[Cresterk]

Originally Posted by AJ56

With that in mind, I’ll differentiate between towel gsm and pile, low pile higher gsm is perfectly safe and even on super soft paint. I only take exception to low pile + low gsm being used on soft paint, which I’d never advise anyone attempt, specially the super cheap light blue Amazon towels which fall under this category.

Fibre quality is also very important, the same 350gsm low pile towel from TRC is much softer than the a 350gsm cheap Amazon/softspun towel and as such is much safer than the latter.

The blue towels I posted are from poshlyf which are actually pretty good. I know from personal usage as well as because they are the same ones most high end ceramic coating places in Kerala use.

https://themicrofibershop.com/produc...m_term=TeamBHP

if you want to try it out. I only posted the amazon link since I know most people wouldn't be too trusting of a lesser known website. I use them with carpro spotless to take care of water spots since I seem to be rather prone to getting them on my black car.





I actually bought a whole bunch of products off amazon just to test them out. I only linked the ones that actually performed up to my expectations. Many of the others I either returned or end up as rags used in the house such as the auto hub ones.

That waffleweave towel actually works surprisingly well despite being from softspun. Gets almost the entire car dry without having to wring it. Since it's only used after the car is washed and completely clean, it's not like any dirt is going to get between the towel and scratch the car anyway.

The yellow waffleweave held up pretty well but then my mother accidentally threw it into the washing machine and washed it with a full load of normal clothes along with softeners and then dried it out in the sun. Since it was rather cheap instead of 1300rs, I didn't lose any sleep over it and just ordered another one (the blue one seen in the pictures posted)

https://themicrofibershop.com/produc...m_term=TeamBHP

Here is another waffle weave towel but from Kochchemie this time. I would say some kind of waffle weave towel is a must for people without air blowers. I didn't post this one in the original thread since I am a bit hesitant to recommend people buy something that expensive when I haven't personally tried it

[AJ56]

Originally Posted by Cresterk

The blue towels I posted are from poshlyf which are actually pretty good. I know from personal usage as well as because they are the same ones most high end ceramic coating places in Kerala use.

That waffleweave towel actually works surprisingly well despite being from softspun. Gets almost the entire car dry without having to wring it.

Here is another waffle weave towel but from Kochchemie this time. I would say some kind of waffle weave towel is a must for people without air blowers. I didn't post this one in the original thread since I am a bit hesitant to recommend people buy something that expensive when I haven't personally tried it

Personally I’ve found 300gsm to be too thin for anything paint related, specially 300 + no pile. I stick to 400 gsm medium pile for removing coatings and they work great. It’s great for windows and other harder surfaces though.

Again, on soft paint (any paint actually), I’d never use waffle weave to dry. It’s intended for glass, and works great on glass, but is too course for paint (irrespective of brand). 600 gsm high pile towels work just as well and carry much lower risk (in case air is not available, which is ideal).

A tip for safe drying with any towel, just dab don’t wipe. This eliminates any risk of marring as you’re not dragging contaminants across the paint.

Originally Posted by Cresterk

Since it's only used after the car is washed and completely clean, it's not like any dirt is going to get between the towel and scratch the car anyway.

A very common misconception, even when indoors there’s always going to be dust selling on the paint as we dry it, within seconds. You can see this for yourself with a bright flashlight at night.

As we wipe during the drying step, a lot of paint marring happens. This is why you’ll hear many pros recommend drying aids for added lubrication when drying and to speed up the process.

Even safer is to use air to push all the water off safely, or multiple towels to just dab and lift.

[Maddy9711]

Hi Avnish, can you please share some of your recommendation for microfiber that you can be used for paint, glass, and interior. I'm specifically looking for noodle type chenille for exterior paint for cleaning. It'll be very helpful if you can share links starting from more affordable to bit expensive but better options. )