Recommend different MF brands, please?

Hello, DBers. I'm about to make my first big haul within the next week or so, and I was hoping you guys could recommend certain MF towels for me.

Are there certain brands, or places you buy from that you favor over the rest ? And with all the different facets of detailing, and the vast selection of MF available, are there some that you feel are better suited for certain tasks?

What are your favorites for:

- drying?

- polishing?

- wax removal?

- QD'ing?

- interior?

- etc.?

Thanks a ton. I've definitely looked at, and will more than likely purchase from some of the prominent vendors here, so all feedback is certainly appreciated!

 

- drying - Just got some ShowroomFX (tropi-care) WW in today, they feel great, RB drying towel,

- polishing- Megs Ultimate Wipe or Uber all purpose

- wax removal - uber blue, megs ultimate wipe

- QD'ing- Justin's Super Fly and his yellow ultimate

- interior - yellow cheap ones from wholesale stores

 

Tropicare Waffle weaves drying towels. Rag Shack Amazing Dryer towel
Tropicare Super Plush towels- qd'ing
Rag Shack Super Premium towels for wax/polish removal
Rag Shack All purpose towels for anything else.

 

Drying = WW pakshak
Polish removal, wax, Qding = MF plush pakshak
others = any cheap All purpose towels will be fine ...

 

Pakshak towels across the board. There are no better towels out there.

 

- drying
Chemical Guys Miracle Dryer
Vroom Drying Towels

- polishing
Chemical Guys Ultra Premium 70/30

- wax removal
E-Shine's Cookie Monsters
Chemical Guys Sasquatch

- interior
Costco MFs

- glass
RagShak Window WW

 

I use Chemical Guys towels for most of my stuff. For wax removal, I like to use Cobra Indigos. They work very well IME

 

Quite some time ago I purchased one of each towel from Pakshak and I have to agree with Dana. Now that I think of it, I'm probably going to put all my towels up for sale to get more PakShak ones. :thud:

 

+1 on Pakshak towels. Do you know that Ranney (owner) inspects each and every towel before shipping. Try out the white 16x16 edgeless towel for wax/sealant removal. BTW there's a 20% sale till 1/15/10.

 

I still prefer a nice big , plush, egyptian cotton towel to dry with. Nice ones at Bed Bath and Beyond. After a few washes, Waffle Weaves don't absorb worth a nickel in my tests, don't like em at all. They have been demoted to oil change rags.

 

Been using the same 2 ww 4-5 times a week with ONR and absorbs water better than a sponge. My experience with cotton towels is that it streaks unlike ww. And yes, I have used egyptian towels.

 

Thanks for all the quick replies, guys! I didn't realize Tropi-care had changed its name, and Pakshak was completely new to me. Looks like good stuff.

 

Does Ranney run these sales somewhat often? I can't really make any purchases until my current MF's sell. :doh:

 

Quite a few different people sell these, but still my favorite:

 

Haven't seen a 20% sale in some time.

 

Ranneys towels are ALWAYS on sale. His last Xmas sale lasted almost 9 months! LOL! Then there was another MF sale. They are VERY nice.

 

i like tropi-care towels and the uber all-purpose towels.

 

Agree to 911fanatic, ranney towel always on sale everyday ... there is no due date

I cant find 20% off? only for edgeless? or all MF?

thanks

 

drying - Sonus Der Wunder or Showroom FX WW towel

polishing - Ultra premiums from Justin or Chemical Guys

wax removal - CG Fluffer Miracle Supra

QD'ing - Justin's Gladiator MF towel

interior - Costco MF towels

Wheels/tires/engine - any old/stained MF that I'm willing to use a couple of times and throw away (there is no way I'm washing those)...

 

I have recently become very fond of Meguiar's Supreme Shine towels. They're nice and soft, they're not needlessly thick, and they're generously sized. The best part, though, is that they're $7.99 for a 3-pack. And, if you've got an Amazon Prime account, they're eligible for the free shipping. Even better.

Legacy99 has convinced me. He generously threw in a handful of Pakshak towels as part of a trade we recently did. The two 16x24 towels are very nice, and if I can figure out which one they are on the Pakshak site, I'll probably order some when the time comes.

But this white edgeless towel for wax/sealant removal...wow. Just "wow." It doesn't look like any of my other microfiber. And it's actually on the thin side. But talk about a towel that makes quick work of LSP buffing. Last night's task was RBOE on my S2000, and this towel really did work better than anything else I've used. Compared to all of my other microfiber, this thing is in a class by itself for LSP removal.