Microfiber towels 101...

[caudleej]

Ok Guys, Trying to learn a little about the microfiber towels. I have always been told that you should not wash the towels after purchase especially if you want a true "virgin" towel. However I have found that brand new towels always shed a ton of lint all over the paint surface which leaves the effect of micro marring. If I wash my brand new towels with a light detergent prior to use I don't have this problem.

What are your opinions.

Additionally I have recently discovered these towels at my local Walmart and love them. I use the grey side only the slick side is supposedly for wax removal but I won't use it for fear a dirt particle will get stuck on it a mar the paint.


Any one else use them?

[ronkh57]

Careful of the tag

[custmsprty]

And those edges!

Those are best left for wheels. I wouldn't use them anywhere near my paint.

[pheerix]

1. Always wash new towels before use. Who knows what they picked up during shipping and shelving. May have even been dropped on the floor a couple times.
2. There are better and cheaper alternatives to Walmart towels.

[ScottB]

Store bought towels can be seconds, blemishes etc .... it is usually best to consider paying a bit more and securing the best of towels. As offered those open towels at big box stores can be touched, tossed, and used prior to purchase.

Autogeek offers very good towels ... I often find myself feeling the ones at local retailers and saying "wow my Jr's or ??? feel better". It also important to understand not all towels work well in all situations. I can show you the thickest, softest towel and used to remove polishes for example often fail.

Car Care Microfiber Towels, Microfiber dusters and microfiber Detailing tools

[FUNX650]

I have always been told that you should not
wash the towels after purchase

especially
if you want a true "virgin" towel.

Now that's what I call a new twist!

Additionally I have recently discovered these
towels at my local Walmart and love them.
I use the grey side only...


Any one else use them?

I don't.


Bob

[custmsprty]

My thought is why waste time perfecting paint if all you're going to do is use some cheap junky mf towel to just emaciate it all over again.

[BrutalNoodle]

At the very least, get AG's Edgeless Microfiber Polishing Cloth.

Don't let the light gsm and/or 'cheap' pricing fool you. These are gentle & an all around fantastic towels. No problem using these on my soft Subaru paint.

[vobro]

I always inspect and wash new towels, most Walmart's I go to are disgusting and every time I run down the car care isle looking to see what they carry. Every time I see mf towels on the ground, unwrapped.So I'm not sure what a virgin towel is but I'd wash them anyway Even the yellow cheap towels at Costco are wrapped in plastic.

[Ebg18t]

Ok Guys, Trying to learn a little about the microfiber towels. I have always been told that you should not wash the towels after purchase especially if you want a true "virgin" towel. However I have found that brand new towels always shed a ton of lint all over the paint surface which leaves the effect of micro marring. If I wash my brand new towels with a light detergent prior to use I don't have this problem.

What are your opinions.

Additionally I have recently discovered these towels at my local Walmart and love them. I use the grey side only the slick side is supposedly for wax removal but I won't use it for fear a dirt particle will get stuck on it a mar the paint.


Any one else use them?

I always wash MF towels before use. The only exception to that rule was the CarPro Suede towels.

That tag looks dangerous.

I don't shop at Walmart.

I don't know the GSM of those towels, but they look like a candidate for cleaning a tire or undercarriage of a vehicle; not paint.

Here is a good chart and related info about MF's.
Microfiber Towels Comparison Chart