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02-11-2003, 11:52 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by StwoK
[B]Only a couple of companies offer Microfiber towels composed 70% Polyester and 30% Polyamide, they are the simply best Towels.
[B]Only a couple of companies offer Microfiber towels composed 70% Polyester and 30% Polyamide, they are the simply best Towels.
02-14-2003, 04:02 AM
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Originally posted by Nin009
A 70/30 blend will be more absorbant.
An 80/20 blend is better for removing wax.
A 70/30 blend will be more absorbant.
An 80/20 blend is better for removing wax.
02-14-2003, 06:10 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nin009
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The polamide (small number) is your water absorber. Having more polamide in the blend when removing wax is pointless. The polyester is the courser material that grabs the dirt.
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The polamide (small number) is your water absorber. Having more polamide in the blend when removing wax is pointless. The polyester is the courser material that grabs the dirt.
02-15-2003, 08:14 AM
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What I state is fact. Polyamide isn't softer. It is more absorbent. I agree that the thread size, density and fiber length are important to the feel and perceived softness of the towel, but a towel with a high polyamide percentage doesn't make it softer or better for removing wax. More polyamide simply makes it more absorbent. Unless you are using a liquid wax that never dries, more absorbent doesn't benefit wax removal.
Now you may have purchased a high quality towel with a small thread size (less than .02). It may also have long split fibers that are woven into dense pattern. You have a good towel that happens to happens to be a 70/30 blend. The blend is not what makes it better. The blend makes it more absorbent. Pakshak towels are high quality. The blend is not what makes them such. Given the exact same fiber qualities (finish, length, denier and weave), a 80/20 blend will be a better tool for removing wax and a 70/30 blend will be better for drying your car.
I am not trying to be confrontational here. I am trying to educate so misinformation isn't spread. I have done a great deal of research to educate myself so that my customers can be assured that what they are buying is the best tool for the job. In some cases a less expensive 80/20 blend is a better tool than the more expensive 70/30 blend.
Now you may have purchased a high quality towel with a small thread size (less than .02). It may also have long split fibers that are woven into dense pattern. You have a good towel that happens to happens to be a 70/30 blend. The blend is not what makes it better. The blend makes it more absorbent. Pakshak towels are high quality. The blend is not what makes them such. Given the exact same fiber qualities (finish, length, denier and weave), a 80/20 blend will be a better tool for removing wax and a 70/30 blend will be better for drying your car.
I am not trying to be confrontational here. I am trying to educate so misinformation isn't spread. I have done a great deal of research to educate myself so that my customers can be assured that what they are buying is the best tool for the job. In some cases a less expensive 80/20 blend is a better tool than the more expensive 70/30 blend.
