Update on MF's that I just received from Microfibertech.com
Just came in today. As I mentioned above . . . Bought 1 big blue WW drying towel and 5 small "Elite" microweaves for polishing. I've never used MF's before so I can't attest to the quality yet. This brand is also finished around the edges to prevent fraying.
Just finished washing two cars and swept most of the water beads off with a California dry blade (great) and followed up with the remaining beads with my new big blue MF. WW made fast work of drying with no lint or streaking.
They don't seem get soggy like terry towels do very quickly but the dry blade got rid of most off the water first.
MF's are not cheap, that's for sure . . . but if they last, they will be well worth the investment.
Can't wait to try the smaller "Elite" MF's for removing product and buffing out. Planning to do my first full detail this weekend on one car starting with DACP (if needed) Probably start with 3m SMR first with a rotary (yikes, watch out finish) and moving on to a cyclo orbital for cleaning/polishing product stages with AIO, SG and finishing with P21s.
Excited about using these new MF's to buff off the final coats of P21s. Using terry's always makes me nervous and I always feel like they are inducing small scratches into the finsh as to their rough texture. These new MF's feel like a handful of cotton puffs!
I like that suggestion of the above poster of using two smaller WW instead of one big one to dry car. This really makes sense as while your drying with both hands you can use one hand to support yourself as you're bending over to do the lower side panels and bumpers. I find myself putting one hand on the finish which keeps putting fingerprints back on! Big towel also keeps hitting the wet driveway when doing the lower panels.
I'll probably try this two towel suggestion on a re-order to keep in the trunk of my second car. Thanks for the idea.