I'm a backyard/garage detailer washing and detailing my car and, now, several neighbor cars. I've only ever used old bath towels and other soft towels for drying (stop throwing rotten fruit at me!!) without, that I can see, any adverse results in the paint. I usually take my largest towel to a totally wet car and the follow with a medium size and softer towel to pick up the streaking.
Until recently I used the Meguiar's Crystal 3-step cleaner, polish, and wax and have now tried a couple Griot's products and have found what I'm sticking with, Meguiar's Ultimate compound, polish, and wax with the Fast Finish as a LSP. Affordable and easy to apply and take off which works for me.
Last year I purchased some yellow Chemical Guys MF towels (12x12) from Amazon and they seem to work well except they're linty as heck, as in wiping off a QD product leaves a pile of lint where I picked up the towel. Maybe I am washing them incorrectly (well, I pretty much know that I am) as I wash them with my regular terry and cotton towels (again, stop with the rotten fruit).
In any case, I'd like to resupply with proper drying and product removing towels. Perusing the forums here I started seeing different brands and retailers, but then the GSM numbers came up and I got lost. So, I am looking for some help in selecting the appropriate type of and size towels for drying and removing a variety of products, e.g., compound, polish, wax, lsp, and QD.
Also, I'd love some ideas on the proper washing and drying of the towels so as not to contaminate or otherwise have them all linty.
Lastly, do you all use some kind of blower to dry before using a towel or do you go at the just washed, totally wet surface with a towel?
Really appreciate the advice, tips, insight...thanks in advance.
Until recently I used the Meguiar's Crystal 3-step cleaner, polish, and wax and have now tried a couple Griot's products and have found what I'm sticking with, Meguiar's Ultimate compound, polish, and wax with the Fast Finish as a LSP. Affordable and easy to apply and take off which works for me.
Last year I purchased some yellow Chemical Guys MF towels (12x12) from Amazon and they seem to work well except they're linty as heck, as in wiping off a QD product leaves a pile of lint where I picked up the towel. Maybe I am washing them incorrectly (well, I pretty much know that I am) as I wash them with my regular terry and cotton towels (again, stop with the rotten fruit).
In any case, I'd like to resupply with proper drying and product removing towels. Perusing the forums here I started seeing different brands and retailers, but then the GSM numbers came up and I got lost. So, I am looking for some help in selecting the appropriate type of and size towels for drying and removing a variety of products, e.g., compound, polish, wax, lsp, and QD.
Also, I'd love some ideas on the proper washing and drying of the towels so as not to contaminate or otherwise have them all linty.
Lastly, do you all use some kind of blower to dry before using a towel or do you go at the just washed, totally wet surface with a towel?
Really appreciate the advice, tips, insight...thanks in advance.
