Microfiber drying towels
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Microfiber drying towels
Newbie owner of a beautiful black 03 coupe. i know there is a wide range of quality when picking out microfiber drying rags to dry your corvette with - by you only get one chance to screw up. i was looking at west coast corvettes catalog and was thinking of buying theirs, which is 27" x 37" and goes for $19.99. I dont mind paying a little more, but i want the best - especially with a black vehicle. Anyone with the west cc towel?
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Originally Posted by blesmess94
Newbie owner of a beautiful black 03 coupe. i know there is a wide range of quality when picking out microfiber drying rags to dry your corvette with - by you only get one chance to screw up. i was looking at west coast corvettes catalog and was thinking of buying theirs, which is 27" x 37" and goes for $19.99. I dont mind paying a little more, but i want the best - especially with a black vehicle. Anyone with the west cc towel?
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Originally Posted by blesmess94
Newbie owner of a beautiful black 03 coupe. i know there is a wide range of quality when picking out microfiber drying rags to dry your corvette with - by you only get one chance to screw up. i was looking at west coast corvettes catalog and was thinking of buying theirs, which is 27" x 37" and goes for $19.99. I dont mind paying a little more, but i want the best - especially with a black vehicle. Anyone with the west cc towel?
Racer
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Not sure that I'm an expert on Micro Fiber, but if I were you I would check www.detailking.com. You'll find a couple of different blends of fiber 80/20 and 70/30. I think that the 70/30 blend is the better towel -- I've been very happy with the 70/30 towels that I bought from them.
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Originally Posted by Ragtop_Rob
The ones I got at Walmart of all places are GREAT - they even use cotton thread and not nylon - They were a FRACTION of that cost
Very surprised with the Walmart ones. For drying they are great, wouldn't use them for polish though. One towel does the whole car.
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I have two different grades, both from Wal-Mart. One set is yellow and one set is blue. Use a dry, clean one to dust the inside of your car and it will remove every speck of dust and lint it touches.
I also use them for final buffing of a new wax job and have noticed they will add a noticable amount of shine beyond what is possible with terrycloth.
I also use them for final buffing of a new wax job and have noticed they will add a noticable amount of shine beyond what is possible with terrycloth.
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These are what I used from Eckler's. They work very well and never leave marks.
Cobra Micro Fiber Towels
Cobra Micro Fiber Towels
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I tried these......couldn't beat the price + free shipping. I've used them several times and they work great. The quality was better than I expected.
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I have some from both Pep Boys and Wally World. But you need to look at the sizes. The WCC and Eckler's for $19 are much, much bigger than you'll find elsewhere.
I use the smaller ones for windows, larger ones for the car.
How well they work doesn't depend on the car's color.
I use the smaller ones for windows, larger ones for the car.
How well they work doesn't depend on the car's color.
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Not sure about the forum rules on linking to non-supporting vendors...but the Big Blue II Drying Towel from ProperAutoCare.com is great. I have 2 and used them many times on my old Black VW GTI. Works great, no complaints! 
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Originally Posted by Luvmyvet
I've heard of a lot of people using cotton baby diapers, is this true?
I use the Griot's microfiber. Very nice quality, a bit pricey though.
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Originally Posted by toolman44092
These are what I used from Eckler's. They work very well and never leave marks.
Cobra Micro Fiber Towels
Cobra Micro Fiber Towels
also available from autogeek.com in bulk packs
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I use the towels from Walmart on my black and pewter car. They work really well on my black car. Pewter has so much metallic that it doesn't matter which towl I use. I find it weird and cool that these towels can be soft but clingy at the same time.
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Groits Garage makes some nice ones as does Adam's polishes (available from West Coast Corvettes). But the ones from Wal-Mart work great too.
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There have been any number of threads on microfiber and other towels in the Car Care Products section of the Forum. You might want to check and see what the folks over there recommend. Here are just a few of the later threads there on this subject:
MF towels great, Chamis crap!
What brand of towels are now recommended?
Micro Towels
Detail cloth/towel suggestions?
Drying Towels
Using the Forum Search feature, you should find even more threads on this topic.
Hope these help and good luck.
MF towels great, Chamis crap!
What brand of towels are now recommended?
Micro Towels
Detail cloth/towel suggestions?
Drying Towels
Using the Forum Search feature, you should find even more threads on this topic.
Hope these help and good luck.
Last edited by GrayC5; Feb 14, 2005 at 01:02 PM.
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Make sure you are talking about Micro drying towels......not a microfiber towel.
I would use these products for drying
$8.99
$9.99
For a microfiber for wax/polish removal and/or buff use
$9.99 (3pack)
I would use these products for drying
$8.99
$9.99
For a microfiber for wax/polish removal and/or buff use
$9.99 (3pack)