I’m new here but have been in the business since 93 and I use a natural sea sponge everyday. The guys I learned from always used them and I would feel naked without it. I use them on commercial for sills and wiping the rubber etc…and residential for wiping the sills etc… I do usually take one of the cheaper microfiber towels and wipe up what little bit of dampness etc… that might be left on the sill. I love a good natural sponge.
I use one when i take a shower, works great with Body Wash…
We finally got Sea Sponges into the wcr store
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And I have to sa I am impressed, I have played around with them a bit and they seem like a great tool for the arsenal.
I just got some from another supplier, and they are full of ocean debris
Being natural sponges, I expect some bits of shells etc, but Im pulling dime sized shells out of some of these
Ive been using natural sponges for donkeys years, and have never seen one sponge this bad, now they all seem to be full of stuff
I assumed they cleaned them a bit before they sold them
I’ll go out for a swim tomorrow & pick a few up for you 
Don’t take too many Karl, don’t want the water level rising
Chris,
Great news. Happy to hear you guys have sea sponges. So I guess you can consider yourselves a real window cleaner’s supply warehouse now.
Haha thanks Mike!
Hey Chris,
You guys just keep getting better and better. 
I’m sold!
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Here’s a thread yawl talking about the bennies of the Sea-Sponge, All post are in a positive light and how that this tool really makes a difference in the processes that cleaners use !
I’m sure The King of window cleaning Mr. Ettore Steconne (God rest his soul) would give a +1 on this thread.
The sponge is a excellent basic tool that a cleaner should develop into his arsenal of hand tools ! Read the whole thread and learn the bennies of this awesome tool !
It puts one on the road to being the [B][COLOR="#8b0000"][SIZE=“3”]" SON OF ETTORE " ![/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] or for that matter [COLOR="#8b0000"][SIZE=“3”][B]" THE DAUGHTERS OF ETTORE " ![/B][/SIZE][/COLOR]
It’s been around before the squeegee and has been used by cleaners before the birth of Mr. Steconne !
Why not try “The Tried and The true” yawl ! Even the MEGA-CLEANER from I-O-WAY
mistersqueegee /Tony, gives it a thumbs up ! Get on board with the [B][SIZE=“3”][COLOR="#8b0000"]" SONS OF ETTORE " ![/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]
YOU CAN’T LOSE BUT ONLY REFINE YOUR YOUR TECHNIQUES TO A HIGHER LEVEL !
DANGEROUS
Actually since I started using my PVA towel Amazon.com: Frogg Toggs Original Sammy Aqua Towel Color: Purple (64): Sports & Outdoors to use on sills the sponge stays in the van. They are very inexpensive and easier to carry since I don’t carry around a bucket. It’s a great secondary detailing tool and I highly recommend getting several. I found mine at Wally World (Aquadry)
My only issue with the sponge is that you are always holding a wet object while detailing and wringing out the sponge. I like to keep my hands as dry as possible while I work because I tend to get dried out/cracking skin in the winter months. I only wring out my scrubber at the beginning of the job and just lightly dip to get solution or use the spray bottle to wet the window, thus leaving my hands nice and dry.
Bumping this to the top of the page because someone asked me about sea sponges on the work belt thread set up thread.
http://windowcleaner.com/vBulletin/residential-window-cleaning/27754-work-belt-setup-newbies.html
Still dont get it. I use it to do sills and frames but as much as I squeeze it out dont see it as a detailer. Too wet, like wiping with a wet towel. I get a better result with a chamois towel, scrim, huck or unger microfiber.or even a small detailer blade with a down pull. The hydrophobic properties of the glass around the edges will bead even the smallest amount of water. I find a damp sponge adds to the problem. I’ll let it be my sill frame workhorse.
Come on Mike dont Bump a thread,because your to lazy to type…
http://windowcleaner.com/vBulletin/residential-window-cleaning/27754-work-belt-setup-newbies.html This is a good thread though.
[MENTION=30474]Jackllfixit[/MENTION]
Sea Sponge works great… you just got to get use to using it.
When wiping the tracks just keep it off the glass “You bull in the china shop”.
I think you do get it. It’s a sill and frame workhorse.
I carry a slop towel, it’s a damp towel, for frames and sills as well because sometimes the sponge just leaves to much water behind. The dry scrim I carry is just for detailing the glass.
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Not the tracks. It sucks out and scrubs like every other product out there. Folks say use it to detail. 
Remember, I am an idiot so logic tells me dry will dry, or slightly damp highly absorbent will get excess moisture off. Sponge? Don’t think so. Chamois scrim towel works.
So i took my dog for a walk this morning along the beach, its mid spring here so windy and today we had a king tide.
I had noticed that along the beach there was all these small sea sponges
does anyone know the best way to clean these out prior to use?
i wish we had sea sponges on the beach…
