New to detailing - best towels/applicators?

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NYrep1

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I'm a newbie to detailing as I never had an auto worth detailing in my life before. After reading in many areas on the net I purchased mainly Zaino and Lexol prodocts with some Griot's stuff thrown in. I spent about 6 hours this weekend detailing my car and I'm very happy with the results except: Zaino recomends only 100% cotton applicators and towels be used. I did so and ordered some from them along with applicators as well. Both the applicators and the towels left little white parts of themselves behind in about everything I did! I thought, no problem, I need to wash them first, but this didn't help and two of the applicators are now comming apart! Otherwise, the results were beautiful! How do I get around the lint problem in both applicators and towels? I've read some on microfiber products but I'm not sure if these should be used to remove applied polish when dry or not. I know this is a newbie question but thanks anyway!



2002 BMW 330i
 
Foam applicators are fine for all application purposes. They waste less product, they are easier to clean, and a little easier to work with than terry apps.



IMHO, MF towels are best for buffing.
 
Welcome to the board, you'll find a wealth of information on your question using the search button.



That being said, I've had good luck using the Viking foam applicators for applying Zaino (available at AutoZone).



I would also recommend microfiber cloths for Zaino removal. I got mine from neatiitems. Other board members have had success with CMA and JT International. It's been my experience that microfibers purchased in retail stores like Wal-Mart and Target are of a lesser quality - fine around the house but keep them off the bimmer!



I bet you had a lot of lint collect around the moonroof liner when you used cotton towels. :)
 
Yes! Yes! The moonroof liner and the black strips around the doors, both on the doors themselves and on the body. The only way I could remove them was careful work with the vacuum with the brush attachment. I see, others have been here too. Even though it's hard wook, the results are addictive! I could never have learned how to do this correctly (meaning relatively easy) without the internet. Thanks!
 
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