how far do you drag mitt across ?
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imported_Sullybob
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I will usually rinse the mitt about every panel or half panel depending on how dirty the car is. If it is really dirty I will just drag the mitt across the panel and then rinse it and wash the panel again.
For example on the hood I use three mitts or three rinsings. For the doors I use 1 and sometimes two mitts to get the whole door. I also have a dedicated mitt for the very bottom of the door where lots of dirt accumulates.
For example on the hood I use three mitts or three rinsings. For the doors I use 1 and sometimes two mitts to get the whole door. I also have a dedicated mitt for the very bottom of the door where lots of dirt accumulates.
Accumulator
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When I'm using a "regular" wash technique, as opposed to one of my extreme methods, I'll seldom do even half a door without cleaning/changing the mitt. Better safe than sorry; a little more time spent washing beats a *lot* of time spent polishing and rewaxing (let alone the wear and tear on the clear).
Lowejackson
New member
I would guess at 12 to 18", preferring to keep the mitt soaked with water
imported_Sullybob
Member
Accumulator have you ever tried QEW? I am going to pick some up one of these days and try it out. Lots of members seem to have really good results with it.
Accumulator
Well-known member
Sullybob said:
Nah, the concept behind it is just antithetical to my way of washing. Not a shot at those who use/like it, but it's not for me.
Note that these days I do 99% of my washes with some variation of my extreme foamgun technique. About as far from QEW as you can get.
Might be just the thing for *you* though, especially if water use/supply/etc. is an issue.
It depends on how dirty the paint is.
If the bottom half has gone through a rain i will wash each section 2 times.
The first time i try to just tickle the paint rinsing with every "line" of the wash pad per panel.
Then i empty out my buckets and wash normally, still rinsing or flipping over the pad every line.
I have to go down dirt roads on construction sites, so i get real dirty sometimes.
If the bottom half has gone through a rain i will wash each section 2 times.
The first time i try to just tickle the paint rinsing with every "line" of the wash pad per panel.
Then i empty out my buckets and wash normally, still rinsing or flipping over the pad every line.
I have to go down dirt roads on construction sites, so i get real dirty sometimes.
imported_guapsnaman
New member
I just used QEW and found it a lot easier to use than expected. Like many others, I have converted to use QEW exclusively on my own car.
White95Max
New member
qew = Protectall's Quick and Easy Wash.
It's a soap that requires no rinsing so a lot of people use it to wash their cars in the winter with no hose. A lot of mobile detailers use it all the time for customer cars too.
It's a soap that requires no rinsing so a lot of people use it to wash their cars in the winter with no hose. A lot of mobile detailers use it all the time for customer cars too.
