Lint from MF Towels

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valleyguy1

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Been grappling with getting the interior of the windshield perfect. Settled in on the two cloth method, first one dampened with Stoner's, second wipe off excess. Using MF towels, however left me with lint on the glass. Thinking I had some cheap MFs, I bought some Cobra, but still get the same problem. BTW, these are not waffle weave. In fact not only lint but there is something left behind that is microscopic but in direct sunlight looks like dots of light. Sorry no foto. These wipe right off with a cotton towel, however.

What the heck are these? And if the MF towels leave behind small lint-like deposits on the glass, aren't they also leaving microscopic things on my paint that I can't see.

I guess my next step is to order some WW MFs for my glass, though these ribbed ones from Towel Pros look pretty good, and cheap, or these from the rag company. Any experience with these, or are the WW just as good?
 
I personally use the Quickie All Purpose Microfiber Towels for my glass cleaning and up to date have not had any issues with them. You get like 24 in a pack for a very good price. I ordered additional ones after being satisfied with the first batch so that i could use them for dirty work as well (wheels,door jambs etc.) and have extra in hand.

Only time i've experienced lint in my MF towels was when i made the mistake of washing them with some terry cloth towels and/or hung dry them instead of tossing them in the machine dryer(with the low heat setting).
 
The only towels I use on the glass, are these towels: Waffle Weave Microfiber Glass Towel

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Get at least 3 or 6 of them. Wipe once, and fold to a new side. Wipe again. Then switch to a new side again. Only use one side of this MF towel since the oil or film it picks up will be transferred to the other side of the towel. Switch towels as needed and DO NOT overuse a single towel with a single swipe. If you use a contaminated side again, you'll just end up smearing the oil on the glass again.

Then switch to a clean glass towel for a final buff. I've never had any linting problems with this towel on glass.
 
PM me your address I'll mail you two of the Towel Pros to try. I split a 25 pack with my MIL for my wife.
Actually got 26 so 14 for me.
Including 10 Robert from towel pros threw in an order for me to try leading to buying more.

After i do my windows I rinse both towels out and good to go for the next time you do the windows . After a few uses I wash them.
Make sure to use the towels as Robert suggests and you'll have perfect windows.

https://youtu.be/Bi-LD27Y2jg
 
I have been buying towel pros microfiber for over 10 years, and have never had anything not work very well..
This family owned business in Santa Barbara CA., is one of the best..
Thanks for the heads-up on their new glass towels..
Dan F
 
CarPro Fast Glass Towels are a game changer for cleaning interior glass

-Zero Lint

-No chemicals required

-No streaks
 
Just as a suggestion, try putting the towel back in the dryer and fluff them for about 10 minutes. The lint trap filter will filter out the lint from the towels and your good to go....
 
I find that only waffle weaves don't lint on glass. Glass is pretty grabby and the fibers on plush towels shed from the friction. Waffle weave towels have no piles so no fibers to shed.
 
+1 on towel pros. Green glass towels work really well, and the WW has perfect balance of absorbancy and ability to glide over paint.
 
pheerix said:
I find that only waffle weaves don't lint on glass.. Waffle weave towels have no piles so no fibers to shed.
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Even without the nap, mine still eventually lint. Yeah, WW Glass towels always washed/dried separately from othe stuff.

My "woven"/zero-nap ones even leave a *tiny* bit of lint behind once they're worn enough, but it's generally not enough to see with the naked eye.

Sooner or later, IME *EVERY* MF towel lints to some extent.
 
So one of the things that prompted me to start this thread was the thought that in removing my LSP with a MF, I 'm leaving a small amount of lint, or something, on the paint. Even using a QD, there would be something deposited by the MF. Now it's not showing up for me on my light colored cars, but I would think with the obsession around here with a perfect looking finish, that SOMEONE would have noticed this, especially on a black car. I mean, I see it on my glass using a non-WW MF, so it's gotta be on the paint. Obviously once washed any trace of this would be removed.
 
valleyguy1- I've only noticed it on my lighter colored vehicles when I used MFs that *really* lint, and FWIW some of those same towels aren't causing lint issues for a fellow Autopian (who'd initially told me about them). I'm keeping an eye on how my Dry Me Crazy towels behave in this regard, so far so good.
 
I've noticed the same "lint" or microfiber shedding on both paint and glass. On the paint I just hit the finish with my air wand and it gone. I'm assuming it's static electric is to blame. As far as the inside of the window, it's there when I'm done a couple days later it's gone, probably opening and closing doors, riding with the windows down must blow it away.
 
This is interesting because I've never had towels lint and I use some pretty inexpensive MF towels like the ones you get in packs of 10 at WM. When dirty, I wash the towels using Era or Persil in warm water and dry just like the laundry. Never had a problem. I do have some staining on my WW towels that I use for ONR washes, but others have reported the same thing with ONR.
Perhaps it's the (electric) clothes dryer that removes any lint?
For interior glass I spray one clean towel with Stoners Invisible Glass, wipe and then follow up with a separate MF towel. I usually do the entire interior (windshield first) with the same two towels. I suppose I would switch as/if necessary, but I don't smoke and the interior glass is usually fairly clean anyway.
 
MiVor- Huh, that's really something that you've never experienced MF lint! Sure wish I could say the same. Some are worse than others, some don't lint at all (at least yet), but it's something I've had to keep an eye on.
 
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