Synthetic vs. 100% terry cloth

[Perfectlap]

MF on the left, Terry cloth on the right.

[TOM986]

I use both,but i am very careful when using mf on paint. I prefer terry for drying, but I always blow the water off first with my leaf blower. It makes it so easy to dry the nooks and crannies.

[KRZTACO]

I use the Micro Fiber towels....once washed a couple times or Look dirty when thier clean I toss them.

Thier SO CHEAP ($8.00 at Costco for 20 MF Towels) I have seperate ones for rims, interior and the paint.

KRZ

[Perfectlap]

I would caution MF towels that are made in China. They use cheap threading machines and cheap synthethic fibers that are coarse.
MF was initially produced by Korea for janitorial purposes and the Koreans spent allot of time producing expensive thread splitting machines. The Chinese came along and made inferior machines which actually aren't really MF at all.
And they flooded the market with MF fabric. you've got to search pretty high and low to find MF that isn't made in China.
They even make MF socks from China. Which is most likely the same fabric sold to Turtel wax and other's who sell auto store towels. Just has a different label on it.

The fact that a towel is MF doesn't mean its safe for paint. It only means that its good at lifting sticky dirt and debris. Using MF on paint to me is like brusing your teeth with a hair brush. You'll do more bad than good in the long run.

as far as price, You get what you pay for, even at Wal Mart.

[limoncello]

PerfectLap,
Quotes:
i'm on the other side of the fence. NO MICROFIBER ON PAINT, PERIOD.
Photo: MF on the left, Terry cloth on the right.

The photo showed the MF (left) with few scratches and terry (right) with many scratches. I follow what you're saying about MF but are the in the photos reversed? Also, what are the Sonus towels used for removing polish/wax made of?
Appreciate your inputs - you've got a lot more experience than most of us.

[Lux]

No the pic is not reversed. Terry cloth scratched the hell out of that paint. MF barely any. Here's the whole article: http://www.guidetodetailing.com/articles.php?articleId=44

I just went and tested a cotton towel vs a MF on a CD. I'm too lazy to post a pic but it looks just like the pic from above.

Like I said, you may get different results but MF does not scratch my paint like terry cotton does.

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[limoncello]

HELP! Just had my car in the noonday sun - swirls! Very light, fine swirls, but they're there. Couldn't see them in the garage with flourescent lights. Here's the kicker - they're not from MF or terry! They can only be from last week's application of Meguiars Clear Coat Liquid Car Wax using the brand new supplied sponge applicator in accordance with the directions! The swirls don't match my washing, drying or buffing movements. The Meguiars Liquid is my first use of the product - contents and applicator were new.
I have just purchased the CP and Edge sponge applicators, but now I'm almost afraid to use them. Where do I go from here?
Things I have on hand - Meg's paint cleaner and carnuba wax, and the Liquid car wax. I have clay but the surface is clean & smooth: just swirls.