If you get the ones that have the little cotton logo on it you will be fine though.

 

I bought mine at wal-mart in the body and bath section of the store

 

Sal Zaino on towels:

Cannon & Fieldcrest make a lower quality version of their towels for K-Mart, Walmart and other big discount chains.

These towels say 100% Cotton but that is not, totally true. The nap is 100% cotton but the backing material has polyester blend in it.

So if you press a little to hard on the towel you can get some fine
scratches or swirls.

The point I'm trying to make is if a Cannon or Fieldcrest towel is
selling in a discount store for $6.00 or less (approximately) it is not the good stuff.

I buy all my Cannon & Fieldcrest towels in the Bath & Linen shops in the bigger stores in the mall. I pay anywhere from $10 to $20 per towel. These are the real deal. I buy about 3 or 4 towels and they usually last me about a year.

Now for you guys that may have already purchased the lower price towels. Look carefully at your paint finish when you are using your towels. If you are not getting any swirls or fine scratches, then you are okay.

Another problem I'm seeing is some of you guys are using powdered detergent to wash your towels. Powdered detergents contain granules that do not fully dissolve in the wash cycle and get trapped in the nap of the towels, these granules will scratch your paint finish.... Only use Liquid detergents like All or Tide. Also do not use Bleach or any kind of fabric softner.

You must use only white. Not colored towels.....Colored towels are not to be used because the dye leaves a chemical residue on the paint finish. Always wash your towels first before using. Use Liquid detergent and rinse twice.

You should cut the selvages(borders) off the perimeter of the towels. This selvage contains nylon and polyester stitching that could possibly scratch your paint finish. The towels will fray a little once this is done. But it's better to play it safe.

Drying the towels on high heat will make them hold a static charge. I use the regular heat setting and remove them a little damp and let them air dry. You can fluff the towel real good when it's dry to make it softer.

As the towels get older they will lose there nap and absorbency and will have to be replaced.

Hope this ends any confusion...

 

If I had to chose one single thing I thought I have done in my car care habbits that had reduced the most damage, I'd have to say learning about and using proper towels is it.

No more hairline scratches in the paint!