Mortenstein

Hi there,
any recommendations for a mf-towel from autopia? I am looking for a window towel and maybe a detailing towel as well. For drying I still use cotton at the moment.

jonw440

For windows I use the detailing towels Detailing towels
I just bought 10 buffing towels from them. These are Fantastic! These are the buffing towels
I bought 10 of them. 2 for windows, 4 for polishing 2 for wax, two for quick detail spray.

For drying PLEASE try theseSonus Ultamiate Drying Towel It is heavy and soft. It works great with my California water blade.

TX Charlie

I recommend getting DF Concourse microfiber towels. They aren't sold by Autopia, but I think they are the best microfiber towels out there. They are 100% cotton, so you have to wash them separately from your other MF towels. I have MF towels from properautocare, autogeek, and autobarn. All of them are pretty good, but do not compare to my DF Concourse MF towels.

Greg Elmassian

Link please, Charlie

Thanks, Greg

cte430

Another happy owner of the DF towel. It is very nice, indeed. Don't have a link, but if you go to autopia and do a search for DF towel, you'll find it.

jonw440

Autopia "Discontinued" the DF towels. Thats why I recommended the SOnus Buffing Towel It's MUCH better than the DF towel. As a matter of fact as I type this Im waiting to buff off mt Klasse AIO with one.

TOGWT

Quote: Autopia "Discontinued" the DF towels. Thats why I recommended the SOnus Buffing Towel It's MUCH better than the DF towel. As a matter of fact as I type this Im waiting to buff off mt Klasse AIO with one.



~ One man’s opinion / observations ~

Autopia’s towels are a blend of polyester and polyamide Microfiber

Alpine Microfiber™ is DF Towel's trademark for micro fibre yarn. It is a process that combines 100% natural materials into very absorbent and soft yarn that will not scratch whatever surface it comes into contact with.

Traditional polyester/polyamide blend terry cloth Microfiber towels have fibres with hooked barbs for grabbing power, which makes them excellent towels for cleaning and scrubbing, it also means that are more likely to put micro scratches in your paint.

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jonw440

Please Read this article on Micro Fiber towels.
Microfiber article

TOGWT

Quote: 1. General Purpose - This is typically a microfiber towel (16" by 16") with a standard terry cloth weave and an 80/20 blend of polyester and polyamide. The towel has no specific purpose, and will be equally adept wiping paint, glass, vinyl, plastic and leather. This towel will have a medium thickness (plush-ness) nap. If you do a lot of quick detailing on your car, this will be the towel you use most frequently.

3. Drying - There are two different microfiber toweling weaves that make good drying towels: terry cloth and waffle (Piqué) weave. I have found that a short terry loop or one of the offset (longer on one side than the other) terry loops work well for drying. If you choose a microfiber terry cloth with a heavy, plush nap, you won't be able to wring it out when it gets wet. My favorite drying towel material is the Piqué fabric that mimics a waffle pattern. It has the ability to wick up water like nothing else I've found or tested. According to Leo Cerruti, a manufacture of natural microfiber products, "[Piqué fabric] isn't more absorbent than terry but the ridges act as hundreds of little squeegees which push the water up into the cups giving the fabric time to absorb." As with the terry material, it's best to find a fabric that's not too heavy, or you won't be able to wring it out when it gets saturated. [Leo Cerruti, the owner of DF Towels]

~ One man’s opinion / observations ~

Jonw440 what am I missing?



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