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Offline Rob GTI

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Wash Mitt
« on: April 27, 2010, 09:51:59 pm »
Anyone had any good or bad experiences of the Kent Microfibre wash mitt, they are 2 for a fiver at Asda at the mo.

The autoexpress boys like it:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/234206/wash_mitts_tested.html

Was going to go for lambswool again but since my wife washed the last one, it shrank and the wool fell out in clumps I don't want to waste money. Will I notice a difference?
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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2010, 10:01:32 pm »
Not used one of these bad boys but doesnt look like something i would use...Lambswool ftw in my eyes, the sonus one is good value i reckon, the dodo juice one is a funny kinda hand shape. I feel the lambswool ones hold on the suds and allow the dirt to drift away rather than scrape over with the mitt.

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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2010, 10:16:32 pm »
I'd agree with Truckie although I've yet to find a Lambswool mitt I'm 100% happy with as they don't seem to last!!  :sad1:


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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2010, 10:21:55 pm »
I am biased here, but my sonus lambswool has been through its fair share of washes and is still as good as day one, where as some other l/wool mitts have shriveled up and are useless now.

Those noodle mitts? they to me are just those dusters with another use.
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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2010, 10:27:25 pm »
Got a few of these from woolworths when they closed down.Do the job fine. :smiley:
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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2010, 11:11:31 pm »
I've had a 3 lambswool mitts, none of which lasted more than 4-5 washes. Turns out it was the tumble drier that weakened them so next time they got wet, they fell apart.

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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2010, 09:28:43 am »
Agree with the sonus shout, I've got 3or4 of these and there all holding up well. Had a fair few lambswools now and they seem the best so far, the meguiars one I had fell to bits pretty quick so is now used for arches etc. I've got a dodo wookie mitt too, but the bloody thing sooks up half the contents of the bucket and looks like some sort of weird pet when it's dry.  :laugh:


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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2010, 08:36:56 pm »
Meguires lambswool mitt all the way for me! Use it, rinse it, hang it to dry! has lasted months and has a handy bug removing mesh on the reverse.  :happy2:

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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2010, 09:25:15 pm »
I have a CG one looks like them hats the guards wear at buckingham palace, my daughter thinks it a rabbit.

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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2010, 10:31:43 pm »
Hmmm so its common for the lambswool ones to fall to pieces after a bit, I may give the Kent items a swirl  :P Hope not literally....
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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2010, 10:49:59 pm »
Not to sure if its the sonus ones, but they have a dark green wrist band section, Anyway i have treated them correctly rinse and dry naturally and all 3 that i bought, melted like they were in a nuclear blast after 5 washes.  :chicken:

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Re: Wash Mitt
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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2010, 08:37:01 pm »
I just got a dodo juice yeti's fist. Apparenty I need to comb it!

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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2010, 08:50:11 pm »
^^ iv just got one too and was like wtf reading the instrustions. it needs combing and checking for twigs etc   :rolleye:
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Re: Wash Mitt
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2010, 07:52:56 am »
The wookies fists are the same. Comb once dry. Makes a hell of a difference


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