What's in your daily MF rotation

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I'm sure we all have bin's full of MF's like detailing products.....that sit around

What's in you current weekly:daily rotation of MF's

For me:

Washing - TRC Cyclone Ultra Pad . I will use the Cyclone Mitt for more finessing areas like doorcups, grills and such where the pad is too bulky
Drying - PFM XL
Windows - GG Crinkle Glass
Waterless - Eagle 350
Anything that goes on paint as a QD, topper, etc - GG PFM Dual Weaves or PFM Edgeless Detailing for both the app and final wipe. I just love the weave of the PFM's


:rolleyes: Worst part is, like the detailing chems I have like another 6-8X of the above same or similar variants that for the most part still NIP unused.
I have so many Everest 1100's and haven't really had a use case to use them other than at time of acquiremnent, I was all about the density and plushness
 
I bought some of those Everest 1100's to try for rinseless but they were just too heavy when wet...so they are just sitting around. I was recently going through my scores of towels, half of which I didn't remember I had. Some I had bought a pile and taken half to use and the other half to keep for a rainy day, some I just never used, some were from back in the day when it was easier to buy just one towel to see what it was like to see if I wanted to buy more...so I found some bags of towels from MFT or TRC (and Pak-Shak) that I never used that they don't even sell anymore. Only good thing was I actually took out a MFT glass towel (one-sided twist-weave) that I used the other day and it was very nice; it was so nice that after cleaning the inside of my windshield, I did the side windows and the back window, I don't know how long since I cleaned that back window, but apparently quite a while, from the streaky mess I made on it until I went back over it the next day.

But to answer your question, most of the towels I regularly use are ones that I bought many, many years ago, and the ones I bought later are in bins waiting for the others to wear out or for me to start my own detailing shop, apparently.
 
Boy did you open up a bag of worms:D
Washing: I like my sponge.
Drying: Use what I have clean!lol I have Dreadnought,Amphibian,med Liquid8r,GG xl PFM,
Windows: RC Waffle Weave. Diamond Weave Glass. I need to try the GG Crinkle
Waterless. Eagle 350
Topper:RC 350 then Creature.(love)
And I hear you loud and clear when you talk about not using past purchases. That's probably the majority of everyone hear.lol
We just have major passion for working on cars and can't help but to get the latest and greatest! It just feel right when we hit that purchase buttonIm the MAN
 
Thanks Setec! I've got a sweet towel (tooth) for drying towels. I'm fine with weight as long as it's sucking and leaves a nice finish. Those seem to have a nice finish. That's why I love my Amphibian's.
 
Ha, I had one of those -reflection moments- looking back
I finally decided to toss out a bag of sheepskin mitts I have. All cherry picked.......
I haven't used SS mitts in so long....

I actually do like the SS material somewhat. While it doesn't rinse cleanly like the fine fibers of the MF varian't , there are certain situations where the MF is too soft as a wash material and the SS has a smidge more bite when cleaning panels


I still have a few DF Towels and Detailers Paradise towels . This was before TRC existed and the double stitched towels from these 2 was quite the top tier for me eon's ago
 
I still wash mostly with sheepskin mitts because they’ve been lasting for me and I want to get my money’s worth out of them. When they wear I demote them to wheel duty

I only buy more MFs when it’s absolutely necessary. I have some from 15 years ago that are still going strong. I have a feeling they used to lint less back then.
 
chefwong said:
I still have a few DF Towels and Detailers Paradise towels.
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I have some DF towels somewhere, I may have even tried one of them (boy that guy screwed the pooch on the way out). I don't think I ever bought any towels from Detailer's Paradise--wait, I did! They had one like the Everest 1100 that I came across in the bag--yes, double stitched as you mentioned.
 
Life could not exist without Costco Kirklands. Lol.
 
POP Quiz : I went to check but cannot recall which one is DF and which one is DP

I have one the is squared edge corners with sticking going doing 1/3 and 2/3 along the entire towel.

The latter is cross striped down the middle with round corners.
 
Washing: TRC EE 350/450
Drying: GG 16x16 PFM
Glass: GG Crinkle Glass
Topper/Spray Wax: TRC Creature Edgeless
Interior/General Utility: Costco Kirkland
 
chefwong said:
POP Quiz : I went to check but cannot recall which one is DF and which one is DP

I have one the is squared edge corners with sticking going doing 1/3 and 2/3 along the entire towel.

The latter is cross striped down the middle with round corners.
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I'll check and come back and edit. I believe that Zaino towel you linked before you edited is a microfiber. DF is long gone, AFAIK. FWIW I think DF changed the edge treatment along the way, and the DP towel I'm thinking of was microfiber, but I'll go find it.

