When you drop a towel during details...

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AuAltima3.5

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...what do you do?



Throw it away? Wash it later? keep using? Bathroom duty?



I dropped a blue perl (read cheap-o) on the ground, but since it was on a car that was already moderately swirled, and I had just swept the pavement, I kept using it.



Before I get nuked for my sin, I wouldn't do this on my car ;), it was mom's hehe.
 
If I drop a towel ( and I do on ocassion...excrement happens! :hairpull ) it immediately goes into the dirty towel bin for washing.
 
I'll set it aside for when i have time to remove any contaminents before throwing it in the laundry.

You don't want to launder any towels with debris on them.
 
Was it wet or dry?

A wet towel falling to a dirty place is much different than a dry towel falling to a clean space.



Where did it fall?

A towel falling to a clean garage floor is different than falling in a muddy driveway.



Bottom line - have lots of towels - never use a dirty one - wash after every detail.



Shame on you - mom deserves better.
 
Depends where it dropped. I've dropped a few polishing towels on my driveway, picked them up, inspected them closely and decided they didn't get dirty. Continued polishing.



If they get imbedded with dirt, they go into the dirty pile to be washed.
 
It depends on the circumstances. If the towel looks clean, I'll save it for finishing up the door jambs or windows, but that's about it. I've got enough towels such that one that falls usually never goes back on the main painted areas until washed.



I make sure and pick off any crap that seems to stick to 'em if I drop them before they ever get washed.



If I know for a fact that only one side of the towel touched the ground, sometimes if I just have a bit of something left or if I'm removing wax or something on one last panel, I'll use the non contaminated side for a bit to finish the last bit before tossing the towel in the wash pile.



I think dropping the towel on the ground is at least one instance where being a neurotic autopian pays off in the long run in the battle to minimize swirl formation. If in doubt, toss it in the wash pile and grab a new towel.
 
I put it aside and hand wash it seperately from all others.



I then let it dry, hand pick all the pieces I can find then re-wash. I repeat this until I can not longer find any visible pieces of dirt.



Generally I try not to drop a towel. Many undeleted expletives are muttered after the occurence though.
 
Never dropped one. I find it hard to do

However if I did, it would go straight to the laundry for washing
 
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