Liquid Finish: Intensive Review! The Rag Company Microfiber

[Woob]

Haven`t posted anything crazy, but Cooter`s Microfiber Thread has been a huge motivator for me researching the best car care microfibers available! Please note I paid for these towels all myself and contacted Rag Company directly. Please let me know if it is illegal/improper in anyway. I do not work for the company, and QUITE picky about quality/offerings from many of the mainstream companies out there.

Rag Company is an Idaho based company that offers a special Detail Master Pro Line with Korean specific towels. Let`s take a look at their unique line up.

Rag Company Microfiber Drying Towels

Name: Dry Me a River

Specifications: 80/20, 360GSM, Overlock Stitch, South Korea, 29″x59″, White $16.95

Comments: Absolutely gigantic drying towel, probably the biggest I’ve ever come across to in terms of overall dimension. I was reassured this was the cream of the crop drying towel available. Stitching was consistent across all seams and edges. For the price, a bargain. Rag Company advises sheeting with this towel, I would say any reasonably sized car will be engulfed by this towel.




Huge freaking towel, bring on the trucks, hummers, and vans.

Name: Master Clean SPA Premium Ultra Plush or Detail Master Pro Spa

Specifications: 80/20, 500GSM, Hemmed Natural, 29″x48″, White $16.95

Comments: This towel was a complete surprise since the fiber designs are soft yet plush for the size. I would rate this as a great alternative to the waffle weaves most people buy. Softness is very good for drying and the right size. Rag Company indicated this towel would be transitioned out to the Detail Master Line. Checkout the fiber designs, I would be very comfortable using these towels.







General comparison of the dry me river towel versus spa towel in sizing.

Final picture of all the drying towels. As seen here in order from bottom: Dry Me a River, Ultra Plus 29×59, Dry Me A River 26×36, Premium Waffle Weave




Rag Company Microfiber – High Pile Towels

Name: DETAIL MASTER PRO Super Plush Blue with Satin Edge/MicroSuede

Specifications: 80/20, 500GSM, South Korea, 16″x16″, Various Blue $5.75

Comments: Pretty similar fiber structure to the edgeless towels, this towel has a very special lightness to it that is best suited for quick detailing and final buffing.


Top is satin edge, below microsuede, no big difference.

Satin Edge:




Suede



Name: DETAIL MASTER PRO Teal Super Plush with Satin Edge

Specifications: 70/30, 475GSM, 12″x16″, Teal $3.45

Comments: This towel is almost the same design as the super plush towels, however the fibers are a bit fatter and the towel is not Korean spec. For the price I would say its a safe alternative cost wise.





Name: DETAIL MASTER PRO Everest 1400 Ultra Plus

Specifications: 80/20, 1400GSM, 16″x16″, $7.75

Comments: The largest and silliest towel out of the bunch. Rag Company actually emailed me to make sure I had a towel out of the older batch since their latest shipment was out of spec. I’ve held Adam’s Car Care, Detailed Image, and another korean Prototype and in my opinion this one is the most solid out of all 3 for the price.






Rag Company Microfiber – Medium Pile Towels

Name: Detail master PRO Split Purple-nality

Specifications: 70/30, 450GSM, Microfiber Satin Edge, 16″x16″, Purple $4.75

Comments: Probably my go-to towel due to the overall lower pile that allows a great feel for buffing waxes and polishes.



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Name: Detail Master PRO Eagle Edgeless Orange / Blue

Specifications: 80/20, 500GSM, Ultrasonic Cut, 16″x16″, Orange / Blue $5.95

Comments: Great pile for this towel and good softness, I would use these for stand alone sealants such as Optimum Opti-Seal or Quick Detailing. I could feel absolutely no harsh edges from the ultrasonic cut. The blue version of this towel in my opinion is simply the same towel in a different color / size offering.











