Synthetic vs. 100% terry cloth

[Adam]

Thanks for the feedback. I looked for high quality terry at places like auto-zone and I mostly found shop towels or they weren't soft enough for my standards..plus they are pretty smalll. The Mcguires MF towel seems like it is of decent quailty and my car is always garaged and only driven a couple times a week so hopefully the MF towels are ok. I wish Zaino bros sold high quality towels so I could just order some when ordering the polish. I may try the new swirl remover stuff I just heard about from them.

[limoncello]

I'm coming to the conclusion that dirt and grit are the real enemies. I just got a bunch more towels (I've got about 25 now - one 3 pack of expensive MF, the rest cotton and MF from Dollar General). I use correct polishing towels (only) for polishing. But with buffing - the cotton and microfibers seem about the same. I use LOTS of towels 3-4 (or more) to remove the wax from the boxster. Any part of the towel touches the floor - it's goes to the washing machine. ALL towels go in the wash after each cleaning, one use - then wash. All of those dried wax/polish particles that get picked up by the towel can't be good for the finish. I use a separate sponge and old wash cloth for the wheels & lower dirty stuff (do the wheels first).
A clean drying cloth also a must.
Just got the PC, will use to apply polish/wax. Will probably continue to remove with towels, lots of clean towels. Wipe a section, flip it over, wipe a section, toss the towel in the wash box.