MF?

[J.J.]

Before I was an educated Autopian, I bought some microfiber towels from AutoZone. Today, I was preparing to wash and clay and noticed the tag on the MF towels read:



70% Polyester

30% Polyamide



I'm guessing these are of low quality and not very good, but I would like to here some opinions from members who are more experienced.



JJ:xyxthumbs



EDIT: I just found out that Autogeeks MF towles are 70/30 too! That apparently means my towels are OK. That's good b/c they were cheap!



JJ

 

[imported_truzoom]

Most MFs seem to be around that same ratio. I got some Vroom brand MFs from Target that have a 75/25 blend and they seem much nicer.



I've felt some of the more expensive ones compared to the cheaper brands, and it seems like they're all made in the same place by the same materials. Sorta like buying a pair of Banana Republic slacks for $200 so you can claim you own a pair of slacks by BN, or getting some $20 ones at Wal Mart because they fit their purpose and do the job well.



(awaits criticisms)

 

[White95Max]

The ExcelDetail MFs are 80/20.

I'm not sure of the polyester to polyamide ratio of the WalMart MFs, but they are much less plush than the higher-quality Excel or WCD ones.

 

[medic159]

The ratio of Polyester microfiber to Nylon has nothing to do with the quality. What is important is the quality of the yarn and the construction (weave) of the fabric.

 

[imported_WCD]

Most mf towels for buffing, etc. are either 80/20 or 70/30. The waffle weave seem to hold to 75/25, but are completely different in construction.



However, like stated above, I can weave a 80/20 towel, or 70/30 towel- it's just the % of polymide and polyester- I could get some polyester and polymide and get them to the correct %-tage, but I would not trust myself to weave it and thus it wouldn't matter which %-tage I chose because the towel would be terrible- I leave that up to the machines and my specs for making them.



Rob

 

[Wasatch]

The ratio of Polyester microfiber to Nylon has nothing to do with the quality. What is important is the quality of the yarn and the construction (weave) of the fabric.

Agree