11-29-01, 06:39
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Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 112 | Buying some good Microfibre towels locally? (NYC)
Anyone recommend a place? Do local stores like Autozone/Pepboys/StraussAuto carry any good MF brands/towels?
I'd like to order online but waiting a week + for shipping is a pain. | |
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11-29-01, 06:47
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Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego AIM:sdputerbum Posts: 1,616 | Try this link: http://www.autopia-carport.com/forum...rofiber+retail
Basically, no you can't get paint-safe good ones locally. The 3M ones are an option, but once you get a real MT you won't want to go back. By the way, I ordered microfiber from a couple of different sources within the last 2 weeks and got it within 3-4 days both times... | |
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11-29-01, 08:27
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Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 112 | Cool... I want to order now.. I pick up my black GTI on saturday and wanted to have it atleast by next saturday. I just hate placing orders...4 days later you find out its not shipped yet =) | |
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11-29-01, 08:34
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Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego AIM:sdputerbum Posts: 1,616 | Hey Steez...
I had great luck with shipping from yosteve.com and also pretty good from neatitems, but I hear neatitems won't be shipping towels until the 7th and now that I have both I can honestly say there is nothing like a real MT! No idea when Steve is shipping though, you may want to PM him. | |
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11-29-01, 08:36
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Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego AIM:sdputerbum Posts: 1,616 | Quote: Originally posted by YoSteve.Com
polydimethylsiloxane is PDMS, if it exists in a fluid in the chemical industry it's reffered to as an "oil". it's what's in 303, but not in armor all. | Hey Steve I think this is great info but uh... 
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11-29-01, 08:37
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Join Date: May 2001 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,051 | Eh, wrong thread? I believe Ron once said the new Armor All formula is a PDMS resin, but nobody seemed to care...
New Product Test (for beaters of course) ?  Quote: Originally posted by YoSteve.Com
polydimethylsiloxane is PDMS, if it exists in a fluid in the chemical industry it's reffered to as an "oil". it's what's in 303, but not in armor all. | | |
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11-29-01, 08:38
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Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Post Office Box 9 Newbury, OH 44065 AIM:YoSteveDotCom Posts: 2,302 | what are you guys talking about | |
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11-29-01, 08:48
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Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Orange County, Southern California. Posts: 85 | I agree....once you use a good MF towel there`s no going back. Comparing terry cloth to a MF is like comparing stereo to mono. Nothing touches my finish or windows anymore but a MF. There are absolutely the greatest thing to come along since the internet.
And what you spend in shipping you save in local sales tax so the shipping almost evens out. Check out www.topoftheline.com. They also have some good prices on top quality MF and several sizes to choose from.
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11-29-01, 08:57
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Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Subhuman ATL Posts: 3,370 | consider this
Depends on the towel size you want, but you could pick up some from Bed, Bath, and Beyond or similar store. The first MF towels I ever bought were from there. I've used them on my car with fine results.
They may not pass the highly refined scrutiny of the "Yo Steve Analysis Equation" but IMO, MF is MF for the most part.
The B, B & Beyond towels are 70% polyester / 30% polyamide. The TOL towels I just bought are 80/20. CMA has their towels specs on their website, IIRC.
Certainly worth a try if you want to sample some before diving in. | |
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11-29-01, 09:03
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Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Orange County, Southern California. Posts: 85 | Had no idea BB and Beyond had MF. Have to check theirs out. Thanks 
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11-29-01, 09:10
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Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 82 | I can compare the plushness of the BBB Towel to neatitem towels. They carry several brands but the one I got was made by Excello/Kitchen Millenium. However, they lint a little bit and each batch seems to differ in quality ( I guess this applies to all brands). They don't lint like the Nicsand and the lint also is reduced from repeated washings. The pros include local availability, price ( 2 for $9.99 plus I always get $5 off $15 coupon in the mail) , plushness, and size ( 16 x 24 ). The ones I got were made in Korea and are 80/20 and the only availabale colors at my local store where white and beige. The beige seems to lint less than the white. I am trying to evaluate several brand of MF Towels and will post my findings in the Product Evaluation when I'm done. | |
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11-30-01, 08:01
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Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: A Bourbon Street Balcony Posts: 3,210 | We must have the worlds worst BBB store. I went and looked at their MF towels in a little box of 3 and they were crap. I could see through them and they actually felt rough. I think they were intended for kitchen towels.
I hope it was just the ones in my local store.
Any MF is better then no MF though, maybe?
Nice cow Steve!
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