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So today was my first time ever using a RW. The guinea pig was the wifes van, lol. After reading a few threads on the locally available Turtle Wax RW I decided to try it out. I found it at my local Menards for $4.50 which is a fantastic bargain. After deciding which microfiber towels to use I decided again to go for the bargain and picked up a 24 pack of MF blue towels at Home Depot for $10. The Viking all purpose MF towels seemed to have too short of a nap so I decided against it and their $18 price for a 24 pk.

Using the Garry Dean method I found that these towels were on the light side and did not seem plush enough. Now I really don't want to over think this and get too caught up in the hundreds of different towels on the market but here are my questions...

1. What really matters for a RW towel?

2. Any recommendations for a "bang for the buck" towel that can come in a 24 pack?

3. Am I worrying for nothing regarding the towels I purchased?


Thanks.
 
Have you considered using a wash mitt instead? I use a microfiber mitt or Griots big microfiber pad with good results. I know some use the towels, I tried it with some nice plush towels a few times and didn't really like it.
 
CarolinaShine said:
Have you considered using a wash mitt instead?
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Yes, I have a MF chenille mitt but wanted to avoid having to go back to the 2-bucket method having to rinse it out after each pass, which is why I adapted the GD method -- to save time.

I'm still trying to get comfortable with the RW process and find a technique that feels good and allows me to wash the car quickly.
 
I do rinseless all the time and also use the Garry Dean method (I prefer to just call it the multi-towel method). I like this method because I only have to fill one bucket and don't need a rinse bucket with grit guard. I use UWW+ as my rinseless wash of choice.

Depending on the the amount of dirt I sometimes use some super plush Cobra microfibers, but most of the time I find that these rolled edge towels work great!

Super Soft Deluxe Green Microfiber Towels with Rolled Edges, microfiber buffing towels, micro fiber

I don't know about 24 packs but at $10 for a 3-pack I think this is a very nice towel for the money.

Over time, I just built up my stock of microfibers. I rarely use any of my "cheap" ones anymore for anything other than glass cleaning or tire cleaning.
 
8 or 9 times out of 10 I do rinseless now. I have been using hen for about 3 years. My 2011 Mustang GTCS has only been traditional washed abut a half dozen times in 3 years.
 
01GreyStangGT said:
8 or 9 times out of 10 I do rinseless now. I have been using hen for about 3 years. My 2011 Mustang GTCS has only been traditional washed abut a half dozen times in 3 years.
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To use this method safely, does it require doing it every few days? Feed back please
 
Lexi65 said:
To use this method safely, does it require doing it every few days? Feed back please
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No. I wash my car weekly. Typically 3 out of the 4 washes per month are RW. Unless it gets really dirty, then I will opt for a full 2BM sooner. Might add that I do spritz each panel with QD before I RW each panel. Just to lightly pre-soak it and get a little extra lubrication.

As for towels, I personally wouldn't use a towel less than 530 gsm for a GD style RW.
 
evo77 said:
So today was my first time ever using a RW. The guinea pig was the wifes van, lol. After reading a few threads on the locally available Turtle Wax RW I decided to try it out. I found it at my local Menards for $4.50 which is a fantastic bargain. After deciding which microfiber towels to use I decided again to go for the bargain and picked up a 24 pack of MF blue towels at Home Depot for $10. The Viking all purpose MF towels seemed to have too short of a nap so I decided against it and their $18 price for a 24 pk.

Using the Garry Dean method I found that these towels were on the light side and did not seem plush enough. Now I really don't want to over think this and get too caught up in the hundreds of different towels on the market but here are my questions...

1. What really matters for a RW towel?

2. Any recommendations for a "bang for the buck" towel that can come in a 24 pack?

3. Am I worrying for nothing regarding the towels I purchased?


Thanks.
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If you use the Garry Dean Method then you should use his INFINITE USE DETAIL JUICE and some of his towels. You are taking only part of his advice and why are you choosing which part to take? Know what I mean.
 
stilltipping3 said:
If you use the Garry Dean Method then you should use his INFINITE USE DETAIL JUICE and some of his towels. You are taking only part of his advice and why are you choosing which part to take? Know what I mean.
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Because ONR and WW+ are cheaper. BTW, his shop is 10 min. from me. Plus GD deleted my comments on his youtube videos.
 
There are some nice 600 gsm Eurow shag-weave 10-pack towels on the site that shares a name with a river in South America. A bit smaller than usual (12x16 rather than 16x16), but they work really well for rinseless washes, and are reasonably inexpensive.
 
umi000 said:
There are some nice 600 gsm Eurow shag-weave 10-pack towels on the site that shares a name with a river in South America. A bit smaller than usual (12x16 rather than 16x16), but they work really well for rinseless washes, and are reasonably inexpensive.
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Which site?
 
What's the consensus on these towels? A 36 pack is $25 and they are 360 gsm.

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^^those towels are good for everything but paint! I'd never touch my paint with them. Invest in quality towels. It's worth it.
 
Never have had a problem with the Costco MF towels. No scratching, marring or anything. I think a lot of 'hatred' is unfounded.

Now if somebody had a way of proving they are bad I might believe these comments.
 
Yes I've read some testimonials on AG and Autopia about how good the Sams Club/Costco towels are. Especially at their low cost.
 
evo77 said:
Which site?
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I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but is this a serious question? If it is... I'm not going to mention the actual site, out of respect for the forum owner, but it begins with the letter A and ends with N.
 
I found some nice mf towels on Ebay, 16 x 16 size and the cost was $18.99 for 12 of them, they're pretty soft too and plan on using them for doing the Garry Dean method this winter.

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