what kind of mitts are you using ? i ordered some lambs wool mitts and they fell apart...
I use both sheepskin and MF mitts. The latter can retain abrasive stuff, so be careful with those. Eh, I'd sat to stick with high-quality sheepskin and replace 'em as needed.
Mine sheepskin mitts last a long time and all I usually do is rinse them out an lay them over the edge of the bucket, don't even bother hanging them up any more.
i have been using the MF noodle type mitt.
Not a fan of those myself. I want a *LOT* of tiny fibers/hairs, not a smaller number of thicker ones.
Do you wash your drying towel often ?
Every single wash, and I use several of 'em even though I get most of the water off with the AirWand and compressor.
if the QD is supposed to help remove dirt, does the MF WW hold onto the dirt ?
There shouldn't be any dirt left by the time you dry, but yeah the QD will help get any residual dirt off safer. Yeah, the dirt gets transferred from the paint to the WW and you gotta keep an eye on the WW so you can refold/replace it if it becomes soiled.
i need to buy a couple new buckets with grit guards.
Eh, I don't use them. Took out the grit guard-like things in my Griot's buckets. If my mitts are dirty enough to leave much of any dirt in the rinse bucket I figure I did something very wrong.
as for the camaro, i guess the foam gun didnt remove enough of the dirt. foam 2-3 times, rinse, leaf blower to dry and then QD with MF still resulted in marring / swirls.
Did you just foam it like for a "touchless wash"? IF so then that's the problem; you need mechanical agitation (BHB, mitt, something) to knock the dirt loose. The trick is to do that very gently and let the foamgun flush it away.
I really *REALLY* gotta rewrite my wash technique thread some time...just never find the time.
VERY short version:
-Rinse vehicle
-Presoak one panel with foam
-Wash with BHB, spraying foamgun output at point of paint/BHB contact. Jiggle BHB and move pretty slowly, letting foamgun output flush/lubricate area being cleaned and also using it to flush the BHB clean
-Rinse, repeat as needed until you've done the whole panel and things look clean (wash a minimum of two times with BHB)
-Fill mitt with shampoo mix from bucket or fill it with the foamgun, hold it shut at the cuff so shampoo seeps out thorugh the sides of the mitt
-Rewash with mitt, spraying foamgun at point of paint/mitt contact. Rinse/refill mitt as needed, jiggle mitt (no long sweeping motions)
-Rinse, inspect, repeat wash with mitt as needed until you've done the whole panel
-Move on to next panel
I never do entire panels at a time and I avoid those long, sweeping motions that can lead to long scratches.
