When do you take MF towels out of paint duty?
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Accumulator
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Noting that I don't work on any really soft paints, I usually don't take mine off paint-duty until/unless they become contaminated with something nasty or worn to the point that I'm worried about marring.
But I have noticed that as the nap wears down they often become less effective at buffing off product residue.
If in doubt regarding their safety, CD-test 'em.
But I have noticed that as the nap wears down they often become less effective at buffing off product residue.
If in doubt regarding their safety, CD-test 'em.
Dan
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The cheapo costco/sams ones, I move them down to "other" duty after about 4-5 use cycles as they seem to get stiffer. The quality towels I keep an eye on and when they get contaminated of no longer feel baby soft.
tom p.
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I've got some very old MF towels still in service. Never had an issue with any of them, but I do make it a point not to let them ever get real nasty.
Accumulator
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tom p. said:
Yeah, I still have a few or the orginal "Miracle Towels" in service. My old YoSteve MFs wore down so gradually that I didn't really notice how worn they've become until I ran across one that somehow remained unused for all these years...yikes, what a difference!
Brad B
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Accumulator said:
That's kind of my rule of thumb, too. I compare to some new towels. I then make the older towels 'second tier' towels and use them for interior cleaning, jams, rockets, engine, etc, or places where I want a decent towel to work with ( better than a shop towel or paper towel) but not used on 'beauty' parts of the paint. I keep these in a different drawer.
imported_RZJZA80
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when a towel gets stained, I don't bother using it again. I generally use brand new towels every time now, I use the ones from Sam's.
Accumulator
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Brad B.- Yeah, I have a whole RubberMaid can full of those 2nd tier ones. The last time I did the beater-Audi I used those exclusively, and I gotta say there were no problems. But I *did* cherry-pick 'em to avoid the uhm... undercarriage-only ones.
RZJZA80- I generally demote mine when they get stained, but honestly I'd say that 99% of the time the stains simply don't matter in a functional sense. Some of the ones I use on paint look kinda bad, but zero marring/etc. so I'm getting over my knee-jerk aversion to using them.
RZJZA80- I generally demote mine when they get stained, but honestly I'd say that 99% of the time the stains simply don't matter in a functional sense. Some of the ones I use on paint look kinda bad, but zero marring/etc. so I'm getting over my knee-jerk aversion to using them.