💦 Detailing What drying towels you fellas using?

[Mook]

Googling gives me a bunch of varying opinions and then you go and read the reviews on Amazon and they're all over the place.

The ones I have, and I would need to look them up, absorb pretty good but I feel like there are better options.

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[1quick]

I either use a squeegee and the waffle weave towel from chemical guys or an absorber brand chamois

 

[greasy]

I use the water sprite!

 

[Mook]

I use the water sprite!

 

[IDAFC21]

When I was still using drying towels, I was using the chemical guys waffle weave towels

Amazon product

Seemed to always do the trick. I still always went over the car w/ detailer afterwards because my water is so horrible

 

[greasy]

 

[Spectragod]

Using a metrovac dryer, I actually tried to be cheap and bought the smaller one first, I bought the bigger unit this year, link.....

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metrovac.com

 

[Mook]

When I was still using drying towels, I was using the chemical guys waffle weave towels

Amazon product

Seemed to always do the trick. I still always went over the car w/ detailer afterwards because my water is so horrible

That's what I'm currently using.

 

[1quick]

That's what I'm currently using.

Those are the ones I use as well, I did get a new gas powered leaf blower I may use next time though and finish up with the waffle towel, I tried that on my dirt bike and it worked awesome

 

[SMRTSS1]

 

[Flyn]

Cotton bath towels are better than microfiber.

You can also use a leaf blower which is really quick if your car is waxed well.

 

[Ron Vogel]

I use a leaf blower, and follow up with microfiber towels and instant detailer spray.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

I've used a few different ones. The Rag Company weave, Chemical Guy's Wooly Mammoth, etc. The one I like way more than any others is the Groits Garage PFM Terry Weave towel. It absorbs a ton of water. One towel to dry my car and no wringing it out. The Wooly Mammoth is more plush than the PFM. But the Wooly doesn't hold much water at all. Very dissatisfied in it.

I gave my dad a Groits Garage PFM for Christmas. He thought I was crazy spending $40 on a TOWEL to dry his car. He used it and liked it so much he bought a second one.

PFM® Terry Weave Drying Towel

Woven with a unique terry loop weave for intense water absorption, this microfiber towel is lint-free and safe for drying auto interiors, paint, and windshields.

www.griotsgarage.com

 

[LikeABauce302]

I use an air dryer. It works awesome for getting all of the water out of the mirrors, wheels, door jams, grill, and everywhere else a towel can't reach. It dries the car pretty fast. Once it's about 90% dry, I do a quick wipe down with a small microfiber and some quick detail spray.

BLACKFIRE Car Dryer

BLACKFIRE Car Dryer - Hands-off car drying made easy! BLACKFIRE Car Dryer, a high-powered blower, is the easiest way to dry your car leaving the surface water-less and spot-less in just minutes! This lightweight car dryer quickly removes water ...

www.autogeek.net

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

Gav'sPurpleZ

 

[willizm]

Big pack of yellow microfiber towels from Costco.

 

[Bru]

Waffle weave. Tried my leaf blower, which is a powerful unit, but didn't have the outlet shape to cleanly thrust the water away.

 

[Flyn]

I had polymer sealant under carnuba wax on my Cobra and the water droplets would slide right off with the leaf blower.

Leaf blowers are also good for drying engine bays after washing them.

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

Ego blower
The Rag Company Twistress is a smaller towel, less likely to hit the ground on accident
Amazon product

The Griot's PFM towels are good too

stay away from anything super plush because they tend to just push the water around.
Twisted loop or terry weave is good for being absorbent.

I do like the Cobra Waffle Weave towels as well:
Amazon product

 

[Shawn1112]

I use a leaf blower, and follow up with microfiber towels and instant detailer spray.

Same
Washed 3 of our cars yesterday and you should see the looks people give me as they are walking by and they see me drying with a leaf blower lol

 

[Stink Star]

Seriously not a single “sandy beach towel” comment? TCG may not remember, but I remember

 

[nytebyte]

I use the Absorber towel. Works great.

Amazon product

 

[Mook]

Cotton bath towels are better than microfiber.

You can also use a leaf blower which is really quick if your car is waxed well.

I'm assuming you're making a joke, right?

 

[SleeperLS]

I use the Absorber towel. Works great.

Amazon product

This is what I have been using and it works well. If I had a fresh detail I would be going the leaf blower route and then detail spray with a nice microfiber. That was my combo when I had my Mustang and it went a couple years with the paint still looking great.