Drying towels

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si-forks

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So on the recommendation of Nova2k7 forum member i decided to buy a drying towel.
I've read that a lot of scratches can be put on your car from when people dry them! now the paint on my car isn't perfect , i don't want anymore scratches on it than i already have, ive always wash my car with the two bucket method, so it only seems right that i should take time to dry it properly, rubbing over it with a cloth just seems wrong easy to pick up a small bit of grits and scratch your car.
The towel cost around £10 sounds a lot but i was very impressed with the results :
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Place the towel down on the car, pat the towel all over then just lift away. The paint underneath the car was almost completely dry:cool:

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I still prefer not to touch the car, so use distilled water instead as the final rinse.
 
I have the same towel I think - getting on a bit now though, need a new one.
 
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/microfibre-cloths/microfibre-drying-towels/cleanyourcar-huge-39-fluffy-39-drying-towel/prod_634.html

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I use a couple of normal bath towles for drying. One dosen't get her dry. As long as there's polish on the car I can't see how they are ever going to scratch the paint. I do have to be carefull not to use one than too fluffy, else there are threads all over the place, which are then a pain to wipe off. Maybe I should try one of these?
 
I dry my car with a chamois leather (after dipping in warm water). Dries it really well, and no smears on the windows. One thing I would say is cheap chamois are usually rubbish. But use a microfiber cloth to dry the fabric roof.

Dan


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si-forks said:
So on the recommendation of Nova2k7 forum member i decided to buy a drying towel.
I've read that a lot of scratches can be put on your car from when people dry them! now the paint on my car isn't perfect , i don't want anymore scratches on it than i already have, ive always wash my car with the two bucket method, so it only seems right that i should take time to dry it properly, rubbing over it with a cloth just seems wrong easy to pick up a small bit of grits and scratch your car.
The towel cost around £10 sounds a lot but i was very impressed with the results :
zu6evyqu.jpg
nehytasa.jpg
sa7ebysa.jpg

Place the towel down on the car, pat the towel all over then just lift away. The paint underneath the car was almost completely dry:cool:

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awesome buy mate! you really will notice the difference!

to the users using bath towels and such, these will cause hologramming to the cars paintwork, they were made for bathrooms not cars. drying is the area where most hologramming is caused by improper technique.
 
Nova2k7 said:
si-forks said:
So on the recommendation of Nova2k7 forum member i decided to buy a drying towel.
I've read that a lot of scratches can be put on your car from when people dry them! now the paint on my car isn't perfect , i don't want anymore scratches on it than i already have, ive always wash my car with the two bucket method, so it only seems right that i should take time to dry it properly, rubbing over it with a cloth just seems wrong easy to pick up a small bit of grits and scratch your car.
The towel cost around £10 sounds a lot but i was very impressed with the results :
zu6evyqu.jpg
nehytasa.jpg
sa7ebysa.jpg

Place the towel down on the car, pat the towel all over then just lift away. The paint underneath the car was almost completely dry:cool:

sent by galaxy S4 on tapatalk
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awesome buy mate! you really will notice the difference!

to the users using bath towels and such, these will cause hologramming to the cars paintwork, they were made for bathrooms not cars. drying is the area where most hologramming is caused by improper technique.
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What about the vertical surfaces?
 
I bought the same product from CYC and yes it worked wonders - very little rubbing and it dried the whole car. Vertical surfaces were pretty much sorted by gravity run off.

In the end I still felt rubbing wasn't the way forward as it added another step. I ended up installing a waterbutt, and now have a nice supply of rain water, which makes a huge difference in the hard water area where I live.

As long as it's not windy and blowing dust, then it drip dries pretty much spotless.
 
thepits said:
Talksthetorque said:
thepits said:
Isn't a towel, a towel, a towel??? It dries! :?
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I've always wondered this. Might go out tomorrow with some of Dumnelm's finest
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and the result was? It's dry! :rofl:
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the materials used to make bath towels are not the same as for cars. your car needs micro fibre
 
These clean your car drying towels are very good indeed, would also recommend them :thumbsup:
They sometimes sell them in a bulk buy of 5, for around £30, or less, making it just £5/6 per towel...very much worth it, imo :D
 
Nova2k7 said:
I've always wondered this. Might go out tomorrow with some of Dumnelm's finest
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and the result was? It's dry! :rofl:
the materials used to make bath towels are not the same as for cars. your car needs micro fibre
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only to finish it off, and only if you are purist [IMHO :oops:]
 
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