*** The Car Cleaning Thread ***

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shadow_boxer said:
Guys how do you wash your microfiber clothes. Hand wash or machine? Also would you wash each one after single use?
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Washing machine with uncented detergent with no added bleach or anything like that. Do it after every time they're used. Mitt, cloths and towels get washed every time. I don't usually wash the things used on the wheels with the other things though.
 
I wash my microfibres at 40 degrees on a normal cycle, 60 degrees if they get really mucky, using the cheapest liquid detergent I can get my hands on.
 
Any MF used for wax I soak in a sink with washing up liquid. Then in the wash with Costco cheap detergent.

Don't use fabric softener, it seems to stop fluffy MF from soaking up water like it did before
 
yeah a non bio with no softener is what is usually recomended

a number of suppliers of car cleaning liquids also offer up their own microfibre cleaning stuff as well now..but I suspect its just a non bio detergent
 
FTM said:
yeah a non bio with no softener is what is usually recomended
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why non-bio ? you want to shift any oil/petrolium based stuff , have always used bio on eg. autoglymresinpolish cloths.

different tack - I've always bucket/hand-washed foam mop pads ... don't know what a machine would do to them
 
Forgot how fun snow foaming a car is and how much easier it is then to wash. Have some autoglym shampoo to use, it worked well in the lance :p. Used it neat - foam everywhere :D

Going to buy some polar seal next - that stuff looks fab. Will get another lance for it.

LiE said:
Nilfisk C110 on offer for 59.99 at Amazon at the moment.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MTZWJWA
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Mine is still going strong years later. Survived the winter in the shed too.
 
Washed mine and then uses Autobrite SPRINTS SiO2 coating. Towel dried it and the way the water soaks off leaving the paint flawless is incredible.
 
mOdO said:
I take it the Nilfisk Snow foam is crap?
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I don’t think I ever tried it. I only ever use the autoglym snow foam and it works well. Don’t expect snow foam to work wonders. It removes some grime, but you still need to hand wash. It reduces the abrasive materials left on the paint at least.

I like autoglyms three step pressure wash approach. Just need to try the polar seal.
 
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