Where do you get your MF's???????

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dschribs

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This subject has my head spining more than any other. There are TONS of options so I've given up trying to chose!!!

I need MF's for polish and wax removal.

What's everyone using lately?

I quit trying to decide!

Thanks!!!!!!!
 
I think I've ordered microfiber from about every online store out there, and to date my personal favorites are the Carrand yellow/gray towels. They are extra plush and do a great job for LSP removal. That said, I also like the thick blue micro's that I found at Autozone. For the dirty polishing jobs like metal, engine bay, etc., I use some lesser-grade MF that I got at Advance Auto Parts.

This was before I found this site. PAC carries an excellent line of MF cloths that I'm going to get for "body-only" use. They use a hem stitching that won't scratch the surface - that's an important feature.

I would advise keeping that second set of not-as-good MF's for work on wheels, chrome, etc. :wink:
 
My favorites are Chemical Guys "Fluffer" towels. They are 16x24, extremely soft and thick, and they have a satin edge.

I buy them 12 at a time. On sale they're usually about 3 bucks each.;)
 
For general purpose work towels (everything except paint), COSTCO 30-pack of yellow MF towels. They are tough, thick, soft and a great value.
 
I have used just about every towel from just about every boutique company.

Most towels come from either China or Korea; to my knowledge know of the major MF's are produced in the United States.

In general the Chinese made microfibers are of lesser quality then the Korean counterparts, but of course there is a trade off. Chinese microfibers are far cheaper to import, package, and sell. These towels can be bought in bulk for insanely low prices and generally find their way (under whatever label) on the shelves of stores or cheaper towels on websites.

All of our brand, Dragon Fiber, microfiber clothes are imported from Korea to our specifications. Proper Auto Care/ Classic Motoring Accessories was the first company to sell microfiber clothes for use on automotive cars, many moons ago. Which to my knowledge would make Dragon Fiber the oldest microfiber brand in the US.

Through out the years there have been changes in microfiber technology, and increased product and competition from the manufacturers have increased the quality of the towels themselves. Dragon Fiber has evolved through the years: We are now on our third edition of the famed Big Blue drying towel; The first waffle weave ever sold in the US.

The focus is on towels that work. Our Perfect Shine Buffing Cloth, for example, was the first microfiber towel that used a unique, patented weave on the plush side of the microfiber that really works well. Anybody who has used plush or the ridiculously oversized plush microfiber towels now being sold knows that offer almost no benefit in removing waxes, sealants, or polish residue. The plush nature of the microfiber can add in the application of spray waxes, detail sprays, by increasing the surface area of the nap.

The Perfect Shine tackles both of these issues by using a unique nap. They have the surface area of extremely plush microfibers but have the scrubbing power of the a shorter nap 'polishing' cloth. They do not scratch. This really makes The Perfect Shine microfiber towels perfect for removing stubborn polishing residue.

An example: Menzerna polishes, particularly the newer style 'SCR' polishes, can leave behind a polishing film that is very difficult to remove. If you use a standard polishing cloth, you can wipe of the residual oil quickly, for a couple of sections. Then the towel becomes loaded with residue and you end up leaving behind smears of oil and risk filling defects.

The flip side would be to use a plush microfiber to reduce the build up of the residual polishing oils by increasing the surface area of the towel. The long nap doesn't scrub well, so it becomes difficult (usually requiring scrubbing) to remove the oils in the first place.

Because of the unique construction The Perfect Shine removes product easily and holds a lot of it. It is the best polishing cloth I have ever used. They are super soft and I have never seen them scratch even the softest paints.

Dragon Fiber: Perfect Shine Buffing Cloth

I have seen debates about microfibers turn as ugly about debates on waxes, politics, and religion. If you are happy with the microfibers you are using, they don't scratch the paint, last a long time, and don't lint excessively, then stick with what works.

As a personal opinion, I have been burned one to many times by 'store bought' Chinese made microfibers. Nothing is worse then spending 20-30 hours polishing paint to perfection then destroying the work with one fatal wide down. Regardless of the brand I bought, I figured early on in my detailing career that investing the money into quality microfibers was cheep insurance.

I have owned and used just about every microfiber towel; I trust my hard work to Perfect Shine buffing clothes.

All Dragon Fiber towels are Korean made and are of the highest quality. If there are specific towels that you guys really like and find better the what we offer shoot me a PM. We can take a look the towel, see if we can improve it, and increase the quality of our line.
 
I use Eurow Shag towels from O'Reilly Corp. Not sure where they are made though, but they are the best I've seen in terms of being plush.

I've compared them to my other "high end" MF's (from Megs and AG) and the Eurow's are much better IMO.
 
I really don't understand what the draw of a plush microfiber towel is..? I really like Meguiar's Ultimate Wipes.

I get better product removal or drying capability, in the case of ONR, than I do with any of my other mf's.

Mike
 
For me it really comes down to cost. While I difinitely like some of the high dollar towels better, the Meguiars Supreme Shine towels have never scratched any of the paints finishes I've worked on, and I buy them by the case of 36...which equates to about $1.85 per towel.

IMO a lot of the other towels do perform better, but the performance is not justified in the price, which can be 2 or 3 times more per towel.


Just my $.02



P.S. I do keep on hand some of the nicer towels for my own car. :D
 
Mikejl said:
I really don't understand what the draw of a plush microfiber towel is..? I really like Meguiar's Ultimate Wipes.

I get better product removal or drying capability, in the case of ONR, than I do with any of my other mf's.

Mike
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Well, I actually agree with you in part, but not completely. The draw of the plush MF for me is the feel I get when I'm QDing. I think they are not necessarily better for removing product, but I like them when I'm using UQW or any of my array of QD's.

To use an analogy... I feel like my Eurow's vs. the bulk Costco type is like wiping a babies bottom with Cottonelle TP vs. Newspaper!!! ;)
 
User Name said:
Well, I actually agree with you in part, but not completely. The draw of the plush MF for me is the feel I get when I'm QDing. I think they are not necessarily better for removing product, but I like them when I'm using UQW or any of my array of QD's.

To use an analogy... I feel like my Eurow's vs. the bulk Costco type is like wiping a babies bottom with Cottonelle TP vs. Newspaper!!! ;)
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The first thing that pops into my head is that I feel bad for your young ones when money gets tight at the end of the month. :eek:

I have a couple of very plush MF's I picked up at Pep Boy's shortly after I bought my Camry. They seem to smear the polish or QD around more than remove it.

I just added a 2 pk of the Dragon Fibre Magic Towels to my list of things to purchase next time PAC offers free shipping sale. The only "quality" MF's I've bought so far are Meg's Supreme Shine and Ultimate Wipes.

Maybe the next time we do a trade we can work in one of your Eurow's into the mix.

Mike
 
Mikejl said:
The first thing that pops into my head is that I feel bad for your young ones when money gets tight at the end of the month. :eek:
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That's when I bust out the old garden hose and hose those little devils down!!!

(Please note - this was actually done to User Name as a child, which probably explains a lot).
 
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