The ULTIMATE Sponge Comparison

[Setec Astronomy]

I've wanted to give a sea sponge a try before.

Yeah, I just don't know about washing my car with salt water....

[conman1395]

I have always been leary of using a sponge for rinseless, especially since I have soft paint on my Sti and Tundra. But I will have to give this a shot. Just ordered some Aqua sponges!

I've never experienced except for when I first started trying rinseless washes. The same is true with microfiber too, but I find sponges easier and faster to rinse out.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Interesting topic. I've been doing rinsless washes for years. I learned it from my brother who was given advice from Meg's dealer long time a go (over 25 years ago). He told my brother, after the car has had it's big wash (soap, buckets & hose), then #7 and sealed... the only thing he needed to do was keep it clean.

The local Megs outlet told him to just use two buckets of cold water and a sponge, (this was before micro fiber and good drying towels). He told him to do one section at a time with cold water. Then rinse the sponge in the 2nd bucket, ring it and use the sponge to get the excess water off. Being OCD about his cars, they would get a rinsless wash at the end of every commuting day.

Until recently I've been using the same technique on all my cars.
Then I discovered rinseless wash solutions and love them!

I tried rinseless with a microfiber and it seemed like it took forever!
Tried it a second time going back to my sponges (1 dense sponge and another dense sponge wrapped in microfiber). The results were not only much better, but the time spent was 1/2 of using microfiber cloth.

From here on I'm going to use sponges for rinseless. Thanks for the sources on the aqua and big red.

This was a great article!

[G35]

Which aqua sponge do you use? Checked amazon and there is a few types. I've always liked the blue lc sponge. Works good for rinseless and traditional washes.

[conman1395]

Which aqua sponge do you use? Checked amazon and there is a few types. I've always liked the blue lc sponge. Works good for rinseless and traditional washes.

I use both the small and large ones.

[Bunky]

I do not use sponges much but interesting review.

[Pats300zx]

Great review !!! I llove the Lowes Proline sponges. Been using them for years.

[jaimz11]

Great review! Thanks for taking the time to do it. I've been using the BRS the most lately for my rinseless washes.

[conman1395]

I do not use sponges much but interesting review.

Great review !!! I llove the Lowes Proline sponges. Been using them for years.

Great review! Thanks for taking the time to do it. I've been using the BRS the most lately for my rinseless washes.

Thank you guys!

I don't dislike the Lowe's sponge, I just don't like it as much as some of the others.

One thing I find interesting about the Lowe's sponge is I waste less rinseless wash solution. Although it leaks more on the ground, I find I am using less rinseless wash to safely clean the car.

I like the Big Red Sponge, but the only reason I use it is because my boss gave it to me for free for working butt off on a truck we did a full interior, engine, and one step correct and coat in ONE DAY.

Otherwise I'd have never spent the money on it.

[dcjredline]

Awesome review! Specially for your first one!!!

My comments are as follows.

Red sponge: Want one real bad to do rinseless washes
Lowes sponge: Bought the 6 pack cause a local FD was going to have a charity car wash and I thought I would donate them to the cause. It never happened so I use and really like them
HD: Never tried but will go buy one to try after seeing this review
Aqua sponge: Same as HD sponge...want to try
Blue LC sponge: Also have this one and really like it for the same reasons you mentioned about the cubes. I use it moreso when I want to deep clean a really nasty car before polishing it.