P21 Drying Towel

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weegee

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I've used it twice now, and I'm not sure whether I like it or not.



It does a good job drying (combined with water blade) but doesn't seem to be any quicker.



Besides being really freaky (this thing looks and feels like a sheet of pig fat), I'm not sure what to make of it.



Anybody have any long term experience with it?



I guess the next step is microfiber drying towels (waffle weave?). But I really need to cut my detailing product expenditures because it's really getting out of hand. My credit card company literally called me last week about a fraud warning because I had charged 3 or 4 different purchases from 3 different sites.
 
I'm sorry, did you say you didn't want to spend more money on detailing stuff?! Then delete the link to this site and pretend like you never knew about Autopia! Seriously!



If you're still here, then, yes, buy a few waffle weave towels. You'll like them much more than the P21s towel. It's pretty good, but mine didn't last too long and microfiber is simply better. I followed their directions and left the towel wet in the original container, but after a few dozen washes, it started to lint and then disentegrated, becoming useless.



Too funny about the pig fat, it really does have a disturbing feel to it doesn't it! I feel like I've been bashing Larry's input recently, but you're right, he can be pretty useful, and his paint chip reapair is very handy, as are the tips for tracking a car. Good luck with your desires to limit expenditures, you're really in the wrong place for that!



ben
 
tell me about. Decision to buy PC was made here. Leaning towards S1000 and Klasse because of here. Microfiber... here.



Enough. I have to use the stuff I already bought first.
 
I think the P21S drying towel is a synthetic chamois like the Absorber isn't it? I have an Absorber and still use it on occasion. The problem is that you can't wipe with it, or it's easy to scratch. With a WW, you can wipe, blot, whatever the heck you want to do with it, because it won't scratch. And no wringing several times either, not that it's a big deal, but it does make a difference, as I alway tend to splash back on the car when I am wringing.
 
weegee,



In the long run (I know I used it for drying for 2 years), you will develop micro clearcoat scratches on your car because you drag the chamois to dry it. Never Ever drag to dry. Use a blotting technique to dry your car. I use both a large Charisma towel and 2 DavidB Grey WW towels. My clearcoat scratches are down by 90%. The Charisma towel cost me $20 locally. The Gray waffles cost me a little more. Still good bang for the buck considering what you get but more importantly what you don't get.
 
Pig fat! :D How true!



I got mine on sale and feel queasy when using it. It feels weird and feels weirder (is that a word?) when on my paint.



I use it on my non garaged commuter car that is safely blanketed in 2 coats of Collinite Heavy Duty Insulator Wax, and on the windows only of my garaged car.



I would not recommend it except for windows.



Stick with waffle weaves. They rock, hands down.



Baja Sol at Target has a nice synthetic drying towel. Much softer and spongier. I like it better than the P21s.



P21s makes GREAT products. I use them all, but, give the towel a :down for drying paint.
 
I have been using the p21s drying towel for months.



It has taken me awhile to learn how to use it. It was very 'grabby' at first. And it did worry me about scratching. But i have not had a problem with it scratch wise at all.



I have had to learn to use light pressure over the car so i can work quicker, and it asorbs pretty well this way. It asorbs more than any other chamois I have used.



BUT I always follow with a microfibre to get it perfectly dry. I havent found a chamois yet that i havent had to do this with. And it dont require my chamois to do ALL of the drying, just 90% of it and the rest a microfibre can do.



Overall i am happy with it. :up
 
The P21S chamois was one of the first things I ever bought at CMA. It works OK, but like MCoupeBen, mine didn't seem too durable. The "skin" of the chamois started peeling and the absorbancy also started to diminish. The towel's a bit small and screams at you like a banshee when you run it across your paint....but all in all, a decent towel. If you're stuck on using a chamois, then try the Water Bandit made by Wizards.... It's the absolute best I've tried. However, like most of the others here I've graduated to waffle-weave towels for drying (gave away my water bandit) and wouldn't consider using anything else.
 
Cha Ching



Cha Ching



that's the sound it makes when I open up this website. Who's the fool who suggested this website over at Audi World. I've now spent about $300 because of it. You should have just offered to meet up for a nice steak dinner and a couple lap dances at a strip club.



Okay, lets talk about the waffle weave. I heard pakshak.com is a good place to buy. For an Audi A4, is 1 waffle weave towel enough to dry or should I get 2? I've already got a couple of MF hand rags to do windows, so I don't think I need more. I'm happy buffing with flannel because I get a pretty nice shine off of it.



Edit: topoftheline.com has got some really good prices on 16x16 and what they call the "jumbo" towel (drying towel). Are these equivalent to Pak's or is the money well spent on Pak's towels?
 
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