Terry Extinct?

[NewlyCarCrazy]

Does terry cloth still play a role in paint buffing? or has MF taken completely over. I plan on buying some new towels for polishing (my old ones are causing cobwebs ). I plan on using these cloths for buffing polish after PC application and for wax removal. Any opinions?

[DETLMAN]

the only place I use terry toweling is in jams, wheel wells and on wheels....grunge work. Microfiber for everything else, they are much more effecient and less harmfull to the paint.

[the newbie]

towels,towels

i use the terry cloth towels just to "break" through the products,just applied onthe car,when done that,i buff out with mf towels.
in this use,the mf towel doesn't fill up with product fast,so i get a nicer look with less wipe downs.

(don't know if this is clear,i missed a word,so tried to describe what i meant,english is not the language we speak here every day.)

ciao,

Rick

[Mike Phillips]

In the Extreme Makeover forum, I used terry cloth to apply ColorX to the 1986 Bronco II and for the upcoming write-up for the extreme makeover on the 1975 Corvette, we used terry cloth to apply ScratchX

The nap that makes terry cloth, terry cloth helps to give your product a little more bite for extra cleaning power versus using a foam applicator pad.

Mike

[DFTowel]

You are mixing two unrelated terms here. Terry is the weave of the fabric, while MF is the thickness of the yarn that is used to weave the fabric. Thus, you have microfiber terry. Also note that microfiber is striclty the size of the yarn, not what it is made form (polyester, nylon, cotton, whatever.)

[Mike Phillips]

Leo,

Would it clear things up is I said I was referring to a traditional 100% cotton, terry cloth towel ?

When I used the term, nap, I'm referring to the design of the weave, as in the little loops of fiber that we think of when we talk about traditional terry cloth towels.

Most synthetic microfiber cloths that I have seen, do not offer this nap.

Does that make more sense?

Mike

[NewlyCarCrazy]

Sorry for the confusion. I originally meant cotton terry vs microfiber in general.

[DFTowel]

Oh Mike, I wasn't referring to your post, I hadn't seen it yet, I was just clearing things up for the original poster.

I know you know the difference!