Terry towels

[justin30513]

Is anyone out there using terry towels to dry with?
I used a huge bath towel today to dry my truck with (experiment) and man, it sucked the water UP!

Let me know. I know all are using MF's as am I but man, I dried my truck fast as heck.


Justin

[joe.p]

Originally Posted by justin30513

Is anyone out there using terry towels to dry with?
I used a huge bath towel today to dry my truck with (experiment) and man, it sucked the water UP!

Let me know. I know all are using MF's as am I but man, I dried my truck fast as heck.


Justin

My neighbor uses bath towels on his dark blue Trailblazer Justin and the SUV has some bad swirls and deep scratches.

[sparkie]

Swirl City!

[Rapidity]

I use terry sized hand towels to get what water I missed when using the leaf blower. I also use them to remove wax and QD. But that's all I use those for...

[justin30513]

So is terry/cotton that abrasive?
I've seen some on detail sites that claim to be soft.

Can they be that bad?

[FloridaNative]

I've heard of some people using terry towels, but only made in the USA 100% cotton. Something about the overseas blends that wasn't good. I think it is Zaino that recommends cotton terry towels if my memory serves me correctly.

[aceshigh73]

What about those DF Concours towels.... they are super soft....
and made in gold 'ol US of A

And its a Long Island company to boot....
(Didnt know that until now)

[Excessive Detail]

I use to use terry towels all the time, yes they do seem to soak up water better than most ww, but I know for a fact that they will swirl paint. I believ thats were a lot of my swirls came from, also that black expo I did a while ago, well my dumb ass forgot my ww's and I had to use a terry towel, lets just say thank god I was going to polish this car, becuase it put a lot of marring in the paint, You could see it after just one swipe, ssr1 and an orange edge pad got them out, but if I was just washing that car, I would have been screwed.

[dengood1]

Was the terry towel new or used that scratched the paint? I think a lot of people forget that most likely the towels have been washed (if used) and if a powder detergent is used then it will scratch as some of the "grains" of washing powder get trapped in the fibers. We ALL know that powder detergent is a BIG no no when washing microfiber towels because of this reason.

But yes, I've used terry on occasion. Hint--They work best when just taken from washer after a fast spin cycle, when they're ever so slightly damp A slightly damp terry will absorb MUCH quicker than a dry one.

[aceshigh73]

I dont mean to sound harsh... but I've read so much about not using "powder detergent" with MF towels... but honestly, I havent see 'powder' washing detergent in AGES... My mother, wife, etc.... God... its been years and years....
Does anyone still use it?