I don't think any of these products will do any harm if they are used on surfaces that do not clean the best. I've only used the paste myself; why not try as many as you can find? you may like the ease of application of one vs. the other, and one may work better than the other on certain surfaces.

I will say that Flitz didn't do much for the shiny door trim around the window pillars of my 126 (anodized aluminum, probably clearcoated), but on real chrome its very good. You might like the paste better for small areas, and the liquid more for getting your terry cloth wet for a bigger area like a bumper or valve cover.

As for the towel itself, I would think that the Flitz itself would launder out. Of course, if your Flitz towel removed such substance like tar or diesel soot, these may not come out...

Hope this helps,

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Robert W. Roe
1984 300SD 173K mi

[This message has been edited by Robert W. Roe (edited 11-12-2000).]