Microfiber color code system?

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I currently only have blue microbers. I use the new ones when I use Zymol products like handcrafted waxes, estate glaze’s, HD Cleanse, etc . . . Sorry, but I’m partial to Zymol. I cut off a corner when it gets old and then I use it for buffing when I use my PC and other brands of products. I cut off another corner when it gets really old and then use it for wheels, engine, exhaust, etc. Of course, I wash them in their respective different groups.



But . . . I see that microfibers come in all different colors like orange, yellow, blue, green, etc.



So my question is: Does anybody use those colors in a system? For example: green = wheels, yellow = windows, blue = paint, etc. Hopefully I am posting this in the correct forum. Any ideas?:confused:
 
People definitely do that. I have so many odd ones that it would be hard for me to do by color. I think White95Max bought two big groups of the yellow and blue ones from Excel so he could segregate them out for different jobs.



PS The corner cutting is a good idea!
 
Setec Astronomy said:
People definitely do that. I have so many odd ones that it would be hard for me to do by color. I think White95Max bought two big groups of the yellow and blue ones from Excel so he could segregate them out for different jobs.



PS The corner cutting is a good idea!
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Thanks for the compliment! I have 200+ microfibers and I can be very forgetful, so the cutting of the corners makes it easier for me to remember especially since they are all the same color and it could be weeks before I wash them. They do get mixed together in a mesh bag when they are dirty, but I do separate them into different loads for the Micro-Restore wash. I just don't want the newer ones to get contaminated.
 
Ya, great idea with the corner. I started off with different colors, but now everything is everywhere. So I switched to different bins for each use, that didn't work at all. I was thinking of making some sort of mark with a permanent marker as they get down graded. Keep adding an "X" or something.
 
BlueZero said:
Ya, great idea with the corner. I started off with different colors, but now everything is everywhere. So I switched to different bins for each use, that didn't work at all. I was thinking of making some sort of mark with a permanent marker as they get down graded. Keep adding an "X" or something.
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I used to put the “X�, but sometimes it would fade or bleach out like when I used Stoner Invisible Glass or alcohol. Who knows, maybe my marker wasn’t so “permanent.� I do like the cutting of the corners but I was wondering if some detailers use a color system because you could figure it out even from across the room. Oh well, maybe I’m looking at this a little too closely!!! :D
 
The only problem I could foresee with color-coding is getting the best mf for its intended use. 80/20 is okay for interiors or wheels/wheelwells but you probably want 70/30 for your paint, and I haven't even gone into the different naps yet. I've been thinking of color-coding just to tell the difference of exterior/interior but I like your system of cutting the corners.
 
PTRon said:
The only problem I could foresee with color-coding is getting the best mf for its intended use. 80/20 is okay for interiors or wheels/wheelwells but you probably want 70/30 for your paint, and I haven't even gone into the different naps yet. I've been thinking of color-coding just to tell the difference of exterior/interior but I like your system of cutting the corners.
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Thank you! I thought a color coding system would be great. But when I factored in the different naps, grades, sizes, job specific, etc . . . that starts to get VERY expensive.
 
Cut corners on detailing? Never!



J/K. I figured I’d probably get to that someday if I ever have enough different functions to organize but right now I go by a combination of color and type.



I have a few coded by vehicle. My wife’s car is a sort of mint green so I have a bunch of light green towels for it. (PakShak rocks, by the way, great towels in multi colors!)



I set the bulk of my favorite towels’ colors as “paint.� That’s yellows, golds, whites and a few oddballs.



Blues are for interiors, reds/pinks for secondary areas, door jambs and such. I have some olive green towels for wheels, steel bumpers and equipment racks but I have managed to keep the wheel towels separated from bumper towels . I’ll be ordering some other color to dedicate to bumpers and racks soon.



I have an assortment of ww drying towels but they all get used exclusively on paint so they aren’t color coded (except for the olive ones).



The cost of color coding isn’t that bad really. You can buy less expensive towels in bulk for less critical and non-paint functions.





PC.
 
I have a small scale color code system I guess. I have pink Cobra mf's and blue Danase mf's for all of the paint. Then I have the cheap light blue mf's from Sams Club for everything else. And among the light blue towels, the ones with the dark stained spots are for wheels and wheel wells :xyxthumbs
 
I mark my old ones with a Sharpie (put a "W" in one corner) to designate them for wheels and wheel wells. The Sharpie marking seems to hold up fine through the wash.
 
ssmokn said:
I mark my old ones with a Sharpie (put a "W" in one corner) to designate them for wheels and wheel wells. The Sharpie marking seems to hold up fine through the wash.
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How do you know it's not for the "w"indshield? Or an upside down "m" for muffler? J/K!:rofl
 
They are supposedly meant for different tasks. (don't tell me...might screw it up but I'll give it a shot) Green for washing; blue for drying; and tan for polishing (I may have screwed it up).



I don't necessarily follow that line, however. I have found that a medium grade, well constructed mf will do any detailing job that you will set it upon, including wax removal and finishing.



Zymol makes an excellent, single color mf. A few years ago I bought my first set of Zymol towels, which I still have today. Those towels are perhaps the best towels I've seen in terms of durability, as they've stood up to washings without fraying (unlike quite a few other towels that I've ordered....which were not that cheap in price!).
 
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