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Re: Optimum Big Red Sponge-Review
i have used the blue version of this sponge when it first came out and wasn't a fan (just wasn't for me). it's too thick and would be better if it was half the thickness so there's more flexibility (pliable like a grout sponge) getting into tighter areas and would also soak up less solution (less heavy and on pressure) as well. nice review and if it works for you, keep using it...
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Uber did leave the sponge with stains. N-914 not only cleaned those stains, now it gets no more stains each time I use it.
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Eldorado,
All good info, for sure. But wouldn't the most fair test be to use it with ONR, which I think is what it was developed to be used with?
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It’s a great sponge with ONR.
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Eldorado,
All good info, for sure. But wouldn't the most fair test be to use it with ONR, which I think is what it was developed to be used with?
I’m not interested in ONR. I just ordered more McKee’s N-914.
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Great review Eldorado2K!
Don't know if it's an interesting thing to hear. But the most used wash media the average Joe and Jane uses here in Sweden is foam sponges in all different ways of how they are cut and the size of them. I will be digging a bit in my plastic boxes to find those that most detailing shops offers. It's like convoluted on the part that touching the paint. With the 2bm wash it feels kind of safe. It can be an environment thing that where I live it's gets more loose and bigger dirt particals if that makes sense. That's for me gets very concerned to do a safe waterless wash or rinseless wash without any kind of pre-rinse. But with a pre-rinse done I will test it out this season with Carpro EcH2O.
Is it faster to do a rinseless wash with the BRS vs mf towels? Or is it more the aftercare without needing to wash and dry the mf towels that you save time in the longrun?
It kind of shows that you live in a big city and get that high amount of black soot on the BRS and the mf towels I have seen before. How is it with acid rains where you live. As I understand it it's able to build up to acid rains where you have a lot of exhaust fumes that gets transformed to this. Just interested if it's something that is noticeble or if it's very rare to happens.
Very generous of you spaaaz to pass the BRS forward to Eldorado2K!
Nicely done with the review Eldo!
/ Tony
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FWIW, try your RW with The Aqua Sponge...very pores! I know the BRS is a forum favorite but I've had GREAT luck when using the Aqua Sponge, well before I used the GD method more often.
Nice to see you review a product and post your experience with it's especially since you were initially not too sure about it IIRC
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Great review Eldorado2K!
Don't know if it's an interesting thing to hear. But the most used wash media the average Joe and Jane uses here in Sweden is foam sponges in all different ways of how they are cut and the size of them. I will be digging a bit in my plastic boxes to find those that most detailing shops offers. It's like convoluted on the part that touching the paint. With the 2bm wash it feels kind of safe. It can be an environment thing that where I live it's gets more loose and bigger dirt particals if that makes sense. That's for me gets very concerned to do a safe waterless wash or rinseless wash without any kind of pre-rinse. But with a pre-rinse done I will test it out this season with Carpro EcH2O.
Is it faster to do a rinseless wash with the BRS vs mf towels? Or is it more the aftercare without needing to wash and dry the mf towels that you save time in the longrun?
It kind of shows that you live in a big city and get that high amount of black soot on the BRS and the mf towels I have seen before. How is it with acid rains where you live. As I understand it it's able to build up to acid rains where you have a lot of exhaust fumes that gets transformed to this. Just interested if it's something that is noticeble or if it's very rare to happens.
Very generous of you spaaaz to pass the BRS forward to Eldorado2K!
Nicely done with the review Eldo!
/ Tony
I never used to do rinseless wash, I was strictly waterless wash. Time wise it’s about the same, however doing this rinseless with the sponge the 1st thing I noticed was that it can be a bit of a mess due to more water everywhere. I normally get by with 1 small PFM for drying via waterless, but the 1st time I did a rinseless with the sponge my PFM was soaking wet and could no longer effectively dry the last panel.
I’ve come to the realization that doing a pre soak with rinseless solution is completely unnecessary. These last 2 rinseless washes I went straight at it with the sponge and I think things went much better that way.
I don’t think acid rain is much of an issue here. It rarely rains though..
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