[S_RICHARDSON]

I bought a small and a large microwipe today form wintecs (they're on offer) to give  em a go, hope they're like e what you said they're like which i'm sure they will, if i like them then i'll get some more let's hope they are!!   

[Pj]

Don't judge them too harshly on these foggy damp days, they work best on drier days.

But if you do some inside work you will be delighted.

[S_RICHARDSON]

I hope i will which i probably will be. Can't see what could go wrong; exactly like scrims but no need to wear in and holds mor water!

The scrim of the Future!   

[cleanwave]

I use these all the time and i think they're great - I find they need to be bone dry though.  I use a damp one for wiping frames, which i find is better then other cloths.

Matt

[S_RICHARDSON]

Out of ten what would you rate microwipes compared too scrims!!

[cleanwave]

I wouldn't know as I've never used scrim (although I have one and keep meaning to try it out!). Microfibre seems so easy and absorbent so haven't bothered with anything else so far, but i think you do need a good supply of dry ones.  Will also be buying more from Wintecs soon.

Hope they work out for you anyway.

Cheers

Matt

[S_RICHARDSON]

Cheers Matt, Me too!!   

[Pj]

Out of ten what would you rate microwipes compared too scrims!!

8

Only because I still feel nostalgic after using scrim for so long!  I still carry a few in the van but haven't used one for nearly a year!

[jeff1]

I have seen a few post about microwipes on here, about not buying the cheap one's from the £ shop,

can anyone tell me why, the reason I ask is I still use scrims, my eldest daughter bought a couple, and used them on the inside of her windows, when she showed me the results, I was shocked at how clean they were.
So can you tell me the problems expected from the cheapy's

[Pj]

Jeff,

simply put:  The cheapys, like everything will not be the quality, they won't have as tight or as thick a weave.  They will therefore shrink as the weave tightens, so lose absorbancy.  you are better off getting used to the big ones too.  I mean as big as a scrim if you can get them.

[jeff1]

Thanks PJ

I think I am coverted to microwipes now, and will go for the better quality ones, I have read so much on them, but never thought of changing over (old dog new tricks  :) sort of thing.

So off to buy some good quality ones tomorrow. cheers!

[Pj]

Jeff

remember, they work different.  You don't wring them out.  Keep the dry one for detailing.  A damp one is ok for mopping, the hold a lot of excess.
When I say you don't wring them out, I mean you won't get them like a scrim wrung out.  That isn't how they work.
For detailing use them dry.
For everything else, a damp one can be wrung out.
That will make sense when you start using them.

[jeff1]

I Have good cloths for mopping, so I think the idea of keeping them just for detailing is ideal, do they just get chucked into the machine like our scrims? or do they need any special wash?

[Pj]

Hot wash

60 - 80 degrees.

I wait till I have a few for a wash on their own.

[Ian_Giles]

If you are an experienced window cleaner who only uses a couple of scrims a day then you should only use maybe two dry ones a day.
Now I've been using the microfibre cloths for a long time I've found that just like a scrim, when slightly damp they still work very well for buffing.

When I first bought micro's they were a tenner each, oh boy, the price of them has really dropped now!

Some years back, and I mean something like about 18 years ago, you often had a very wide choice of graded scrim to chose from, from very heavy duty to quick-to-break-in.
Then as time passed, so did the options, and the price of the bloody things climbed steadily, they went up to almost a fiver each.
With the internet of course the prices have fallen again, but now the microfibre is  so close to the price of a scrim I can't see the point of getting scrim at all.

And as for washing...I just bang them in with anything else, always a low temp wash, but never use a softener!!

And don't bother with the tiny micro's!! in the winter, a couple of wipes and they are wet and useless

Ian