Here's the Monster Fluffy from Detailer's Paradise, square corners with 1/3 and 2/3 stitching:

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The DF Towels were cotton (although I vaguely remember them having a microfiber version briefly) and the ones I have are 17x17 and have cross-stitch edging on two sides, and a wider border like a bath towel (no surprise) on the other two sides.
 
thx. since I dug them out, I'm going to have to put them through it's paces . These 2 towels were the primes back in the day in ultra plush dense towels. It not an Everest 1200 towel but these were the gold standard top tier in my stash of yester years.
These days I may find them too dense...detailing routines, products dictate it somewhat
 
This whole thing is reminding me of 100 years ago when I bought a Blue Coral kit, which I then proceeded to save until I had a "good" car. I still haven't used it. I'm wondering if that was my thought process when I bought some of these towels, that I put them away to use on a "good" car.
 
chefwong said:
I'm sure we all have bin's full of MF's like detailing products.....that sit around

What's in you current weekly:daily rotation of MF's

For me:

Washing - TRC Cyclone Ultra Pad . I will use the Cyclone Mitt for more finessing areas like doorcups, grills and such where the pad is too bulky
Drying - PFM XL
Windows - GG Crinkle Glass
Waterless - Eagle 350
Anything that goes on paint as a QD, topper, etc - GG PFM Dual Weaves or PFM Edgeless Detailing for both the app and final wipe. I just love the weave of the PFM's


:rolleyes: Worst part is, like the detailing chems I have like another 6-8X of the above same or similar variants that for the most part still NIP unused.
I have so many Everest 1100's and haven't really had a use case to use them other than at time of acquiremnent, I was all about the density and plushness
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I love the Everest for sealant/QD removal and final buff. A very underrated towel in my opinion.

I use EE 500 for rinsless/waterless. Everest/Pluffle/EE350 for sealant QD removal. Twistedcloop towels for drying.. I have some duplex cheap ones I got from MTM during BF sale and swear they are same as PFM’s

Crinkles for glass and 300’s or forest green cobra for coating removal.


One of my favorites but too expensive (I have limits?) are CarPro 2 face.

I tried to love the Creatures as they and the spectrums were my first. Spectrums that are left see wheel duty and the creatures collect dust. Short weave ok but long weave just never felt right to me.



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Wash: Esoteric Sponge
Dry: Gyeon Silk Dryer
Interior: RC Edgeless 300 & yellow 350
Exhaust/Wheels: black RC Creatures
Paint: RC lavender 350, Kami Hayabusa Super Black
Glass: Esoteric Glass Towels, Kamikaze Kamiwaza
Coating: RC Edgeless 300 & yellow 350
Wax/Sealant: RC Edgeless 500


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What's the COO of the Kami towels

I go through phases in various hobbies....Rounding year end '23 I put such a hole in my pocket as I ordered a metric. ###load of tools from Japan cause ahem, I needed them
 
I'd go broke before I turned any profits if I bought Kamikaze Collection! I see the Hybussa towels and every towel shows the GSM except there XL Hybussa. It's nice and large and nice and expensive! But are you getting a XL version of there 16X16 400 GSM for $70? Wonder why they don't show the GSM on it? HUM.
I admit I like nice presentation and packaging for my money. On the better main stream lines but serious. 1 exclusive distributor. Slinging K POP detailing supplies for didge:wowwow:

I admit I bought there sponge! I have a sponge fetish, what can I say.
 
I'm assuming this tread is in relation to maintenance washing and detailing rather than other detailing tasks like polishing and coating. In that case, I'm using the following for each detail -

TRC Cyclone Pads (Both sizes, the 10X is very heavy when wet though.)






TRC Ultra Wheel Mitt -






TRC Eagle Edgeless 500 (Rinse-less washing)

TRC Gauntlet 15 x 24 (larger vehicles, or after rinse-less washing)




Micro Madness Chipmunk Jr. (Typical drying towel, love the smaller 16 x 16 size)

TRC DMR Jr. (Light blue, door jamb drying)




TRC DMR Jr. (Dark Blue, glass)




TRC Car Wash Towel (I use this for several applications, I like the size of these and workhorse abilities. Green for interior, grey for multi-purpose/dirty jobs, red for engine bays. This towel is slept on in my opinion, no its not the softest or plushest towel on the market, but the size/price/longevity of them is very attractive)








TRC Creature (Green, for delicate interior surfaces/gloss black ect.)




TRC Gauntlet 12x12 (Wheels)

 
chefwong said:
What's the COO of the Kami towels

I go through phases in various hobbies....Rounding year end '23 I put such a hole in my pocket as I ordered a metric. ###load of tools from Japan cause ahem, I needed them
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'COO' = Country of origin? If so:
Hayabusa drying towels = PRC
Kamiwaza = Korea
Hayabusa Super Black = PRC

When it comes to hobbies, the line between 'want' and 'need' is often conveniently indistinguishable :laughing:

DanaDetailingPros said:
I'd go broke before I turned any profits if I bought Kamikaze Collection! I see the Hybussa towels and every towel shows the GSM except there XL Hybussa. It's nice and large and nice and expensive! But are you getting a XL version of there 16X16 400 GSM for $70? Wonder why they don't show the GSM on it? HUM.
I admit I like nice presentation and packaging for my money. On the better main stream lines but serious. 1 exclusive distributor. Slinging K POP detailing supplies for didge:wowwow:

I admit I bought there sponge! I have a sponge fetish, what can I say.
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Hayabusa Drying Towels are 1100 gsm for the large, 1500gsm for the Mini
The Hayabusa Super Black Microfiber are 500gsm

I could never use a towel that big...I eventually ditched all of my Griots PFM's because they were just too unruly to use.

I like the Super Blacks for the denser weave as opposed Eagle 500's, kinda same feeling with the Kamiwaza's which for me, are like 'bulked up' Edgeless 300's.

Always keep a stack of Edgeless 300's in the house as well for light cleaning; coupled with some Gyeon Prep a great way to quickly clean glass stove tops, stainless appliances, black touchpads on things and eyeglasses.
 
I literally have hundreds of towels but I always grab The Rag Company towels first.
 
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