Microfiber towels?

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rfinkle2 said:
no... definitely not invalid. I understand your point. As a matter of fact, many of the cheaper mf manufacturers don't even make a thick towel.

i really think that it all comes down to linting, and the ability to maintain a scratch free finish.

i completely get where u are coming from and what i wrote may seem to lead otherwise. that is the problem with reading posts. i never know what people are emphasizing and sometimes mis-interpret.
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I understand 100% where you are coming from. I find myself posting something and then erasing it a lot after rereading the original post a lot of times.
 
the Costco and Sams club towels will not marr the paint ... rubbing and buffin like an animal with 20 pounds of pressure will!
but for serious residue removal use a good quality towels to avoid excess passes over the same area <-- this combined with the above causes marring.
 
fredcandetail said:
the Costco and Sams club towels will not marr the paint ... rubbing and buffin like an animal with 20 pounds of pressure will!
but for serious residue removal use a good quality towels to avoid excess passes over the same area <-- this combined with the above causes marring.
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:iagree:So true! A lot of it comes down to correct technique.
 
I take a CD into the store and "test" the cloth. The most recent in-store test was at Auto Zone, which passed. Even if a cheap thin cloth passes the test, I buy it. I found a surprise stock of great microfiber towels and wash mitts at a closeout retailer called Tuesday Morning. Picked up a giant Vroom mitt for under $2.00! It passed the CD test.
 
bill57 said:
I take a CD into the store and "test" the cloth. The most recent in-store test was at Auto Zone, which passed. Even if a cheap thin cloth passes the test, I buy it. I found a surprise stock of great microfiber towels and wash mitts at a closeout retailer called Tuesday Morning. Picked up a giant Vroom mitt for under $2.00! It passed the CD test.
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I have that Target Vroom mitt, and I love it great mitt!!
 
Wouldn't we agree that as long as a MF towels passes the CD test the towel is good enough to use it in paint corrections?
 
hahaha go get some expensive towels for buffing wax off/drying cars. You will not be sorry about it. And use those cheap MF on engine/interior/wheels.

It all depends what kind of working your willing to provide. I'm trying to start on the right foot and buy the best I can afford. Don't skimp out on stuff like MF because people are going be paying top dollars to have their car detailed. They wouldn't like to know your using .50 towels on their cars paint.

I got about 16 16x24 high quality MF and about 14 16x16 for buffing wax off. and about 30 cheap mf for other stuff around the car.

You should have a minimal of at least 5-8 16x24 high quality MF. And have around 8-10 16x16 for buffing wax or sealant off.
 
If it passes the cd test, it's good to go. It's not going to scratch paint if it can't leave a mark on a cd.
 
I think im the only one who has used the oreily ones? They come in a pack of 3 and cost like 8 bucks! But man those things are big and beautiful! They didnt scratch my paint at all!!!!
 
93fox said:
I think im the only one who has used the oreily ones? They come in a pack of 3 and cost like 8 bucks! But man those things are big and beautiful! They didnt scratch my paint at all!!!!
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I am actually heading that way tomorrow to look for a touch up paint
 
ExoticAutoDetai said:
I am actually heading that way tomorrow to look for a touch up paint
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check out those MF towels im talking about! i just grabbed one of my in perfect shape CDs and did the test, light at first and then rough, and it didnt make a single scratch at all! check em out! they are pretty big in my opinion! witch is why i like them!
 
93fox said:
check out those MF towels im talking about! i just grabbed one of my in perfect shape CDs and did the test, light at first and then rough, and it didnt make a single scratch at all! check em out! they are pretty big in my opinion! witch is why i like them!
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I will bro thanks
 
It has been a while since I purchased my IPOD "video", so they may have toughened them up a bit, but the face on Ipod's was / is even more sensitive than a CD.
 
bill57 said:
If it passes the cd test, it's good to go. It's not going to scratch paint if it can't leave a mark on a cd.
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No offense but its simply not true. Just because it doesn't scratch a CD doesn't mean its safe on paint. It may be safe on some paint but it doesn't mean its safe pn all paints.
 
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