polishing cloths

afcbadam · 7th June 2008, 20:29

i have recentally read you should only polish a car with a 'lint free' cloth. is this correct. i always use an old t shirt or something. i seen to get loads of little bits on the car doing this. does a lint free cloth stop this??

Tatts · 7th June 2008, 20:36

Best thing to use for buffing are Microfibre cloths.

Greeners · 7th June 2008, 21:28

Tesco's pack of 3 microfibre cloths 89p.....bargin

afcbadam · 8th June 2008, 12:31

are these microfibre cloths lint free. what does lint free atchually mean

JamesP · 8th June 2008, 13:06

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Originally Posted by afcbadam

are these microfibre cloths lint free. what does lint free atchually mean

(Tesco) Yes they are, they are very thin & quite small but seem to work ok.

This company make some good cloths http://www.meguiars.co.uk/

Lint Free means they don't frey or bobble leaving bits of cloth on your car.

afcbadam · 8th June 2008, 14:49

thanks lads

empsburna · 9th June 2008, 21:15

Another fan of Tesco MF's - after 4/5 washes they become useless, but for that price you can throw them away.

the "Kent" ones from Asda are also very good. IIRC its 6 for about £3

Simon · 9th June 2008, 21:55

I got a few Microfibre mitts from SuperSavers of all places. They also do cloths as well as the mitts. Can't remember exactly what I paid for them but somewhere around the 60p or 90p mark each if I recall correctly.

AURORA MG · 9th June 2008, 23:03

Polish with proper cotton cloth (not shirts) then buff over with the microfibre.

empsburna · 10th June 2008, 15:14

I find cotton cloths don't have enough bite to remove polish residue.

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empsburna Gets stuck in Other Manufacturer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Black Country Posts: 716 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 3 Posts	Another fan of Tesco MF's - after 4/5 washes they become useless, but for that price you can throw them away. the "Kent" ones from Asda are also very good. IIRC its 6 for about £3

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Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	I got a few Microfibre mitts from SuperSavers of all places. They also do cloths as well as the mitts. Can't remember exactly what I paid for them but somewhere around the 60p or 90p mark each if I recall correctly.

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AURORA MG Banned (EX)-ZT-T190SE in Aurora. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Medway Posts: 2,954 Thanks: 42 Thanked 53 Times in 46 Posts	Polish with proper cotton cloth (not shirts) then buff over with the microfibre.

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empsburna Gets stuck in Other Manufacturer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Black Country Posts: 716 Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 3 Posts	I find cotton cloths don't have enough bite to remove polish residue.