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pingable
08-03-2011, 05:22 PM
Not sure who wrenches here...but the regular fender not only scratches but they are cheap and break often...



I have laid a WW towel ontop and then a heavy bath rug ontop.



I`m convinced to have the wifey sew me up some towels.

So the plan to to get the largest MF I could find which appears to be this



Cobra Supreme 530 Extra Large Microfiber Towel, large microfiber detailing towe, drying towel, micro fiber towels (http://www.autogeek.net/cobra-supreme-530-xl-towel.html)

Sew a couple of sealed magnets on it.

Layer the topside with a matching size towel from BBB, Walmart, etc



Maybe I`m overthining this and should just buy me 2 premade Griots covers

JohnZ3MC
08-03-2011, 11:15 PM
The magnets are a good idea, the towel will just slip right off without them. Use rare earth magnets too. The bigger the better because they`re stronger and will work better through the thickness of the 530g/m2 towel. it`s going to be very soft and very thick so you`ll need the extra magnetic strength of the rare earth ones.

DHCrocks
08-03-2011, 11:29 PM
I use a large plush MF towel as a fender cover when I work on my car. I got it from Walmart, it`s a little smaller then a bath towel. Works fine, and is soft enough that it wont scratch the paint. Falling off is a problem it usually just slides down. I`ve resorted to simply duct taping it to the inside of the engine compartment. The magnet idea sounds interesting.