Anything wrong with using a plain old MF towel for washing?

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Jeff_M

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I notice the endless debates on what the best wash method is. Chenille or Wool mitt. This one causes swirls, that one doesn't. If you throw in the different brands, there are a lot of choices to make. I have always used a wash cloth sized MF towel from Pak Shak. Is there anything wrong with this?
 
I have done this with QEW, and I liked it. I bought some of the Meg's QD sponges (the ones with the [what they call] plush MF on the outside) to try as wash sponges, which I haven't yet. My friend Jr. has been using the similar Z-Wipes microfiber sponge.
 
I use WCD MFs for washing/drying with QEW. Otherwise I use a MF mitt from Excel to wash the car in the normal method, and an Excel WW to dry.
 
White95Max said:
I use WCD MFs for washing/drying with QEW. Otherwise I use a MF mitt from Excel to wash the car in the normal method, and an Excel WW to dry.
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Why the mitt as opposed to a cloth? Less likely to drop the mitt? I have a Pak Shak MF mitt, but I don't like the way there is a divider inside the seperates your fingers into a "Spock" type of arrangement. It's been demoted to grunge duty.



I'm almost embarassed to ask this question, but does it matter which side of the MF is used? One side has what looks like longer fibers and the other side is a tighter weave. Any difference?
 
I like the mitt because it's impossible to drop, and it's easy to rinse it clean in the wash bucket.



I also keep anything used for washing separate from the rest of my MF stuff. If it touches dirt, it doesn't touch clean paint that has just been polished.

I have green towels for QEWing, and blue towels for exterior detailing. The blue ones ONLY touch clean paint.

Then I have yellow MFs that are ONLY used for interiors, with a couple green ones marked with "G" on them, noting that they are for glass ONLY.



Maybe I'm TOO organized? :)
 
That's a good system, Maxy. The problem will be when you go to buy more of one of the towels and they have changed the color or discontinued...but it's still a good idea. I just used one of those QEW towels for S&W'ing some pollen...and got some micromarring....dunno if there was too much accumulation or some stray grit from a winter QEW wash...
 
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