Microfiber Cloths | What good are they?

[Ting Ho Dung]

I bought 4 recently. 2 for me and 2 for Brandon. I got two types. A thin one with Strings And Beyond logo and a thick one from Dean Markley. Not sure if I like either one. I spray Martin Guitar Polish on the thin one and wipe down the guitar. Then I follow up with the thick one after all the polish is wiped on and off with the thin one. Is this how you use these things? Before I just used the ripped up t-shirts you buy in bulk at Lowe's. The thing about the ripped up t-shirts is you can use oils for fret boards and cleaners for frets. How do you or do you use MF cloths?

Linky to the cloths

http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/demalocadoco.html

http://www.stringsandbeyond.com/standbepocl1.html

[JohnnyB]

I use microfiber terry towels to clean my vinyl records. The fibers are so tiny they actually get down into the groove and scrub it out.

For polishing a guitar, however, I much prefer worn cotton as you do. Instead of old T-shirts, I like all-cotton diapers the best, especially after they've been washed several times and are completely lint-free. I prefer cotton for polishing for a couple of reasons. One is that they absorb quickly; sometimes with microfiber I feel like I'm just pushing the cleaning liquid around. The second thing is that polyester is a harder material than cotton, so I think cotton is easier on guitar finishes, especially nitrocellulose.

[specialk]

I use microfiber cloths for cleaning TV screens and computer monitors.

Just be sure to spray the cloth with the cleaner, not the TV/monitor.

[Ting Ho Dung]

I use microfiber terry towels to clean my vinyl records. The fibers are so tiny they actually get down into the groove and scrub it out.

For polishing a guitar, however, I much prefer worn cotton as you do. Instead of old T-shirts, I like all-cotton diapers the best, especially after they've been washed several times and are completely lint-free. I prefer cotton for polishing for a couple of reasons. One is that they absorb quickly; sometimes with microfiber I feel like I'm just pushing the cleaning liquid around. The second thing is that polyester is a harder material than cotton, so I think cotton is easier on guitar finishes, especially nitrocellulose.

That makes sense. Thanks.

[tomteriffic]

I use microfiber terry towels to clean my vinyl records. The fibers are so tiny they actually get down into the groove and scrub it out.

For polishing a guitar, however, I much prefer worn cotton as you do. Instead of old T-shirts, I like all-cotton diapers the best, especially after they've been washed several times and are completely lint-free. I prefer cotton for polishing for a couple of reasons. One is that they absorb quickly; sometimes with microfiber I feel like I'm just pushing the cleaning liquid around. The second thing is that polyester is a harder material than cotton, so I think cotton is easier on guitar finishes, especially nitrocellulose.

This. although I will use a microfiber terry to dust guitars. Just because one very light swipe gets the dust off of there and doesn't just push it around.

[Ralph]

I use cloth diapers also.

[cmatthes]

I use cloth diapers also.

STILL?!?!?!?!?

[Ralph]

I am pretty old.

[JohnnyB]

I use cloth diapers also.

STILL?!?!?!?!?

I'm almost 60, but I never used them on babies in the traditional way. When we were expecting our first kid in 1986, a salesperson at a baby store recommended getting a bundle of old-style cloth diapers to have on hand to clean up all the things babies do. She was right, and after I didn't need the cloth diapers to clean up baby effluvia I used them to clean my glasses, furniture, my piano, and guitars.

26 years later, well-washed cloth diapers are still the best for smudge-, lint-, and scratch-free cleaning and polishing.

[ptm1diver]

I use old t shirts. Once dirty I chuck them. Dirty cloths scratch