[philip rodney]

I love the paint on my virgin Dark Silver MCS.

One of my colleagues says never use a sponge, only a brush to wash.

Thoughts?

[tnoy66]

Quote: Originally Posted by philip rodney

I love the paint on my virgin Dark Silver MCS.

One of my colleagues says never use a sponge, only a brush to wash.

Thoughts?

A BRUSH

Use only a good quality sponge or preferably a sheepskin washmitt

sheepskin washmitts here http://www.sheepskinshop.co.uk/accessories.htm

[AndytheScientist]

Vote for mit here too

[Pom Down Under]

Meguires mit every time....wouldn't even use a brush on my wheels

[DarkSilverBullet]

DONT use a sponge, always use a mit, sponges hold the grit in the holes.
2 buckets of water, 1 with the shampoo (for that fly-away hair!) and one of just water for rinsing the mit, helps keep the shampoo water clean and thus you car.

[Rakey]

brush





sponge






Only use the brush for wheels, and its a nice soft special wheel brush, and sponges are for soft top hoods only. Use them on paint only if you like swirl marks

[Carlos.]

Car Wash

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by carlos2

Car Wash

you'll have MINI come round and take that car back if your not careful

[Carlos.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey

you'll have MINI come round and take that car back if your not careful

Time to start speccin soon anyway just gonna get Xmas outta the way .....

and I might be heading here

http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...39#post2007939

[Spotty Dog]

STOP! It's all irrelevant! Just make sure whatever you do, YOU RINSE THE CAR THOROUGHLY b4 you use a mit/sponge/brush/octopus. Moving dirt around never cleaned anything!

[DarkSilverBullet]

Quote: Originally Posted by carlos2

Time to start speccin soon anyway just gonna get Xmas outta the way .....

and I might be heading here

http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...39#post2007939

Thats a long thread to go though !!! Enjoy

[TOGWT]

Vehicle Washing Tools:
Ironically, washing your vehicle can actually damage the paint finish because grit in the wash brush or mitt can leave scratches in the paint film surface. But with a Grit Guard™ in place at the bottom of the wash bucket, you simply rub the brush or wash mitt across the grid type surface to remove any damaging grit.

This debris will settle through the grid to the bottom of the wash bucket and your brush or wash mitt remains grit free. It makes this bucket is ideal for use as the rinse bucket in a two-bucket wash system; the other bucket contains the wash concentrate solution.

Sponge:
Although a sponge does have micro cells they are not always large enough to contain any road dirt or grit, ( a sea sponge has the advantage of larger cells) which becomes trapped between it and the paint surface and will cause scratching. A sheepskin mitt has the advantage of long fibres that allow any road grit / dirt to stay clear of the surface; as long as they are rinsed fairly often to remove any dirt they will not cause scratching
{each one / teach one][then student /becomes teacher}
JonM

[Clutch Cargo]

A boar's-hair brush is soft enough not to scratch, and it won't trap any grit in its bristles. And you can even get them pole-mounted so you don't have to bend over so much. The only drawback is that they're very expensive.

[Olly.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spotty Dog

STOP! It's all irrelevant! Just make sure whatever you do, YOU RINSE THE CAR THOROUGHLY b4 you use a mit/sponge/brush/octopus. Moving dirt around never cleaned anything!

Yeah but rinsing will never get all the dirt off your car

If you use a sponge you will scratch you car, no matter how long you stand there with a hose.

Washmitts are the best option IMO.

[wedi_mynd]

Wash mit here all the way.

Sponge now demoted to the inner wheel arches!

The Meguiars Mit is the Dogs B's

Brushes are for floors.

[mtlove14]

i vote for the meguires mit works great and i have seen no scratches or swirls

[philip rodney]

thanks guys

get the gist

can one buy the mit in a shop - or only online?

haven't seen it anywhere

[ayohell]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spotty Dog

STOP! It's all irrelevant! Just make sure whatever you do, YOU RINSE THE CAR THOROUGHLY b4 you use a mit/sponge/brush/octopus. Moving dirt around never cleaned anything!

I'll go with that, mitt or sponge for me, rinsing all the time after soaking the car well, and never press, use it lightly.

while on this, does anyone else use the Auto Glym pack supplied in the boot, not had it before, tried the body shampoo/conditioner (unsure wether this is for greasy or dandruffed cars) and this seems ok, not sure on the rest of the gear in there...... any one else tried?

[DarkSilverBullet]

Quote: Originally Posted by philip rodney

thanks guys

get the gist

can one buy the mit in a shop - or only online?

haven't seen it anywhere

There are ash mits in the shops, but the meguires one is going to be online (i got mine from Larkspeed, coz meguires were sold out at the time) or car show only.

[Smurfn]

Another vote for the sheepskin mitt here. And so easy to use too