Reasonable MFT

Russ@Exclusive

Russ@Exclusive

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I currently have some form of mft from viking meant for drying. It works okay but it is wearing quickly. I am looking at building up my MFT collection so what would you recommend as the most efficient at drying at a reasonable price? I need something that can cover possibly more than one car.
 
Russ@Exclusive said:
I currently have some form of mft from viking meant for drying. It works okay but it is wearing quickly. I am looking at building up my MFT collection so what would you recommend as the most efficient at drying at a reasonable price? I need something that can cover possibly more than one car.
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You may be reaching a little here.
Most people are looking for one towel that will do one car rather than hoping to do more than one car with the same towel.
If you don't already have quite a few MF towels, you should plan on buying more. For a hobby detailer, I think anything less than 6 to 10 would mean you would be washing MF towels between each detail. A professional will probably have a hundred or more.
One to three for drying, one or two to remove the swirl remover or polish, one or two to remove the paint cleaner/prep, one or two to remove the LSP, one or two for windows.
I happen to use cotton terry towels for wheels, tires, wheel wells, engine compartment, door jambs, and interiors or I would need at least another half dozen per vehicle.

What to buy is pretty much an individual choice. I don't happen to care all that much for waffle weave towels while many swear by them. I also prefer better quality towels while some people think the box store towels work fine.
Talk to some of the vendors/sponsors and buy at least a few of their better towels and compare them to those at the discount stores. You won't have any problem seeing the difference. Whether that difference is worth the extra cost, you will need to decide. For me, it has been.
 
CharlesW said:
You may be reaching a little here.
Most people are looking for one towel that will do one car rather than hoping to do more than one car with the same towel.
If you don't already have quite a few MF towels, you should plan on buying more. For a hobby detailer, I think anything less than 6 to 10 would mean you would be washing MF towels between each detail. A professional will probably have a hundred or more.
One to three for drying, one or two to remove the swirl remover or polish, one or two to remove the paint cleaner/prep, one or two to remove the LSP, one or two for windows.
I happen to use cotton terry towels for wheels, tires, wheel wells, engine compartment, door jambs, and interiors or I would need at least another half dozen per vehicle.

What to buy is pretty much an individual choice. I don't happen to care all that much for waffle weave towels while many swear by them. I also prefer better quality towels while some people think the box store towels work fine.
Talk to some of the vendors/sponsors and buy at least a few of their better towels and compare them to those at the discount stores. You won't have any problem seeing the difference. Whether that difference is worth the extra cost, you will need to decide. For me, it has been.
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Charles I do regret we got off on tha wrong foot.....But anywho your advice is always very informing. I Agree the only Waffle I care to see will be on my Breakfast plate soaked in Maple syrup w/bacon.
 
CharlesW said:
Talk to some of the vendors/sponsors and buy at least a few of their better towels and compare them to those at the discount stores. You won't have any problem seeing the difference. Whether that difference is worth the extra cost, you will need to decide. For me, it has been.
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Great advice !!!
 
dollar stores you can buy 4 towels for $3, the quality is'nt that good but they work fine for me.I go in every now and then and buy them all. At the price I can afford it. I start from the top and just keep on wringing the water out of them and they seem to absorb better once fully wetted and wrung out. For the record I love my Poorboys world mega plush but I can't justify buying many the price is just too steep for what they do for me.
 
i'll use discount/cheaper mft for interior cleaning, door jams, under hood degreasing etc. exteriors get good quality/higher priced mft's
 
CARTfan said:
I still stick to the Absorber for drying. Try it.
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Not a bad idea if you are doing multiple vehicles back-to-back-to-back. Treat it with respect (ie. don't just slap it flat on the surface and drag it around = and don't put it up dirty), and keep a supply of smaller WW (or even terry weave, think 16x24 sizes) towels for catching the drip lines.

Or pick them up a few at a time as you go. Or just go hog wild and buy them all at once.

You were just asking about drying towels right? If you are talking about all the mftowels you would use for a detail then that's another discussion.
 
I have a viking ww I used a few times.However I like my pakshak ww much much better.These are the only 2 I have used as of yet.My absorber is retired
 
Meijer's opened a new store near me recently and while checking out the automotive section I found a towel that I had not seen before.

They are made by turtle wax ICE label.
I bought a package of 2 for $5.99

These are a very plush and soft towel and compares to towels that I paid 6 to 8 bucks apiece for from on-line detailing sites.

These are nothing like the viking towels sold at wal-mart.
I don't know how long they will last time will tell but I plan on buying more of them .
 
If you don't already have quite a few MF towels, you should plan on buying more. For a hobby detailer, I think anything less than 6 to 10 would mean you would be washing MF towels between each detail. A professional will probably have a hundred or more.

Charles does this mean you have 99? just kidding.
 
Mr. Clean said:
Not a bad idea if you are doing multiple vehicles back-to-back-to-back. Treat it with respect (ie. don't just slap it flat on the surface and drag it around = and don't put it up dirty), and keep a supply of smaller WW (or even terry weave, think 16x24 sizes) towels for catching the drip lines.

Or pick them up a few at a time as you go. Or just go hog wild and buy them all at once.

You were just asking about drying towels right? If you are talking about all the mftowels you would use for a detail then that's another discussion.
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Good point. I was thinking about towels for a complete detail, not just drying after a wash.

elk42 said:
If you don't already have quite a few MF towels, you should plan on buying more. For a hobby detailer, I think anything less than 6 to 10 would mean you would be washing MF towels between each detail. A professional will probably have a hundred or more.

Charles does this mean you have 99? just kidding.
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You are probably pretty close. :notme:
Someday I may count them, but I'm not sure I even want to know. :D
 
CharlesW said:
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Someday I may count them, but I'm not sure I even want to know. :D
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Why would you ever want to do that? :) I have a container (not even hinting as to the size) of never before used towels. Some are still in their original packaging. Then I have a rolling cabinet plus additional containers each sorted by use out in the garage. The Wife, she's a sly one, has commented more than once that she knows my reasoning for not having all the towels in a single location.

I'll run out of energy before I run out of towels.
 
Mr. Clean said:
Why would you ever want to do that? :) I have a container (not even hinting as to the size) of never before used towels. Some are still in their original packaging. Then I have a rolling cabinet plus additional containers each sorted by use out in the garage. The Wife, she's a sly one, has commented more than once that she knows my reasoning for not having all the towels in a single location.

I'll run out of energy before I run out of towels.
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Put me in your will! :D
 
Thanks for all of the good information guys. I want to build up a solid collection of MF so I probably will slowly be buying some good stuff from PB or so. I have used many low quality store brand MF and none of them satisfy me compared to some better Cobra stuff I have.
 
I use to swear by the absorber - but have found PB's WW to be the best for me. I have 4 of them currently and feel that I will never go back to the absorber. The absorber sticks to the paint while the WW glides across it. This alone makes me feel that it is safer for my paint.
 
Some swear by it, while others swear at it. :D

IMO, it is like every other tool we use, if used properly they generally work fine. If not, it's the worst thing ever invented. :)

For taking care of a lot of water removal the Absorber excels. I've got a sufficient number of drying towels, but sometimes I can wind up with a garage full of wet towels them needing to be washed. With the Absorber I have a couple of smaller towels which are just damp. A single vehicle, average sedan sized or smaller, no doubt a large MF will be sufficient.
 
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