100% cotton...are they really?

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elbee

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I read somewhere that so-called all-cotton towels and cloths that are made in Bangledesh or Pakistan aren't really 100% cotton and can scratch. It just so happens that the bag of cloths I bought at Costco are just that. No wonder I didn't have any swirls back when I used to steal my mom's old Fieldcrest bath towels! Looks like I'll have to swing for a PC.



You really do get what you pay for! Duh!
 
The scratching in cheap cotton towels is often caused by bits of seed that is embedded in the cloth. I would look at your towels very closely before using on paint.
 
jermar said:
The scratching in cheap cotton towels is often caused by bits of seed that is embedded in the cloth. I would look at your towels very closely before using on paint.
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Seed? Did you say seed? :o
 
Not 100% cotton? I guess anything is possible.



Just a side note. I always like to pre-wash my towels before using them. It seems to help soften and condition the cotton. Plus you also know for sure that they're clean.
 
Those towels usually have a polyster backing (so I've read) whereas the good ones (Charismas in particular) do not. It's the polyster that scratches the paint. I use charismas (I know, I'm old school :D ) and have no problems.



Bill.
 
It's not simply Bangladesh, it's everywhere. I and others used to burn a lot of scrap cotton cloth in our bee smokers. Most have given up because lots of 100% pure cottons turn out to have plastic threads in them for strength. Burning plastics doesn't do good things to bees.



The blame really goes back to US advertising laws. To be 100%, you only have to be 97% or so. The exact tolerance varies with the product. Manufacturers of course take full advantage of that.
 
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