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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: Dizzie on 01 May 2005, 18:29

Title: shammies
Post by: Dizzie on 01 May 2005, 18:29

how do you clean them?

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: kingsmk2 on 01 May 2005, 18:50

what i tend to do is leave them on a bowl of water with a little flash liquid in to... this helps clean them up and u can also use the shammie this way and it stops u from getting smeared windows.

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: ...joe on 01 May 2005, 21:54

use an autoglym hydr-flexi blade!!!

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: mix on 07 May 2005, 22:48

Rinse them out in warm water, maybe a little bit of mild soap, and ringe out and leave to dry.....

/me housewife mix to the rescue

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: Dizzie on 07 May 2005, 23:08

We slung them in the washing machine. I've never seen so much soap in there! they look brand new now. we'll see if they still work the same!

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: mix on 07 May 2005, 23:09

Or theres that option :laugh:

Might have f**ked em up tho as its a wierd material....

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: VR6_ROB on 11 May 2005, 21:38

i clean shammies at work at the time when doin the cars
if you have a pressure washer just clean the floor so theres a clean patch
then pressure wash both sides nice and clean for you then :cool:

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: nogama3 on 13 May 2005, 08:22

Rob, i thought that would tear the shammy apart?
 bowl of hot water and some fairy iquid as my son says.

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: VR6_ROB on 13 May 2005, 19:00

nope does not harm it at all mine lasts about 3-4 month but i use it everyday about 15 cars a day

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: dirtmans on 03 July 2005, 22:05

by the way it's chamois not shammies

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 07 July 2005, 11:32

why do you need to wash em? you only use them on a clean car :huh:

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: [han] on 07 July 2005, 15:42

i ain't got the nack fo gettin the car fully clean yet.. always seem to find a patch of dirt....

i jet wash, then bucket and sponge followed my hosepipe, chamois dry and polish.... hmmm... my chamois is always pretty mucky..... (think thats lazyness around the bottom of the car)
i chuck mine in the washer, both come out fine proper chamois, and the artificial one i acquired from my bro's work.

always come up clean - but if theres no load goin in a wash it through with warm water and fairy :grin: doesn't  come up immacualte, but sure gets those marks out  :smiley:

Title: Re: shammies
Post by: gibby on 08 July 2005, 12:33

Han, when you jet wash and then bucket and sponge your car are you using soap ? If so then there's no point in polishing it as the dettergents in the soap will ruin the wax finish the next time you wash it. Best bet is to clean the car, use soap at this point if you really want to, dry with chamois and then polish. If you do a full polish or a t-cut and gloss protector you will not have to use any soap for 3 - 6 months, as all you'll have to do is wipe the body work down with clean water and a sponge and then chamois dry and the shine should come back through.  :smiley: