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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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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.

Many thanks Andy.

I wonder how many people use an Air Blower to 'dry' their cars? Starting from about £75 they are more expensive, but perhaps not in the longterm?

I bet @NickReilly063 has one? :unsure: :LOL:
 

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Many thanks Andy.

I wonder how many people use an Air Blower to 'dry' their cars? Starting from about £75 they are more expensive, but perhaps not in the longterm?

I bet @NickReilly063 has one? :unsure: :LOL:

I confess, I do use my Makita leaf blower for some drying activities… 😂


A quick drive around the block does the trick - as I said yesterday just basic old school cleaning for me ;) 🧽🧽🪣🪣 - it does help a little when you have a row of valet bays and a heated showroom though -

I think the word detailer means you can charge more money for the same results - anyway what did we do in the 80's and early 90's.



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If the Ghostbusters started a sideline in litter/leaf clearing, they would be strapping
one of those on.

I've got to admit, reading this thread, its the first time I've ever seen someone using
something like a leaf blower to dry a car, I've learned something new this evening ;)
I thought I was doing fairly alright with the few (and now old) drying towels 😂

Also, re washing the towels in lower temps, good tips there @SharkyUK.
 
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@NickReilly063 Loving that Mercedes, never seen that colour before, looks unreal.
What's it called?

I would quite happily bomb around in that car for a good while.
Must be a pretty decent engine under the bonnet as well I'm guessing.

To be fair, Mercedes have some properly nice colours to choose from, once you move
away from the ever present greys and blacks, most seem to come in.
 
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