boars hair car washing brush vs microfiber mitt

[bunglebush]

I recently had a discussion with a very good detailer from ny . And asked him what he thought about boars hair car washing brushes the large ones instead of microfiber wash mitts..
He said that brushes only agitate the dirt and wash mitts pick up the dirt. So he said he would not use a boars hair brush over a wash mitt.. He said you want your tool to pick up the dirt when washing the paint.. I'm not so sure if I agree..
My argument is.. Even if you use a two bucket system.. You will still have dirt embedded in the wash mitt while you are washing it.. To me a brush will not pick up the dirt so you don't have to worry about grinding the dirt into the paint as you are cleaning it.. I still use a two bucket system with the brush but I do not see as much of a chance of dirt remaining on the brush while you are washing it.. The rinse is how I remove the dirt after using the boars hair brush to "agitate it" Maybe I'm wrong.. I'm not a professional detailer...Any comments would be great...

[GSKR]

I wouldn't use either.I use a square cut eggcrate the size of my hand.The brush is definitely a no no in my own opinion.

[frankprozzoly]

I would think that brush is harsher than a mitt or a towel. Even its spotless id think it would scratch eventually

[Eldorado2k]

The mitt picks up the dirt, but you rinse the mitt clean after every small section you go over. Those beushes aren't soft enough to not scratch perfect paint. IMO No brush is.

[Rsurfer]

If you truly want a dirt free washing media, do the Gary Dean's method by using ten-twenty MF towels in a soap bucket. Do sections at a time and never reuse the mf towel again until washed. Keep an empty bucket to store the dirty mf towels.

[Rsurfer]

The mitt picks up the dirt, but you rinse the mitt clean after every small section you go over. Those beushes aren't soft enough to not scratch perfect paint. IMO No brush is.

If memory serves, Mike P. uses a boar hair brush and feels that it's safe to use.

[Eldorado2k]

If memory serves, Mike P. uses a boar hair brush and feels that it's safe to use.

Ya. That's why I said in my opinion. Lol.
I wash an RV with a soft flag tipped brush provided by the owner. It doesn't seem to scratch.



But I'd still feel a bit uneasy about trusting it 100% on perfect paint.

[GSKR]

The best method in my opinion for swirl free wash,would be to use a hose in one hand and wash with the other keeping your mitt flushed with water with each swipe.keeping bottoms last and rinse mitt throughly each panel.or keep 5 to 7 mitts in a bucket for each panel.Thats a lot of water and a autogeek.

[Rsurfer]

Ya. That's why I said in my opinion. Lol.
I wash an RV with a soft flag tipped brush provided by the owner. It doesn't seem to scratch.



But I'd still feel a bit uneasy about trusting it 100% on perfect paint.

Yeah, Mike's truck is like 5 stories high and that's why he uses a boars hair brush.

[BrutalNoodle]

Take a look at this review: Montana 10" Boars Hair Brush - Does It Scratch?