Make sure you rinse your chamois thoroughly after every use in warm soapy water. Use a natural soap or car wash shampoo. Never use detergents or bleaches on your chammy as this will strip the leather of its natural oils and begin to degrade it. It will become dry and brittle after just a few uses.

Can you wash a shammy in the washing machine?

A chamois should never be washed with any type of soap not specifically intended for washing a vehicle (use only car wash soap). ... To dry a chamois, hang it up away from direct sunlight. Never machine wash or tumble dry, store wet in an air-tight bag or put a chamois away wet.

Why you shouldn't use a chamois?

Although these can be very effective at absorbing water and drying your car, unfortunately they can also easily inflict allot of damage onto the surface of your paintwork in the form of light scratches, swirl marks and marring. ...