wasted money. rant

[Setec Astronomy]

Guess I`ll be going to Walmart today. IME, WW MF`s are the best for glass cleaning. They`re the only ones that don`t eventually start to lint. $2.65 for a two pack is the best price I`ve seen on WW MF`s.

They are actually $2.97 for 2 16x24 towels. They are dish towels, so look in the kitchen dept. Mainstays is the brand.

[SuperBee364]

Excellent, Setec, thanks! I would have just gone away empty handed after checking their car washing aisle. Never would have thought to check the kitchen area.

[Accumulator]

Accumulator, being that I was just cleaning windshields with a towel that I *thought* didn`t lint I went looking for those PP glass towels--are these them? ...

No, the ones I`m referring to are *NOT* MF towels. They`re more like paper towels that aren`t made out of paper.



Griot`s PN14910 Lont-Free Towels, 150 count $19.99



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[Pats300zx]

Setec..yup those are the those. I couldn`t remember the brand name.



They are in the kitchen aisle with all of the dish towels. I love them. You can`t beat them for the price.

[Flashtime]

What`s funny is after you start trying to make a profit and stop buying so many products you realize just how commercialized Detailing can be. That being sad, you have to lose some money to realize that having 100 different products can be substituted for some simple equipment and few chemicals.

Also true for refinishing products (primers and clears). Just gotta spend the money

to find out you don`t need to. But, sometimes, it is best to spend the little extra

for a particular task.

[Driven Auto Detail]

Jakerooni - What`s your recommendation on the citrus-based cleaners/degreasers (or did I miss it?)?

[imported_Jakerooni]

Mike it really dosen`t matter as long as they are using real citrus in there somewhere. It`s the citrus that is the key not the other ingredients. Which is ever cheaper. I know Zep has a decent one at home depot. I get mine from Auto Gem Distributing.

[Barry Theal]

I know stoners has a xenit thats stuff is amazing! I love it. PLus you can order stoners in bulk off there site at almost half store price with free shipping! On the east side of mississsippi <---long word there and i spelled it right!

[ohiostate]

Wow Berry I cant believe you posted this.. Hhahahah.... EPIC thread:2thumbs::LOLOL

[Flashtime]

Got inspired and picked up a gallon of Nature`s Orange Cleaner/Degreaser

from OSH. Paid around $9 bucks. Haven`t given it a good work out yet but

it smells like oranges!

[imported_Jakerooni]

I personally look for ones with high dilution ratio`s... (ie super concentrated) Getting something that can effectively be cut down to 10:1 is great for me. Usually around the $10 give or take and I get 10 gallons out of it. Highly cost effective.

[eddie926]

What`s recommended as a cost effective pad cleaner? I used Pinnacle XMT pad cleaner when I started, then found out about using Dawn Power Dissolve. That`s cheaper, but still not cheap.

[imported_Jakerooni]

A bucket of water with a Little Citrus cleaner added is probably the best and most cost effecient pad cleaner I`ve used.

[imported_wagonproject]

I use the zep citrus cleaner daily. Awesome stuff.

[GoudyL]

Speaking of Zep. It seems they have a line of consumer OTC products exclusive to Home Depot.



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