SL350_SWINDON
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- SL350 2003
Hi all, when washing car what's the best applicator? Sponge, mitt, cloth? Recommendations please
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ARTiSAN said:The two bucket method sounds like a pain however you soon get used to it and will be surprised how dirty the water in the 'rinse' bucket gets. With only one bucket this would have been reused !!
Having only started cleaning my cars 'proper' this year, I'm genuinely surprised how much crud does get lifted off into the rinse bucket. That's after a pre-wash spray and foam on what looks like clean paint (that's silver for you!). Will never go back...still not 100% convinced about the grit guards but they can't do any harm.
Grit guards or the similar Scratch Shields (do the same thing) are to minimise scratching the paint whilst washing. It's cheap insurance really. If need be you can get away with only using one in the 'rinse' bucket.
On dark coloured cars you need all the help one can get so snow foam, two bucket method, drying towels (not chamois or blade !!!!!) and de-ionised water for the final rinse.
Swarthy looking eastern European usually....
I'd be careful using DI water as the purer it is the more it rots metal
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