💦 Detailing What drying towels you fellas using?

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

IT's what I use and for the price, you can beat it

 

[slow4.6]

just bought a few of those. They better be good.

. Give us a review when you get to try them. Never have enough towels. Lol

 

[DanJ]

. Give us a review when you get to try them. Never have enough towels. Lol

agreed. I have an old plastic drawer system now committed to towel duty so I have some space to fill.

 

[DanJ]

Got my TRC double twistress towels in the other day and finally got a chance to try them this morning. I have never used a twist loop microfiber before so was a little concerned when they showed up looking like a bath towel.

Quick specs are 20”x24”, double thickness diamond quilted. 850gsm, with a “ButterSoft Microfiber Suede Border” that feels of better quality than the silk border on other edged towels I’ve used before.






I bought these as drying and quick detailer towels as that’s what the website recommends them to be used for. Did my normal routine and washed the car with my $169 electric pressure washer my grandma gave me and a foam lance. If you choose to use a $63.19 pressure washer your mileage may vary.



I then did a quick once over with my electric blower to get most of the water off and out of the crevices and backed into the garage out of the sun.



You can see in the above photo about how wet most of my panels are at this point. I then dried all the glass with the double twistress before they got water spots. For the paint I did a light mist of Meguiar’s D156 (their express spray wax in the gallon size) and dried each panel with the towel folded in 1/8’s. Since I already blew the car off I dried and spray waxed the entire car with one towel flipping sides and turning it inside out. In the future I won’t turn it inside out and just use 2. The towel is very absorbent and I had minimal streaking. If streaking did develop I just flipped to a clean side and that gave me a streak free finish. Typically with the glass I have to spritz it with some vinegar and distilled water or glass cleaner to get them really clean when drying but this towel absorbed all the moisture and it was not necessary











Overall I am very pleased with these towels. I can really only compare them to the grey waffle weave drying towels from chemical guys and they work much better than those. I’m glad they worked out because I bought 6 of them and an edgeless to qualify for free shipping after using a coupon code. I’m not one to get into expensive towels but for how easily my drying process went I would say they are worth the price of admission at $11 a piece when buying a 3 pack.

The Double Twistress Microfiber Drying Towel | The Rag Company

The Double Twistress is the super versatile, premium Korean microfiber drying towel from The Rag Company! Twist loop weave towels are the latest engineering feat in quality multi-purpose detailing microfiber delivering high-quality results every time.

www.theragcompany.com

 

[greasy]

Got my TRC double twistress towels in the other day and finally got a chance to try them this morning. I have never used a twist loop microfiber before so was a little concerned when they showed up looking like a bath towel.

Quick specs are 20”x24”, double thickness diamond quilted. 850gsm, with a “ButterSoft Microfiber Suede Border” that feels of better quality than the silk border on other edged towels I’ve used before.

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I bought these as drying and quick detailer towels as that’s what the website recommends them to be used for. Did my normal routine and washed the car with my $169 electric pressure washer my grandma gave me and a foam lance. If you choose to use a $63.19 pressure washer your mileage may vary.

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I then did a quick once over with my electric blower to get most of the water off and out of the crevices and backed into the garage out of the sun.

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You can see in the above photo about how wet most of my panels are at this point. I then dried all the glass with the double twistress before they got water spots. For the paint I did a light mist of Meguiar’s D156 (their express spray wax in the gallon size) and dried each panel with the towel folded in 1/8’s. Since I already blew the car off I dried and spray waxed the entire car with one towel flipping sides and turning it inside out. In the future I won’t turn it inside out and just use 2. The towel is very absorbent and I had minimal streaking. If streaking did develop I just flipped to a clean side and that gave me a streak free finish. Typically with the glass I have to spritz it with some vinegar and distilled water or glass cleaner to get them really clean when drying but this towel absorbed all the moisture and it was not necessary

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Overall I am very pleased with these towels. I can really only compare them to the grey waffle weave drying towels from chemical guys and they work much better than those. I’m glad they worked out because I bought 6 of them and an edgeless to qualify for free shipping after using a coupon code. I’m not one to get into expensive towels but for how easily my drying process went I would say they are worth the price of admission at $11 a piece when buying a 3 pack.

The Double Twistress Microfiber Drying Towel | The Rag Company

The Double Twistress is the super versatile, premium Korean microfiber drying towel from The Rag Company! Twist loop weave towels are the latest engineering feat in quality multi-purpose detailing microfiber delivering high-quality results every time.

www.theragcompany.com

Sounds like the performance is just under that of the Water Sprite. Good review nonetheless.

 

[Mook]

 

[greasy]

Not my fault you can't properly use a good drying towel......

 

[Mook]

Low blow.

 

[DanJ]

I tried those chamois scraps you gave to mike and I couldn’t figure them out either

 

[greasy]

You wipe and wring out, it's not that difficult

 

[ZXMustang]

I use the water sprite!

The water sprite is the only drying towel you will ever need. Sold at Napa, buy two and thank me later like Greasy has. I've been using them since 1996.

 

[DanJ]

I used to use a similar product called the absorber.

 

[Mook]

Sounds like an adult diaper.

 

[slow4.6]

I found out most of these so called drying towels. You have to soak them in water first, ring them out and then dry the car. Someone told me this before and I didn’t believe it, till I tried it

 

[DanJ]

not sure what the physics term is but that does make sense. Water attracts other water molecules. You want the towel to have water in it but not to the point the fibers are completely saturated.

I have found that glass towels work a lot better damp for sure.

 

[greasy]

My water sprite is never dry, always kept MOIST in a sealed bag.

 

[ZXMustang]

My water sprite is never dry, always kept MOIST in a sealed bag.

You don't need to do that. You can let it dry out and when you want to use it, just soak it and wring it out. Then use it.