Car Cleaning Bargains

I actually went out and bought a blade in... Halfords I think...

Anyway, I remember spending a couple of Euro on it, as I seen the lads in the local car wash using one on my car before. I used it once and found it's 'drying' ability was not great and I wasn't overly fond of rubbing a toughened silicone hard-edge against my paintwork. So after actually having used it one time, I put it into the shed, never to be used again.


That microfibre madness towel that was linked to by theboinkmaster is the one I have, also. Paying over €20 for a towel is an extremely bitter pill to swallow. I was on the verge of tears paying €20 for a towel. But, I must say, it's one of the best purchases I've made. It's drying ability is shockingly good, and drying a car was the stage that I hated more than anything else, until I got it.

I used to spend nearly 20 minutes going around the car using microfibre clothes form Homestore and more. A frustrating experience, to say the least. Now it's a 2 minute, handy job, with that towel. I'd highly recommend it. But if I were you, I'd just buy it quickly. Cos if you sit there thinking about it, and trying to justify it, you'll never buy it. You really do have to have it in your hands before you can appreciate how good it is and how much time it saves.

Steel Dog wrote: »

Since ye recommend the Microfiber Madness Dry Me Crazy on Detailing Shed just want to know which Wash Mitt would ye recommend on it?

You'll find a lot of people here use the 'Dry Me Crazy' towel with the 'Incredimitt', as, not too long ago, there was a group buy thing on, where they were sold together as part of a package deal.

(therefore a lot of us would have that particular towel and that particular mitt).


Both are great products, though, and worth their price tag. I have a fair few mitts, from Halfords to Tesco, costing from €2 to €15 and the incredimitt is definitely built better than the others I have (it seems to have a thick foam lining that not only absorbs water, but also helps it keep it's shape).

A lot of my other mitts seem to have collapsed in on top of themselves and are a bit difficult to use.

That said, I do still have 2-3 cheapo mitts around, as I avoid generally using the incredimitt on the arches or 'under' the car (any part of the car facing downwards, along the bottom, at the bumpers, side skirts, etc. ) where there is likely to be very heavy soiling.

But that's just me.