Rag Company Microfiber – Low Pile Towels

Name: Detail Master PRO The Miner: Premium Metal Polishing Towel

Specifications: 80/20, 350GSM, Overlock, 16″x16″, Grey $2.85

Comments: This towel has conservative of pile length, I would actually recommend it for hard buffing polishes and tough waxes. Probably best use for would be large metal surfaces






Name: Detail Master PRO Tundra (Dual Pile White Plus)

Specifications: 80/20, 420GSM, Satin Edge, 16″x26″, White $4.95

Comments: One of my favorites for a great balance of softness, sizing, and buffing ability. I regularly use a 400 GSM towel for waxes and polishes.





Name: DETAIL MASTER Microfiber Terry Towel

Specifications: 80/20, 350GSM, Overlock, 16″x16″, Blue $2.45

Comments: Don’t let the low pile scare you, a huge majority of towel use is for general wheel, interior, and dirty duty which this towel is perfect for. One of the densest low volume towels I’ve come across and not cheap one bit.






Rag Company Microfiber – Conclusion & Final Thoughts

Of the very few companies that offer Korean Microfibers (Microfiber Madness, CarPro, Pakshak) I would definitely rate Rag Company Microfiber as one of the top in North America.Korean based towels should be strictly used for: delicate paint, drying, and fine surface work. If I were to do a big order I would order:

1) Tundra – for buffing off waxes and all in one polishes

2) Purple-nality – for waxes or sealants

3) Super Plush – for quick detailing and final buffing

4) Eagle Edgeless – for spray on sealants

5) Miner – for all purpose tough buffing duties

Either Dry Me A River or Spa towels will work great. I’m intrigued that Rag Company has such a unique SPA Towel, I would prefer it at the moment.

Car microfibers are often heavily priced without the proper quality standards. Especially Korean based towels due to the higher quality are a harder sell for many companies. For $2-3 the best deals to the had from the Rag Company Microfiber are the bulk deals such as the Super Plus and their other bulk deals.

The Rag Company were great to deal with and I never had an issue with ordering or inquiries. Both Dry Me A River & Spa Towels are dangerously huge for what they offer and it’s great to see something else on the market.

I have Pakshak/MFT and many other towels as a comparison, and these are up there with the big dogs. Now if only Santa would send me some CarPro/MMadness towels!

[Pats300zx]

Fantastic review. Looking forward to trying some of these towels out.

[Reddwarf]

Excellent and detailed review!

[Paul Mitchell]

Excellent review. Very reasonable prices on their website.

[PA DETAILER]

WOW!! dry me river looks OUSTANDING. going to have to order 1 or 2........

[pwaug]

Great Review!! I believe online orders placed on Fridays offer free shipping.

[Todd@RUPES]

Very nice review!

[TroyScherer]

Seriously great and comprehensive thread !!!

[Springerlou]

Very interesting web site..

[PA DETAILER]

dry me a river ordered. i was tempted to order two, but wanted to see how one is. with free shipping friday, cant go wrong.

[RSTARK]

Woob, can you compare MFT and PakShak equivalent towels to the Rag Company ones you reviewed? PM if you don`t want to post publicly.

Excellent review!

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[PA DETAILER]

holy moly that was quick! got my dry me a river today.

1 business day! (ordered the 27th) USPS. looks like it will be awhile till i can use it. winter has hit PA again.

[Woob]

Glad everyone enjoyed the review, I rarely get a chance and these towels are up to snuff for sure.

[camaro2ssblack]

Picked up 4 of the Pro Eagle edgeless. Very well made and stupid soft. Cant wait to use them...

If these are the same (or as good) as the Crazy Pile from MF Madness, then they are a no brainer at this price point. I ordered on Friday morning and received a tracking number immediately - and they arrived at my door on Monday afternoon. Cant beat that! Plus free shipping...

[PA DETAILER]

Broke out the "DRY ME A RIVER" towel this morning. Are you kidding me?
WOW! This is the best drying towel that i have ever used. PERIOD! It is large in size. It dried the xterra, and wanted more! After a flood rinse, it got every last drop. Fantastic towel!!

Just got off the phone with jeff, from the company, and expressed my findings.