Car Care Advice

I always try to answer questions people are actually asking when I’m doing an FAQ. I have to admit that nobody ever asks about application sponges… in fact, nobody ever thinks about them, and that’s the point! Everybody rushes out and buys lots of bottles of polish, lotions and potions, and then when they come to actually do their car, find they have nothing to put it on with! They then find themselves ripping up bits of muslin cloth which is a waste of the cloth, and not a great way to apply your products.

Furthermore, it’s the application of the products which is the most important bit. For example, putting on your wax with precision can save you huge amounts of work later.

So, to me, application sponges are a star buy! You don’t even have to buy real purpose made ones… cellulose sponges from the supermarket used for general kitchen cleaning. BUT they really need to be cellulose sponges because these are really soft and won’t damage your paintwork.

The good thing about our purpose made application sponges is that they fit nicely in the hand which is amazingly important when you think about it. If they are a good handful with plenty to hold onto, then you are far less likely to drop it on the floor. If you drop it, you really need to put it through a washing machine before you use it again.

In addition to getting one sponge per bottle of product, we also recommend that you get some sandwich bags and elastic bands. Once you have used the sponge to apply a wax, polish or dressing, pop it in the sandwich bag and attach it to the appropriate bottle with the elastic band. This will help ensure that you don’t later use a sponge that you used for applying tyre dressing to apply a wax (ouch!) and will also help keep the sponges clean and dust free.

When using them to apply wax or polish, run the sponge under the tap and then wring it out so that it’s damp, then just apply some polish to the sponge (it’s best never to apply products directly to the car) and work it into the sponge.
The next time you go to use the sponge, you will probably find it has gone dry and hard, just run it under the tap again. After a while, sponges used to apply waxes will become very greasy but they can be washed out with hot soapy water.

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