And the shedding continues...

[Mongoose]

Just used the first of the 6 replacement towels today with great results(i.e. no shedding of any kind). The towels that were used today (only 1 was a Supreme Shine) were washed and I returned them to my stash. I went to put the cover back on the car after letting the GC+ cure(I've found that it seems to need some curing time just as NXT2.0 does) and noticed a smear on the hood. No biggie as I went to wipe it off with the freshly washed SS but , those pesky,straight-line fibers made a dramatic appearance again! Switched to an unused SS with a shot of QD and more fibers appear. At this point I was able to get rid of the lint with some very light buffing with the aforementioned towel but I'm at a loss. I've tried to think of everything,considered claying but the car's as smooth as glass and the same towel performed flawlessly earlier today. It was washed with other mf towels in warm/cold cycle with 1/2 ounce of Tide and on the full load setting to dilute the detergent and the load was given a second water only rince as well. None of the other towels have shed before and I gave the car a swipe with each one and none shed at all. At this point I suppose I'm going to have to shop around for towels in this size which is what attracted me to them. I never heard anything further about the previous set that I returned but hopefully someone will figure out what's going on.

[Scoobie]

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Did you dry your towels in a dryer? If so, did you clean the lint tray prior to drying them? If fibers are shedding off of the towels, that would tell me that the material is falling apart. That is not normal.

I have some SS towels, and have not had any shedding occur. I shook the towels before washing, and a tiny bit of fiber came off. I then washed and dryed them, and they are clean as a whistle, although I experienced a different type of defect regarding squareness.

Since these towels are distibuted and sold all over the USA, I think it would be reasonable to say that there may be some inconsistencies in the construction of these towels.

Who knows? All I know, is that I have 7 towels that I would consider perfect, which is more than enough for me at the present time. I think these towels are nice..."when they are square". I have extras that are definately flawed, but will be put to use.

Did you give your towels a good shake before you washed them? Although, I would think that the dryer would remove any loose fibers, you still may have to shake the towels really good before use.

[Scoobie]

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I just read this from the other thread:

they have been used and washed several times

Fibers should not be falling off of the towels. It sounds as if they are falling apart.


Thanks to Brian Hann for the effort in resolving the issue I had

[Mongoose]

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I cleaned the trap,shook them before washing,drying,after drying and prior to using and during use. The fibers are uniform in size and color so there's no doubt they are coming from the towels. I'll check the other 4 towels out tomorrow, it just seems weird that after 3 wash cycles prior to the first use and that initial use with no problem that they would suddenly start shedding like this.

[Scoobie]

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Dumb question, but...you didn't bleach them did you?

[Scoobie]

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Another dumb question, why did you wash them three times prior to the first use? They still should not do what you described though.

[Mongoose]

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No bleach and the reason for 3 washes was due to the foaming in the water, seemed like there was soap still in the towels from the first wash. Just making sure they were clean.

[Scoobie]

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Oh, you were removing the soap, gotcha


It kind of sounds like the material is falling apart.

And with that, I will bow out, as I have given my input. This is out of my jurisdiction.

[Mongoose]

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I spoke with a gentleman today at a local show comparing notes on caring for black paint and his opinion is that I should let them air dry and not use the dryer. He also stated he's never used a microfiber towel that did not eventually start to shed though he's never used this brand of towels.

[Mongoose]

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Conducted my own "unscientific" test today. All 6 Supreme Shine towels were used on the paint and glass on my Firebird utilizing both Quik Detailer and Ultimate Quik Detailer. Each towel was used on it's own panel/window and each towel failed with fibers of uniform size left over the entire panel/window it was used on. The reason two different sprays were used was to eliminate the possibility of the detailers being a contributor: QD and UQD are in the clear. I had to go back with one of my old faithfuls and it cleared the lint with no trouble. One interesting note: the SS towels did not shed lint on my polished aluminum wheels! The paint is by far the smoothest/slickest of the surfaces yet the towels shed on both the paint and glass but left no trace on the aluminum wheels. If no resolution is reached at least I have some good towels for my wheels, too bad I bought them for the paint.

[Jonesey]

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I have noticed this problem with all of the SS towels I own, going back 5 years or so. At first I only noticed it when used to clean glass, but then I bought a black car. I have tried different washing techniques, (even 4 different washing machines) different soaps, and machine and air drying, no difference.

I recently got some of the blue ADS towels, and have not seen a problem with them yet, so I use them for LSP and UQD removal, and the SS towels for all steps before that.

Glenn

[Mongoose]

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I was hoping someone from Meguiars would reply to this thread like the previous one about this problem,if not by the end of the week I'll be calling the hotline again to see what might be done about it. I've got some towels on the way from another source I'm going to try so we'll see what happens.

[Michael Stoops]

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By all means, give a call to our Customer Care Center.

But we have to say, aside from the couple of you who are commenting about this issue, it's just not anything we ever get complaints about. From all the towels we use here during Saturday Classes and Thursday Night Open Garages (we're talking several hundred towels every few months) to the huge number we sell all over the world, we just don't see complaints like what you couple of guys are observing. And all of our company vehicles are black - non metallic black at that - and lint is just not an issue.

[Mongoose]

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I left a message for Brian. I understand where you're coming from Mike but (no offense) that doesn't help me. I've done all I can to rule out anything on my end from laundering process to the car itself but it still comes back to these towels. I have towels from several different companies and besides the Speed Shine towels from Griots Garage these are the only other ones that leave lint on the paint and glass. And strangely enough they leave no trace on the wheels (American Racing Torque Thrust 2) which even though polished, are not as slick as the paint which to me would definitely catch the fibers. Any chance of finding out what the outcome of the first set I returned?

[Mongoose]

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I sent Brian Hann a PM last night after I missed his call, hope it went through. There are more than just the couple of us with complaints, such as those in the "Supreme Shine Quality Control Issue" thread and others like it. I'm not trying to step on toes or start a conflict, just pointing out there are more complaints than these here.