What do you use for a regular wash? Is a waffle towel(made of microfiber) better or is a regular microfiber towel like the miracle towel by Chemical Guys for example. To make things more interesting what do you use with ONR.
Thanks
What do you use for a regular wash? Is a waffle towel(made of microfiber) better or is a regular microfiber towel like the miracle towel by Chemical Guys for example. To make things more interesting what do you use with ONR.
Thanks
I use WW`s. They are supposed to be "designed" for drying. Whether they actually work better or not, I dunno, but if nothing else, it`s an easy way to segregate my drying towels from my other towels, which get laundered seperately.
I like the WW as well. They are also less likely to scratch the surface because of the way they are constructed.
Barry Schultz
Detailed Elegance
it`s a matter of preference, and they both work well (pick and choose what you personally like). i use waffle weaves (only the ultra-soft, the regular ones are a little to rough for my liking) most of the time as i find they absorb water a little better, but the regular microfiber drying towel is a little softer especially when you are wiping (blot drying is key). there isn`t much water to dry when you sheet most of the water off and in conjunction with using a leaf blower as well...
If using a rinseless wash such as QEW or ONR I prefer a MF towel with nap to trap any dirt.
Originally Posted by bmw5541
How did you come to this conclusion? If anything a WW is more likely to scratch not less likely. They have no nap and are not as soft as regular MF.
I use both WW and large regular MF. I prefer the regular MF to the WW because they are softer and do a better job of absorbing water. For rinseless washes I only use regular MF because of the nap.
I have a waffle weave that does an amazing job of pulling off the water. I would never use a napped MF if I had a waffle lying around.
Originally Posted by Anthony A
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IMO sheet the water off and MF`s are the softest way to dry.
Yeah, sheeting-rinses are good if your water delivery system will do that; liked it at my previous shop but can`t do it at the current one
I find that, used alone, plush MFs tend to leave tiny amounts of water behind whereas my WWs don`t.
Recently, I`ve been getting almost all the water off (first with the AirWand and then with a WW) and then spritzing on a little QD, which I buff off with a plush MF; seems to work well.
FWIW, my softest WWs pass the CD-test with ease, and IMO, *ON THE PAINTS I WORK ON* that`s plenty soft enough; I consider the softness issue to be a binary, pass/fail sort of thing.
Originally Posted by Accumulator
"find that, used alone, plush MFs tend to leave tiny amounts of water behind whereas my WWs don`t. "
I agree that a wet mf will streak.
I like just a plain thick and plush MF towel. Works for me.
MDRX8
CR Spotless + properly sealed paint + flooding method + electric leaf blower= no need for a MF or WW.
Originally Posted by D&D Auto Detail
It`s also not a very practical way of washing a car and of no use to most detailers who do regular car washes or rinseless washes and need a towel to dry with.
WW for glass/interiors and big, fat, fluffy, MF towels for drying everything else. Simple.
Originally Posted by D&D Auto Detail
I`ve even been able to merely CRS-rinse and blow-dry a vehicle that was nice and clean but got messed up by bad weather (as long as I do it before the mess dries). Might not end up Autopian/concours-nice, but pretty close and it`s nice and quick.
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