Why I'm not and never been a fan of waffle weave drying towels

DETAILROOKIE said:
I also use microfiber and a drying aid as my drying technique. I also use a leaf blower to get most of the water off first. I use waffle weaves for glass and it always leaves a streak free shine, but I also think they are too rough for paint.

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This is pretty much my drying method when foaming followed by a traditional wash. I think I'm going to use just my eagle edgeless towels with a drying air for my rw too.
 
fightnews said:
Who cares it doesnt matter where its made its the quality of the manufacturing that matters. A good product can be made any where, you think there aren't crappy products made in the usa?
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I prefer to buy from USA or Korea than China. Remember the Chinese dog food poisonings, and the melanine in the babies' formula powder? That's the type of manufacturing they do there. There labeling is not accurate. I don't trust that their towels are what they say they are. I have read that they do not keep the fabric clean while manufacturing towels.

You are right its the quality of manufacturing. And the quality of manufacturing is far higher in Korea.
 
fightnews said:
Who cares
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I, for one, really do care

fightnews said:
it doesnt matter where its made
its the quality of the manufacturing
that matters.

A good product can be made any where,

you think there aren't
crappy products made in the usa?
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•Sometimes:
the changing-of-leaves does occur;
•But:
I've always managed to keep my roots intact.



Bob
 
fightnews said:
Who cares it doesnt matter where its made its the quality of the manufacturing that matters. A good product can be made any where, you think there aren't crappy products made in the usa?
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iPhone, MacBook, iMac all made in China. Korean-made computers are much lower quality. People shouldn't generalize about country of origin. It makes them look uninformed and jingoistic. It's how much a brand is willing to pay for quality and has little to do with the country of origin.


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Route246 said:
iPhone, MacBook, iMac
all made in China.
Korean-made computers
are much lower quality.

People shouldn't generalize
about country of origin.
It makes them look uninformed
and jingoistic.

It's how much a brand is willing to pay
for quality and has little to do with the
country of origin.
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Yet, somehow, you managed
to do so---on all accounts.



Bob
 
You guys on here get way too hung up on where microfiber is manufactured. There's made in China junk and then There's made in China gold. Chinese microfiber like the kind sold here at Autogesek is high quality. I know I have yet to scratch my car with Chinese towels. Wash your towels after every use and blot dry if your using a waffle weave to dry panels.
 
Route246 said:
iPhone, MacBook, iMac all made in China. Korean-made computers are much lower quality. People shouldn't generalize about country of origin. It makes them look uninformed and jingoistic. It's how much a brand is willing to pay for quality and has little to do with the country of origin.


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Strongly disagree.


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idriveblackcars said:
Well this spring I have become addicted to rinseless washes. I have RW my car 4 times in less than 2 weeks. I have my method down for wiping and wanted to go with a waffle weave for drying.

In the past for my traditional wash I would use damp microfiber towels and a drying aid.

Today (after my 4th wash in 12 days) I took out swirl finder lights and really started to examine the paint. I noticed what could be the start of light swirling in the places where the car gets most dirty. I also noticed a light but long straight scratch that has like a double line on the hood. Nothing a polisher can't fix but still annoying. It's only my dd gti and want to polish every other year moving forward.

The only spot I really used my waffle weave on was the hood today. And I'm blaming it on that. I don't like how the towel gets really hard and stiff when dry. They always felt abrasive to me compared to towels. And I own good ones, the cobra guzzlers.

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I hand clean mine if they get dirty with cold water and a little microfiber rejuvenater.

How do you guys take care of your waffle weaves? Do you machine wash them ?

Do you clean them with other towels ? Hand wash them if needed of just hang em to dry?

They are very popular and detailers love them, they work great but I swear they can be a bit abrasive. Is it just me? Thoughts ?

I'm thinking switching back to just dry microfibers with a drying aid while the car is still wet.

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Don't use them as well for the same reason.
 
If you feel the WW's are abrasive, don't buy the PFM's. They "feel" pretty abrasive. I've only tried them on a light colored car with good results. They dry like a mofo, however.
 
WRAPT C5Z06 said:
If you feel the WW's are abrasive, don't buy the PFM's. They "feel" pretty abrasive. I've only tried them on a light colored car with good results. They dry like a mofo, however.
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Funny you mention this. Last night after seeing they are made from terry I felt the same way. Very abrasive material. I think I'm just going to go back to my old method.
 
idriveblackcars said:
Funny you mention this. Last night after seeing they are made from terry I felt the same way. Very abrasive material.
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It's microfiber constructed in a terry weave...

Btw, I think the Cobra Guzzler's just fine as far as not scratching. It's the narrow shape of the towel that sometimes makes me wonder what they were thinking...
 
I use 2 CG Wooly mammoths lately, but have used WW in the past. I like them, but due to the lack of pile, anything it grabs is going to get ground into the CC. I have a few of these long, straight scratches on my large flat panels and have also accredited them to the WW towels. I get so many free ones from the retailer I primary use I have WWs coming out the seams of my microfiber cabinet haha. I love them on glass, and on vehicles that don't have perfect finishes as it is. They also get washed after a single use.

A small blaster is on my wish list, but my parking garage has one outlet that I have found near the wash bay area so a long extension cord would be in order. We use the master blaster at the detail shop and I am in love, after the blaster I can dry a car with a single DI reTHICKULOUS towel, which is only 16x16 and 1100gsm.
 
idriveblackcars said:
Funny you mention this. Last night after seeing they are made from terry I felt the same way. Very abrasive material. I think I'm just going to go back to my old method.
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Trust me, they "feel" very abrasive. Whether this translates to marring paint, I don't know. I have silver metallic, so it's not a big deal, and they dry very well. I'm very hesitant to use them on black cars that I detail. Actually, I probably won't. I'll stick to soft and plush microfiber.
 
PouncingPanzer said:
I use 2 CG Wooly mammoths lately, but have used WW in the past. I like them, but due to the lack of pile, anything it grabs is going to get ground into the CC. I have a few of these long, straight scratches on my large flat panels and have also accredited them to the WW towels. I get so many free ones from the retailer I primary use I have WWs coming out the seams of my microfiber cabinet haha. I love them on glass, and on vehicles that don't have perfect finishes as it is. They also get washed after a single use.

A small blaster is on my wish list, but my parking garage has one outlet that I have found near the wash bay area so a long extension cord would be in order. We use the master blaster at the detail shop and I am in love, after the blaster I can dry a car with a single DI reTHICKULOUS towel, which is only 16x16 and 1100gsm.
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I own a bunch of wooly mammoths as well. Love them. I think I'm just going to stick to standard microfibers even if it takes a bit longer.
 
I bought the Big Blue when on sale. Fantastic, except the big one is kinda too big.
 
idriveblackcars said:
I own a bunch of wooly mammoths as well. Love them.
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As do I! I got them on sale on CG's Amazon page, paid like $19 for each. For a 36x24 1400gsm towel, that's a steal I thought. One towel I just flop dry to get 80% of the water, the second towel I finish up with and could easily dry a lot more once down. The amount of water they hold is crazy.
 
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