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Has anybody tried the 54 pack of Zwipes microfiber towels from Costco? If so, how was the quality compared to a Cobra MF? The description says 90,000 fibers per square inch, how does that compare to g/cm2?

In the future can I like to something like this or is it against forum rules?
 
Haven't tried em but you usually get what you pay for IMO. I use wal*mart micro's for my wheels only and COBRA for everything else. The COBRA MF are worth the money-no doubt. Last a long time as well. The main thing is the quality but the edges of most other micro's will micro mar/swirl your clearcoat because they are sewn/rough. COBRA makes the edgeless towels and the silk edged towels which rule.
 
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I am always worried that in the bulk bunch, a couple of them could be quite bad. I prefer 1st stock when possible and Autogeek and Pakshak are my choice.
 
gundie22 said:
Has anybody tried the 54 pack of Zwipes microfiber towels from Costco? If so, how was the quality compared to a Cobra MF? The description says 90,000 fibers per square inch, how does that compare to g/cm2?

In the future can I like to something like this or is it against forum rules?
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Try doing a CD test. If it doesn't scratch your cd, it should be safe for paint.
 
BTW I use the yellow mf's from Costco for wheels and under the hood. They will never touch my paint.
 
i have the yellow microfibers from costco and will not purchase them again (i use them for non-paint related tasks) as they lint. the proforce microfibers from sams club are better...
 
killrwheels@autogeek said:
I am always worried that in the bulk bunch, a couple of them could be quite bad. I prefer 1st stock when possible and Autogeek and Pakshak are my choice.
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I agree AG and Pakshak :righton:

If your going to go otc I only trust the Vroom orange micros for paint. When my others were dirty I would use my Vrooms, and never noticed any marring on paint and passed cd test. Though most of those I use for wheels and interior now as I mixed some up and couldn't remember what was used for what lol. One good test is linting, do your glass with cheap micros and you can tell a difference as they will usually leave lint like a mofo thats noticeable.
 
You just have to love Pakshak microfiber and waffle weave towels, have not found anything better than those.
 
yeeaarrs ago i bought some pakshak towels after hearing all the hype on them and after receiving and using them, i was not impressed. while they are probably alot better quality now (i'm sure of it) i've never had that problem when i first started ordering microfibers from AG. i know when i place a microfiber order with AG, i'll get good high quality microfibers...
 
BigAl3 said:
yeeaarrs ago i bought some pakshak towels after hearing all the hype on them and after receiving and using them, i was not impressed. while they are probably alot better quality now (i'm sure of it) i've never had that problem when i first started ordering microfibers from AG. i know when i place a microfiber order with AG, i'll get good high quality microfibers...
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Just the opposite for me, cobras enduced scratches, linted badly and the ww do not absorb very well. AG has a lot of great products but these are one of the few that are sub-par.
 
ASPHALT ROCKET said:
Just the opposite for me, cobras enduced scratches, linted badly and the ww do not absorb very well. AG has a lot of great products but these are one of the few that are sub-par.
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well... sometimes some people have different experiences than others (good or bad) on certain products. if you haven't tried the grey 530 supreme's they are one of the nicest microfibers out there. i'll continue to the AG microfibers until i experience any problems. sorry to hear your experience has not been a good one...
 
The only Cobras I had lint were the green all purpose micros which I don't know if they have anymore? But I loved those micros still!
 
BigAl3 said:
well... sometimes some people have different experiences than others (good or bad) on certain products. if you haven't tried the grey 530 supreme's they are one of the nicest microfibers out there. i'll continue to the AG microfibers until i experience any problems. sorry to hear your experience has not been a good one...
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This is very true, and glad you are happy with your microfibers. Like I said above, one of the few products that I wasn't happy with from AG.
 
killrwheels@autogeek said:
I am always worried that in the bulk bunch, a couple of them could be quite bad. I prefer 1st stock when possible and Autogeek and Pakshak are my choice.
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Never treid Pakshak before...which ones are you using? I used to get the Cobra Ultra Plush, then I treid the yellow plush ones from Chemical Guys when the Cobra were out of stock, and now I just buy Megs Supreme Shine in cases of 36 at a much lower price. I do like the Cobra better, but not at almost twice the cost.

Always looking for something better though. ;)
 
Get the Ultra-Plush towels and their super soft waffle weaves absorb better than any other one out there.
 
ASPHALT ROCKET said:
Get the Ultra-Plush towels and their super soft waffle weaves absorb better than any other one out there.
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Will do, thanks! :cheers:

I may have to wait a while as I have 6 Cobra WW on the way, and I still have about 20 Supreme Shines still in the package. :(
 
Rsurfer said:
BTW I use the yellow mf's from Costco for wheels and under the hood. They will never touch my paint.
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:whs::iagree:
I also only use them for underhood or wheel duty, and a little interior stuff. I do kind of like that you get so many for so much, makes me not mind throwing them away. Depending on the job, a lot of those towels end up in the "One time use" bin (garbage can)
 
Those yellow MF's from Costco will scratch a CD. Do yourself a favor and buy some Cobra MF's.
 
RaskyR1 said:
Never treid Pakshak before...which ones are you using? I used to get the Cobra Ultra Plush, then I treid the yellow plush ones from Chemical Guys when the Cobra were out of stock, and now I just buy Megs Supreme Shine in cases of 36 at a much lower price. I do like the Cobra better, but not at almost twice the cost.

Always looking for something better though. ;)
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Where do you get your Megs MF's?
 
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