How to make Meg's MF Towel stop releasing fibers ?
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Mike@DedicatedPerfection
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Your are not the only one. I will get a batch of them in my next AG order. And like mentioned before, I will dedicate them to shop rags.
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:iagree::iagree:
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I think they drag worse than the micro's. They just sit in the drawer. Dont waste your money on them.
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I've noticed the Griot's MF towels lint as well. They are now used primarily for secondary use. I was really disappointed.
I really like the Cobra Blue deluxe MF towels with rolled edges...as well CG Monster Blues (with black silk edges). Both are $9.99 for 16"x16" 3-pack. Both will wash over and over without degrading in quality over time. Not to worry about "new" formulas, or changes in manufacturing....just steady, reliable products that stand the test of time.
Quality doesn't have to come at a high price.
I really like the Cobra Blue deluxe MF towels with rolled edges...as well CG Monster Blues (with black silk edges). Both are $9.99 for 16"x16" 3-pack. Both will wash over and over without degrading in quality over time. Not to worry about "new" formulas, or changes in manufacturing....just steady, reliable products that stand the test of time.
Quality doesn't have to come at a high price.
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This particular MF towels discussion makes me feel rather nostalgic. As I think back, I can recall what is was like at the very beginning of Microfiber becoming the "best towel" for a lot of different duties...including car care, household cleaning, etc.
At that time, buy "Made in America" products was the "cry of the land", and was held prominent in many product selections, and purchases, that I made (As is still the case for me today...when available). Plus, the introduction of a new Korean-made "super towel" was met with skepticism, at best.
But, to my dismay and disbelief, this "super towel" was indeed an Asian-held patent (RE: Clay, anyone?) not be be produced in the USA; and, these "super towels'" (Made of: Split/woven, polyesters/polyamides microfibers) performance seemed to withstand the scrutiny of all disbelievers.
Fast forward in time...Now these highly-prized, once solely Korean-made MF towels (from the beginning-to-end-processes), are being outsourced to: Other Asian "Mom & Pop" (sweat) Shops and Asian countries that don't possess the multi-million dollar machinery to produce the same quality MF towels that people around the world became accustomed to expect.
Note to self while thinking out loud:
[Most of the microfiber towel making machinery is German-made....HMMM...When/If the Korean patent expires....]
-Profits/Greed and "Supply & Demand" probably contributed to this out-sourcing...
-But should people world-wide (and in this particular case: their vehicles' applications) have to suffer while watching the demise of the quality of their MF towels?
Unless a person is very mindful of the country of origin/ country of total manufacturing processes; and, also exercises extreme care during their MF towel selection from a given supplier/vendor....then:
The answer to the above question will undoubtedly be...Yes!
-Now...How does one go about "fixing" this MF towel quality issue?
Could expressing your concerns, of MF towel quality, to your MF towel supplier/vendor in a way that is easily understood: Boycotting the 'inferior' MF towels...be the answer?
Might be....But, "Expect to pay a "little more" for the 'superior' MF towels", might be their reply.
I say to that response: "Is your vehicles' pampered-surfaces worth it, or not"?
(I say: Go ahead and buy the CostCo and Sam's Mf towels for the crappy vehicle areas/jobs, if you and your budget so dictates....You need superior/better quality MF towels for the 'pampered surfaces', IMO.)
If not, then as was mentioned by: boatmangc in his earlier post, #2 in this thread....."Made In the USA" (without any polyester fibers, I'll add) 100% all-cotton towels are surely on the comeback-trail.
Bob
At that time, buy "Made in America" products was the "cry of the land", and was held prominent in many product selections, and purchases, that I made (As is still the case for me today...when available). Plus, the introduction of a new Korean-made "super towel" was met with skepticism, at best.
But, to my dismay and disbelief, this "super towel" was indeed an Asian-held patent (RE: Clay, anyone?) not be be produced in the USA; and, these "super towels'" (Made of: Split/woven, polyesters/polyamides microfibers) performance seemed to withstand the scrutiny of all disbelievers.
Fast forward in time...Now these highly-prized, once solely Korean-made MF towels (from the beginning-to-end-processes), are being outsourced to: Other Asian "Mom & Pop" (sweat) Shops and Asian countries that don't possess the multi-million dollar machinery to produce the same quality MF towels that people around the world became accustomed to expect.
Note to self while thinking out loud:
[Most of the microfiber towel making machinery is German-made....HMMM...When/If the Korean patent expires....]
-Profits/Greed and "Supply & Demand" probably contributed to this out-sourcing...
-But should people world-wide (and in this particular case: their vehicles' applications) have to suffer while watching the demise of the quality of their MF towels?
Unless a person is very mindful of the country of origin/ country of total manufacturing processes; and, also exercises extreme care during their MF towel selection from a given supplier/vendor....then:
The answer to the above question will undoubtedly be...Yes!
-Now...How does one go about "fixing" this MF towel quality issue?
Could expressing your concerns, of MF towel quality, to your MF towel supplier/vendor in a way that is easily understood: Boycotting the 'inferior' MF towels...be the answer?
Might be....But, "Expect to pay a "little more" for the 'superior' MF towels", might be their reply.
