Microfibre cloths

[Simpo Two]

Are they all the same or do you get what you pay? I bought a pack a few years ago but after machine washing they're never quite the same and lose softness; I'm concerned they may leave swirl marks. Recommendations invited please (if they're on Amazon even better).

[normalbloke]

Fabric conditioner kills ‘em.

[_Rodders_]

Not the looped ones that you get from supermarkets. They scratch, not exactly sure how but they do.

Gyeon do the nicest ones I've ever used but the difference between them and some decent ones off eBay isn't worth the price difference.

[butchstewie]

They're not all the same but I think there's a degree of diminishing returns.

The Rag Company range are probably a good safe bet overall.

Kirkland do packs of 36 which you can get off Amazon for a bit of a premium over what you'd pay at Costco.

I think you'd have to be doing something pretty badly wrong to do any damage with either of those.

[_Rodders_]

https://ebay.us/m/8fCC0c

These are good enough for me and at a quid each seem reasonable value.

[Simpo Two]

Thanks folks, the Kirkland looks like a good compromise.

Just to check - as well as drying will they be suitable for applying/buffing ceramic detailer?

[itcaptainslow]

Yup, they’re decent cloths and good value. Wash them at 30 degrees with no fabric softener (very important!) and tumble dry on a low heat, and they last for a while.

[Simpo Two]

itcaptainslow said:

Yup, they re decent cloths and good value. Wash them at 30 degrees with no fabric softener (very important!) and tumble dry on a low heat, and they last for a while.

Thanks. Never used fabric softener in my life! Drying - just draped over the banisters.

[itcaptainslow]

Air drying them will reduce their softness and absorbency (well, it does in my experience!). Tumble dry for 30 mins on low heat seems to be about the right balance.

[Simpo Two]

Ah. Well unfortunately I don't have a tumble dryer Any other ideas?!

[jimmyjimjim]

butchstewie said:

They're not all the same but I think there's a degree of diminishing returns.

The Rag Company range are probably a good safe bet overall.

Kirkland do packs of 36 which you can get off Amazon for a bit of a premium over what you'd pay at Costco.

I think you'd have to be doing something pretty badly wrong to do any damage with either of those.

Second vote for the rag company. I've a couple of 4 packs of the edgeless 500 towels from amazon and they're excellent.

[Belle427]

I bought some from fibre king and they are good but not much different to the Kirklands tbh.
The Kirklands have increased in price though.

[butchstewie]

I think I paid £19 for 36 from Amazon and that was with the Prime delivery so I'd say they're cheap enough not to worry about it unless you're getting through significant quantities.

Not used enough to know how they hold up and wash but out the pack they seem a lot plusher than a lot of the "household cleaning" ones.

[Chris_i8]

Simpo Two said:

Thanks folks, the Kirkland looks like a good compromise.

Just to check - as well as drying will they be suitable for applying/buffing ceramic detailer?

The Kirkland MF's are excellent for the £. Absoutely fine for using with a quick detailer / ceramic sprays etc.

A dedicated drying towel makes more sense rather than using the above.
I've used many, many drying towels over the years and this is the best I've found -
https://paragonmicrofibre.com/products/twisted-loo...

Cheers,

Chris

[timberman]

I use The Rag Company edgeless 365's which I find to be very good vs price

I wash them with other microfibre cloths but nothing else to avoid any cross contamination and will wait till there's a bucket full before doing a wash
If they get seriously dirty I give them a soak in Oxi Clean overnight.

wash at 30 degrees and chuck some white vinegar in the conditioner drawer to help keep them nice and soft
and as already said tumble dry on low heat.

[Iceblue]

Autoglym (pale blue) microfibre are good quality been using a couple for at least 12 months I just give them a good wash in soapy water then a clean rinse and hang out to dry, some makes have a small nylon label attached always rip off to avoid scratches

[Simpo Two]

Chris_i8 said:

The Kirkland MF's are excellent for the £. Absoutely fine for using with a quick detailer / ceramic sprays etc.

A dedicated drying towel makes more sense rather than using the above.
I've used many, many drying towels over the years and this is the best I've found -
https://paragonmicrofibre.com/products/twisted-loo...

Cheers,

Chris

Thanks Chris, I have the drying cloth already from a recommendation here last year.

Right, off to buy new microfibre cloths... as I don't have a tumble dryer I'm not sure how many washes they'll last before they start feeling hard though.

[Downward]

Fibre king bundle for me.

Next thing is i need some waffle weave clothes for the patio doors

[_Rodders_]

Simpo Two said:

Chris_i8 said:

The Kirkland MF's are excellent for the £. Absoutely fine for using with a quick detailer / ceramic sprays etc.

A dedicated drying towel makes more sense rather than using the above.
I've used many, many drying towels over the years and this is the best I've found -
https://paragonmicrofibre.com/products/twisted-loo...

Cheers,

Chris

Thanks Chris, I have the drying cloth already from a recommendation here last year.

Right, off to buy new microfibre cloths... as I don't have a tumble dryer I'm not sure how many washes they'll last before they start feeling hard though.

Depends how extravagant you want to be but you can use them once for actually touching the cars paint and then relegate them to general duties. That's what I do it's still far cheaper than paying a Romanian to do it for you.

[Simpo Two]

_Rodders_ said:

Depends how extravagant you want to be but you can use them once for actually touching the cars paint and then relegate them to general duties. That's what I do it's still far cheaper than paying a Romanian to do it for you.

I'm not trusting any car-wash chaps with my car!


The plan is to use the microfibre cloths just for applying/buffing ceramic detailer every so often. So, single use do you think?

Kit ordered, along with new mitts and soft wheel brushes

How do car detailers clean the insides of alloy wheels due to calipers etc getting in the way? My rears are 305s which is almost an armful!