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Old 06-21-2009, 10:49 AM
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Decent OTC Microfiber

What OTC microfiber do you guys recommend.
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Meguiars makes a pretty good microfiber towel.
However, for the price, Excel has great deals (like 10 for the price of 7) and his are pretty good
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OTC?

Costco and Sam's have MF mega packs, and Kmart sells Viking MF with 20% off last time i checked.

+1 for the profession MF, you get what you pay for!
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Costco has a three pack of blue MF's that are very nice, it also comes with a MF wash mitt.

The yellow MF's that I got from them are just used mainly for wheels and interior work. I won't let them touch my paint.

When I bought Opti-Seal from Pat(Exceldetail) he gave me a light blue MF towel with silk(I think) edges that was nice. I'm thinking of getting some more, just need to add more stuff to the shopping list.
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Originally Posted by n0rmal
Costco has a three pack of blue MF's that are very nice, it also comes with a MF wash mitt.
Is that the one with the handy MF mit too? I liked those a lot (bought 3), I use them for qd/opt liq wax application. I'm a noobie, do you really have to wash them first? even though they are brand new?
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Originally Posted by n0rmal
Costco has a three pack of blue MF's that are very nice, it also comes with a MF wash mitt.

The yellow MF's that I got from them are just used mainly for wheels and interior work. I won't let them touch my paint.

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Those blue ones are a great drying towel ... the yellow ones .. not a thing wrong with them .. thats all I use and I have never had an issue with them ... if your not using them to remove polish or sealants then your missing out ..

I have some of the yellows that have been washed I bet 20 times and they still don't mar even perfect paint.

Once they get past that point I put a black Sharpie X through them then they become for wheels & door edge duty.
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Originally Posted by Hkshaitian
What OTC microfiber do you guys recommend.
Go to Costco or Samas Club and get the yellow ones which are like 32 for $12 .. carefully cut off the tags and inspect ... they are great.
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Originally Posted by Rhlieu
Is that the one with the handy MF mit too? I liked those a lot (bought 3), I use them for qd/opt liq wax application. I'm a noobie, do you really have to wash them first? even though they are brand new?
That's them. I usually wash all my towels prior to using them. Just paranoid that way.

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Those blue ones are a great drying towel ... the yellow ones .. not a thing wrong with them .. thats all I use and I have never had an issue with them ... if your not using them to remove polish or sealants then your missing out ..

I have some of the yellows that have been washed I bet 20 times and they still don't mar even perfect paint.

Once they get past that point I put a black Sharpie X through them then they become for wheels & door edge duty.
Jess, the yellow ones I have feel harsher than the ones I regularly use on my paint. Maybe, it's because I didn't know how to wash them in the beginning; full strength detergent and high heat in the dryer.
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Originally Posted by n0rmal


Jess, the yellow ones I have feel harsher than the ones I regularly use on my paint. Maybe, it's because I didn't know how to wash them in the beginning; full strength detergent and high heat in the dryer.
Prolly what did it .
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I get mine from Target...made by a company called Vroom. I get my polishing cloths from them but my mitts and MF drying towels come from Griot's.
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What do you guys think of the autozone mf towels?
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I am sure Autozone and other retail autoparts store will supplies a decent quality MF products. However for the bang for the buck, I doubt you will beat Costco's or Sam's 32MF for $12.
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