Wash Mitts or Sponges

[scarface]

Since i can remember ive always used a normal sponge to wash my cars but recently there seems to be so much more choice out there on what you should and shouldnt use!

What would you recommend?

Sheepskin Wash Mitt

Sheepskin Wash Pad

Lambswool Wash Mitt

Microfibre Wash & Polish Mitt

A Sponge
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[jonjay]

Sheepskin or Lambswool mitts are better than sponges generally.

Sponge should only be used in specialist applications i.e. the car is well maintained. You can get some quite expensive sponges from various popular manufacturers that are meant to be pretty good. I wouldnt worry about these.

 

[Jace]

Sheepskin or Lambswool mitts are better than sponges generally.

Sponge should only be used in specialist applications i.e. the car is well maintained. You can get some quite expensive sponges from various popular manufacturers that are meant to be pretty good. I wouldnt worry about these.

what he said ^^

 

[Husbandofstinky]

what he said ^^

+ 1

 

[waxonwaxoff]

get yourself a nice sheepskin wash mitt

 

[GainfulShrimp]

I bought a microfibre 'noodle' mitt from Asda pretty cheaply. Seems to be very gentle. The reverse side of it has that soft mesh stuff which is great for getting those stubborn ex-bugs off the windscreen.

 

[CupraR210.DJM]

Meguires wash mit here, on the advice from JonJay.

 

[jonjay]

Meguiars ones are good, Sonus ones are good...if you buy from cleanyourcar.co.uk or polishbliss you cant go wrong tbh.

 

[turbo009]

sheepskin wash mitt

 

[alx_chung]

Sheepskin wash mitt for me, they are sooo nice
Alex

 

[Rocky Rocastle]

again, meguairs wash mitt as its readily available

 

[D3DNA]

If I do a detail then I tend to use the Lambswool/Sheepskin mitt though I do think if its from the same type of animal so why name it differently?. It feels better, fluffier almost and tends to hold water which helps in cleaning. For general cleaning I will use a Megs wash mitt. This seems to like grime and general crud. I've have had it over 2 years now and is washable, a low wash in the machine without softener brings it up like brand new.
With my old car I used a sponge from a kit that you can get from a local car accessory supplier which did create swirl marks on the paint. I've noted that with a sponge compared to a wash mitt; the wash mitt tends to clean better and gets into places that the sponge does not. The better quality mitt I have used does tend to clean better (this is using a dual bucket method with warm (car shampoo) to cold (clean) water)

A basic answer to you question,
General purpose (bodywork>trim>rims) Megs Microfibre Mitt (or alternative)
Bodywork only > Lambswool/Sheepskin
Buffing or Polishing > Microfibre Towels,don't bother with a mitt for this