Who likes a waffle weave drying towel over an ultra plush drying towel? Me! Drying towel review.

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Just an unbiased review of the two types of drying towels i have, my 5+ year old Pakshak Ultra Soft Waffle Weave 16" x 27" towels and my like new Microfiber Madness Dry Me Crazy 16" x 16" towels. I tried to like the MM DMC. It's a pleasure to handle because it's just so damn soft and plush. But i just couldn't get around to liking it as much as my standard go-to PS USWW. The PS USWW is a much better value at about 50% the cost of the MM DMC. The MM DMC just picks up too much lint. Yes, i always wash my dryer filter before drying my MF's, and i keep all my towels in gallon sized zip lock bags. I also find the PS WW is just much more versatile, for glass cleaning and wax removal for instance.
 
My favorite drying towel is a 16x16 pfm towel from griots.

You can do a whole car without ringing it out it really is amazing try it.
 
I forgot to add... i do like the MM DMC's small size and absorbtion capacity. It's small size makes it real easy to handle so i dont accidentallly graze the ground and pick up gravel.
 
I prefer the WW drying towels too. You just need to wipe slower and allow the water to wick into the towel and you end up with a cleaner swipe than the fluffy towels. I need to try the GG PFM drying towels. I have a dozen of the smaller 16x16 towels and I do like them, but never tried those smaller ones to dry the car. I've been waiting on AA or AZ to start carrying the bigger drying towels but it hasn't happened yet.
 
DBAILEY said:
I've been waiting on AA or AZ to start carrying the bigger drying towels but it hasn't happened yet.
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Ohhh...so I can go to one of those stores to see what a PFM towel is like?

I prefer WW towels for drying, although in fairness I don't have any MFM towels.
 
I used to like them, and I bought a lot of the green cobra guzzlers. They were fine on my Gti but on my new honda its MARR FEST. The cobra waffles leave a ton of marring and towels scratches even when used with a drying aid.

Don't get me wrong, its recommended to use the blot techniques with waffles anyways to avoid the above issue. But I don't have the time to blot dry and it drives me mad on vertical panels. I live in a desert climate so my car is dry and covered in spots in no time or dust has blown and settles in the drops left over.

I personally prefer a plush towel and use the Cobra purple plush 600 gsm and it leaves the paint spot less, streak free, lint free and most importantly MARR FREE!

I will never go back to waffles after this and my waffles always had to be wrung out as they would get loaded with water in no time, they would never pick up all the water, maybe 50%, I would always need a second towel to go over it and then finally a plush with my spray wax.

Now I skip all the above, use my spray wax on water left over, go over it my plush towel and then another plush as final wipe. Voila. Oh and yes I said "wipe" not blot.

All my guzzlers are used for jambs now :)
 
Joe@NextLevelDetail said:
My favorite drying towel is a 16x16 pfm towel from griots.

You can do a whole car without ringing it out it really is amazing try it.
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^^ ditto. I have several different types of drying towels but the three of these are my go-to favorites. I do mostly rinseless washes though and drying with Wolfgang Uber is a dream. Even when I do a bucket wash, I use it as a drying aid and find it very good for creating slickness.
 
Water Sprite for me but not used in the jambs.The more it's worn out the better it performs.
 
It's not so much the plushness
that I go by nowadays...

It's just that I prefer using the
edgeless style of MF-towels
"on paint".

And:
Although I do not consider it to
be an obscure or unimportant
area of a vehicle:
the Waffle-Weaves have mostly
been relegated for auto-glass.


BTW:
If they're S.Korean: so much
the better for my purposes.



Bob
 
I just use a blower for after washes. I do use plush towels for drying after claying (I don't dry after washing if I'm going to clay). I did use a WW a few days ago to dry just because I was in a hurry, I forgot that is does such a good job. I have a self healing coating on the car so any marring is self corrected in the sun quickly.

I continue to use WW for glass. Jambs are hit with spray wax while wet and then wiped dry with a utility towel.

I do need to try some PFMs for drying though.
 
Waffle weaves for me. The green ones sold here are good but not the best. The blue ones from Surf city are thin and crappy. The best ones IMO are not sold on this site but come from a company who's products are.
 
I use the MT waffle weave. The 16x24 there is almost half the price of the PS one. I cant imagine the PakShack is twice as good.
 
Who likes a waffle weave drying towel over an ultra plush drying towel? Me! ...

I bought this 25x36 Chemical Guys "Super Fatty" plush drying towel to see how a plush drying towel compares to waffle weaves and overall I give this style of towel the thumbs down.

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On a waxed vehicle it works somewhat ok, but the real issues present themselves when attempting to dry an unwaxed vehicle.. All this towel wants to do is grab and stick to the paint. Nearly impossible to glide this sort of towel across and dry the car quikly. PITA towel. I'll never buy a plush drying towel again. I was expecting something different, but all it is is just a large microfiber towel... Why the heck would I want to dry a car with a regular microfiber towel?? Smh.
 
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I use the Meg's Water Magnet Waffle Weave Towels and prefer it over the plush towels I have.

I use it with ONR&S and 2 towels easily does whole car.

I fold into 8 sections per towel and dry a panel at a time using 2 sections of the towel per panel.

Car is devided into 5 sections so sometimes only 1 towel is enough.

Best part is the towels come clean easily by hand because of the ONR&S (cleans the towels same as it cleans the paint).

I have had the same set of 4 for 4 years and still look and work like new.

I can get them locally for $16.99 so super easy to get (in Canada).
 
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Crispy said:
I have had the same set of 4 for 4 years and still look and work like new.
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That's impressive. Mine don't last that long. I don't like them as they tend to get a bit hard and crispy as they age. Even with washing them with 3D Towel Kleen. Decent towel but not my first choice.
 
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The Guz said:
That's impressive. Mine don't last that long. I don't like them as they tend to get a bit hard and crispy as they age. Even with washing them with 3D Towel Kleen. Decent towel but not my first choice.
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Just because they may get a little hard with age, doesn't mean they'll scratch. I have 1 that's almost 2 yrs. old and 1 that I just bought recently and I wouldn't hesitate to use the older 1 on paint. [even though it's been demoted to grills/bumpers/lower portions]
 
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