detailing towels

I just purchased some micro fiber towels. Is this what you're talking about?

 

jon what brand are the micro fiber towels you bought?

 

Here's the website I used to order them. www.topoftheline.com

 

You need look no farther than your local Costco for MF towels -- about $8 for a dozen. Hard to beat that.

 

Too easy. Thanks for the info.

 

200,000 count microfiber (or so) only. Cotton fabrics are plentiful and very aggressive.

The Costco/Pep Boys/etc microfibers go from decent to ok after a couple of washes and thats when they become perfect for removing paste compounds. They become more aggressive than high quality microfibers but still less aggressive than cottons once used a couple times.

Its your car and will use what you wish, however there are better alternatives!

Here's something I was working on this Saturday for a client. I'm going back tomorrow afternoon to continue and the owner is absolutely delighted so far.

These scratches were put in by cotton clothes used for drying over the last year or two by the local car washes.

Cheers,
Sunny
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Bill, dunno if you're looking to remove wax or to dry, but if you want a drying towel I would like to recommend Griot's waffle weave microfibers. I know you said you don't want polyester...before these towels I was also strongly pro-cotton, anti-polyester, but that has since all changed. These things are truly amazing! Use 'em all the time and under my closest inspection under fluorescents, can't find any evidence of scratching from these things. I normally use two, one to sopp it all up first time around and a second dry one goes around to get it completely dry. A bit pricey, but well worth it. And, after many washings they have lasted very well. They soak up a huge amount of water and glide across the surface like butter. Just want to say I care deeply about the 6.0, and wouldn't want to recommend anything to you that would harm her.

This is what I'm talking about... http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1=L1_1000&L2=L2_1003&SKU=11117

And of course, I have no affiliation with Griot's yadda yadda...

 

I was also a pro-cotton towel guy for many years. I have to say i only use them for interiors now. If you want a good towel then micro-fiber is the way to go. They are not all the same. I have heard guys say that the ones from Costco scratched their cars. I get mine from waynestowels.com. Their micro-fiber is the only one endorsed by Sal Zaino for his polishes. They also sell a nice micro-fiber for glass as well.

Chris

 

Thanks for the update Eric - I saw this in the Griot's catalog the other day and thought to myself "Who'd use a polyester wipe on their car?" The fact that you've used it to great results is good to know. May actually consider it.