100% USA Cotton Towels

[Panacea]

Well, I bought some and they work like crap. Sure they work wonders on removing the polish and stuff, but for drying the car off and using the Z6 spray it doesn't absorb it. I kid you not it took me damn near an hour to an hour and a half to dry my car off using those things... Is this normal? Would a shamois be better? I'm just afraid those "Rubber" shamois will scratch the surface.

[OneQuickGT1]

Did you wash them before use? Honestly, there is nothing like a good cotton towel....Some say 100% but are made in third world countries. The best are the towels made in the USA, especially Cannonfieldcrest. There have been USA towels that say made in XXX in small letters, so be careful. I have nothing but great things to say about them, so give them another chance!

Brett

[Panacea]

Yeah, I bought one fieldcrest hand towel ($9) and opted for the Villiager 100% Made in U.S.A towels.. I mean I could spend $16 for a Fieldcrest that's the same size, but I only paid $8 (on sale) for these.

I did a feel test and they felt the same as the Fieldcrest, whereas the other brands felt a lot more rough.

[shogun99]

i use a shammy to dry my car and it works great. There is never any type of scratching or anything. Only thing is your hands get a little tired from wringing it ouf every minute or so. As fot eh 100% cotton towels...i agree, they were crap. I had white lint and fibers all over my car. It did do a good job giving me a great shine but man, i had to go over the car like 4 times before it was perfectly clean.

[iceman]

Never problems here... you should wash them first tho. Fieldcrest rule :)

Drying.. thats what a water blade is for

[Gator]

Originally posted by shogun99
i I had white lint and fibers all over my car. It did do a good job giving me a great shine but man, i had to go over the car like 4 times before it was perfectly clean.

You have to wash them a few times before use and shake them out real well after coming out of the dryer.

I agree there is NOTHING like a "fresh out of the dryer" 100% cotton towel!!

Richard
"Gator"

[Jagey]

I don't think you can use a cotton rag to dry off a car. I think the best thing to do is dry it with a chamois and polish off any remaining water spots or streaks with the cotton rag (after it is almost completely dry that is)

[Panacea]

I use the water blade, I did wash them first, I did shake them out. :thumbs:

[my99gagt]

does a waterblade completely dry the car off, or does that just get that surface water off?

[PGsGT]

It will completely dry the surfaces that it hits evenly - for anything else I use a cotton towel....

But I must say, the waterblade was the best $20 I have ever spent. It works great. It will get the entire top of the car completely dry and then you have to fight with the ribs.....

[Panacea]

Waterblade removes 75-95% of the water.