Minimums safe on paint opinions

[DogRescuer]

I know that there will be a lot of different opinions on this but here's the question :

What do you feel is the minimum GSM in order to have a "paint safe towel"?

For example i was once told that 400gsm or higher is safe, and that is info from a well respected detailer that a lot of you and i know ( not Mike who i hope chimes in).

Steve

[GSKR]

To answer your question just browse through the autogeek site in the micro section.

[DogRescuer]

So I search micro section? Sir.

[Setec Astronomy]

Well, to paraphrase something I quoted in another thread, since towels have a base or "ground" that the fluffy fibers are woven through (think of it as towel rebar), you want a towel that's thick enough to keep you from rubbing rebar on the paint.

I think that occurs at about 300 GSM. Of course 360, 400, 550 are even better, I guess. If you have those cheap 50 cent towels that you can basically see through, that's going to be bad. And again, the fiber construction has a lot to do with this, as well as single-plush, dual-plush, etc. etc. etc.

[GSKR]

So I search micro section? Sir.

Besides setec helpful analogy on towels there is a whole section about microtowels on ag site.

[DogRescuer]

Gotcha. I would like to hear other opinions, you know from guys on the front lines. I will read that section.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

For the exterior of the vehicle, I use 380g/m Cobra Gold Plush Jr's.

[WillSports3]

For minimum safe on paint, the Costco towels are perfectly ffie depending on the application. I use cobra gold plush Jr's as well for removing wax and what not. I actually use Costco towels to level coatings as well since I just dunk in apc. I've never had a problem with that, I definitely would advise for safety sake to test the towel with qd on a door jam to test.

[FUNX650]

If you're limiting the metrics that can
determine if a MF-towel is "paint safe",
or not, to only minimum GSMs...
then I'll go with 370+.


Bob

[pheerix]

Rub a towel on a CD. If it doesn't mar the CD, it's paint safe.


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