Opinions on Viking Microfiber towels?

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Mindflux

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I stopped in at O'Rilleys autoparts here in town and stumbled across Viking 12x16 (I think?) microfibers. They also had some 16x16 "Premium" 80/20 microfibers too.



In short, they have a 24" pack of the 12x16's for 19.99.. and they seem pretty soft. Though there's no tag on them I can only assume they are 80/20 made in China like the "premiums" going for 10 bucks a 3 pack right next to it.



I'm in dire need of some new microfibers and I don't feel like spending 4 bucks a pop for them.
 
Gemini13 said:
The green quick detail towel is nice. The yellow drying towel is the same as the green but bigger.
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This is an assorted bundle. I think it has green, blue and orange in it or something.



I'm not sure if they are made for different purposes?



Viking Car Care



Under the wash section. #853400.
 
the 4 microfiber towels that are of very high quality are the green quik detailing towel, gold x-large microfiber drying towel, orange edgeless polishing towel, and the new premium (rolled up in a 3pk) microfiber towels. i use these regularly and they all work and have held up great...
 
BigAl3 said:
the 4 microfiber towels that are of very high quality are the green quik detailing towel, gold x-large microfiber drying towel, orange edgeless polishing towel, and the new premium (rolled up in a 3pk) microfiber towels. i use these all regularly and they work and have held up great...
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Those 3pk premium are 80/20 china made. I can't help but wonder if the 12x16's are the same, just.. smaller (hence one being 'premium' for it's size).
 
Mindflux said:
Those 3pk premium are 80/20 china made. I can't help but wonder if the 12x16's are the same, just.. smaller (hence one being 'premium' for it's size).
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quote from ranney at pakshak...



IMHO...



It really doesn't matter if you have a 70/30 or 80/20 blend towel. As long as it performs with no ill effects. I have seen 70/30 blend towels outperform 80/20 blend towels and vice versa. It all really depends on the quality of material (raw materials), weave, and finished goods process that determines how a towel performs. Other factors to consider are the dyes used, stitching, and edging on the towels.



With Aloha,

Ranney
 
BigAl3 said:
quote from ranney at pakshak...



IMHO...



It really doesn't matter if you have a 70/30 or 80/20 blend towel. As long as it performs with no ill effects. I have seen 70/30 blend towels outperform 80/20 blend towels and vice versa. It all really depends on the quality of material (raw materials), weave, and finished goods process that determines how a towel performs. Other factors to consider are the dyes used, stitching, and edging on the towels.



With Aloha,

Ranney
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Well that would confirm that the 16x16 'premium' 3pk is only premium because of it's size then.

:xyxthumbs
 
If they have the emerald/dark green Quick Detailing towels, stock up. they are IMO just as good as Cobra etc...They have a satin wrapped edge with the same dark green color.



Also-if you see 3 pack of thick yellow polishing towels wrapped into a roll, those are very nice also. Their all purpose ones are average IMO but the dark green ones are excellent.
 
dublifecrisis said:
Also-if you see 3 pack of thick yellow polishing towels wrapped into a roll, those are very nice also.
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agreed...



dublifecrisis said:
If they have the emerald/dark green Quick Detailing towels, stock up. they are IMO just as good as Cobra etc...They have a satin wrapped edge with the same dark green color.
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or just as good/nice as any other boutique brand as well...
 
I like the Viking edgless towels at Kmart. The green viking towels seem better than some boutique brands-thicker and denser.
 
wannafbody said:
I like the Viking edgless towels at Kmart. The green viking towels seem better than some boutique brands-thicker and denser.
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No K-Marts anymore. I'm going to have to go back and see what they had at O`Rilley. I think they had some of the gold drying towels but I don't remember any green quick detail towels.
 
wannafbody said:
The green viking towels seem better than some boutique brands-thicker and denser.
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agreed, i bought some of these a while ago (they come rolled up now) and they seem even softer & plusher (not that they weren't as nice before)... :up
 
Mindflux said:
No K-Marts anymore. I'm going to have to go back and see what they had at O`Rilley. I think they had some of the gold drying towels but I don't remember any green quick detail towels.
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check kragen too, they have the blue viking 24x24 microfiber drying towel that is just as nice as the gold one, but just a little smaller...
 
Too bad the Eurow towels went up so far in price. We all shoulda stocked up on those last year when they were fifteen bucks per ten pack.



Fluxy, have you checked out the Vroom towels from Target? They are cheap. The orange ones are kinda crappy, but the grey ones aren't too bad, and they last fairly long.



They pass the CD marring test, too.
 
SuperBee364 said:
Too bad the Eurow towels went up so far in price. We all shoulda stocked up on those last year when they were fifteen bucks per ten pack.



Fluxy, have you checked out the Vroom towels from Target? They are cheap. The orange ones are kinda crappy, but the grey ones aren't too bad, and they last fairly long.



They pass the CD marring test, too.
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I think I picked up some orange ones and some of the glass towels last week. I thought I had read that people liked the grey, but the orange were fine too.



I've got a pile of pakshak and yosteve (what a throwback how many members can say they bought from him???!?) towels but they all seem to lint on glass.. so I figured I'd try a glass towel with virtually no nap.



:nixweiss
 
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