Glass Towel

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dschribs

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Can you guys recommend a glass towel for me? No matter how I care for my MF`s they always leave some amount of lint on the glass.

I switched over to Scotts Shop for Glass but they are disposable and not all that durable. Looking for a better alternative.

Thx!
 
I have a bunch of the Cobra Microfiber Waffle Weave Glass Towels and they work great for me. I’ve also seen Zap cloths highly recommended for glass but I haven’t tried those yet; still sitting in my Big A cart.
 
dgage said:
I have a bunch of the Cobra Microfiber Waffle Weave Glass Towels and they work great for me. I’ve also seen Zap cloths highly recommended for glass but I haven’t tried those yet; still sitting in my Big A cart.
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My two “go to’s” ... but I had to wash the Cobras dozens of times to wash out the lint. I use Zaps as a final touch. They get better as they age. Stiff to begin with, they soften up with use. I soak them and wring them out when I begin a wash. I think they work best as they dry out with a touch of moisture left.
 
The Rag Co. has some new "diamond weave" glass towels. I bought a pack of them - - they have some "bite" and I think they work quite well. Probably $2 each.
 
Ha ha, everybody has a different answer.

tom p. said:
The Rag Co. has some new "diamond weave" glass towels. I bought a pack of them - - they have some "bite" and I think they work quite well. Probably $2 each.
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I found the black diamond weave ones I got a couple of years ago linted like crazy. I bought a few F T W (For the Window) towels from TRC, they are a PFM-type (what do they call that weave again?), they looked pretty good, I can`t remember if I even tried one yet, it`s been a slow car washing year, I haven`t even turned on my outside hose.
 
I have the griots standard glass towel and they work great. Finish with the Zap if needed.

I will be trying the CarPros next as they get great reviews. To be honest though those reviews come along with clarity reviews which was good but not as Amazing as the reviews.

Clarify finished better than stoners but I still felt the need to follow up with the Zep so in the end they came out the same and Clarity 3 times the price in smaller bottles.

If i stick to those small bottles will stick with Stoners. I may go with a gallon of Clarify which will even out price as it is a little better and smells good.


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Man, I gotta try the Zap Cloth some time...

Dynoguy said:
Griot`s Garage make some pretty good towels for glass.
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I thought those were so great that when a batch in [weird colors] was on sale I bought a bunch of `em. BUT...some of that batch lint badly, like...very badly.

I gave some to a fellow Autopian and he says those are all OK, but I`m still leery now. So once again, YMMV.

(yeah, yeah...when I find the time I just oughta isolate the one(s) that lint, but I haven`t done it yet :o )

I have a bunch of the Cobra Microfiber Waffle Weave Glass Towels and they work great for me
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Glad those are working OK for you; mine linted badly from the jump and never got better (only worse..still use `em for non-critical household stuff and they`re still linting after many years).
 
Accumulator said:
Man, I gotta try the Zap Cloth some time...



I thought those were so great that when a batch in [weird colors] was on sale I bought a bunch of `em. BUT...some of that batch lint badly, like...very badly.

I gave some to a fellow Autopian and he says those are all OK, but I`m still leery now. So once again, YMMV.

(yeah, yeah...when I find the time I just oughta isolate the one(s) that lint, but I haven`t done it yet :o )



Glad those are working OK for you; mine linted badly from the jump and never got better (only worse..still use `em for non-critical household stuff and they`re still linting after many years).
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So what do you use currently for glass?


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Coatings=crack said:
So what do you use currently for glass?


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For the vehicles, I have a dozen or so of the GG PFMs for Glass that don`t (currently) lint, and I generally follow up with their Polypropylene Window Wipes, which have never disappointed me.

Eh, it`s not like I actually have any issues with glass, I was just ranting about whichever PFM(s?) for Glass from that one batch are linting. My (limited) interest in the Zap Cloth is basically just intellectual curiosity and I`m not looking to fix what`s not broken ;)

The one time I used the linting one on a car, it left *every* window on the A8 utterly covered with MF lint, right when I had a dealership valet here to pick it up. Pull it out for him and "holy [crap]!" was I disappointed...and embarrassed, hence my continued ranting on the subject :o
 
I suck. 1 year old thread BRUMP

My favorite is TRC Glass Ones. I wanted one so off I go, googling to see what the new flavor of the month is....
My TRC Glass - diamond weave - I`ve had when they 1st came out

Anyhow, Amazon seems go have -alot- that look very similar to TRC Diamond Weave. I have yet to decide to stick with TRC or go with some of the similar CHICOM offerings on Amazon, where for the same price as TRC, I get like 2X-3X of them at the same price.
 
mobiledynamics said:
I suck. 1 year old thread BRUMP

My favorite is TRC Glass Ones. I wanted one so off I go, googling to see what the new flavor of the month is....
My TRC Glass - diamond weave - I`ve had when they 1st came out

Anyhow, Amazon seems go have -alot- that look very similar to TRC Diamond Weave. I have yet to decide to stick with TRC or go with some of the similar CHICOM offerings on Amazon, where for the same price as TRC, I get like 2X-3X of them at the same price.
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I can`t comment on the diamond towels but most of the knock off towels Jeff sells are usually significantly lower quality. They do the job though and seem to be an OK value for me. I spend a lot of time looking for reviews where someone has compared the copy to the original.
 
LOL. It took me 10 seconds for -Jeff-- to register

Yeah. I see alot that look like the one favored Eagle Edgeless, which was killer @ that time as well over at -jeffs store-


Haven`t shopped for MF in a loong time...I have a hoarders humongous stash. Even though I use the blower to dry the cars, ask me why I, ahem, have 4 of the Original *I think* PFM Large Drying, and 5 of the Extra Large PFM.

What I wouldn`t mind is actually the same towel in a different color other than blue. This way I can sort them as well.

I mean most if not all of the MF in my stash are made in Korea. But the PFM made in Vietnam is just as great...
So I dunno if COO matters as much these days
 
I have so many towels too. We moved recently and I was embarrassed at how many I had to pack. I could use a few good PFM like towels though.
 
I actually still like the Cobra diamond weave glass towels. I liked the Griots Crinkle Glass towel except for the size; since they’re 2-sided with different materials, they need to be closer to 8”x8” than 16”x16”.
 
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