costco microfiber

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I remember in the past hearing good things about costco MF, but then I did a search on them which left me a bit confused. Are they a decent quality towel and does it really matter if they were made in China or Korea?
 
There is a debate about the quality of Chinese vs. Korean microfiber manufacturers. Several distributors have stated that they have found that in general they have better luck with Korean made microfiber towels in terms of quality. It really depends on the factory though, whether or not the majority of Korean microfibers are of higher quality than their Chinese competitors. As far as the quality of the Costco towels, I find that they are pretty nice and use them for less critical procedures. Then for things like polishing/waxing I prefer to use my better towels. I'd give them a shot, at around 8 dollars a bag it won't hurt to try for yourself.
 
I picked up two bags of them yesterday from Sam's Club. They are nice to use on wheels, Interiors, and windows. But like ncal said, when removing polishes and waxes, it is better to use the nicers ones if you can.
 
theyre pretty nice to begin w/ but then after washing them a couple of times they tend to get kinda rough... my MF;s i got from pac are still plush even after being washed a couple of times.
 
I too found the quality of the Costco MF's to be suspect. Mine tend to lose their softness after washing. Not only that, but they lint like crazy! I've been using them mostly for the interior and chrome.....I've acutually found the MF towels from Target and Walmart (the blue ones) to be of better quality.....
 
I haven't had any trouble with the Costco towels linting. The thing about them is they have a very high thread count, so they will me more apt to pick up lint from other sources. I only wash them with other quality MF towels and I hang them up to dry.
 
6']['9 said:
theyre pretty nice to begin w/ but then after washing them a couple of times they tend to get kinda rough... my MF;s i got from pac are still plush even after being washed a couple of times.
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Mine got stiff as well till I learned here that the addition of vinegar to the rinse cycle takes care of that..It does.



Peter...in Denver
 
I bought a pack of the MFs over last summer.( these ones were yellow) They appeared to be good. Mine leave alot of lint and they turned out to be a dissapointment. I use them now for "rag" work. Cleaning door jams, wheel well moldings & applying bumper dressing. I use My good Pak Shaks for the paint!

For the money the Costco MFs are great for what I call "rag" work.



P.S. I thought they were terrible on glass!
 
Peter Crowl said:
Mine got stiff as well till I learned here that the addition of vinegar to the rinse cycle takes care of that..It does.



Peter...in Denver
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ill have to try that.
 
If your dont want to scratch your paint dont use these wholesale club towels for any type of application to your paint. Use only a high quality towel. The warehouse club towels are great for secondary detailing like wheels tires door jam etc but never never use them on your paint no matter what you wash them in period paragraph full stop
 
Baloney. I've use Costco mf (yellow) even on Mercedes and Jaguars and they work great.



You must remove the tags and the little tab left behind inside the stitching. And you can not put them in the dryer. And espceially no "Bounce" dryer sheets.



I've used $7 Meg's MF and the yellow Costco's and the Blue Walmart's and they all work equally well.
 
fertzguy said:
If your dont want to scratch your paint dont use these wholesale club towels for any type of application to your paint. Use only a high quality towel. The warehouse club towels are great for secondary detailing like wheels tires door jam etc but never never use them on your paint no matter what you wash them in period paragraph full stop
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I couldn't agree more. I have too much hard work,time and money invested in the appearance of my paint to chance on bargain mfs. I'd use them for the above applications only. I save money in other areas such as non critical cleaning chemicals. I'd also be aware of the frequent false economy of bargain ones: they simply aren't as durable and consistently plush (safe for paint) as the premium ones
 
MaThGr82 said:
I picked up two bags of them yesterday from Sam's Club. They are nice to use on wheels, Interiors, and windows. But like ncal said, when removing polishes and waxes, it is better to use the nicers ones if you can.
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I don't use 'em on glass, they always seem to lint for me, BAD. I use 'em for wheels, under the hood, and door jams. I find the ones from Wal Mart work really well on glass though :nixweiss
 
I am not writing this to question the wisdom of the Elders.....just reporting the results of a test.



In previous threads it was agreed that if you can rub it on a blank CD and not get scratches it's an OK towel.



I did that just now with 2 freshly laundered MF's. A Costco towel and a SONUS waffel weave drying towel. Of course I don't use a drying towel to remove polish or LSP's...but it was close at hand so what the heck.



