
rd_volvo said:
OK! Let the FLAMES begin.



It would be a nicer and less cruel world if sheepskin wash mitts

were not purchased when there are comparable alternatives.

Think of the poor sheep who are being tortured to keep a clean car. When an animal is about to be slaughtered an explosion of adrenaline is released into the animals bloodstream from the

enormous terror. You don't want that bad karma on your car do you?



100% cotton terry towels, cotton chenelle mitts, and lorene polyester mitts work just fine with the good karma.



My 2 cents.



PS - For those who are going to use the shoe issue, as soon as there is a suitable alternative I will most likely go that route.
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Guess you're going to be a vegatarian too, right?
 
rd_volvo said:
OK! Let the FLAMES begin.



It would be a nicer and less cruel world if sheepskin wash mitts

were not purchased when there are comparable alternatives.

Think of the poor sheep who are being tortured to keep a clean car. When an animal is about to be slaughtered an explosion of adrenaline is released into the animals bloodstream from the

enormous terror. You don't want that bad karma on your car do you?



100% cotton terry towels, cotton chenelle mitts, and lorene polyester mitts work just fine with the good karma.



My 2 cents.



PS - For those who are going to use the shoe issue, as soon as there is a suitable alternative I will most likely go that route.
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I don't believe in Karma. That's for superstitious flakes. I believe in a clean car. :D
 
What about the cute fluffy innocent cotton that gets RIPPED AWAY from its PLANT by HUGE machines then is processed RIPPED to shreds FORCED into threads and such then not ONLY that but then gets made into T-shirts that our stinky bodies get to sweat all over then they get shoved into a dark washing machine with soap poured all over them THEN thrown into a 150 degree + drying machine then the whole cycle begines again...



I dunno about you guys but i treat my sheepskin wash mits like royalty
 
Actually no negative waves. :) My uncle owns a slaughter house and i agree what the animals go threw is absolutly horribly. I was just offering cottons perspective :) :)



No "Negative Waves" intended. HeHe.
 
"PS - For those who are going to use the shoe issue, as soon as there is a suitable alternative I will most likely go that route."



I believe there are at least were two alternatives to leather. The first was called 'Corfam' from the labs of either Dow or Dupont. It didn't breath, flex and was twice as heavy... but it sure didn't scuff !

The second was far more successful. Their called 'KED'S'. Canvas tops, rubber bottoms. :)
 
I started out using cotton mitts and am now trying out the MF mitt from CMA. My comments about both below:



Cotton Mitts

PROS: covers a big area, easy to grip because of flexibility (which makes it less prone to dropping), drys rather quickly

CONS: hard to find 100% cotton versions at local stores (most by me are cotton/synthetic blends), loses fibers fairly easily (longevity issue?)



MF Mitts

PROS: does not lose fibers easily, does not feel like my hand is getting as wet as when using the cotton mitt, seems to be easy on the car finish

CONS: covers a smaller area, harder to grip because it is not as flexible as a cotton mitt, unable to find locally (must mail order)



I have only used the MF mitt once, just this week. Unfortunately, midway through washing my car, it fell off my hand and onto the pavement. Call me a klutz, but I have never had a cotton mitt slip off my hand. I would like to try a MF mitt that has a built-in thumb. One last consideration that is totally subjective (like the rest of my comments): I wonder if the shorter fibers on the MF mitt make it less likely to retain dirt and debris than cotton mitts. I would like to know what my fellow Autopians think.
 
I've always used cotton mitts and recently got an MF one to use with my barrage of detailing goodies. I liked it but found it didnt cover as wide an area, and didnt hold enough soap.



I may try sheepskin, I figure I love beef, my car has a leather and wood interior, I figure I'm an offender anyways.
 
I had always used genuine sheepskin prior to Autopia days, but after listening to all these rave reviews, I had to try a chenille mitt. The things I like about it is that it's easy to clean, and easy to see dirt. The things I don't like about it are that it feels very thin, and doesn't last very long. I will likely go back to sheepskin once I use up my last chenille mitt.
 
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