Foam Swabs<\/h2>\n
I have used foam swabs regularly for engine bay nooks and crannies, cleaning the base attachment of windshield wiper blades, exterior trim dressing applications, and edges in interior compartments.\u00a0 You have the option of spraying or soaking these swabs in your favorite cleaner, prior to utilizing them in hard to reach areas. There are many size\/shape options as well with these foam swabs.<\/p>\n
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Gtechniq AP2 Soft Foam Filled Microfibre Applicator<\/h2>\n
Not everyone has a Rupes iBrid Nano<\/a> for 1-inch and 2-inch machine polishing.\u00a0 I have used these Gtechniq AP2 Soft Foam Filled Microfibre Applicator with great success to polish areas I could not reach with a machine. The results of polishing behind a door handle (below).<\/p>\n My personal favorite, Gyeon polishes<\/a>, have a slightly shorter optimal working time than many of your modern polishes (for example: Jescar Micro Finishing Polish<\/a> or Sonax Perfect Finish<\/a>).\u00a0 That shorter working time also makes it more practical for use by hand.\u00a0 The less work to break the polishing abrasives down, is advantageous to hand polishing.\u00a0 I work the polish for about 5 to 10 seconds, of course working in very small areas.<\/p>\n On the negative side, I have found that these applicators can NOT be reused (i.e. cleaned\/washed).<\/p>\n 16 x 16 Suede applicators I have found to work well when cleaning tires in a situation where you can not rinse them.\u00a0 Rinseless or waterless washing by wiping the tires with a suede cloth sprayed or soaked in either a waterless or rinseless solution can be very practical if you can only perform rinseless or waterless washing.\u00a0 Like Detail Swabs, I have used microfiber suede applicators for trim, intricate cleaning for plastics in tight areas, and dressing applications.<\/p>\n I also keep a few of my old used microfiber mitts for odd jobs, like undercarriages.\u00a0 These mitts will ONLY be used in this role.<\/p>\n Hidden Valuables That Are Nice To Have Around<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":31684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,47,32,52,31,29],"tags":[2767,385,2381,2766],"class_list":{"0":"post-26372","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-decontamination","8":"category-exterior-trim-and-misc","9":"category-imperfection-removal","10":"category-interior-care","11":"category-pre-wash-degreasing","12":"category-washing-drying","13":"tag-applicators","14":"tag-detailing","15":"tag-foam-detailing-swabs","16":"tag-nooks-and-crannies"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foam-swab-steering-wheel-1024x576-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-6Rm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26372"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31680,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26372\/revisions\/31680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Gtechniq-applicators](\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20190308_160526-768x1024.jpg\")
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<\/p>\nMicrofiber Suede Applicators<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nOld Wash Mitts<\/h2>\n
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