What tool do YOU use to wash? (mitt, mf, brush?)

**imported_Picus** · 12-01-2006, 11:32 PM

I`m sure this has been brought up before, but a kind of funny series of events has led me to want to see what the "Autopian consensus" is when it comes to the actual tool you use to wash cars. I recently replied to a thread on another forum regarding boars hair brushes, saying that while many people use and like them that I prefer sheepskin mash mitts; on my rather soft black G35 they`re the only thing I`ve found that consistently keeps the marring down during washes.

After a series of PMs it seems like a few detailers I have a ton of respect for use a wide variety of tools, from boars hair brushes to grout sponges to microfiber mitts, to straight up microfiber, and of course sheepskin; some even prefer synthetic "Meguairs" style mitts.

So, what do YOU use?

Obviously I use sheepskin. Pros: very soft, minimal marring, "expels" grit and dirt when rinsed, holds a lot of solution. Cons: they are short lived and a little hard to clean sometimes... and they smell.

**icu812** · 12-02-2006, 03:14 AM

I only use a "NATURAL SEA SPONGE"

IMO there is nothing better

**justin30513** · 12-02-2006, 06:37 AM

EDGE wash ShMitt. An awesome tool for conventional washing only. I get 100+ used out of them and no marring at all.

**thesacrifice** · 12-02-2006, 07:20 AM

Sheepskin

MF

Chenille

**Bigpoppa3346** · 12-02-2006, 08:42 AM

Sheepskin all the way. It just feels so good to be babying your cars finish with something so soft and so smooth. I can`t really ever see myself using anything else. In the long run, they do cost a bit more, but I think the extra cost is worth it.

**David703** · 12-02-2006, 09:11 AM

wash mitt from K-mart. Probably not the best thing to use.

**RAG** · 12-02-2006, 09:18 AM

I`m sure we`ll find the sheepskin wash mitt is the most popular because of the cost (and their good), and the BHB the least popular (also because of the cost). I use both a BHB and sheepskin mitts, but have developed a preference for the BHB over the last year or so (I think I have a really good one...formerly offered at CMA). I find that the BHB is easier/quicker to dunk and flush in the wash bucket, so I find that I usually rinse the BHB 3 or 4 times per panel in the same time it takes me to rinse a wash mitt 1 or 2 times per panel.

I`d be intersted to know if people have had bad experiences with BHB causing more scratching (than anything else), and if so, what BHB they use? I`m not sure why, but I`ve heard people bad-mouth BHBs, but come to find out they`ve never used one.

**RAG** · 12-02-2006, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by justin30513

EDGE wash ShMitt. An awesome tool for conventional washing only. I get 100+ used out of them and no marring at all.

Where can you order it and what makes it so special? Thanks.

**imported_MCA** · 12-02-2006, 09:27 AM

After many trials, I have settled on sheepskin with a grout sponge inside.

**a.k.a. Patrick** · 12-02-2006, 09:54 AM

Sheepskin for surface care, Megs Soft Brush for SUV roofs.......

**RAG** · 12-02-2006, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by MCA

After many trials, I have settled on sheepskin with a grout sponge inside.

I like that idea very much...extra water capacity and all.

**RAG** · 12-02-2006, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by a.k.a. Patrick

Sheepskin for surface care, Megs Soft Brush for SUV roofs.......

That`s it, the very last straw! I`m buying no more sheepskins from you

LOL. :chuckle:

**Hey, Moe!** · 12-02-2006, 10:57 AM

Sheepskin for me. I pick around the supply of Eurows at WM, and pick out the nicer ones. I can`t say how many washes I get, but I bought four this year, and I am now retiring the oldest two. The cost factor must be pretty low though.

I may try other sheepskin mitts in `07, to see if there is a "killer" one out there.

**a.k.a. Patrick** · 12-02-2006, 11:02 AM

That`s it, the very last straw! I`m buying no more sheepskins from you LOL.

LMAO.............For every clay bar you.................nevermind, lol

**Mikeyc** · 12-02-2006, 11:02 AM

I used to use sheepskin, but I got tired of their short life span and the hairs they occassionally left on my paint.

Now, I use the Edge ShMitt. It`s foam so the texture is the same on the first wash as on the 100th wash. It doesn`t leave hairs because it has none and it lasts quite a bit longer than sheepskin. I`ve experienced ZERO marring during it`s use which I attribute to the waffle patter of the foam.