Costso Towel.... Aggressive rubbing as you'd do to remove a LSP. Nothing. No scratches.



Sonus Waffel Weave Towel...Scratches. Probably because of something that didn't launder out of the towel from drying...but nevertheless.



From this I'd postulate that Costco towels can be safe to use ... High End towels can be unsafe. I believe laundering and proper storage have as much to do with it as anything.



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Costco Bulk Pack Cotton Towel...laundered as the MF's...no scratching.

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Respectfully submitted.....



Peter..in Denver
 
The Detailing SOlutions Microfiber 12 Pack I got for 8 Bucks @ Sam's was ... Blah. THey lint, leech color out, and just seem like a pain to wash. Yes they seem plush and somewhat soft. I guess some people find them acceptable, but if your serious why be cheap for a few bucks / towel? Its probably the one part that touches your paint the most... next to your hand :D
 
I haven't seen the one's from Sam's, so I won't offer an opinion on those, but the one's from Costco are infinitely better than the cheap ones from Wal-mart. It has been mentioned previously that the Sam's ones aren't nearly as good as the Costco ones. So it may not be fair to lump all the discount store MFs into one category.



I too have done the CD test on the Costco towels with no scratches. I use them on the surface of my vehicle with no worries.



I don't believe it's safe to say that just because you pay more $$$ for MF, you're going to get a better product. There is definitely good and bad MF that comes out of China. I doubt if the production costs are that much different between different Chinese manufacturers.
 
I have a totally different experience with the Sam's Club bulk MF towels. I now longer have the package, but I believe that Detailing Solutions was the "brand". They are yellow, 16/x16, 70/30 and made in China. I haven't noticed any color leaching or linting. They are pretty plush (not the plushest in my collection), and have a reasonably well finished border.



Last week I wiped down the trunk/hood/fenders of the Wife's car with PB's S&W; removing an bird attack. Not wanting to use my better (read more expensive) towels which I relegate to QD and final wipe duty, I reached for a couple of these newish yellow towels. They performed admirably. I grabbed another clean towel and finished with a QD. No marring, no visible linting, no problem.



I bought these towels hoping for a decent "grunge" towel, or for household cleaning. Depending how they hold up after many washes, I got more than I bargained for. They are a more robust towel than the MicroTex towels sold at T@rget and W@lM@rt, and more plush (nothing wrong with these towels either). Whether you use these on your painted surfaces or not is totally up to the user. Based on the towels I have, there is no reason not to.
 
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
I don't use 'em on glass, they always seem to lint for me, BAD. I use 'em for wheels, under the hood, and door jams. I find the ones from Wal Mart work really well on glass though :nixweiss
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I totaly agree with not using them on glass. Costo towels are great for the pro because they are so cheap and plush. Great for wiping interiors and defintly wiping off residues left by sealants. You just can't use them on the windows, because over time they will leave bad lint trails. However, the lint trails only seam to happen on glass, because the glass grabs the fibers, thus that's why MF cleans glass so well. Also, that's why cheap ones streak on glass but not when taking off sealants on paint. There's no "grab" when wiping off sealants, or at least the sealants I use. I buy costco MF for everything except drying and doing windows.
 
I would never say the more expensive the mf the more guarantee of no marring. In fact, no one could convince me any one towel could never potentially mar. That simply isn't feasible.



I do seem to find a consistency in quality across the "better" brands though. Perhaps this is due to having access to "better" suppliers than the big mass merchandisers do, I don't know for sure.



I also find generally and overwhelmingly more often than not, once I get good "premium" mfs they stay that way over time through much abuse and washing. If Costco or whatever other local brands can do that as well, that's great and indeed you do have a true quality mf.



To date, based on experiences shared here, concerning mfs specifically,I find there's way too much hit or miss when it comes to the local stuff, especially Wal-Mart. I have nothing against Wal-Mart or Costco. Many here know how I rave about the plushest Eurow sheepskin mitts I pick out I purchase there.



All of that said, there can be and probably always will be the occasional exceptionally bad "premium" mf and theoccasional exceptionally good locally purchased mf.



Speaking of locally purchased mfs, I'm thinking of trying out the Viking brand if I can ever find it :(
 
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