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BigBoyinJersey

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what microfiber towels do ya use for what jobs ? are certain ones better for polishing and removing waxes ? glass ? using on interiors ? and what brands or places do u recommend ordering from thanks
 
BigBoyinJersey said:
what microfiber towels do ya use for what jobs ? are certain ones better for polishing and removing waxes ? glass ? using on interiors ? and what brands or places do u recommend ordering from thanks
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There are two great places for geting MFs (microfiber towels) ... Excel Detail and Pakshak. There are more, but I have experience with these. I have Ultra MFs, Ultra Fine MFs, and a WW drying towel from Pakshak and some Supreme MFs from Excel Detail, and they're all great. And Patrick (Excel Detail) and Ranny (Pakshak) are excellent to do business with :2thumbs:



Locally (Pep Boys), you can get the Meguiar's "Supreme Shine" MF that folks here have raved about. I plan on picking up a couple soon.



Do a search, and you'll get a lot of info!
 
I'm telling ya. You can disagree with me but I don't think there's a difference in brands to much. Besides Pakshak's and Excel. The rest are all Korean and Chinesse cheap material. I really like Concours Buffing towel for waxes, AIO and SG. Using other MF's with them I have to use more pressure when I have a build up, but not with the concours buffing towel. I own 4 of them and about 16 other polish MF's and 4 MF drying towels. I like the Sonus Drying towel the best with the blade.
 
audipower said:
The rest are all Korean and Chinesse cheap material.
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i'm going to have to disagree with you. i have the viking blue microfiber drying towel (very plush with two different sides and nearly identical to the ultra-plush mf's, but bigger), and it's just as good if not better than the many mf's i have (pakshaks, etc...) and it's made in korea.
 
Just got pack of the tropical breeze mf's from autopia-carcare, great value and do a great job, very soft and plush. They are being discontinued, US$7.75 for six.. :)
 
The Chemical Guys sell some pretty solid MFs for cheap. I think I pay around 20 bucks a dozen, and they're on par with my Cobras and almost as good as PakShak towels. I have not noticed any micromarring when using them on paint (even on a black car), and they're quite plush. I still like my Poorboy's XL velvet smooth towel best, but that was like 10 bucks for one, whereas these are 90% as good at a dollar eighty apiece.
 
Gears said:
I was under the impression that all the best MFs were made in Korea.
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Not the ones I use. DF Towel. I bought an assortment of of these all natural AlpineFiber towels from Leo and have been very pleased with them. IMO they offer all the advantages of 100% cotton towels (soft, easy to care for) with the advantages of a traditional MF towel. They are outstanding for QDing, cleaning, polishing and buffing. Now that they have broken in they are good for drying too, as long as I sheet the water off with an open ended hose and blot the water before wiping. For I'm going to try a set of Pakshak WWs and see how they compare for drying purposes.



The DF Towels are very easy to care for and are nice and soft. I haven't noticed any marring at all and the edges are lined in silk. They are high quality towels that I highly recommend and are made in the USA. :2thumbs: :usa
 
I got some from Walmart for about $1.50 each (8 for $5). They were made in china but still work great and feel really soft. I'm not shure how much better they can be. They wash well too.
 
Gears said:
I was under the impression that all the best MFs were made in Korea.
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"Our micro fiber towels have gone through several tests and analysis, and quality inspections by Korea Textile Inspection & Testing Institute (KOTITI). A prominent textile testing institute in Korea." http://pakshak.com/about.html alot of the towels/mf's that are made there, are good/excellent quality!
 
The chinese MF's are the worst IMO and korean microfibre varies. South Korea produces the better ones however



I believe that there are still some MF's made in italy and parts of europe and of course the USA.

Personally my favourite is PAKSHAK but will be testing excel's very shortly.

From what I've been told, they are as good as sonus but much cheaper
 
Id have to go with Paks. Good Mf's and service.

I only use sillk edged Mfs.

I use the Pak ultra plushes. Finer side for removeing polishes and waxes. Plusher side for QDing and final wipes. They wash up nicely work very well. I also have a few Sonus MF's which are pretty much the same.
 
Outside of the obvious differences in quality, and setting aside waffle weaves for a moment, I divide quality mfs into 3 types: 1) plush (DF Elite, Excel's top, Meg's Supreme Shine) 2) medium (Excel's "regular", Cobra) and short nap (Meg's older towels, Stoner's).



The medium towels are best for removing polishes like FP, IP, #80 & #83, etc.



The plush towels are best for removing "apply and let haze" waxes and sealants, like #16 or #26. They're also good for "dust off" sealants like Z, NXT or 4* UPP.



The short nap towels are good for removing WOWO waxes and sealants like Souveran & S100, or "dust off" sealants like NXT, #21, Z, 4* UPP, etc. But I mostly use these for cases where the other two are having a problem, such as if I cake on the #26 and it's clogging the fibers of the longer napped towels.



Any of these towels will do any of the other jobs as well; they're all good. But the long nap towels don't wipe off polishes as efficiently as the mediums, and the short nap towels fill up with polish too quickly.



IMO you should always get quality towels and wash and reuse them. Cheaper towels are false economy. Even the good ones only last about a third as many washes, so you spend less at the beginning but replace them more often.







Tom
 
SVR said:
South Korea produces the better ones however
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North Korea produces microfiber towels? :nixweiss :think:





Mosca said:
IMO you should always get quality towels and wash and reuse them. Cheaper towels are false economy. Even the good ones only last about a third as many washes, so you spend less at the beginning but replace them more often.
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Well said! :xyxthumbs
 
Jinba ittai said:
Not the ones I use. DF Towel. I bought an assortment of of these all natural AlpineFiber towels from Leo and have been very pleased with them. IMO they offer all the advantages of 100% cotton towels (soft, easy to care for) with the advantages of a traditional MF towel. They are outstanding for QDing, cleaning, polishing and buffing. Now that they have broken in they are good for drying too, as long as I sheet the water off with an open ended hose and blot the water before wiping. For I'm going to try a set of Pakshak WWs and see how they compare for drying purposes.



The DF Towels are very easy to care for and are nice and soft. I haven't noticed any marring at all and the edges are lined in silk. They are high quality towels that I highly recommend and are made in the USA. :2thumbs: :usa
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I also have been using DF towels for some time. Excellent product! :xyxthumbs



John
 
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