Myth of auto detailing cloth -

Do you know cloth used for car wash, dry, clean are not those rm3 morning towel?? Different grade of cloth served different purpose. A bad quality cloth and incorrect washing technique can scratch the paint.
Sorry to tell you that the ordinary CAR WASH centre Do not even have this high grade quality Microfiber cloth. But hey.. RM5-10 wash, what do you expect? They might be laughing at you, are you driving Lamborghini, Ferrari, Rolls Royce or exotic which need to be treat with cautious. WTF ?
I bought myself cheap 40cm*40cm general purpose MF towel from Brothers accesories shop for as low as rm5 per piece during discount, not bad..One shot buy 2packs which consist of 8 MF towels. One large piece of Final buffing towel, soft and useful for final stage, buffing off sealant/wax reside. This is how it looks like, not cheap but worth the price i paid..

Here's gone few hundreds ringgit fly away used to buy Wash mitts, drying towel, final buffing, and MF towels. I get myself poisoned..HELP !!!

Another piece of large piece MF towel, 70% polyester, 30% polymide

1. General Purpose - This is typically a microfiber towel (16" by 16") with a standard terry cloth weave and an 80/20 blend of polyester and polyamide. The towel has no specific purpose, and will be equally adept wiping paint, glass, vinyl, plastic and leather. This towel will have a medium thickness (plush-ness) nap. If you do a lot of quick detailing on your car, this will be the towel you use most frequently.

2. Glass & Polishing - Microfiber towels that work well for polishing and glass cleaning seem to have the same basic characteristics. First, the towel should be 100% lint free. In most cases, this means the weave is going to have a shorter nap than a general purpose towel. Many people believe that a good glass towel will leave as little water as possible so the droplets will evaporate without leaving a spot. A good glass towel needs scrubbing power to successfully remove the residues that cause streaking. It's the same characteristic that makes a good polishing cloth.

3. Drying - There are two different microfiber towel weaves that make good drying towels: terry cloth and waffle (Piqué) weave. I have found that a short terry loop or one of the offset (longer on one side than the other) terry loops work well for drying. If you choose a microfiber terry cloth with a heavy, plush nap, you won't be able to wring it out when it gets wet.
My favorite drying towel material is the Piqué fabric that mimics a waffle pattern, known as microfiber waffleweave towels. It has the ability to wick up water like nothing else I've found or tested. According to Leo Cerruti, a manufacturer of natural microfiber products, "[Piqué fabric] isn't more absorbent than terry but the ridges act as hundreds of little squeegees which push the water up into the cups giving the fabric time to absorb." As with the terry material, it's best to find a fabric that's not too heavy, or you won't be able to wring it out when it gets saturated.

4. Cleaning - There are a few microfiber towel weaves that are marketed specifically as "cleaning towels". The nap is very tight and course, and the microfiber strands are not split. These towels have very little absorbency. The intended purpose of these towels is janitorial work, not car detailing. What I have found works best for me are hand towel size waffle weave towels and polishing towels.

5. Final Buffing - A couple years ago microfiber "suede" fabrics hit the clothing market. These fabrics crossed over into the automobile detailing arena as final wipe towels and final buffing bonnets. I have not been overly impressed with the fabric for automotive use. It is soft, but it does not seem to perform any better on paint (for final buffing) than a general purpose towel.
You may have seen microfiber towels labeled for other uses, but I have not found anything to date that does not fit into the five categories I listed above.

Above posting quote from AUTOPIA detailing site.