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Old 30 Dec 2003, 02:07 pm
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Default Re: Sponge or Woollen Mitt?

NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net (Rex B) spake unto the masses in
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>|> Which of the two is better for washing your car and minimising the
>|> affect of swirl marks on your paintwork, a sponge or a woollen mitt?
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>|
>|Neither. Both are bad. A soft, long-bristled brush is best.
>
> True, according toa friend who is much more anal about this than I.
> They are hard to find, cost around $20. Mine is horse-hair.



I prefer the kind that attaches to the hose, so you can have a copious
stream of water flowing all the while you wash.

Sponges and mitts do not allow the dirt to "float" off the body in that
water stream, but end up grinding it into the paintwork.

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