All the excitement about the BBT

What do you use to dry with?

  • BBT from CMA

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  • Absorber

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  • Regular MF's

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  • Other brand waffle weave towel

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  • Other than towels (CWB, leaf blower, etc.)

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2wheelsx2

2wheelsx2

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I've been seeing so many posts on the BBT that I am wanting to try one to see what the fuss is all about. I just have to find a way to get one to Canada. Maybe one of the JT International waffle weave towels will do.



Anyway, I just wanted to know if and why you prefer the BBT to plain large MF's, absorbers, cotton towels, etc.
 
wheels,



I just received my order of 5 large waffleweave towels from JT Int. They were 28"x54" and only $16.50 each and their quality seems to be on a par with the BBT's. I'll test them out this weekend to see if they work just as well.
 
I use both a CWB and a BBT to dry. The CWB removes a good amount of the standing water and the BBT does the rest. Never had a problem with the CWB - I love it. But with the BBT, it's the best combo I have ever used to dry.
 
I use a 100% cotton bath towel for the first major run around the car to get most of the water off. I then grab a MF towel and a smaller 100% cotton towel. Hit all the paint with the Mf towel to absorb the last few dots of water and use the 100% cotton towel for the windows to prevent waterspoting. Don't worry. I come back to the windows later with a window cleaner and a microfiber towel.
 
Wow! Looks like the BBT is an overwhelming favourite here. Sounds like I am going to have give it, or the JT waffle weave towels, a try.
 
I use:



1) Sheet water off finish

2) Air compressor into crevices

3) CWB for other big stuff

4) Leaf blower for those pesky leftovers

5) A neatitems MF to get it good to the last drop.



:up





hell, even my drying process is a 5-step program!! I really am in need of "Obsessive Compulsive Detailers Anonymous" :doh
 
CWB followed by a Cannon cotton towel to dry and a cheapo Mf for dirty areas.



The Cannon's (have like 3 or 4) will be replaced by a BBT!



Jason
 
Just so you know, 2wheelsx2... www.premiumautocare.com (one of Autopia's sponsors) has a waffel weave MF towel that seems to me to be identical to the BBT in everything except size. I would compare it to be the size of one of the green Viper towels from CMA. It works just as well as the BBT does for its size. They ship to Canada too. That is why I mentioned them.



I love my BBT. At first I was sort of reluctant to give up my absorber but now I don't even use the absorber anymore. The BBT is a perfect drying tool. I use the CWB too and the BBT picks up whatever the CWB leaves behind. I use my Absorber for drying my engine now. :)
 
I just tried out my 28"x54" waffleweave towel from JT International today and I'm happy to report that it pretty much lived up to expectations. The towel dimensions mean that it has 10.5 square feet of drying area and I was able to easily finish a mid-sized sedan without the towels coming anywhere close to being saturated.
 
I use the Absorber, but only because I spent money on it. It works well, however it must be wrung out consistently. I then follow with regular MF towels and QD.
 
I use the BBT from CMA and can say it works well. The one drawback I have noticed is once the towel gets soaked and you wring it out, it doesnt pick up as well as it did fresh, I have alot to dry (Chevy Avalanche) so that is important to me. While it does'nt have renewable drying power like my favorite synthetic chamois it is still an excellent tool.
 
I use a waffleweave MF from JT international. It's the smaller size so I have to wring it out a couple of times.
 
...but it doesn't make me happy. Leaves lots of water behind even when clean and freshly wrung out. Gonna get a big MF drying towel soon, but until then I use the absorber AND a CMA Miracle Towel.



Robert
 
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