I say to that response: "Is your vehicles' pampered-surfaces worth it, or not"?
(I say: Go ahead and buy the CostCo and Sam's Mf towels for the crappy vehicle areas/jobs, if you and your budget so dictates....You need superior/better quality MF towels for the 'pampered surfaces', IMO.)
If not, then as was mentioned by: boatmangc in his earlier post, #2 in this thread....."Made In the USA" (without any polyester fibers, I'll add) 100% all-cotton towels are surely on the comeback-trail.
Bob
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I had 5 packs of these in my cart when they were on BOGO and forgot to order them- Oh man I was not happy!
No I didn't forget to order I think they ran out.
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I just remembered when using my Meguiars towels that I would iron them out with a lint roller before I use them. Basically one little sheet per towel.
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I would not like to have to do that just to use my MF's . . .
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I know but at the moment all I have is those towels and that is the best way to help remove the lint before I use them. It is a pain but will hold me over untill I get some new ones. Probably around Christmas.
I always buy very plush MF's. I buy by weight not appearance.
Plush MF have more raw material and can lint if not washed and fluffed dry on a "no heat" setting until there is no more lint.
They lint because the manufacturers do not skimp on the weight [# of fibers] of the towel.
If you use a towel with lint, the lint will form tiny hard little "spitballs" which will scratch especially when wet with a QD, etc. They feel like grit and will scratch. The scratches are minor unless you are not paying attention to details and keeping rubbng to hard.
MF are kind of like high end bath towels. A $150 long strand egyption cotton bath towel will remain soft and plush for years of daily use and laundering. Never buy a $150 bath towel if you don't know how to care for it.
A $50 Department store bath towel looks just like the plush one because it is new and the weave is loose until shrink over 6 months of washing and drying as the fibers get close together. It will feel stiffer with age. It will become flimsey and thread bare because it has much fewer fibers. Weigh it.
I learned that detailing is about paying attention to details. My MF didn't cause scratches, I DID because I was an amature newb. Now, compared to pros and experienced Detailers here, I am a professional newb.
A pro could buff out a CD with a dead cat. Part of learning.
Every product that Autogeek sells has been vetted by Autogeek Purchasing agents with years of experience and support from the AG community of professionals. They would NEVER sell the members they care about crap.
Right? :xyxthumbs:
Plush MF have more raw material and can lint if not washed and fluffed dry on a "no heat" setting until there is no more lint.
They lint because the manufacturers do not skimp on the weight [# of fibers] of the towel.
If you use a towel with lint, the lint will form tiny hard little "spitballs" which will scratch especially when wet with a QD, etc. They feel like grit and will scratch. The scratches are minor unless you are not paying attention to details and keeping rubbng to hard.
MF are kind of like high end bath towels. A $150 long strand egyption cotton bath towel will remain soft and plush for years of daily use and laundering. Never buy a $150 bath towel if you don't know how to care for it.
A $50 Department store bath towel looks just like the plush one because it is new and the weave is loose until shrink over 6 months of washing and drying as the fibers get close together. It will feel stiffer with age. It will become flimsey and thread bare because it has much fewer fibers. Weigh it.
I learned that detailing is about paying attention to details. My MF didn't cause scratches, I DID because I was an amature newb. Now, compared to pros and experienced Detailers here, I am a professional newb.
A pro could buff out a CD with a dead cat. Part of learning.
Every product that Autogeek sells has been vetted by Autogeek Purchasing agents with years of experience and support from the AG community of professionals. They would NEVER sell the members they care about crap.
Right? :xyxthumbs:
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DaC
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I really don't think Meg's towels lint because they are high quality... I assume it's the opposite.
I don't see almost any difference of it to the one I bought for half price (which doesn't lint btw)
Also the idea to scratch the CD was to push it as hard as I could... why test if something will scratch if you're doing it like you were bathing a baby's face ?
Of course I used both light pressure and heavy pressure to test it.
My most cheap MF towel (non-split MF) was pushed as hard as megs and was way more gentle..... the CD surface is the same, so will the hardness be... on the same surface one scratches what the other almost won't..... well... it says something. =]
I don't see almost any difference of it to the one I bought for half price (which doesn't lint btw)
Also the idea to scratch the CD was to push it as hard as I could... why test if something will scratch if you're doing it like you were bathing a baby's face ?
Of course I used both light pressure and heavy pressure to test it.
My most cheap MF towel (non-split MF) was pushed as hard as megs and was way more gentle..... the CD surface is the same, so will the hardness be... on the same surface one scratches what the other almost won't..... well... it says something. =]
It would be interesting and helpful if you took the remaining candidates, being careful to determine the best of the bunch. Which, I guess would be the one that would allow the most pressure before scratching?
I was under the impression that the best towel was the one allowing removal of the most material with the least pressure. I thought that was what Megs was intended for leaving other quality towels for their designed purpose: removal of defects and contaminants?
I am still learning. But I still question whether the test just reflects what happens when you use a towel with lint. And doesn't answer the "why" of Megs continued popularity for what I thought was the "final" wipe."
A very thought provoking thread. Not totally convinced.... but I have learned a lot.