Chamois leather v Microfibre cloths?

Angelina-M

Hi all

Today I invested in a chamois leather, rinsed it out until nearly dry and then started my glass shelves..... its !!!!!!!

So then I used a microfibre cloth first to pick up any dirt, then used the chamois to dry the area....still !!!!!!!

Its leaving little specks of fabric all over and looks worse than when I started. I know chamois leathers must be good as all the window cleaners seem to have them, but what am I doing wrong?

It wasnt a cheapy, I paid £10 for it :eek:

embb

I think you're supposed to wash them or something first? I never got on with my chammy neither threw it away in disgust in the end, micrfibre cloths are def the way to go.

Moneybubbles

:T I love my microfibre cloths

Not used a chammy

Even got dh to clean to car inside and out over the weekend with a MF cloth:dance: which he was most impressed with it's working OS is rubbing off on him hehe

xM

MoneyQueen

Hi already have 5 microfible clothes... and Love them..
Have bought 3 more today. They are fab..

Mr_Proctalgia

Give the "Chammy" a wash till all the oils are gone, then they work - but not as well as a MF cloth IMHO.

HTH

Angelina-M

Thanks guys, will give it a good wash today and then retry it. I wiped over the leather sofa last and it looks horrendous this morning with the sun shining on it - completely covered in specks left from the cloth.

Its interesting that you say microfibre is better, i've been using them for years and wrongly assumed that a chamois was even better.

Looks like i'll be back to the microfibre on my glass shelves :rotfl:

IferHadaRichMan

Hello everyone...my first time on mse so please be patient!!

I swear by using microfibre cloths to clean windows, mirrors etc...I usually buy a pack of 3 from the 99p store, they're really good and washable too!

Use one with any window cleaning stuff, I know some can be a bit pricey but they do tend to avoid smears when used with the microfibre cloths. I do find that if the cloth gets too damp (if you've used it a lot with the cleaner) its performance won't be as good.

hope this helps someone out there!!

Quasar

Microfibre cloths have it, as far as I'm concerned. For everything: glass, furniture, even my floorboards - after a good sweeping I pass microfibre cloth all over the floors as if I were mopping. Keeps them nice and polished.

Microfibre is good for spectacles too, and general cleaning around as it absorbs a lot of water.