Sheepskin wash-mitts...

[T40ORA]

Quick bit of advice from those in the know. How do you care for sheepskin wash mitts?

I've found one that I was given ages ago, washed it out and started using it. Does a good job, but I'm not sure what what I should do after I've used it.

Do I just wash it out and leave it to dry, or should I turn it inside out and oil/treat the skin?

Ta in advance.

BTW Seems to do a better job than the micro-fibre version.

[Neil_Sc]

I have found that regular machine washing makes them deteriorate more quickly.

I tend to finish washing the car, rinse them in half a bucket of water, rinse again (until they are free of soap) and ring them out and put them on a radiator.

If they have gotten mucky I will put them in the washing machine on a delicates cycle (this is rare however).

[t40ora]

Thanks Neil. I've been putting them in a bucket of mild, detergent free soap flakes and washing them out, then thoroughly rinsing before, as you do, drying on a radiator.

So you don't oil the skin/inside of the mitt?

Edited by t40ora on Sunday 25th March 19:42

[Neil_Sc]

Don't do anything to the skin, they get hard like cardboard but soften up in water. I tend to switch to a new mitt roughly every 6 months. The old mitt then is used for wheels so I tend to work in a 12 month cycle before a mitt is binned.

[T40ORA]

Cheers.

It's been washed, rinsed and is gently drying right now. Nice to know that they last that long actually.