Miata Mailing List: July 1995, Message #175
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   From: TXATAIM@aol.com
Subject: Re: Buffers, swirl marks, etc.
   Date: Wed, 5 Jul 1995 23:38:19 -0400


>My question now may seem stupid, but I can not find "Terry" towels other
than
>the small ones at the auto stores. While many towel outlets have 100% cotton
>towels, I've yet to find one that says "Terry" What's the difference?
>

I may be wrong, but I believe that terry cloth refers to the knap (sp?) of
the fabric.  Although both are cotton, terry has little loops, rather than
the smooth surface of something like a cloth diaper.  According to the
Meguiar's rep (Jesse something?), the little loops give the dirt a place to
go as you wipe the car.  If you use a smooth cloth like a diaper, the dirt
particles have no place to go, so it has the potential to scratch the
surface.  Made sense to me...

Blake Palmer-Houston,TX
                     Red '90 "A"
                     MCA
                     Miatamania (Southeast Texas chapter)
                     NEO Miata (Northeast Oklahoma chapter)