Cheapo microfiber towels?
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There are usually differences but China and Korea are not monolithic. Microfiber manufacturing equipment is very expensive and requires a substantial capital investment to setup a factory.
The only difference that a consumer can actually discern with certainty is GSM (grams per square meter). All other evaluation is going to be at the mercy of the truthfulness of the supplier or otherwise subjective and environmental-dependent.
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Might be referring to sentiment that CG is expensive (it is, in many cases), caters more to the consumer segment rather than professional and they have a very effective marketing plan which turns off a lot of people. They have some diamonds in the rough (pads, niche products, some of their soaps and shampoos, for instance) and while their products are mostly competent they are seldom in anyone's top choice for a particular product function.
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Once again, Costco towels are inexpensive and really pretty good.
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Agree 100% but expect disagreement here about this sentiment.
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There are some decent cheapo towels out there. I look and try to see if i can see the backing material. If the MF loops aren't dense enough and I can see the backing material then I will pass (like that AG Mango all purpose towel). The Viking brand towels are decent. You can usually find 35-40 packs for $15-18
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Towels are one of if not the most expensive part of detailing. It's one thing to justify a $35 bottle of wax, or a $10 buffer pad, it's hard to justify a $5 wash cloth size towel to wipe off wax that you may need 4 or 5 of and if you drop it it's now a wheel towel. Or a $30 drying towel. Towels are one thing I'm not as forthcoming about to my wife.
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I didn't know there was a $5 wash cloth towel. I looked, I saw, I gasped. LOL.
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20 towels to dry a vehicle? No way.
Just get yourself 2 large waffle weave towels. Preferably 70/30 blend. Guarantee you can get your vehicle fully dried with 2 towels.
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I use about 20 (16x16) per car just for paint but I'm pretty inefficient. I'm using spray wax as a drying aid so I'm actually buffing it as I dry. I use 2 (one per hand) on each section, right+left hood, roof, rear (12), sides (4), front (2), trim/mirrors (2). Like I said, I'm inefficient but once a towel is done with a section it gets tossed into the bin and 2 clean ones come out. I don't fold them in quarters, either, I use them flat in my hand. I have more than enough towels to be this inefficient, though. I have separate waffle weaves for the glass (which I do fold in quarters) and separate MF for the jambs, under the hood, wheels, etc.
Call me crazy, I confess....
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Wow 20 towels! Two medium Big Blues from AG does it for me and I use a drying aid. CG towels are not bad. I used to get the yellow and black ones shipped monthly to me from Amazon until they went up in price. I like the short nap on one side for various jobs and the long nap side for other jobs.
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That does sound kinda crazy + exhausting due to what I imagine must be contorting in weird positions while drying the vehicle. No folding of the towels also results in less of the towel making even contact with the paint.
I personally don’t care for small drying towels and won’t settle for anything less than a 24”x36” drying towel. [with the exception of a Cobra waffle weave, which is a good towel with an inexplicable shape so I rarely ever use it]
I used a mix of Ech2o/Reload as a drying aid on this car yesterday and all I needed was two 24”x36” waffle weaves folded into quarters to get it done.
Because the prices don't match the quality.
Are you driving an Rv or a school bus?
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That does sound kinda crazy + exhausting due to what I imagine must be contorting in weird positions while drying the vehicle. No folding of the towels also results in less of the towel making even contact with the paint.
I personally don’t care for small drying towels and won’t settle for anything less than a 24”x36” drying towel. [with the exception of a Cobra waffle weave, which is a good towel with an inexplicable shape so I rarely ever use it]
I used a mix of Ech2o/Reload as a drying aid on this car yesterday and all I needed was two 24”x36” waffle weaves folded into quarters to get it done.
What GSM waffle weaves? Also when you say you used 2 - one to wipe on, and one to buff off? Or do you just wipe til dry (and eventually you needed a second towel)?
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I don’t know what the GSM is on any of my waffle weave towels. IMO that is of little importance when it comes to WW. The only thing I care about is the poly blend of a WW, and I try to stick to WW that are 70/30 blend because they tend to feel softer, but more importantly absorb much better than 80/20 blend WW towels.
IIRC I started with 1 towel, flipping to a dry side for the final wipe until the 1st towel became too saturated to effectively dry wipe with, and that’s when I grabbed a fresh dry towel to finish up with. That’s what I Think I did... But in hindsight, using 1 WW for the initial wipe/spreading of this particular drying aid and a 2nd dry WW for the 2nd wipe would’ve been the better choice without a doubt.
The reason I say using 2 towels with this particular mix is due to Ech2o/Reload mix needing a 2nd follow up wipe to buff away any haze and finish off effectively. IMO this can only be done with a towel that’s dry enough to do so.