Rags or towels?

[Jarney]

Ok, here's a lame poll for you all to chime in on.

When working out in your shop/garage/driveway/shed/whatever, do you use cloth type rags or paper towels to clean up your messes?

I'm pretty messy and don't like the idea of washing rags in my washer in the house, don't have the luxury of a second washer and wouldn't want to have to drag them to the laundromat so I use paper towels mostly - I seem to go through a ton of them when working on something. Plus, I don't have trash service so I burn most all of my trash and since paper towels are cheaper, that's what I use.

What do you use?

Later.

 

[kawboy]

I use the blue paper shop towels. I stack lightly used ones up on my workbench and use them over and over.

 

[Jarney]

I've seen the blue ones before but never bought any - wasn't sure if they were that much tougher than standard towels. They hold up pretty well then? Later.

 

[zlMark]

I use both but only had the option to vote for one. When i have to scrub the floor for an oil spill etc... I use a towell thats been used for that before, hangin around. I eventually throw that one away. I also use oil dry but the towell lets me use that spot on the floor much quicker

 

[SandstoneSmitty]

..do you use cloth type rags or paper towels to clean up..

I had to vote other.... I have a combination of old t-shirts, worn out jeans, shredded bath towels, with an assortment of red and blue shop rags and used buffing cloth. Paper towels are only recycled after they have cleaned up my face or hands.

 

[wuputt]

I use both too. I always have a roll of blue by my toolbox, use them for my hands and tools.
I always have a box of bleached cotton rags from Lowes, I pick out the softer ones for waxing and use the rest for whatever. The boxed rags from Home Depot suck! Since I do a lot of painting it doesn't bother me to spend the money on rags and I go through a box in a couple months.
I have about 75lbs of old T shirts stocked up to cut up when I get the time!

 

[tmdoth]

both here also.
Rags + kitty litter for the oil spills
blue paper towels for the hands and heavy spills
regular paper towels for the light stuff
polish cloths for bikes... nothing but the finest touches my paint

Guess this puts me in the other category?

 

[CHRIS]

i use both here also !!!!!! CHRIS

 

[MachIV]

Cat litter for spills,old towels and clothing for heavy stuff
and cloth baby diapers for polishing.

 

[jmac]

I use the blue paper shop towels. I stack lightly used ones up on my workbench and use them over and over.

I do the same thing.I get them at sams.10bucks for 10 rolls.I also use the micro fiber towels for waxing.They have those at harborfreight,pack of 4 for 3bucks