Maykker Microfibre Terry Towel

Both, depending on which option you pick on this page. Each size is sold as a single or as a pack of 10. The single is the sensible way to try one. Once you know it suits the way you work, the pack of 10 is how most people buy them, because towels get left on window sills and go through the wash in batches.

Yes, and that is one of the main jobs it does. Dry, it works as a polishing towel for buffing out a smear, taking a haze off glass, or finishing a shopfront at eye level. Damp, it picks up water and general dirt for detailing and wiping down. Plenty of cleaners carry one of each, one damp for the work and one dry for the finish.

There is no abrasive pad or scrubbing panel on it, and the black trim is soft and absorbent rather than a hard stitched seam, so nothing on the towel is meant to cut. What causes scratches with any cloth is grit picked up off frames and sills. Rinse it out when it has been on the floor, and keep the towels you use on glass separate from the ones you use on gutters and sills. A dedicated WCW Microfibre Sill Cloth is the usual way people keep the two apart.

Machine wash and tumble dry. Maykker say they work better after a few washes, which is normal for microfibre, because the fibres open up once the finish from manufacture comes out. As with any microfibre, keep fabric softener away from it, because softener coats the fibres and cuts how much water they can hold.

A scrim is linen and works by polishing dry glass, and it is at its best in the hands of someone who has used one for years. A microfibre towel like this one absorbs more water and is easier to learn on. Plenty of cleaners use both, microfibre to take the bulk of the water off and a Grade A Scrim - Prewashed for the final polish on plate glass.

The 40cm x 40cm is the one to pick for belt work, because it folds small. Maykker built these alongside their SmartBag range, so they suit those pouches and most other Bucket on a Belt setups, and the large towel folds down too if you do not mind it taking more of the pocket. If you work off a particular belt or bag, check its pouch against the folded towel before ordering a full pack.