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Using Only 4 Sides of the 8 Sides of a Towel
The more I detail, the more it is becoming apparent to me that there are situations to only use 4 sides, of the 8 sides on a folded towel.
The main reason being that the oils in your hand, and possible product/products on your hand or glove, can saturate the surface you are working on.
This can result in less than optimum performance, function, and final results with the intended product/products being used.
Examples:
- Cleaning Glass.
- Applying LSP / Exterior
- Applying LSP / interior.
Thoughts?
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What you say makes sense, oil in your hand if not using nitrile gloves.
Personally always use just 4 sides due to the difference in the nap in microfiber towels (excluding WW),
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Re: Using Only 4 Sides of the 8 Sides of a Towel
•No...For me it's 8 "sides"...
per: the lines-of-demarcation.
-Easy to train;
-Easy to use;
-Easy as that!
Bob
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."
~Joaquin de Setanti
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Re: Using Only 4 Sides of the 8 Sides of a Towel
I tend to use all 8.
However, if the towel gets saturated with the solution and a "dry" /clean side is leaving streaks when I'm buffing, I move on.
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Re: Using Only 4 Sides of the 8 Sides of a Towel
I do this sometimes. Mostly if I'm not wearing gloves and I get something "icky" on one side of the towel... otherwise I tend to use all 8 sides.
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My MF towels have a 'fluffy' side and a 'non-fluffy' side. I only use the fluffy side on the paint, so when those 4 sides get dirty, I switch towels
Don M
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Re: Using Only 4 Sides of the 8 Sides of a Towel
Originally Posted by cyclops
What you say makes sense, oil in your hand if not using nitrile gloves.
^^ this. I always wear gloves as the products dry out my skin.
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Re: Using Only 4 Sides of the 8 Sides of a Towel
I use shine n buff waterless wash towels for rindless. Super fluffy side on both sides. So yeah I definitely use all 8 sides
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I only buy dual pile towels except for my "throw-downs" that I get from that big warehouse membership store owned by the same people that famous blue store with an asterisk in its name. I usually only use those on wheels, jams, and tires during rinse-less washes.
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