Good wash mitt / drying towel

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It's been years since I bought mine, and wonder if anyone can recommend me a good wash mitt & drying towel?

Alternatively, perhaps @NickReilly063 could come down to Cambridge to detail my car? :unsure:

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It's been years since I bought mine, and wonder if anyone can recommend me a good wash mitt & drying towel?

Alternatively, perhaps @NickReilly063 could come down to Cambridge to detail my car? :unsure:

Cheers


I'm setting off now Sir - not too sure when I'll get there though due to out Sh- - - te motorways. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
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we have amazing roads (not), will be a good excuse to bring the T out? I'll put the kettle on.

Nick - as one of our resident detailers, are you able to recommend anything that will pamper 371.?
 

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I’m a huge fan of these:


It’s supposed to be for wheels, but I find it excellent for the whole vehicle, particularly our old Mini with all the fiddly bits of chrome etc.
 

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I'm very old school in cleaning cars - a steam cleaner works a treat in the first instance to remove years of grime.

After that a good buff of the bodywork and then just basic polish and trim dressing - colour magic polish is also a god send too.

My latest project was bring this back to life as my new daily - merc220.jpgint1.jpgint2.jpg


This is after a quick wash on Saturday morning after a 650 mile drive to Goodwood - with a hose pipe ban in Yorkshire i brought it to work to Jet wash it and then leather it down inside out of the sun -



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I’m a huge fan of these:


It’s supposed to be for wheels, but I find it excellent for the whole vehicle, particularly our old Mini with all the fiddly bits of chrome etc.

Captain Crevice - is this a wide up? It looks like a great product! thanks Ed I'll get one of these.

Any thoughts on the drying towel thingy & and perhaps brushes to clean inside the wheel.
 

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I use these...


and this...


(I'll drop you a message soon, Mark - stupid busy in work still!)
 

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I use these...


and this...


(I'll drop you a message soon, Mark - stupid busy in work still!)
I like the look of that drying towel, I tend to use the Auto-Glym ones. But may well give one of those a whirl.
 

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I like the look of that drying towel, I tend to use the Auto-Glym ones. But may well give one of those a whirl.

Full disclaimer, the owners behind Yum Cars are friends of mine. I exclusively use their products for all my cleaning and maintenance these days. They aren't the cheapest, but they are good quality products. :)

Ed, the drying towel is great. As with general microfibre care, it is best to wash them in non-bio at a lower temperature and to avoid softener/conditioners during the wash (as in washing the microfibres after use). Otherwise, they lose their absorbency and can become hydrophobic.
 
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