Can a drying towel be too large

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Doing some organization/shuffling...I have some XXXL Eagle Edgeless I was using before the PFM came along.
The original PFM was my main drying for quite some time.
Then came along the XL PFM drying

I mainly blow dry and then blot with a small MF.

If it's really early in the morning and I can't run the blower, then I will towel dry and use a XL PFM.
In the daily use bin is 2 XL PFM and 1 original sized PFM drying towel
I cannot think of the last time I went to grab the smaller original PFM drying towel

Decision time. In the *go to attic bin is 2 XL PFM and 3 Original sized PFM*

Is there any reason to keep the 1 Original Sized PFM easily available.
There are times I wouldn't mind using a smaller one when doing a full towel dry on the VERT panels, but the XL is my main go to as it soaks up the hood, roof and widows in a hot second.
I can't see a reason to keep one smaller drying PFM on hand but maybe someone here has some sage wise advice.
 
Only thing more useless to me then oversized Drying Towels are Heavy Duty garden hoses.
Both burn too much energy to use imo
 
I used to have a ridiculously large waffle weave drying towel. Thing was like 45”x65” or something like that. Super large… I took it for granted and let it sit out in the backyard in a bucket of water for over a month and it grew mold and I had to throw it away. To this day I cannot find another towel that large and I miss that towel. That thing could literally dry a 40’ RV damn near by itself.
 
Eldorado2k said:
I used to have a ridiculously large waffle weave drying towel. Thing was like 45”x65” or something like that. Super large… I took it for granted and let it sit out in the backyard in a bucket of water for over a month and it grew mold and I had to throw it away. To this day I cannot find another towel that large and I miss that towel. That thing could literally dry a 40’ RV damn near by itself.
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I had one of those. Took 2 people to wring out :D
 
Flash Gordon said:
I had one of those. Took 2 people to wring out :D
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I never saw a situation where it needed wringing out because there was never a vehicle it couldn’t handle. Lol.

It was like the size of a womans bath towel. Why did the Chinese stop selling it?
 
IMO, no.

I really love having the XL PFM when drying my truck. And I still have and use the original PFM.

I also have 2 16x16 PFM's for dedicated wheel drying. :)
 
I've gone to using the 16x16 PFMs almost exclusively. After blowing the car dry with my EGO, 1 of those is enough to dry my car.
 
There is a point where they can get too large! Just wait till you throw it in the washer to be washed. Then it throws your washer around like a tin can from the size and weight of it!! I currently use the Rag co. Gauntlet 20" x 30" Like the size. And miminal problems washing them.
 
I just fold my large carpro towel in 4's for most of the car. I like the large towel a lot better than the small ones. I have a small gyeon silk dryer too.

Its 70 cm x 100 cm

10 cm is ~4 inches.

So 28 inch x 40 inch. Excellent size for my mid sized car.
 
I think there is a point of diminishing returns. I have two of the original PFMs and 6 or 8 of the 16x16 (got them at a great price at Pep Boys). The large ones are nice for my tundra and the wife's Yukon, but only really for the roof and hood. They are more than large enough for those. Using the big ones on the vertical panels, you run the risk of them touching the ground. Battery powered leaf blower for the rest....followed up by the 16x16 for touch ups.
 
^^ I fold mine in 4's to do vertical panels.

A Blower is probably the best way to go but it's not a good fit for me.
 
I would own a blower, but early morning details would drive the neighbors nuts from the sound, I am sure.
 
The original 25x35 PFM almost seems small after tossing it around on cars/vans for a few years.
 
I have the smaller of the two PFMs (I THINK it's the 25x35), and if I 'flood rinse' either the Camaro or the wife's Escape, then the smaller towel is more than enough and gets only moderately damp. If I DON'T flood rinse them, then it is marginal and actually gets wet and will SOMETIMES leave water streaks behind that have to be wiped over again.

Sometimes it makes me wish I had gotten the larger one, but taking a (small) extra step, like a flood rinse has become habit, and doesn't feel like extra work at all. The only time I used forced air (my compressor), is after I've towel dried the car, and am chasing the water out of the cracks and crevices. After a flood rinse, the PFM is MORE THAN ABLE to mop up the water the forced air finds and removes.

If I'm drying a car for someone else, and have yet to polish/wax it, then I grab my recently 'rediscovered' Absorber (which does get washed regularly, just not dried - it turns into a piece of cardboard in the dryer), and save my PFM for the "good" cars. :laughing:
 
Yes for me they can be to large and a hassel. I find the 15×25 trc gauntlet towels to be perfect for me. I only use a blow dryer on the paint if im not doing a rinseless

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I have two old CG Wooly Mammoths and they sometimes seem too big, yes. I think those are 24x40", I think. Been 8 years since I ordered them ha. I do find them cumbersome at times. Or a corner touches a spot I didn't dry yet and drags water into a dry spot, that is annoying haha.
 
briarpatch said:
I think there is a point of diminishing returns. I have two of the original PFMs and 6 or 8 of the 16x16 (got them at a great price at Pep Boys). The large ones are nice for my tundra and the wife's Yukon, but only really for the roof and hood. They are more than large enough for those. Using the big ones on the vertical panels, you run the risk of them touching the ground. Battery powered leaf blower for the rest....followed up by the 16x16 for touch ups.
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I never have a problem with that. I have just become used to holding a corner of the towel up with my left hand, while drying the panels with my right.
 
noorth said:
No I never did get into air. I would if I had a garage. And i rinseless the majority of the time.
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IMO getting a Master Blaster Sidekick is worth the price even if all you ever use it on is wheels & tires. But there’s many other uses for it. It’s a tool I wish I had years before I bought it. Blowing off polishing dust, getting water out of intricate grills and preventing water spots, blowing leaves out of windshield cowls, there’s lots of things it comes in handy for. I even use it to quickly dry plastic containers I store the cat food in after washing them. Lol.
 
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