Can a drying towel be too large

**noorth** · 05-31-2023, 09:22 AM

^^ I fold mine in 4's to do vertical panels.

A Blower is probably the best way to go but it's not a good fit for me.

**PA DETAILER** · 05-31-2023, 09:25 AM

I would own a blower, but early morning details would drive the neighbors nuts from the sound, I am sure.

**Eldorado2k** · 05-31-2023, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by noorth

^^ I fold mine in 4's to do vertical panels.

A Blower is probably the best way to go but it's not a good fit for me.

So you don’t use any air at all?

**John U** · 05-31-2023, 10:29 AM

The original 25x35 PFM almost seems small after tossing it around on cars/vans for a few years.

**Don M** · 05-31-2023, 10:59 AM

I have the smaller of the two PFMs (I THINK it's the 25x35), and if I 'flood rinse' either the Camaro or the wife's Escape, then the smaller towel is more than enough and gets only moderately damp. If I DON'T flood rinse them, then it is marginal and actually gets wet and will SOMETIMES leave water streaks behind that have to be wiped over again.

Sometimes it makes me wish I had gotten the larger one, but taking a (small) extra step, like a flood rinse has become habit, and doesn't feel like extra work at all. The only time I used forced air (my compressor), is after I've towel dried the car, and am chasing the water out of the cracks and crevices. After a flood rinse, the PFM is MORE THAN ABLE to mop up the water the forced air finds and removes.

If I'm drying a car for someone else, and have yet to polish/wax it, then I grab my recently 'rediscovered' Absorber (which does get washed regularly, just not dried - it turns into a piece of cardboard in the dryer), and save my PFM for the "good" cars.

**opie** · 05-31-2023, 11:01 AM

Yes for me they can be to large and a hassel. I find the 15×25 trc gauntlet towels to be perfect for me. I only use a blow dryer on the paint if im not doing a rinseless

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**PouncingPanzer** · 05-31-2023, 11:42 AM

I have two old CG Wooly Mammoths and they sometimes seem too big, yes. I think those are 24x40", I think. Been 8 years since I ordered them ha. I do find them cumbersome at times. Or a corner touches a spot I didn't dry yet and drags water into a dry spot, that is annoying haha.

**noorth** · 05-31-2023, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Eldorado2k

So you don’t use any air at all?

No I never did get into air. I would if I had a garage. And i rinseless the majority of the time.

**PaulMys** · 05-31-2023, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by briarpatch

I think there is a point of diminishing returns. I have two of the original PFMs and 6 or 8 of the 16x16 (got them at a great price at Pep Boys). The large ones are nice for my tundra and the wife's Yukon, but only really for the roof and hood. They are more than large enough for those. Using the big ones on the vertical panels, you run the risk of them touching the ground. Battery powered leaf blower for the rest....followed up by the 16x16 for touch ups.

I never have a problem with that. I have just become used to holding a corner of the towel up with my left hand, while drying the panels with my right.

**Eldorado2k** · 05-31-2023, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by noorth

No I never did get into air. I would if I had a garage. And i rinseless the majority of the time.

IMO getting a Master Blaster Sidekick is worth the price even if all you ever use it on is wheels & tires. But there’s many other uses for it. It’s a tool I wish I had years before I bought it. Blowing off polishing dust, getting water out of intricate grills and preventing water spots, blowing leaves out of windshield cowls, there’s lots of things it comes in handy for. I even use it to quickly dry plastic containers I store the cat food in after washing them. Lol.