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Old 19-06-2008   #1
 
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meguiars cleaning products

right before i make my first bulk orduff people use most, as in what are peoples cleaning habbits, is it a quick sponge over with a bucket of soapy water or is it a full day of pollishing its tits off.

please let me know what stufff you like and what you dont, also what other brands do people use and how do they think they compare to megs?

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never ever use a sponge
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Re: meguiars cleaning products

lol well i can get the flanels etc its just hard choosing the right stuff to sell as i buy bulk to save money to offer better prices.
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Re: meguiars cleaning products

so this an add then?

everyone has their different favorites, helz will move this to car care section soon, you get more replies in there.
you get large micro fibre cloths from pound land
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nah not an add i just want to see what people use.
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Re: meguiars cleaning products

Day to day, just a wash using whatever shampoo and a cellulose sponge. I have been known to spend the entire day also, but that's maybe once or twice a year at most.
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and a cellulose sponge.
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Try one, perfectly fine in my opinion. Zymol sell sponges and they're widely recognised as selling the best (most expensive) products in the world; that Paul Dalton bloke that charges lots of money for cleaning cars uses them I believe (Zymol Sponge) so they can't really be too bad.
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whats rong with sponges like?
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whats rong with sponges like?
They can trap dirt betwen themselves and the bodywork, so when you move the sponge back and forth you cause millions of tiny swirl marks.

I always use a Meguiars lambswool wash mit (about £10 each) but there are synthetic alternatives that do a similar job and may be a bit cheaper.

I have heard of the Zymol sponges, and read that they are supposed to be very good and 'not like' your ordinary sponge - but Ive never tried one myself.

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whats rong with sponges like?
read this:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=4637
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A mitt can still trap dirt and grit.....
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A mitt can still trap dirt and grit.....
with 2 buckets and a deep mit you be fine, if a bit of grit does get in in goes in deep so stays away from the car
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A mitt can still trap dirt and grit.....
We use a mitt and its fine.
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We use a mitt and its fine.
I use a sponge and it's fine.....
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