big difference in Fieldcrest's Charisma and Royal Velvet

Ng Luder · 10-27-01, 03:11

i always thought the charismas and royal velvets are practically the same thing. both high quality towels every here seems to use, both from a good brand, Fieldcrest. but i notice theres a huge difference between the Charisma (CH) towels and the Royal Velvet (RV) towels, Royal velvet being the much better one.

im not sure if its because ther are new or what not but this is what i noticed:

i bought lots of CH from linensource.com of varying sizes, all white. i got 2 white RV from Kevin, one of the Zaino dealers that also sell these towels in pairs that have pre-serged edges with cotten threads along with the zaino order form as found on zainobros.com

the new CH towels are much tougher (even though they are soft already compared to alot of things) compared to RV. RV has a very noticeably longer cotton combed loops than the CH. RV simply feels more plush while the CH feels more like a thick board almost... if i were to conclude anythign from my observations, i would tell u guys to get the RVs over the CHs, BIG TIME.

im hoping after washing the CH, it will get softer. maybe the RV from Kevin (since they are serged and stuff) they might have also been washed in the process. but i highly doubt this because there was quite alot of lint when i was flapping it around to check. but the longer loops on the RV makes a huge difference in plushness and softness.

anyways, i just found this out after receiving my orders... gona use davids scratch removing tips tomorrow and use zaino for the first time on my car and detail the interior with 303 products and much more. basically a COMPLETE detail inside and out. will take the whole day for sure, starting at 8am in the morning... wish me luck!

bigboyhf · 10-27-01, 08:33

I used to use RV's for my regular towels in the house. I have since switched to Charisma's and they are much softer and more durable than the RV's. I think there are more threads per inch or something.

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bmore11 · 10-27-01, 05:56

I am also using the CR's and love them. Got mine from kevinSS as well.

My car loved them!

FLONI · 10-27-01, 07:57

the RV's i had i use mostly for non-paint stuff...but i do use them for bird bombs with a Qd etc....but all the Charismas i have are way softer than the RV's...maybe the new batch of Rv's are made different...but even fater 6-7 washes the Charismas are still so soft...like all the products...whatever you think is the best.......is the best..........good luck tmorrow....by tomorrow nite you'll be just staring at the car.....admiring all ur work....i love that feeling!!!!!!!!

Don2000g · 10-29-01, 07:51

Having used Charismas for a few months now, I would never consider using RV towels. Of course, I do prefer high quality microfiber towels above everything. Laters.

Ng Luder · 10-29-01, 09:22

hmm... i dont get it. i swaer my RVs are softer than the charismas i just brought. and im 100% sure im not mixing the two up, i looked at each of it's tabs and the softer one said RV on it. i even asked my sis and my mom to tell me what they think and they both said the RV was softer.

can u guys at least tell me this? are the RV loops almost 2 times longer than the charaisma loops?

i got my RVs from:

http://wtfba.hispeed.com/contributor...zainoform.html

did anyone else get them from here? maybe this guy somehow makes the RVs really soft and awesome prior to shipment...

but seriously, im not some crazy lunatic that cant tell the differnce but my two RVs i got from that site are much softer than any of the charismas from the box i ordered form linensource.com

FLONI · 10-29-01, 10:12

i never got any towels from thaose sites....so they are probably softer...screw what everybody else says...except me of course..

...but seriously go with what you have right in front of you...you are the best judge as to which feels softer....now get going and post some pics!!!!