Everyone here said WW are the best drying towel there is on the market but I was quite disappointed yesterday to find out that it moves water rather than absorbing it! It did absorbed some of the water but what is does is mostly moving it around or smearing the finish. I used my WW, CWB and my MFs just to dry the car (!). I washed my WW before using it so I don't think that is the issue. Is it because my WW is new so it doesn't dry as good as say, after 2 car washes??
quite disappointed about WW
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armoredsaint
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I have three WW and never had a problem like what your describing, did you use fabric softener and where did you buy it at?
detailbarn
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where did you purchase the waffle weave you speak of? I have been using them for some time and love them never seen it push water around.
jstn
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thats odd, it only takes me one large WW towel to dry my car and it absorbs all of the water. my towels work the same as they did the day i bought them.
imported_nowaterno
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My WW definitely absorbs a ton of water. You use it much differently than a chamois however. It works best to lay it on the paintwork and blot the water up. Similarly try to blot the sides of the car. Used this way, I can dry my entire MINI with one blue WW, and it is much drier than using a chamois or Absorber synthetic chamois.
I dry it like how I dry things normally, up and down motion. That's odd, everyone has the same results but I don't 
. So do I put my WW on a panel on the car, let it sit for a few seconds, use a MF to dry the excess water than move on to another section? Is that the best way to do it? BTW when I wash my WW it did obsorb quite a lot of water but not on the car.
. So do I put my WW on a panel on the car, let it sit for a few seconds, use a MF to dry the excess water than move on to another section? Is that the best way to do it? BTW when I wash my WW it did obsorb quite a lot of water but not on the car.
Jesstzn
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I have a WW from Pakshak .. just got it 3 weeks ago .. used it 5 or 6 times now .. hasn't even been washed yet. Works like a charm and I am drying in about 3C ( 38F) weather with humidity which is hard. I have no problems at all. Dries just fine. I don't have a CWB nor do I like them. I pre-dry with a reg 24 x 24 plush MF then finish up with the WW.
Tell me ... are you using any kind of spray wax or the likes after your wash and before the drying?
Tell me ... are you using any kind of spray wax or the likes after your wash and before the drying?
imported_nowaterno
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What I do is lay the WW on the car, run my hands over it to ensure that it is flat against the paint, then remove it, then maybe take a couple swipes to ensure I got all the water. The vertical panels are a little more difficult but its still the same approach. I think the towel does its work by absorbing and the longer it rests against the paint, the more it aborbs. It's really not as finicky as I make it out to be it's just difficult to describe.
armoredsaint
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C-MDX said:I dry it like how I dry things normally, up and down motion. That's odd, everyone has the same results but I don't
It's not compatible with Canadian water!
PakShak said:I use two (2) - 25" x 36" WW towels on my 4Runner and haven't had any issues. I follow-up with a 16" x 16" MF towel and QD.
C-MDX...do you spray down your car or let the water sheet off?
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Ranney
It looks like water beads are everywhere. Maybe it's because my WW was all soak which makes it smear??
PakShak said:C-MDX...yes, when the WW towel is soaked it will leave little trails of water. A 2nd WW towel should finish up the drying nicely.
For a Acura MDX...I would recommend two (2) - 25" x 36" WW towels. I'm sorry I shoud have told you.
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Ranney
Ranney, if I use a CWB do I only need one WW?? The MDX has many flat surfaces, even the doors are completely flat.