microfiber towel for washing?
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microfiber towel for washing?
I've always used terry cloth towels to wash my 92 Q45 but about a year ago I got some microfiber towels from target. I've used them to wash the car when it's not that dirty.... or as a second wash after washing with terry cloth towels (prior to waxing).
I find that they work OK for washing, but I hate how they cling to the car. I use at least 2 or 3 of them per wash and rinse them before dipping them into the soapy water.
Now that I have an 08 G sedan I want to start off right... is washing with microfiber towels a good idea or not?
I find that they work OK for washing, but I hate how they cling to the car. I use at least 2 or 3 of them per wash and rinse them before dipping them into the soapy water.
Now that I have an 08 G sedan I want to start off right... is washing with microfiber towels a good idea or not?
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I would get a sheepskin mitt for washing...I use one for the lower portion of the car & the bumpers and a newer one for the upper portions.
You should get a waffle weave microfiber towel for drying. The quality of the ones sold @ Target & Pepboys have improved but for best results I'd go mail order (Pak Shak is the best).
PM me if you want to get together & detail sometime...I'm in Atlanta also.
You should get a waffle weave microfiber towel for drying. The quality of the ones sold @ Target & Pepboys have improved but for best results I'd go mail order (Pak Shak is the best).
PM me if you want to get together & detail sometime...I'm in Atlanta also.
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I've been detailing my ride and used to do my friends' cars back in the day and this is what I use. Microfiber towel to soap up, rinse off and then dry the car off with a chamois. And of course wash the microfiber towels after every use but don't use any fabric softener or static cling sheets, it leaves residue on the towels. I would never use terry cloth towels, they leave micro scratches on the paint and dull the finish. The fabric is just too abrasive.
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the microfiber is more likely to trap dirt yes. i use meg's brush got it on clearance for like 4 bucks one day used it ever since
i either squeegy or use that made in japan absorber thing when drying depeding on if i m lazy or not or sometimes i just race around the block
i also use a stream water to take off soap i dont plaster the car on full blast.... so usually the water just sheets off
i either squeegy or use that made in japan absorber thing when drying depeding on if i m lazy or not or sometimes i just race around the block
i also use a stream water to take off soap i dont plaster the car on full blast.... so usually the water just sheets off
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Originally Posted by greg_atlanta
So a microfiber towel/mitt is no more likely to retain grit/dirt than a terry cloth towel, right?
Looks like the fuzzy sheepskin mitt would be a magnet for grit/dirt. Are they machine washable?
Looks like the fuzzy sheepskin mitt would be a magnet for grit/dirt. Are they machine washable?
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I've been detailing my ride and used to do my friends' cars back in the day and this is what I use. Microfiber towel to soap up, rinse off and then dry the car off with a chamois. And of course wash the microfiber towels after every use but don't use any fabric softener or static cling sheets, it leaves residue on the towels. I would never use terry cloth towels, they leave micro scratches on the paint and dull the finish. The fabric is just too abrasive.
chamois are a BIG no no for most detailers. since they are flat they can easily catch any lose dirt and the dirt will be dragged across your paint. A good micro fiber waffle weave towel is the way to go because lose dirt particles will more easily go up into the fibers of the towel which will cushion dirt instead of dragging it.