Waffle Weave Towels

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Is there a fave of Waffle weave drying towels ? I understand the concept , but the ones I have feel rougher than a cob...wont use them on my cars..work to hard to trash them with a drying towel...maybe it crosses boundary thread lines..what is your fave drying towel ?
 
RPM said:
Is there a fave of Waffle weave drying towels ? I understand the concept , but the ones I have feel rougher than a cob...wont use them on my cars..work to hard to trash them with a drying towel...maybe it crosses boundary thread lines..what is your fave drying towel ?
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I prefer a waffle-weave microfiber drying-towel that's:

-70% Polyester/30% Polyamide
-Made in Korea
-Sized: 20"-24" x 36"-40"
-Edgeless; or microfiber edge-trimmed
-Produced in several different hues...For color-coding-coordination.


RE: "That rougher than a cob feel".
Have you tried them when they're wetted---not dry?
Makes a huge difference!!

:)

Bob
 
I don't use any WW for drying. A damp 600 weight MF towel will dry down better than a dry WW towel. Try it sometime. Spritz the damp towel with a drying agent and you will be surprised. A damp MF towel absorbs more water than a dry one.
 
silverfox said:
I don't use any WW for drying. A damp 600 weight MF towel will dry down better than a dry WW towel. Try it sometime. Spritz the damp towel with a drying agent and you will be surprised. A damp MF towel absorbs more water than a dry one.
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Fox, are there any specific MF towels you could recommend for this technique?
 
FUNX725 said:
I prefer a waffle-weave microfiber drying-towel that's:

-70% Polyester/30% Polyamide
-Made in Korea
-Sized: 20"-24" x 36"-40"
-Edgeless; or microfiber edge-trimmed
-Produced in several different hues...For color-coding-coordination.


RE: "That rougher than a cob feel".
Have you tried them when they're wetted---not dry?
Makes a huge difference!!

:)

Bob[/QUOT

LoL....yeah wet....I think the towels that I have are Cobra Guzzlers....not sure though , they have quite a drying history in my garage...goldish color with a soft material seam on the edge...at home I have a Metro Vac wall hung that does a remarkable job of displacing water...then its not critical as much for getting rid of water..but when I have a sun on the drive problem I have to head for the paid rent stall for washing...then I need a towel that is really at its best...that is what really promted this post.
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silverfox said:
I don't use any WW for drying. A damp 600 weight MF towel will dry down better than a dry WW towel. Try it sometime. Spritz the damp towel with a drying agent and you will be surprised. A damp MF towel absorbs more water than a dry one.
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Drying Agent ?
 
FUNX725 said:
I prefer a waffle-weave microfiber drying-towel that's:

-70% Polyester/30% Polyamide
-Made in Korea
-Sized: 20"-24" x 36"-40"
-Edgeless; or microfiber edge-trimmed
-Produced in several different hues...For color-coding-coordination.


RE: "That rougher than a cob feel".
Have you tried them when they're wetted---not dry?
Makes a huge difference!!

:)

Bob
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Does that mean they should be damp when you are blotting
paint dry? Feed back please
 
Lexi65 said:
Does that mean they should be damp when you are blotting
paint dry? Feed back please
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Generally speaking I moisten any towel...dont want to impair friction of any kind .
 
I start by drying all the windows and plastic first then by the time I start drying the paint it's damp enough for the rest of the vehicle.
 
RPM said:
Drying Agent ?
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I deem this as just older terminology that has trickled-down from the automated car-wash facilities---tunnel & touchless...
in order to fit some of the marketers/marketing promotional needs.

Promotional needs?
That's where "drying-agents" are applied to vehicles' surfaces, through other means than using the: "drying agent arches".

Those "arches" usually spew out quite different drying-agent formulations, say, than those that you're probably,
out of curiously, referencing in your above query.

"Nothing new under the Sun" is a favorite adage of mine.

:)

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
I deem this as just older terminology that has trickled-down from the automated car-wash facilities---tunnel & touchless...
in order to fit some of the marketers/marketing promotional needs.

Promotional needs?
That's where "drying-agents" are applied to vehicles' surfaces, through other means than using the: "drying agent arches".

Those "arches" usually spew out quite different drying-agent formulations, say, than those that you're probably,
out of curiously, referencing in your above query.

"Nothing new under the Sun" is a favorite adage of mine.



:)

Bob
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Ok...lol.. I though I was missing a magic product to spray on your drying towel..
 
RPM said:
Ok...lol.. I though I was missing a magic product to spray on your drying towel..
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Hang around long enough and there'll surely be a few
of those: magical products..."spiritedly" appear.

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:eek:

Bob
 
FUNX725 said:
Hang around long enough and there'll surely be a few
of those: magical products..."spiritedly" appear.

lunch-ghost-anim.gif


:eek:

Bob
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Yup..can see it now....Black Fire drying spray....:detailer:
 
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