can magnets hurt paint?

Can't tell anything about them from the description...Buy em and try em.



You will never know unless you can touch one and feel it and test it out.
 
I'd feel safe buying these just based on the description...
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Micro fiber is plastic (<em class='bbc'>What a revelation![/i]). One strand of Micro Fiber is several times smaller than a strand of conventional fiber (<em class='bbc'>and what exactly is conventional fiber?[/i]). How does it clean? A microscopic plastic wire (like a cheese cutter) (<em class='bbc'>now <strong class='bbc'>THAT'S[/b] what I want touching my paint[/i])</blockquote>
The adage "you get what you pay for" holds very true when it comes to MF towels. Stick with CMA, TACSCAR, or YoSteve.
 
Funny post, jimwh :D.

I agree with jimwh, there are not too many more "good finds" to be had as far as <em class='bbc'>paint-safe[/i] detailing towels. I know there are a few of us who have been investigating other sources of towels and you can bet your PC that the current towel sellers are always on the lookout for better buys . . . I'll stick with MT's and Neatitems.

However, let's not forget that MF is great for a lot more than paint stuff. The cheese cutter cloth might be good for routine dashboard cleaning or glass cleaning . . . but there are cheaper ones to be had for those uses.
 
It doesn't look like it. You can get the neatitems 15 x 15 towel for $4.95 each if you buy 5 or $4.45 each if you buy 10 and no shipping charges. You'll know you're getting good 70/30 towels.



If you look at $3.99 cheese cutter towel you have the price of the towel plus: QUOTE]Handling fee is $1.00 per box shipped (not per item) plus UPS shipping charges.[/QUOTE] Looks to me like you'll pay more per towel by the time you pay the shipping charges and the extra handling fee.
 
so my father found his Christmas witch was a magnet that said "I(heart) my Maltese) so he wanted it on his car, I made sure the paint was clean and de contaminated underneath and proceeded to place the magnet there. But if the magnet slides can it mar the paint?

Mo
Happy Kwanza new Kwanzaa smiles = win
 
Mo,

Yes, anything that is gripping the paint tightly like a magnet, will mar the paint, and could scratch it, if dirt gets behind the area, the magnet is moved onto the dirt, and moved again.
The price you pay for having magnetic signs, satellite antennas, etc, on vehicles.
Just try really hard to not ever move it, and if you can get a grip on it say top and bottom, pull it straight back from the paint and hopefully, it will not scratch.

Dan F
 
If you leave it in the same place for a long period of time your clear will become cloudy. However, after you remove the magnet the area will heal itself :soldier:


Hanukkah
 
My mom put a yellow ribbon magnet on the tailgat area of her Blazer. Granted, the Blazer does not get a lot of love and attention these days as she uses it to drive back and forth to work, but the area was clean before she placed the magnet on. About six months later, the magnet was looking pretty tattered, so she decided to take it off. Somehow, the magnet had hardened in places and, for lack of a better word, "fused" itself onto the paint in a few places. I finally had to break down and use a plastic razor blade on the paint to scrape this thing off, leaving some marring that will never be correctable.

Probably a once-in-a-million incident, but it's enough to make me never put a magnet on any vehicle. Ever.
 
Yes, it will Mo......especially if you throw them on the surface.....Christmas TreeHappy KwanzaHanukkah:Gift:
 
Ive had some really bad experiences with magnetic signs that destroyed the paint underneath on 2 of my vans that would not even buff out after color sanding.

The first one I really didnt know how to take care of the signs and wasnt cleaning them enough or taking them off as often as I should . The second i really took care of after learning my mistakes and was shocked when after about a year of pulling them and cleaning them every week my paint still got damaged .

Both paint jobs were not factory paint so that may have been a factor.

I researched it quite a bit and found a co. that has some kind of coating on the magnetic sign that protects the paint and got new signs made . Also I learned you are suposed to give the paint a breather for a day or so every week . Another thing is to let wax cure for a week or so before putting them on. Also never let water get underneath when you wash or it rains . I just take mine off when it rains .

Magnetic signs BTW is a great way to advertize your business:thumbup:
 
detailchick said:
Ive had some really bad experiences with magnetic signs that destroyed the paint underneath on 2 of my vans that would not even buff out after color sanding.

The first one I really didnt know how to take care of the signs and wasnt cleaning them enough or taking them off as often as I should . The second i really took care of after learning my mistakes and was shocked when after about a year of pulling them and cleaning them every week my paint still got damaged .

Both paint jobs were not factory paint so that may have been a factor.

I researched it quite a bit and found a co. that has some kind of coating on the magnetic sign that protects the paint and got new signs made . Also I learned you are suposed to give the paint a breather for a day or so every week . Another thing is to let wax cure for a week or so before putting them on. Also never let water get underneath when you wash or it rains . I just take mine off when it rains .

Magnetic signs BTW is a great way to advertize your business:thumbup:
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I'd love this company's info! :Christmas Hat:
 
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