How many types of dedicated towels do you have?

Discussion in 'Tools - Machine Polishers, Pressure Washers, Detai' started by artemis53, Aug 8, 2012.

  1. artemis53

    artemis53 Jedi Nuba

    Do you have dedicated towels for, example, quick detail, buffing, long nap, short nap, etc.? Or do most of you just have "Misc. paint towels" that are all well cared for and just pick a good one for the job?

    I am wondering as I am going to order a fresh batch of towels soon and wanted to see how many dedicated types of towels you all have. Glass, drying, throw-away are all obvious ones to have.
     
  2. astro_ng

    astro_ng Jedi Nuba

    5 iirc.
    Glass towels
    buffing towels
    drying towels
    which then become misc use towels
    towels for trim/metal polish removal
    cheap cotton towels for whatever sort of work.
     
  3. DirtyWeRX

    DirtyWeRX DB Forum Supporter

    Glass towel (not a must but nice to have)
    Paint only towel (nice towels that only touch paint to buff off wax or polish)
    Cheap workhorse towel (rims, interior, carpet, etc)
    Waffle weave drying towel
    Ultra Plush (waterless washes/detail sprays)
     
  4. Jumbo Jet

    Jumbo Jet Jedi Nuba

    Waffle Weaves for drying
    Monster Fluffies for polish and wax removal
    Glass towels
    Detail spray towels
    Cheap Sams Club towels for grunt work
    Interior towels
    Door jamb and under hood towels
    Cheap metal polish towels
     
  5. luke093

    luke093 Welcome to Detailing

    Waffles: Drying and Glass
    Plush/Medium Nap Drying towels
    Super Duper Plush for final touches
    Super Plush for QD and small spots
    Plush Towels: Polish and Wax removal
    Regular Towels: Everything else
    No Nap Towels: Metal Polishing
    Glass Towels
    Cotton Towels
     
  6. React

    React Birth of a Detailer

    DI WW drying
    Ultra plush for sealant/wax removal - great white/rethickulous
    Ultra plush w/ two diff nap for polish removal - DI blue
    Spray wax/qd - grey w/ red trip from Phil
    Costco throw aways for interior
    All purpose for trunk/door jamb
    Über pink glass towels from Phil
    All purpose for wheels only
    All purpose for exhaust cleaning/polishing

    Want to try out some of those pakshak towels since they currently are on sale...
     
  7. LostHighway

    LostHighway Jedi Nuba

    Utility towels for engine bays, wheels (excluding really expensive wheels in good shape), wheel wells, rocker panel bottoms, etc.
    Glass towels
    Interior, other than glass
    Polish and wax removal (I prefer no nap/closed loop or very low nap for this but they load up quickly)
    QD/final wax buffing/sealants
    Drying

    If I was going to add another category it would probably be dedicated towels for waterless or rinseless washes.

    I have more-or-less turned against the really thick and heavy towels (more than 460 grams per square meter) for almost all applications.
     
  8. Rocket01

    Rocket01 Birth of a Detailer

    1. waffle weave for drying
    2. nice short nap for polish removal and paint work
    3. Old towels for dirty work (door jambs, wheels, misc)
    4. plush towels for things like rinseless washes, waterless washes and QD
    5. Window towels
     
  9. Bunky

    Bunky DB Forum Supporter

    I segregate more by brand so if I get a new brand I may change roles..

    Silversurfer - buffing polish
    PS Ultraplush plus some Viking green - QD, spray wax, sometimes rinseless
    PB DMT - buffing lsp
    MFT edgeless - glass clean (new to family)
    Target vroom gray - jambs mostly
    Vroom orange - interior surfaces
    PS WW - drying paint
    Uber red/blue - misc duty (bugs, buffing lsp)
    PS WW - glass dry
    Mothers drying towels - rinseless washes
    Stack of towels reserved for grunge duty - Meg's
     

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