Surface prep mitt review

[BeauxXL1200]

So I "clayed" Ruby on Saturday and applied a nice coat of Pinnacle Souveran paste wax. Rather than a clay bar, I used Eagle One's surface prep mitt which I purchased at Autozone.

First, the Pinnacle paste wax. Triple thumbs up.

This was the first time I "clayed" Ruby. The mitt was easy to use and did, as far as I can tell, a decent to good job.

I base this on the before and after plastic bag test. Before using the mitt, I could really feel the contaminants in the clear coat. Afterwards, while I could still feel some contaminant bumps, they were significantly less than before.

Maybe a good clay bar or a better brand prep mitt would have gotten all the contaminants? I'm a novice at this level of cleaning a car, so thoughts from those who have experience claying cars would be appreciated.

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[Matt In The Hat]

http://www.amazon.com/Nanoskin-AS-0...F8&qid=1437496932&sr=8-10&keywords=nano+scrub

I have been using this for my last two cars (white) and you can really see all the rail dust, contaminants, etc coming off as you use it. For more stubborn paints they have a medium grade one as well. Another thing you can use beforehand to make it easier is Iron X, or Sonax Fallout cleaner. I don't think I will ever use a traditional clay bar ever again. I like the multiple uses I can get out of the sponge and if I drop it on the ground I just rinse it off and keep going.

 

[BeauxXL1200]

http://www.amazon.com/Nanoskin-AS-0...F8&qid=1437496932&sr=8-10&keywords=nano+scrub

I have been using this for my last two cars (white) and you can really see all the rail dust, contaminants, etc coming off as you use it. For more stubborn paints they have a medium grade one as well. Another thing you can use beforehand to make it easier is Iron X, or Sonax Fallout cleaner. I don't think I will ever use a traditional clay bar ever again. I like the multiple uses I can get out of the sponge and if I drop it on the ground I just rinse it off and keep going.

Thanks, Matt. The Nanoskin scrub sponge is very reasonably priced. I paid like $25 bucks for the Eagle One mitt.

 

[Ender]

I've actually been hearing really great things about the Speedy Surface Prep Towel: http://www.amazon.com/Speedy-Surface-Prep-Fine-Grade/dp/B0091II8X8/

Plan on getting one and trying it out myself at some point.

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