wash mitts

What is everybodys opinion on wash mitts?

Do you all use microfibre ones or sheepskin ones?

I use microfibre mitts and find them to be very good.

sheepskin FTW

Never got on with a MITT, I prefer a sponge.

i prefer a mitt an no scratches

You can get sponges which are more like the wash mitts. Microfibre would be no better than a normal sponge.

Anyway, these wash mitts have a greater surface area and more nooks and crannies to harbour dirt and grit which cause scratches.

My car isn't "scratched" although it has a few light swirls from 3 years use and washing. I can live with light swirls and stuff like SRP and Autobalm do a good job of hidding them, not into machining my paint down to try and get the perfect finish, garage queen fine but everyday car what's the point?

my car 6 years old and has no swirls

Microfibre is no better than a normal sponge?
Microfibre holds dirt rather than rubbing it into your paint, and is not as abrasive as a sponge, and doesn't leave bits on your car. Hence their use in the first place.

Spare a thought for this chap when your cleaning your cars




I use a mitt but its a sythetic one I think

Lets not get into an indepth discussion on sponges, wash mitts and microfibre, goodness knows who might be reading Each to their own.

lol

I use a Megs Lambswool washmit. Can't fault it.

wool is the way forward. to keep your hands warm when washing the car in subzero 40mph winter winds that we are exposed to 4months of the year


wool doesn't get dirt attached to the fibres, althogh dirt does get lodged between em.

microfibe does get dirt attached to the fibres, and also dirt gets lodged between em.

best way of washing your car is to NOT touch it! but thats impossible, unless you washed every mud/dirt/tar/contam stain off whilst it was happening


I also don't bother maching down my paint, fill the marks with filler cream stuff, then synthetic protection over teh top of it, doesn't make it 'gleam' like natural wax products do, but at least 6months later it still beads water and dirt pretty good, wheras natural products last about a week atbest

I have tried them both and the wool one just gets my vote,Not sure why it just a personal thing i suppose