Dealerships, get out of the '80's!

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Not sure where this post should go so Mods
please move if necessary. I know this isn't a question, rather an observation. Anyway, I was at a local dealership getting my truck serviced. I was walking around the outside of the building and happened e walk past the detailing bays. Up on the shelf were BUNDLES of TERRY CLOTH TOWELS! Not one microfiber! I just was suddenly transported back to 1987 when I used to wash AND dry my '69 Chevelle with bath towels!:eek: I know some dealerships don't use the best procedures, but really!??
 
They are no different than any high-volume production car wash around here. EVERYONE uses terry cloth towels that don't know better. Heck, WalMart and Target both stock big bundles of terry cloth drying towels in the detailing section.

A week or two ago, I was at a BMW dealership and witnessed them prepping a car for delivery with a murky product in unmarked bottles and red shop rags like you see mechanics using.
 
I really don't see what's wrong with someone having
Terry Cloth Towels in stock for detailing vehicles.

•They're great for:
-cleaning interiors, engine bays/underhood,
tires/wheels/wheel-wells, etc.
-hand polishing of metal/paint/auto-glass, etc.
-buffing metals/dressings, etc.

And a host of so many other detailing tasks. :dblthumb2:


Bob
 
Because according to the OP, he saw no MF towels. Which means they are used on the paint.

FUNX650 said:
I really don't see what's wrong with someone having
Terry Cloth Towels in stock for detailing vehicles.
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tdekany said:
Because according to the OP, he saw no MF towels. Which means they are used on the paint.
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Yeah, but it's really not like terry was the 80's. Microfiber didn't even start being available until the 90's and as late as the 2000 timeframe everyone was still saying terry or baby diapers. How soon we forget.
 
tdekany said:
Because according to the OP, he saw no MF towels. Which means they are used on the paint.
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Since you're making an assumption about what the
terry cloth towels are used on...

I'll assume that the OP probably wasn't privy to the entire
inventory of Dealership's detailing supply stock room.


Bob
 
Ccrew said:
Yeah, but it's really not like terry was the 80's. Microfiber didn't even start being available until the 90's and as late as the 2000 timeframe everyone was still saying terry or baby diapers. How soon we forget.
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You and bob are both correct and doesn't really matter really, MOST dealerships produce subpar detailing work no matter what is on the shelf.
 
tdekany said:
You and bob are both correct and doesn't really matter really, MOST dealerships produce subpar detailing work no matter what is on the shelf.
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Oh agreed. Most exist only to hide enough to get the car out the door.
 
FUNX650 said:
Since you're making an assumption about what the
terry cloth towels are used on...

I'll assume that the OP probably wasn't privy to the entire
inventory of Dealership's detailing supply stock room.


Bob
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You are correct. I have no idea what is in their supply room. But one would think that if they were using MF's for SOMETHING, ANYTHING, that they would have some within reach.

Ccrew said:
Yeah, but it's really not like terry was the 80's. Microfiber didn't even start being available until the 90's and as late as the 2000 timeframe everyone was still saying terry or baby diapers. How soon we forget.
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True, although I was within 15 feet of the shelf and could actually see the loops of the knap on those towels.
This is just another reason, as others have said, to tell the dealerships "DO NOT WASH!"
 
Supergus1 said:
You are correct. I have no idea what is in their supply room. But one would think that if they were using MF's for SOMETHING, ANYTHING, that they would have some within reach.
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Unless I'm using MF-towels on a specific-task-at-hand:
You'd be pretty hard pressed to see any
of mine laying out in the open.

I try to keep them out of my "dirty environment" as much as possible. Perhaps the guys at this Dealership are, what I'll call concientious, as well.


Bob
 
I worked at a Chrysler Dealer for 20 years and when I left in 2004 no one at the dealership had ever used a microfiber towel
 
20 years from now when the newest and greatest wiping implement is being used we will be saying the same thing about microfiber. Nothing wrong with terry towels as long as they are the high quality soft ones. Not the thing hard ones that are sold cheaply in the auto stores.

Don
 
When a buddy of mine bought a new car a few years ago, from a smaller dealership in Southwest Florida, I was pretty impressed with the detailing job done on his car for delivery. They had I think ZEP products in labeled bottles and microfiber towels and unbelievably delivered the car free of swirls and scratches. It was obvious the person who detailed the car took pride in her work. But that is by far the exception!!!

When my dad bought his new Accord, the car came with water stains on the paint and glass. After they washed it, they noticed it and I said LEAVE IT! Ill take care of it!
 
Got my wife's oil changed at the Hyundai dealership last weekend. The service coordinator said to me, did you know about our complimentary car wash? Next time if you have an extra hour we'll wash it for you. My Black GC was there as I picked her up and I looked at him and said thanks, but you don't keep a car looking like that by letting others wash it. I'll pass. Then I went home and printed a bunch of "Do NOT Wash This Car Under Any Circumstances" I figure I have about 60 labor hours in my rides paint. If they ever touch they are going to owe me some serious $$$$.
 
I remember back on the original autopia forum having discussions about the best bath towels to dry your car with
 
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