Best Polishing Cloth .

daddy cav · 09-07-2008, 13:11

People have been using mutton cloth for years but it's not a very soft cloth .
Is there better stuff about these days ?

Sorry , meant to be in detail part .. please move .

TINTIN · 09-07-2008, 14:56

Microfiber is the way forth now. Can be washed and reused easily as well.

daddy cav · 09-07-2008, 15:00

Cheers Vampire , got this from shop , just got back .

Brian Stirrup · 17-07-2008, 17:09

I think that is best for drying the car instead of a chammy (SP) but you can get the yellow microfibre cloths for polishing.

They can be expensive from the shops in the MEGS pack but I keep an eye on ebay and usually buy packs of 24 for about £1 each cloth which works out much cheaper, I think the MEGS ones (Which are the same) work out over £2 each.

**Benn** · 17-07-2008, 18:20

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Originally Posted by Brian Stirrup

I think that is best for drying the car instead of a chammy (SP) but you can get the yellow microfibre cloths for polishing.

They can be expensive from the shops in the MEGS pack but I keep an eye on ebay and usually buy packs of 24 for about £1 each cloth which works out much cheaper, I think the MEGS ones (Which are the same) work out over £2 each.

Your thinking of the terry drying towels,
Mircofiber clothes wont hold/suck up water...

Mf are the best thing for removing wax and everything..

**Dave Broomfield** · 17-07-2008, 18:41

cosco you can get 24 for £7

**Benn** · 17-07-2008, 18:43

The best mf will stick to the dry/cracked skin on your hands...

*Dave i still have your wax*

**Dave Broomfield** · 17-07-2008, 18:50

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Originally Posted by Benn

The best mf will stick to the dry/cracked skin on your hands...

*Dave i still have your wax*

consider it an early xmas present

**Benn** · 17-07-2008, 18:58

Sweet, xxx

Brian Stirrup · 17-07-2008, 19:32

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Originally Posted by Benn

Your thinking of the terry drying towels,
Mircofiber clothes wont hold/suck up water...

Mf are the best thing for removing wax and everything..

I was refering to his picture. His post asked about best polishing cloths, I was pointing out he has brought a drying cloth. I may be wrong I am no expert so please correct me if I am wrong.

I was suggesting he buys Microfibres for polishing.

The ones I use do stick to my hands badly when they are dried up so they must be good

Are the £7.00 ones any good then? I brought some cheaper ones from PV, the 3 different colours, and they do not seem so good.

**Benn** · 17-07-2008, 19:39

The pics a mf towel, the drying one looks like ...

Its hard getting good mf, the hand use is the best way to test the.. i have a mix of them, my faralcy(sp?) are the best ones..

Brian Stirrup · 17-07-2008, 21:25

Oh.... I saw the description it was a towel and I presumed it was a drying towel. My Bad...

Jasovanooo · 17-07-2008, 21:44

ive got a few microfiber jobbies 2 of wich are halfords own

they do indeed stick to my skin tho morso than the meg one that came with my clay bar. my other few i didnt buy so i dont know what they are but they deffinately soak up loads of water great for getting rid of the large wet bits just after the main wash if your in a hurry

**Benn** · 18-07-2008, 07:11

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Originally Posted by Brian Stirrup

Oh.... I saw the description it was a towel and I presumed it was a drying towel. My Bad...

lol they call everything a towel.. mf.. water magnet drying thingie.. a cat...

k13 wjd · 18-07-2008, 18:30

im gonna go against the crowd here.......although meguaires is good......you wont bet farecla cloths in a hurry.......http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Farecla-Edgele...3286.m14.l1318

**Benn** · 18-07-2008, 18:32

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Originally Posted by k13 wjd

im gonna go against the crowd here.......although meguaires is good......you wont bet farecla cloths in a hurry.......http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Farecla-Edgele...3286.m14.l1318

They are the ones i use, find they have a strong pull/lift/stick..

k13 wjd · 18-07-2008, 19:15

yip........i agree....they make great tack cloths too......

Although they are body shop suppliers.....i found something out a few years back........the factory finish on most ferrari's are hand done.....using farecla cloths !!! not sure what wax they use though !!!!

if its good enough for them, its good enough for me

i got some meg clay today, and some "extreme" wax......should be good....just a mk4 golf...but its black.......not looking forward to waxing the bonnet...its like stonechip central !

**Benn** · 18-07-2008, 19:24

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Originally Posted by k13 wjd

yip........i agree....they make great tack cloths too......

Although they are body shop suppliers.....i found something out a few years back........the factory finish on most ferrari's are hand done.....using farecla cloths !!! not sure what wax they use though !!!!

if its good enough for them, its good enough for me

i got some meg clay today, and some "extreme" wax......should be good....just a mk4 golf...but its black.......not looking forward to waxing the bonnet...its like stonechip central !

Yeah i get them from a paint surplyer,*3*/ grab a hand full for £10,
all the a factory finish on a ferrari isnt that great...

k13 wjd · 18-07-2008, 19:29

its better than a ford focus.......ha ha ha............you should be selling them on here if its £10 a handfull !!!!

what polish would you use inbetween a claying and a meguires extreme wax.....ive not got much lying about....autoglym, mer, and the good old cherry glaze !!!! i might try waxing it without any polish, depending on how it looks after a clay !

**Benn** · 18-07-2008, 19:32

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Originally Posted by k13 wjd

its better than a ford focus.......ha ha ha............you should be selling them on here if its £10 a handfull !!!!

what polish would you use inbetween a claying and a meguires extreme wax.....ive not got much lying about....autoglym, mer, and the good old cherry glaze !!!! i might try waxing it without any polish, depending on how it looks after a clay !

The colour matching isnt..lol there red had over 32 shades of it... danm greasey wops..

Megs extreme wax?

Never heard of that, you sure its megs?
If you wanna polish might aswell use what you have, then use the glaze then wax.

k13 wjd · 18-07-2008, 19:45

thats because i just invented it.....ha ha ha, no idea where i got that name from...its actually called NXT

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Meguiars-N...3286.m14.l1318

think i'll just bash in with out the polish......see how it looks.

**Benn** · 18-07-2008, 19:51

Nxt is good long lasting stuff, normaly my final coat.

k13 wjd · 18-07-2008, 19:54

glad you said that.....i bought it on the spur of the moment....because there was no packet....just the tin and sponge !!!! yay - £5 !!!!

seeing as you use it.....do you still say its worth a polish prior to using it....i presume its like the gold wax....stick it on, rub it in, let it dry, buff it off.

i will apolagise in advance for TOATALLY hi-jacking this thread.....although we are still on topic !!!
i'll be using a t shirt for polishing.....cannie whack it !!

**Benn** · 18-07-2008, 20:23

Tin? Is it the paste then? I dont tend touse a polish that much, only every so offen.
I clay and then glaze or wax, and yeah apply then leave to haze then buff off.

k13 wjd · 18-07-2008, 20:53

well....tin/tub type thing.....exactly like the ebay one....

i tried a 5 inch square patch on my wing today...just a quick clay, and a good wax...

looked amazing......i'll take before and after pics....with the 450d !