Glad I can be of help for people thinking or now going for buying the mitt. I've seen @Knuckles as his level of cleaning and I barely know half of the products he names. I just enjoy the semi pro clean (none of this arch cleaning and stuff) and that's how I came across this mitt! And for the price aswell. Any halfords you go into will have a G3 stand with all there products! Will it be 3 for 2 aswell it might be worth going for 3 things even if it's just the mitt that takes your fancy
Ah I realise what happened, it's not in the detailing section. Anyone claying their car every 1 or 2 months should have the mitt removed from their possession. I can only imagine what those cars look like under correct lighting!
Good man. My father still does 25k+ miles a year in his and I clay it once, maybe twice a year. If your car is well protected = less contaminants = less claying = less damage to your paint. As Knuckles has already posted, your paint will suffer the more you drag contaminants across it.I appreciate your advice guys, will calm down on the clay mitting from now on!
Just bought myself one - Trying it out at the weekend
i have one .. gonna defo give my car a bash with it. had it over a year and never clayed it. will be intrested to use it and protect the paint
Have been debating a clay mitt as as others have said, using a bar is irritating, particuarlly when you drop the slippery little bugger and have to throw it away -.-
Think this review has swung me, and I will be purchasing one.
It's been said already, Mark, but the sun/street lights/other car HIDs will show up swirls. But get what you mean in terms of priorities.I have one of these, I've just finished giving the car a panel by panel workout over the last few weeks/washes (I only do one panel with each full body wash as I give it a full on polish/seal/wax after and time is always a limiting factor for me). I wash it first with the G3 body prep shampoo and also use a that diluted as a lube.
As a complete amateur who just enjoys doing what I do to my car for me it's perfect. Quick, easy, effective. So what if it introuduces some slight marring/swirl marks that you need a 1,000w halogen light to see, I don't own a 1,000w halogen light nor do I intend to so that's not an issue for me.
Not worth undoing all your hard work to save 30 mins in the wet processes, RDR. Stick with your Bilt Hamber chap.Ant what's your thoughts on these mitts? I was thinking of getting one
Aye is it worth using that instead.Do you guys own any tar remover?
Not instead, use it before clay. It's an important part of the decon process.Aye is it worth using that instead.
Would u use this before 2 bucket method?Not instead, use it before clay. It's an important part of the decon process.
The more contaminants you can get rid of before you put clay/mitt to paint the less chance of damage inflicted.
perfect .. prewash then 2bm and then the tar removal then clay?Nope, after washing.
will do i thought iron x was only for alloys .. cheersThat's it :smile: I would add iron x into you process too before you clay and after you wash.
For initial wheel and tyre clean, use any all purpose cleaner diluted down to get rid of the grime, then an iron remover to remove brake pad deposits. This should bring them up pretty well. Get them waxed or sealed then after that you should only really need a strong dilution of generic car shampoo to clean them up then maintain with wax or sealant to keep protected for easy washing.
If you find they still don't wash down that easily use something a little more aggressive like autofinesse imperial, valet pro bilberry or powermaxed frequent use wheel cleaner. Just remember these will degrade your wheel protection that little bit quicker.
For tyres meguiars endurance is always a good buy. Just give them a good wash and degreasing first, and apply to a dry tyre
A slogan for anyone foolish enough to like a clean car! You know it's bad when you pick a product over another because "it feels nicer to use"
Problem is I now find it relaxing and therapeutic! Had a rubbish day at work so the wife's inside with dinner on the table and I'm insistant I wash both cars before I will come in.
Yes dude using Iron X and Tar X/ TardisDo you guys own any tar remover?
Not to start up arguments again in this delightful thread, but if you can hear it working, what you're hearing is friction between the cloth and the paint surface. Friction means damage, plain and simple.Used my clay mitt for the first time yesterday and was really impressed - much quicker to use than a normal clay bar and you can hear it removing the bonded contaminants so you don't spend longer than you need to on each area.
Now just need to find the time to give the car a good polish and wax :smile: