New microfiber towels from chemical guys - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Jertronic · 06-06-2014, 07:21 AM

I have just taken what I consider to be a significant step forward in my microfiber world. I'm a total hacker/newbie and have been tinkering with my new scion fr-s since purchasing it in July. My skill level consists of two bucket washes w/grit gaurds, foam gun, clay, dp policoat sealant and collinite 845, 1Z Einszett Glass Cleaner glass cleaner, all by hand.

Until now I was using microfibers that I picked up on amazon. Zwipes microfiber cleaning cloths ~$20 for box of small cloths 3 different colors. I found some chemical guys gold 16 x 16 pack of 12 (mic 506_12) microfibers 70/30.

What should I expect to notice in terms of difference in performance? Besides being lint free hopefully

I'll post my impressions when I relieve the new microfibers.

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mfbmike · 06-06-2014, 03:10 PM

rag company microfibers >*

radroach · 06-08-2014, 02:54 AM

Autogeek has a nice write up on microfiber towels:

http://www.autogeek.net/mfchart.html

You want a towel with 20% polyamide / 80% polyester or better. Polyamide gives the towel a nice weighty, silky feel. This is the blend they use for Meguiar's Supreme Shine towel.

They still lint a little bit, but not as much as a terry towel. A few shakes when you pull them out of the package will remove most of it.

I've been using crap 100% polyester towels from target for awhile, switching back to these towels is a huge change.

OICU812 · 06-08-2014, 06:47 AM

Big differences on microfibres cloths. Best come from Korea in all I've tried. Check out some of Junkmans posts here some real good info on such things.

Jertronic · 06-08-2014, 03:58 PM

The chemical guys yellow microfibers: 30% polyamide 70% polyester. The main reason I chose this product is because it's amazon prime eligible. Otherwise I might have bought cobra microfibers from autogeek.

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phrosty · 06-08-2014, 04:56 PM

Chemical Guys makes some good stuff. I use their Orange Banger and Sasquatch Maximus for ONR washes.

For future reference, at the Chemical Guys site when you buy in bulk you get significant savings, and they run pretty regular 25% off sales. You can get far better prices direct than from Amazon.

radroach · 06-09-2014, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jertronic

The chemical guys yellow microfibers: 30% polyamide 70% polyester. The main reason I chose this product is because it's amazon prime eligible. Otherwise I might have bought cobra microfibers from autogeek.

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The 20% polyamide ones like the cobra microfiber are good too, they just feel a little bit tougher.

Guzic · 06-09-2014, 08:14 PM

Try the MF towels from stay fresh. They start at 720 gsm for under $5 per towel. Decent size and they also offer their new monster towel which is bigger and is 850 gsm. They are super smooth and great for any detailing job. I've done a review on them and their other products, real good stuff.

Kamakanani0 · 06-14-2014, 06:06 PM

go to costco i believe its like 32 microfiber towels for $15

dem00n · 06-14-2014, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamakanani0

go to costco i believe its like 32 microfiber towels for $15

You're 100% right, but those microfibers are thin and cheap in quailty. Not good for driying. Okay for removing wax and other dirty. But...you'll get maybe 6 washes before they crap out? Great for dirty jobs...but for detailing?

Kamakanani0 · 07-07-2014, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dem00n

You're 100% right, but those microfibers are thin and cheap in quailty. Not good for driying. Okay for removing wax and other dirty. But...you'll get maybe 6 washes before they crap out? Great for dirty jobs...but for detailing?

lol well ill just toss em and buy new ones lol its funny because Ive detailed 2 cars with them yes detail remove polish etc etc and i use it with hybrid v7 too which is great, and i use them to wash my car every 2 weeks , oh and i haven't even finished using all 32 , i have a few left lol, oh also they're fine with drying, all good do what you wanna do . Don't like them don't buy em.

Ryan_west · 07-07-2014, 05:40 PM

Towels from Stay Fresh are awesome!

I really like there edgeless ones!

Kamakanani0 · 07-07-2014, 09:16 PM

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06-08-2014, 02:54 AM	#3
radroach Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: car Location: usa Posts: 2,162 Thanks: 1,028 Thanked 867 Times in 530 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Autogeek has a nice write up on microfiber towels: http://www.autogeek.net/mfchart.html You want a towel with 20% polyamide / 80% polyester or better. Polyamide gives the towel a nice weighty, silky feel. This is the blend they use for Meguiar's Supreme Shine towel. They still lint a little bit, but not as much as a terry towel. A few shakes when you pull them out of the package will remove most of it. I've been using crap 100% polyester towels from target for awhile, switching back to these towels is a huge change. Last edited by radroach; 06-08-2014 at 03:06 AM.

06-08-2014, 04:56 PM	#6
phrosty Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Seattle Posts: 806 Thanks: 202 Thanked 321 Times in 199 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Chemical Guys makes some good stuff. I use their Orange Banger and Sasquatch Maximus for ONR washes. For future reference, at the Chemical Guys site when you buy in bulk you get significant savings, and they run pretty regular 25% off sales. You can get far better prices direct than from Amazon. __________________ 2013 Whiteout 6AT FR-S \| Perrin Inlet Tube + 2.75" CAI \| OpenFlash Header \| P&L Catback \| 4.88 Final Drive \| Dialed in OFT 2.0x Stage 2 E85 \| 18x8 Enkei Raijin + 225/40 Michelin Pilot Super Sport \| 17x7 Stock + 215/45 Michelin X-Ice Xi-2

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Guzic Clean as F86ck Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2014 Asphalt FR-S Location: Las Vegas :) Posts: 116 Thanks: 25 Thanked 53 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Try the MF towels from stay fresh. They start at 720 gsm for under $5 per towel. Decent size and they also offer their new monster towel which is bigger and is 850 gsm. They are super smooth and great for any detailing job. I've done a review on them and their other products, real good stuff. __________________

06-14-2014, 06:06 PM	#9
Kamakanani0 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Scion FRS (RAVEN) Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 534 Thanks: 551 Thanked 181 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	go to costco i believe its like 32 microfiber towels for $15 __________________ Philippians 4:13

07-07-2014, 09:16 PM	#13
Kamakanani0 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Scion FRS (RAVEN) Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 534 Thanks: 551 Thanked 181 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	New microfiber towels from chemical guys @dem00n here's a detail I used the cheap towels on . I rinsed the car after polishing it and then used hybrid v7 and costco mf towel to dry it looks great doesn't it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Philippians 4:13 Last edited by Kamakanani0; 07-07-2014 at 09:29 PM.

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Ryan_west Banned Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: 370z Location: Tampa Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Towels from Stay Fresh are awesome! I really like there edgeless ones!

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