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What's best for washing your pride and joy

sponge
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56%
wash mitt
4
44%
 
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the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by banker » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:57 pm

The hot topic continues, what's the best thing to wash your car with.
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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by lutonmatt » Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:37 pm

i vote sponge always used it

i would of voted but cant
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Post by SUPERCHARGEDGTA » Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:52 pm

mans choice :thumb:

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Post by Firebreather » Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:53 pm

Mitten if you're worried about breaking a nail :lol:
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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by Chriss6923 » Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:02 am

sponge for me!!! (can't vote)

and going on the previous comment...think mitten would be good for noodles :P so he don't break a nail ::) ::) lol
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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by NOODLES » Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:01 am

um, i use a microfiber sponge....so cross between the 2........and they only cost a quid lol.
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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by thirdgen » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:26 am

i have a sponge but i just bought a mitt thing while bored walking about in b&q last week lol

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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by thebandit92 » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:43 pm

My car and van and bike have crap paint so a sponge is fine for me :thumb:
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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by banker » Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:58 pm

So your'e saying if it was a nice paint job you'd use a mitt :thumb:
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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by thebandit92 » Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:08 pm

banker wrote:So your'e saying if it was a nice paint job you'd use a mitt :thumb:
Yep :thumb: and i wouldn't use a jet wash on good paint either,i feel they are too harsh,although i have seen people wash with a mitt and then jet wash the soap off,i only use one on wheels and under arches or on crap paint lol.
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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by WelshGTA » Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:04 pm

sponge. them chamois it dry. cant leave it dry on it's own leaves to many water marks
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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by firebird74 » Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:33 pm

Sponges for me. One knackered one for the wheels and under the arches. A good one for the rest. Followed by a thourogh leathering and a beer.

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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by ccckeeper » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:58 pm

Sponge for me and then synthetic chamie
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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by v8driver » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:09 pm

WelshGTA wrote:sponge. them chamois it dry. cant leave it dry on it's own leaves to many water marks
Micro fiber mitt (since I read about them, sponge before this car...and for lesser cars), can't be arsed with the chamois....Run it up the bypass at about a ton, it'll blow all the water off. :D ;)

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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by DANGEROUS BOB » Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:48 pm

firebird74 wrote:Sponges for me. One knackered one for the wheels and under the arches. A good one for the rest. Followed by a thourogh leathering and a beer.
You give your car beer? :-/

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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by SUPERCHARGEDGTA » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:32 pm

works for me ;)

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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by SUPERCHARGEDGTA » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:53 pm

not got many round here, got some japanese students, could round them up I suppose :think:

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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by knight2000uk » Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:30 am

I have a friend of mine that helps out with the windows:
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Re: the great sponge, wash mitt debate

Post by Baz & Chrissie » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:41 pm

Prefer to use a very soft brush to wash our Fiero & other motors - gets into all the door & window & trim gaps better than a sponge, and doesn't retain any grit that gets loosened but potentially trapped into sponges... :thumb:
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