MF or WW?

i use both the viking x-large mf drying towel and the CG's ultra-soft waffle weave (patrick over at exceldetail has the same exact one for $4 cheaper!)... :up



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Can I ask why some prefer WW over MF for drying? Will one be more prone to scratching than the other?
 
LQ9SS said:
Will one be more prone to scratching than the other?
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no, it's personal preference (i will only use the ultra-soft ww's, and don't like the regular ones as they seem a little too hard for my taste). most like ww's for their absorbency...
 
hooked said:
Both. :D



I wash with ONR on one section, then use a WW to do the initial wipe, then follow up with a Fluffy MF for the final dry.
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I wash with ONR and a pakshak MF, dry with WW, then follow up if needed with some PBs SW.
 
Flood, then use WW from CG, a big one costs around $20 from them, its the cheapest price anywhere, its identical to ones you buy from some auto sites.
 
This is my opinion with no scientific proof:



I prefer to use the WW first to pull most (but not all) of the water off because the WW tends to not "drag" as much when it gets wet versus the more plush MF towel. Then I use the fluffier MF for the final wipe to remove any left over moisture.



Maybe I'll mix it up just for fun!



P.S. I also use the Viking Gold towel as well.
 
I prefer WWs' primarily because they are much larger than my regular MF cloths. I find

the grey ones such as the ones I bought from Autopia are much gentler on the paint than

some I have bought from other places.
 
I use my meguairs WW to blot dry the car. First I dry the windows before they start drying for water spots, then I dry most of the car with the WW.



Once my megs WW is all soaked, I switch to either another WW, or a Pakshak MF towel to finish it off.
 
WW FTW... but I'm also using a compressor to blow the majority of the loose water off... I don't think WW's have enough absorbency to do an entire vehicle if there is much standing water.
 
I use the Absorber (blotting method) and then follow up with WW. The WW absorbs water but I cannot seem to wring it out once it gets very wet. It has to air dry.



I cannot get a WW and to do an entire car by itself and get up all the water. It leaves a thin layer that usually dries but I prefer to get it dry to prevent water spots (have hard water). From my experience, you need a short nap MF to really get it dry once you get the bulk of the water off. It may just the brand.
 
I've only recently started to use a WW for drying my car. I used to use the whole Mr. Clean AutoDry system, but I'm convinced that they're crazy polymer soap strips any wax or rain-x on my car as it never beads the same again.
 
bwlucas said:
I've only recently started to use a WW for drying my car. I used to use the whole Mr. Clean AutoDry system, but I'm convinced that they're crazy polymer soap strips any wax or rain-x on my car as it never beads the same again.
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How long had you been using it for? From everything I've been able to find it's as gentle as most other soaps. I use it for my weekly washs as I like the no-dry rinse on a black car and I haven't noticed much of a change in beading over the last two months on a coat of NXT.



You're one of the only other people on here that I've seen use it so I'd be interested in your feedback.
 
LQ9SS said:
Can I ask why some prefer WW over MF for drying? Will one be more prone to scratching than the other?
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Neither oughta scratch but if there's some abrasive contamination on the vehicle the plush MF will offer the possibility of the abrasive stuff getting caught up in the nap and thus held away from the paint. That's less likely with a WW (IMO).



But I still use the WWs as they work better for me. The plush/regular MFs tend to leave tiny drops of water on the paint (Absorbers/Water Bandits/etc. do this for me too). Sometimes they're so small I can barely see them, but I'd rather get *all* the water off and WWs do that for me.



Dylan06SS said:
... but I'm also using a compressor to blow the majority of the loose water off... I don't think WW's have enough absorbency to do an entire vehicle if there is much standing water.
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abnot said:
I use the Absorber (blotting method) and then follow up with WW. The WW absorbs water but I cannot seem to wring it out once it gets very wet. It has to air dry.
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Yeah, I use the AirWand first for the same purpose (since I can't do the sheeting-rinse thing).



WWs will get it all off, but only if you have enough of 'em to switch to a dry one as needed. Wringing them out just doesn't work well enough for me. Even with most of the water off before I start with the towels, I always need at least two WWs, even for the smaller vehicles; better to have more than you need than not enough.
 
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