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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Exonian on 03 April 2022, 11:17
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Following the sad demise of my last two WoWo lambs-wool wash mitts I need to order another batch of mitts.
I’ve used WoWo ones for years now on recommendation here, so…
Recommendations on a replacement would be appreciated.
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My personal preference is a microfibre wash pad from Klin Korea or Microfibre Madness and fire it into the washing machine after every wash, great way to keep the swirls at bay!
https://www.exceldetailingsupplies.co.uk/products/klin-korea-wash-pad?variant=34574529888419¤cy=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2021-11-08&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=CjwKCAjwi6WSBhA-EiwA6NiokwM15LPRwYG15K11oFKLvpXFj94BfFyNPtIOlTIzriDALopnjXrmkRoCOFMQAvD_BwE
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Interesting that you prefer microfibre Will.
I was hoping microfibre might be a recommendation as it’s a lot less fussy as far as washing goes.
I’ve still got a Meguiars microfibre that I use for wheels (as well as a WoWo wheel mitt) that’s at least ten years old and gets used pretty much weekly. God knows how many wool mitts I’ve been through in that time.
Thanks for the suggestion too :afro:
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My wool wash mitts are also on their last legs so I'll have a look at the mf ones too. Cheers :smiley:
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Interesting that you prefer microfibre Will.
I was hoping microfibre might be a recommendation as it’s a lot less fussy as far as washing goes.
I’ve still got a Meguiars microfibre that I use for wheels (as well as a WoWo wheel mitt) that’s at least ten years old and gets used pretty much weekly. God knows how many wool mitts I’ve been through in that time.
Thanks for the suggestion too :afro:
I prefer the safest option when it comes to wash pads so least like to scratch or mar the paint, more so now that I'm back to flat tornado red as it hides nothing!
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Gtechniq mitt thing, washed many times and still as new
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Gtechniq mitt thing, washed many times and still as new
Good to know, I was looking at those :smiley:
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I get good mileage out of these https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/premium-lambskin-wash-mitt
Out of stock at the moment. They do have the ones with the 'thumb' but I don't like them as you can't easily turn them over to use the other side.
What's happened to WoWo? There's been bugger all on the web site for sale for ages, but they still seem to be going. I often questioned the business model.
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:smiley:
Thanks all!
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Sunday morning, alarm set for 06:30.
Up, showered, lots of tea, then out to do the car as soon as the ice on the windscreen melted.
Am I a bit weird waking up actually looking forward to trying out a new wash pad? I’m not even a detailer, more of an anti-detailer.
Anyway, because nobody asked or cares I decided I’d do a mini review of the Microfiber Madness pad.
After using wash mitts for many many years (that I never put my hand into, I use them more as a cloth/pad) it does take a bit of familiarisation moving to a spongy pad as the mitt is super flexible for doing things like windscreen wiper blades and squeezing into the gap between Clubsport spoiler and top of hatch. But the pad does squish down enough to perform said tasks.
The pad is a decent enough size to grip and fits quite nicely into a Clubsport tailpipe (bless OPF’s for keeping the soot at bay) and cleans the oversized honeycomb bumper grille of a mk8 well (small brushes would still be needed to do earlier generation GTI honeycomb)
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I still used a mitt and hogs arse hair brush to do the fiddly jobs like hinges but the pad coped well with everything else on the bodywork.
Am I disappointed after my early morning excited anticipation? Absolutely not. The reverse in fact.
Was this the most pointless thing I’ve ever written? Most likely absolutely so!
…thanks for the suggestion Will, it took care of an Amazon voucher I had for Xmas and I’m quite impressed with the little fluffy fella :afro:
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Am I a bit weird waking up actually looking forward to trying out a new wash pad?
Yes.
Was this the most pointless thing I’ve ever written?
Possibly :laugh:
Will almost certainly get the least number of views for one of your posts given the traffic volume in this section.
Anyway, I for one was interested and appreciated the effort in posting it. I have the Gtechniq mf on watching for them to come back into stock at clean your car. Although at the moment I'm averaging two washes a year :rolleyes:
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Am I a bit weird waking up actually looking forward to trying out a new wash pad? I’m not even a detailer, more of an anti-detailer.
A little but i was only 45 mins behind you with a bit of polish and ceramic spraying :grin:
Anyway, because nobody asked or cares I decided I’d do a mini review of the Microfiber Madness pad.
I was intrigued, as i've only ever used sponges and mitts i was was curious about a MF pad. Ta for the review.
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I was intrigued, as i've only ever used sponges and mitts i was was curious about a MF pad.
You need to be very careful using the 's' word here in the detailing section :grin:
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I was intrigued, as i've only ever used sponges and mitts i was was curious about a MF pad.
You need to be very careful using the 's' word here in the detailing section :grin:
Duly noted :wink: in my defence it was a long time ago and swirls were all the rage back then :grin:
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I was intrigued, as i've only ever used sponges
Shun the non-believer!
Glad you liked the mf pad Exonian, they get better after 3-4 uses once broken in, or 2-3 years for you Watts :tongue:
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Glad you liked the mf pad Exonian, they get better after 3-4 uses once broken in, or 2-3 years for you Watts :tongue:
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I was lucky the other night, we had a heavy downpour and my car is looking much cleaner :whistle:
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Glad you liked the mf pad Exonian, they get better after 3-4 uses once broken in, or 2-3 years for you Watts :tongue:
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I was lucky the other night, we had a heavy downpour and my car is looking much cleaner :whistle:
Is that what detailers mean when they say touchless / contactless wash? :whistle: