What type of towels do I need and how many?

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VForce

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After reading many, many posts here, I am a bit confused on what towels I need and how many.



I am a 1 car at a time guy. I do end up dropping some towels so I know I need to plan high.



From my understanding I need.



Drying Towels

Polish Removing Towels

Wax or LSP removing towels

QD Wipe Towels



Is that it? How many of each would you suggest? Is there a brand that makes a standout towel in a certain category?



Sorry for the noob questions. I also am not looking to start any debate. I just would like opinion since there seems to be a great deal of different ideas.



Thank you,

Chris
 
For what it's worth I go through about 15-20 towels in a total detail. I have some terry cotton towels I use for scrubbing stuff that needs scrubbed and then a bunch of MF towels for wiping stuff that needs wiped. if it hits the ground it's in the used bin. Find a towel you like and just buy enough to do what you need to do. MF's are like polishes and waxes... there's a new "best of the best" coming out almost daily. In reaility most are pretty close in quailty so just pick one or two and go with it. If that helps out at all.
 
Yep. the basic answer is microfiber and as many as you can afford.



But, its a bit more helpful for me to say "as many different types as you can get".



Generally, whenever I order from one of the online retailers, I just throw in another new towel to try out.



There are some good threads out there about towels. Search and you might find them
 
The recommendation from the Chief over at MOL was to get enough MF's to be able to have a load of laundry so you didn't have to wash them with anything else.



I kind of like Microfiber Towels

The Medium Terry 300 are good for general purpose, the Plush Terry 360 are soft for QD'ing, etc. The Edgeless are good for hard to remove waxes, etc. They also have some heavier ones that are newer and I have never tried, but look to be comparable to others of the same weight. Their WW's are kind of expensive and they don't have bulk pricing on them anymore. At one time they had a 16x16 WW that was great and decently priced, but they were out of stock for a long time and don't even seem to have them on the site anymore.
 
you can get by with one type of towel. Get a plush quality MF towel as these. 6 to 8 should be fine.

Autogeek ---- Cobra Super-Plush Deluxe Microfiber Towel is 100% microfiber all the way to the edge! Our softest microfiber detailing & buffing towel. use Autopia in the code box and get 10% off.

or

Chemical Guys

MONSTER MICROFIBER JUMBO ABSORBER this is a great value!!!! Stock up!!!

microfiber, microfiber towels, car care products, auto detailing, house cleaning, micro-restore, micro restore, df towels, microfiber

530 xl Microfiber Towel



good shopping
 
MDRX8 said:
you can get by with one type of towel. Get a plush quality MF towel as these. 6 to 8 should be fine.

Autogeek ---- Cobra Super-Plush Deluxe Microfiber Towel is 100% microfiber all the way to the edge! Our softest microfiber detailing & buffing towel. use Autopia in the code box and get 10% off.

or

Chemical Guys

MONSTER MICROFIBER JUMBO ABSORBER this is a great value!!!! Stock up!!!

microfiber, microfiber towels, car care products, auto detailing, house cleaning, micro-restore, micro restore, df towels, microfiber

530 xl Microfiber Towel



good shopping
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WOW!!! I don't know much about towels but those Chemical Guys towels look great. And what a sale!



I just ordered

2x MONSTER MICROFIBER EXTREME THICKNESS Microfiber Towel W/Black Silk Edges [16x16] (3 Pack)



1x BIG MONSTER MICROFIBER EXTREME THICKNESS Microfiber Towel W/Black Silk Edges [17x24] (3 Towels)



I am still looking for a towel to remove polish but I think these towels should work for my Drying, Wax Removal, Buffing, and QD'ing. Correct?



My wife is going to kill me. It just seemed like a good deal. Am i wrong?
 
VForce said:
My wife is going to kill me. It just seemed like a good deal. Am i wrong?
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No your not wrong. You can do it all with what you bought. If you don't like them I'll buy them from you.



Good luck, hope your wife does not kill you :bigups
 
VForce said:
I am still looking for a towel to remove polish but I think these towels should work for my Drying, Wax Removal, Buffing, and QD'ing. Correct?
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I have a bunch of those towels; they're fine. I think that CG's standout towel is the El Gordo. It's not a high-knapp towel, but it's very soft, absorbent, durable, and easy to handle and work with. It's relatively inexpensive as a bonus. I have at least a hundred and fifty MFs, probably more, ranging from Dollar Store el-cheapos to Monster Fluffys, Ultimas, Ubers, Sonus', 600g Cobras, DTs, etc. I just ordered another 12 El Gordos. That's how good they are. FWIW, they look fairly unimpressive until after they're washed.



These are a good deal:



eBay Store ? Candie's eStore: Search results for.



I bought the yellow/black border to try out and they seem identical to the yellow/black MFs that I got from CG a couple of years ago. I can't tell a difference. The blue ones look like the towels currently sold by CG, but I haven't tried them to be sure.
 
as a noobe the best advice I can give you is STAY AWAY FROM

DF CONCOURS TOWELS (Leo)...you wont ever get them, I hav'nt!:furious:



sorry....I just had to say it.:mad:
 
camaroDan said:
as a noobe the best advice I can give you is STAY AWAY FROM

DF CONCOURS TOWELS (Leo)...you wont ever get them, I hav'nt!:furious:



sorry....I just had to say it.:mad:
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Perhaps that's a stroke of luck. The batch of DF towels that I got a couple of years ago are micro-marring the paint. At least you won't have to go through a full 2-step polish only to find out that another polishing session was required to get rid of the marring caused by removing the LSP with DF. At this point, I only use them on the interior.



Sorry to go on a rant; your situation must be very frustrating, as well. Good luck.
 
We had previously purchased three colors - Bule, Green, orange and WW for drying. (Int, Ext and glass). Since getting our first order from Phil at Detailers Domain, his towels are awesome! So, we are going to reconfig and go with this from DD:





Red Drying Blankets

Polish - Red Uber M/F

LSP - Blue Uber M/F

QD - Green Uber M/F

Int - Orange CLassic M/F

Glass - Green Glass M/F
 
also, if you are buying from CG, wash them atleast twice before using them, and if you have blue and yellow, wash them seperately, the blue bleeds really bad. And remember NO fabric softner!! The CG 530's and 550's are way softer after washing, you will be happy with them.
 
camaroDan said:
as a noobe the best advice I can give you is STAY AWAY FROM

DF CONCOURS TOWELS (Leo)...you wont ever get them, I hav'nt!:furious:



sorry....I just had to say it.:mad:
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the more i here about this, the more it angers me. sorry to about your bad experience, there are many more honest and reliable sources to get quality microfiber towels...
 
FJF said:
I have a bunch of those towels; they're fine. I think that CG's standout towel is the El Gordo. It's not a high-knapp towel, but it's very soft, absorbent, durable, and easy to handle and work with. It's relatively inexpensive as a bonus. I have at least a hundred and fifty MFs, probably more, ranging from Dollar Store el-cheapos to Monster Fluffys, Ultimas, Ubers, Sonus', 600g Cobras, DTs, etc. I just ordered another 12 El Gordos. That's how good they are. FWIW, they look fairly unimpressive until after they're washed.
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Folks, please disregard this recommendation. I received my order of El Gordos today and they're nothing like the ones I got in April. In fact, they're virtually indistinguishable from the orange Vrooms. I'm not happy.
 
FJF said:
Folks, please disregard this recommendation. I received my order of El Gordos today and they're nothing like the ones I got in April. In fact, they're virtually indistinguishable from the orange Vrooms. I'm not happy.
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different batch? were they advertised as a different towel?
 
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