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I was wondering if anyone here uses car wash towels . I have worked at a local auto wash for yrs and they used a car wash towel to dry off cars and now i am a self employed mobile detailer . I believe the towels they used came from towel doctor but not sure. I am looking to purchas some and use the different colors for different needs. Also i am thinking about using some for drying off vehicals instead of using my current absorber that i have to ring out all the time . Just wondering if any of you know i site or if anyone uses them .
 
If you are talking about drying towels. I like using the Cobra Supreme Guzzler which is 20x40 in size. You will have to ring it out probably twice depending on how much water is left on the paint. After that I follow up by misting a quick detailer or spray wax on a panel and proceed to wipe to a high shine. For that step I will use a larger Cobra Gold Plush Towel 25x36.
 
I am tring to find something that will cut drying time down . The dring towels we used at the autowash worked great but the car was also blow dried off as well. But when i used them on a hand wash i used two towel using both hand to dry off a vehical . One towel was for the top of the vehical the other for the bottom . It worked great . When using an absorber i have to ring it out all the time and use only one hand also follow behide with a micro fiber cloth . And the guzzler sounds like a great product but for the price i couldnt afford enough to use a clean one for every car .
 
You might want to get a leaf blower of even a Master Blaster. It's expensive, but worth it since you'll be doing multiple cars.
 
Hi,

I used the Ultimate guzzler which is perfect for drying my SUV.2 towels are necessary and the car is completely dry.Next purchase will be a leaf blower.
Johny.
 
yeah i have been thinking about a leaf blower but i think that it may take more time .Plus my customers might think that im not very professional.
 
jgibson2980 said:
yeah i have been thinking about a leaf blower but i think that it may take more time .Plus my customers might think that im not very professional.
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Remember a leaf blowers only works good if the paint is waxed. A blower will still remove water on an unwaxed vehicle, but it takes awhile and sucks.


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I dont think ill be using one im not a landscaper . I need some good affortabe towels to dry off a car . And i do alot of cars through out the week.
 
I use the mammoth microfiber towel, gray matter and the orange drying towel from CG. The mammoth by far is my favorite. I love it
 
When i say multiply times i mean wash after wash one car to another ? I run a mobile detailing company .So i need a towel that can handle alot of washes or something affortable enough to buy in bulk .....
 
jgibson2980 said:
When i say multiply times i mean wash after wash one car to another ? I run a mobile detailing company .So i need a towel that can handle alot of washes or something affortable enough to buy in bulk .....
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It's hard to find a cheap good drying towel. I was an absorber user before I got my waffle weave drying towel. I don't know how I did without one. I paid 13 bucks for ONE. But it'll last quite awhile and I know it won't scratch the CC.


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i think i may go with the car wash towels by doctor towels . Buy some diferent colors for different jobs while cleaning and detailing a car.
 
jgibson2980 said:
When i say multiply times i mean wash after wash one car to another ? I run a mobile detailing company .So i need a towel that can handle alot of washes or something affortable enough to buy in bulk .....
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ahh gotcha. Yea I never had to put my towel's through that much abuse.
 
I learned this on one of the videos on here. Once you rinse and there are beads of water all over the place do not go right to drying. take the sprayer off of the hose and go over the car again with only the water coming from the hose. When the water comes off the car it comes off as a sheet and there is hardly any water left to dry. Its amazing how it works. Also works best if there was some sort of wax on the car prior to washing.
 
Is it just me or what? But if I saw a detailer using an absorber to dry.....I wouldn't think he was very professional? Takes money to make money. Invest in some good drying towels and or a metro blaster or leaf blower.

Jomax said:
Remember a leaf blowers only works good if the paint is waxed. A blower will still remove water on an unwaxed vehicle, but it takes awhile and sucks.


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07GrabberGT said:
I learned this on one of the videos on here. Once you rinse and there are beads of water all over the place do not go right to drying. take the sprayer off of the hose and go over the car again with only the water coming from the hose. When the water comes off the car it comes off as a sheet and there is hardly any water left to dry. Its amazing how it works. Also works best if there was some sort of wax on the car prior to washing.
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It's called "drying the car with water". If properly done, it removes at least 90% of the water. But it only works well if the sheeting properties are there: some kind of wax or sealant present in the paint.
 
RMM said:
It's called "drying the car with water". If properly done, it removes at least 90% of the water. But it only works well if the sheeting properties are there: some kind of wax or sealant present in the paint.
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Agreed. I recently detailed my fiancee's Honda Fit that was not washed in three years. Clearly there was no LSP left. No sheeting action meant no real benefit to using a pooling method to dry the car.
 
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