Waffle or regular Microfiber towel for Drying?

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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.
 
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...
 
bmw5541 said:
I like the WW as well. They are also less likely to scratch the surface because of the way they are constructed.
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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.
 
Anthony A said:
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.
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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.
 
Accumulator said:
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.
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"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.
 
D&D Auto Detail said:
CR Spotless + properly sealed paint + flooding method + electric leaf blower= no need for a MF or WW.
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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.
 
D&D Auto Detail said:
CR Spotless + properly sealed paint + flooding method + electric leaf blower= no need for a MF or WW.
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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.
 
Anthony A said:
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.
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Why is that not a practical way to wash a car? I think its great for car owners and guys who are not doing low quality volume detailing. Obviously that method would not be used with a rinseless wash, thought that was a given.



Accumulator said:
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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Add a soak with a foam gun and its even better!
 
D&D Auto Detail said:
Why is that not a practical way to wash a car? I think its great for car owners and guys who are not doing low quality volume detailing. Obviously that method would not be used with a rinseless wash, thought that was a given.
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It's not practical because not everybody, in fact most, don't use the CR Spotless wash. It's not even an option if you do rinseless washes. So it's a small number of people who actually use that method to wash. Also it doesn't do anything to help answer the question asked in the thread.
 
Anthony A said:
It's not practical because not everybody, in fact most, don't use the CR Spotless wash. It's not even an option if you do rinseless washes. So it's a small number of people who actually use that method to wash. Also it doesn't do anything to help answer the question asked in the thread.
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Well he can still utilize some of the methods I mentioned even without the CR Spotless. It also gives him another option to consider. And even if it doesnt help the OP, it may help someone else who reads this thread.
 
Anthony A said:
It's not practical because not everybody, in fact most, don't use the CR Spotless wash. It's not even an option if you do rinseless washes. So it's a small number of people who actually use that method to wash. Also it doesn't do anything to help answer the question asked in the thread.
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....I think you're going a little overboard here. First, whether DI filtration is an effective, feasible solution depends on the individual. ....it just happens to be in my case. Also, the OP asked folks what fellow members used to dry their cars during "regular" washes and when using ONR. His reply wasn't off-topic and simply provided another perspective (totally appropriate IMO). It may just be me, but I figure the more, the merrier when it comes to info/suggestions in threads like this.
 
Rand said:
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
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Regular wash: I usually blot with a Mothers foam core drying towel (usually) or a Viking drying towel and then do a spot wipe with another mf towel to remove what is left. I only have one large waffle weave towel.



ONR: Same. Blot. Then do a final wipe as need.
 
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