Buying Microfibers in Bulk?

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I bought a pack of 12 about a year ago I seemed to have misplaced the entire package after one using one haha. And since spring is coming soon, I thought I would stock up on some.

I was thinking about buying another back of 12 from Walmart for about $8 ( Detailer's Choice Microfiber Towels, 12-Pack - Walmart.com ) or buying a pack of 36 from costco for about $18 (I believe).

I do not know the quality of these, so that's why I'm asking for a bit of advice. I would much rather buy it from a store than online, tbh. It's a lot less of a hassle.

I already have an absorber for drying my car, so these will just be used for buffing, cleaning interiors and cleaning engine bay.

And my last question is: To clean them (from dirt, brake dust, wax, polish, etc), could I just soak them in a tub of Tide (or something of its equal) and wash it by hand?
 
I wouldn't use costco or walmart or target branded microfibers near any paint on any car i touch, for interiors and wheel wells I'd use them, but for paint I always say stick with the good stuff....

For washing get a dedicated microfiber detergent, I mean you could cheap out and use cheap towels and tide, but if you're going to do it right, then do it right, proper towels proper detergent, and the towels wil last you a while
 
Any suggestions on where to buy some quality ones? It doesn't have to be too big.
 
I bought 2-24 packs at sams club for $10 each, although these MF towels will never touch paint, they are perfect for everything else.
 
cleanmycorolla said:
I wouldn't use costco or walmart or target branded microfibers near any paint on any car i touch, for interiors and wheel wells I'd use them, but for paint I always say stick with the good stuff....
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Ditto. Once you buy quality towels you will never use department store towels. The difference is major. That being said, the best OTC towels I've found at a department store is Costco.
 
swanicyouth said:
Ditto. Once you buy quality towels you will never use department store towels. The difference is major. That being said, the best OTC towels I've found at a department store is Costco.
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That's true but a couple of times the towels there were different quality like i mean inconsistent. I blame that on quality control from being made in China.
 
Sunder92 said:
Haha. But how do I tell which ones are quality and which are junk?

Would Autozone towels suffice?
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its a lot of trial and error, honestly anything AG sells is paint safe, so why not just order online and do it right?

If you want to go the autozone route you can, but the little extra you spend for quality stuff is worth it.

Lots of times, you'll want to look at GSM count, the nap, etc....those things wil help you decide a towels worth. AG has a comparison chart on their microfiber page, check it out.
 
cleanmycorolla said:
its a lot of trial and error, honestly anything AG sells is paint safe, so why not just order online and do it right?

If you want to go the autozone route you can, but the little extra you spend for quality stuff is worth it.

Lots of times, you'll want to look at GSM count, the nap, etc....those things wil help you decide a towels worth. AG has a comparison chart on their microfiber page, check it out.
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I don't really mind paying a bit more for quality products, but it's just that it's gonna be a while until I can get a credit/debit card to buy stuff online.
 
I would stay away from the walmart towels if you have a costco nearby. The quality of the costco microfiber towels, and the value, is significantly better than the walmart ones. If you can't order high quality microfiber towels quite yet, you would be better off at least using the costco ones FOR NOW. Hurry up and buy some quality AG microfibers!

I know the regulars on the forum would never use either of these for their paint since they have access to cobra ones, but for your situation you would be more than fine using the costco ones for now. Especially using them over an absorber (everyone here stays away from them like the plague). Using microfibers over an absorber at least allows some dirty to embed into the nap rather than the absorber literally scraping whatever small amounts of dirty are left on the car all over the paint.

Once you can order some good cobra towels for your paint, these costco towels are excellent for basically everything else!
 
If you must buy them at a local parts house I would go to Advance Auto Parts(if you have one near you) and pick up some of the Griots Garage towels. They are good. I like the white ones for polishing, I have some green ones but haven't used them yet.
 
cleanmycorolla said:
its a lot of trial and error, honestly anything AG sells is paint safe, so why not just order online and do it right?

If you want to go the autozone route you can, but the little extra you spend for quality stuff is worth it.

Lots of times, you'll want to look at GSM count, the nap, etc....those things wil help you decide a towels worth. AG has a comparison chart on their microfiber page, check it out.
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:iagree:
 
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