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Rinseless wash media: Sponge vs. Mitt
Legit question for the people who love to use a sponge for rinseless. Do you really prefer it over a mitt? Would you use a rinseless wash sponge to do a traditional bucket wash instead of a mitt?
What do you prefer and why?
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Re: Rinseless wash media: Sponge vs. Mitt
I use a designated RW sponge because it's usually more dense and absorbs more. I also use the "Gary Dean" method as well.
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Re: Rinseless wash media: Sponge vs. Mitt
Originally Posted by Klasse Act
I use a designated RW sponge because it's usually more dense and absorbs more. I also use the "Gary Dean" method as well.
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Would you use that sponge to do a bucket wash?
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I wish I still had a link to an old video that tested many kinds of wash media under a microscope IIRC a sponge was downright scary and a mitt was the preferred. It was enough convincing to me to only use a sponge for household chores.
Treat it like it's the only one in the world.
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Re: Rinseless wash media: Sponge vs. Mitt
Originally Posted by Eldorado2k
Would you use that sponge to do a bucket wash?
No I only use that particular one for rinseless washes.
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I know this wasn't an option, but I do the 5 towel method. Each towel gets used 1 time for a section and placed in discard bucket.
Only need 1-1.5 gallon of wash mix since dirty towels do not go back in.
Roof+windows
Hood+front fenders
1 each for 2 sides
Back
Total of 5.
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Re: Rinseless wash media: Sponge vs. Mitt
Originally Posted by Odrapnew
I know this wasn't an option, but I do the 5 towel method. Each towel gets used 1 time for a section and placed in discard bucket.
Only need 1-1.5 gallon of wash mix since dirty towels do not go back in.
Roof+windows
Hood+front fenders
1 each for 2 sides
Back
Total of 5.
So I take it that you do not pre treat each panel
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Re: Rinseless wash media: Sponge vs. Mitt
Originally Posted by Klasse Act
So I take it that you do not pre treat each panel
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Not specifically pretreatment, but when I do rineless it's usually in the winter and I hit the DIY 2 blocks away to spray off all the heavy stuff before rinseless in garage to remove the remaining film.
Yeah, I'm sure the 5 towels is overkill with that method, but better safe than sorry.
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Re: Rinseless wash media: Sponge vs. Mitt
I use on average 6 mitts when I'm doing the extreme wash method so not overkill at all; it's being safe
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Re: Rinseless wash media: Sponge vs. Mitt
Originally Posted by Odrapnew
Not specifically pretreatment, but when I do rineless it's usually in the winter and I hit the DIY 2 blocks away to spray off all the heavy stuff before rinseless in garage to remove the remaining film.
Yeah, I'm sure the 5 towels is overkill with that method, but better safe than sorry.
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I don't think 5 towels are overkill at all. I usually use about 5 or 6 myself plus a separate one for the tires and wheels during the winter.
It's all about being safe!
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