I'll bet that few members have ever seen one, or know how it is pronounce, or where original material came from.

Apparently that's a bet you'd lose, Uncle Bill! Before I read the thread, I knew these things....I remember my brothers using them on their cars. I could use one, come to think of it - last time I washed my car, I left it to dry, and sure enough, it dried spotty and streaky. Sigh.

But unlike....um....was it of troy? someone here, anyway! - I quite happily wash my car myself. It's kinda nice to be out in the sun, working away - and like doing the dishes or your laundry, you have something to show for the time you spent: Look! that which was dirty, is now clean!

I wonder how much a chamois goes for these days? Bet I could find one at Crappy Tire (as my brothers and I call Canadian Tire, the store whose branding is "more than just tires" or something silly like that! kind of an extremely glorified hardware/garden/appliances store).