Good shop towels

[ttrager]

Where I am at we use variously:

1) Standard single ply brown paper towels out of dispensers at sinks. Garbage.
2) I usually have a personal stash of white t-shirt cut ups. Good for certain part cleaning.
3) Wypall towels. Really nice, more than one variety. Like a thick paper towel but with some body/strength. I use these most times for general "wipe stuff up" tasks.

4) Norwex "window cloth". Microfiber towels (smooth fabric, no nubbies). I use only for surface plate cleaning.

 

[Milacron]

Chinese wash cloths from Family Dollar... 5 bucks for 18 of them...super absorbent and washable in theory (I just throw them away)... or Roll 'O Rags at Sherwin Williams .. especially cheap when on sale.

 

[majohnson]

WypAll X80 in white. I have never had them hold metal chips like cotton or microfibers. If they get wet you can dry them and use them again.