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Old 03-06-2017, 10:16 AM
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I have a new super black car and I want to maintain the color and shine. WHat is the best microfiber cloth to use on my vehicle for cleaning, polishing, and waxing?
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Towelpros.com is where I was recommended to get all my towels applicators etc from when I asked a friend who details for a living. Pricing and shipping is awesome
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Check out the Rag Company. Their Everest 1100 GSM 16X16 Ultra Plush, borderless microfibers are the best I have found.
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Autogeek has a complete line of high grade MF towels. They also have on their website a chart showing which towel to use for each specific application.
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The Rag Company blue edgeless ones for polish/wax.
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You can't go wrong with towels from The Rag Company or Autogeek's. I have towels from both and have been very happy with them.

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Adams makes some good mf towels as well and a great wash pad too.
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Originally Posted by Cthomas44
Adams makes some good mf towels as well and a great wash pad too.

Thanks, Our MF towels are pretty nice, you can check them out.

http://adamspolishes.com/shop/access...er-towels.html
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Zaino has Blond borderless and Blue Cloud borderless. Best Ive come across

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Originally Posted by ss4luck
Towelpros.com is where I was recommended to get all my towels applicators etc from when I asked a friend who details for a living. Pricing and shipping is awesome
Had not heard of towelpros. Their website indicates low prices on products and shipping. Will have to try them out. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Ronk, thanks for the recommendation. However, you know that your car always looks amazing and it makes some of us want to throw-in-the towel, not buy more! JK, keep up the great results and valuable input.
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Just a heads up, Rag Co has 20% off sale
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Originally Posted by Yaupon
Ronk, thanks for the recommendation. However, you know that your car always looks amazing and it makes some of us want to throw-in-the towel, not buy more! JK, keep up the great results and valuable input.
Thank you!
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The Rag Company... the best ones are made in Korea. I use 420 GSM and above for wax and sealants. 300 GSM for interiors, engines, etc.
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Hard to beat the 36 pack Costco sells for $15. 16x16 inches. Fantastic for cleaning and removing wax. Only downfall is they are not super absorbent.
Great for polishing wheels. And for the price you can toss them without guilt if they get to dirty.
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Lots of great suggestions for MF towels. As an owner of three black vehicles, I would suggest, what you use with those MF towels, for day to day maintenance is more critical. Good MF towels are relatively easy to come by - but, IMHO, it's the products we use and how we use them that keeps our cars looking as we intend.

The other observation I would make, you will likely own a small army of towels - different sizes and weights for different tasks. That said, anything that touches tires/wheels should never touch paint - even if washed. No way to assure all brake dust, etc. comes out of those during wash and the last thing you want to do is accidentally add scratches by using a "clean" towel, when in fact, it may have contaminants that are small enough not to see, but big enough to harm your clear coat. I love the fact that most of the best MF towel providers have a great range of colors, making this kind of separation easy to accomplish and keep straight.

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Originally Posted by cmonkey713
Autogeek has a complete line of high grade MF towels. They also have on their website a chart showing which towel to use for each specific application.
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Originally Posted by Cthomas44
Adams makes some good mf towels as well and a great wash pad too.
I use Adams products and am very happy with them. The reflection and shine speaks for itself.





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Originally Posted by Snowwolfe
Hard to beat the 36 pack Costco sells for $15. 16x16 inches. Fantastic for cleaning and removing wax. Only downfall is they are not super absorbent.
Great for polishing wheels. And for the price you can toss them without guilt if they get to dirty.


I have discovered that MF towels don't last forever. After a few uses and washings, they aren't as soft. I then rotate those to wheels. I agree with Midnight08, about segregating the cloths to specific uses.

Costco has a new set of MF cloths, next to the original yellow. These were 50+ to a pack, and also inexpensive.

Also, remember that the first thing you want to do with a MF cloth is remove the label (scratches).
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