Sheepskin mitt ?'s

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trueblueblood

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Alright I have had the viking and now the euro ones from Wal mart. Is their anyway to get the mitts back to the same consistencey that they were when you bought them after washing them. After hand washing and air drying they look all dready and semi matted. Is this natural or is their a process to washing and drying them that I'm missing. Thanks
 
i just used the sonus microfiber shampoo... for washing mfs- called wunder wasche. i used it on the mfs by machine- it did a great job.

not suggesting that anyone wash their mitts in the machine (you can but not the best idea)- but i bet this stuff would be great for a hand wash (i did use it to hand wash my machine pads and it worked for that too).
 
Yeah I had been using Autofiber's wash for MF's, I might give that a shot, normally I handwash with Woolite. I guess its the nature of the beast they will never look as pretty as the day I bought them :( ! thanks
 
Gentlemen! I will have no laughing here, but I found a very good way to unmatt my sheepskin wash mitts. My dog donated his "slicker brush" one day. The brush has stainless steel bristles that have a twenty degree bend to them. Thing works like a charm.:D I'd suggest you not tell the dog....
 
Sheepskin mitts are from sheep. No suprises there - right.



Anyway, my point is this. Sheepsking mitts are the same as wool.



Don't do anything to a sheepskin mitt (cleaningwise that is) that you wouldn't do to your wife's favourite wool sweater.
 
a.k.a. Patrick said:
Can I ask a stupid question ?



Who cares !!

Put it in the dang soapy water and wash your car!!
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Exactly ... I just hang mine on the edge of my wash pail to drip dry and knock it back in the pail next time round once the pail is full of fresh soapy wash water.
 
Fox Curry said:
Gentlemen! I will have no laughing here, but I found a very good way to unmatt my sheepskin wash mitts. My dog donated his "slicker brush" one day. The brush has stainless steel bristles that have a twenty degree bend to them. Thing works like a charm.:D I'd suggest you not tell the dog....
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You mean I bought the wrong brush??? :D



Seriously, I bought the "untangler brush"(?) for my mitt, because I didn't like how it was getting so knotted up and "ropy". Hey, it was pretty cheap... :p



It seems that "whipping" the mitt in the air and then hanging it up to dry helps a bit.
 
Actually, I have found the sheepskin mitts to be the least expensive of all the products in my rapidly growing arsenal. I grabbed four of them at Cajun Tire the other day for $4 apiece. I think that around about the end of August, or so, you will find the likes of Walmart and Zellers dumping them off the shelves in favour of their winter lines - hence even more bargains.



IMO - the 'Simoniz' mitt that I picked up a few months ago seems to be the best one I have come across. If my memory serves me, it cost about $6.



TMALSS (to make a long story short) - if they get kinda ratty after a while - pitch them; you're not out much.
 
freedre said:


TMALSS (to make a long story short) - if they get kinda ratty after a while - pitch them; you're not out much.
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Or just retire the worn ones to doing more dirty stuff like wheels, wheel wells, lower body panels on cars that are in rough shape....lol
 
Wow I'm neurotic I want my mitts fluffier:o . Thanks for all the replies, how do you all gauge when its time to retire them or throw them away.
 
I say when they are dirty, demote them to tires and wheel wells, etc.. Use them there until they are too ratty to hold in your hand.
 
The wool mitts are natural products and will begin to deteriorate over time (when you are finished with them, air them out and make sure they get dry). When your mitts begins to lose it's hair - time to get a new one. :D
 
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