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Old 23rd August 2016, 18:16   #1
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Hi to all my fellow members. If you really treasure your pride and joy , make sure you have a top quality chamois. I recently spent £9 on a large chamois, only to find that it was not properly tanned. So I approached the Original Chamois Co in New Zealand, have just received my order , superb quality, so soft, uniform thickness and the cost £9.40 including air mail. and larger than the prevoius purchase
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Old 23rd August 2016, 18:28   #2
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A chamois doesn't do it for me, I believe they scratch. I use a waffle weave for drying, can dry the whole car in one go.
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Old 23rd August 2016, 21:12   #3
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Wot he says - chamois is really old hat and can cause swirls and scratches on modern car paint finishes. Keep the chamois for the house windows and get a microfibre waffle weave towel for the beloved
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Old 23rd August 2016, 22:44   #4
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Never heard of them though l have noticed paint marking/swirls over the years so may move with the times despite replacing my leather recently
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Old 24th August 2016, 06:41   #5
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I prefer a drying towel but a good quality chamois gets good results IMHO. Do you have a link?
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Old 24th August 2016, 06:59   #6
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There's also a posh Meguirs one
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accesso...e-drying-towel
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Old 24th August 2016, 08:16   #7
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Wot he says - chamois is really old hat and can cause swirls and scratches on modern car paint finishes. Keep the chamois for the house windows and get a microfibre waffle weave towel for the beloved
Just ordered one off ebay
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Old 24th August 2016, 09:38   #8
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i must agree the drying towels are the answer
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Old 27th August 2016, 21:44   #9
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I prefer a drying towel but a good quality chamois gets good results IMHO. Do you have a link?
e mail is [email protected]. my white gold 75 gleams after using chamois,if you wash and hose properly a light touch does,nt produce swirls
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Old 28th August 2016, 20:42   #10
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I detail cars day in day out and wouldnt go near any car with a chamois, i use a
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/11197...D1084179060553
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