Auto Detailing Towels:  Not a minor detail!

Most car detailers put a lot of thought into the equipment and supplies that they buy for their business or personal use. But a lot of them ignore the importance of selecting the right array of towels. Modern detailing towels have been engineered for specific uses. Gone are the days when a stack of rags would be good enough to clean a car from bumper to bumper.

The new material used to make modern detailing towels is microfiber. It has maximum liquid absorbency when compared to natural fiber cotton towels. It also has a superior durability and longevity. One bonus is that these new towels come in assorted colors which allow you to designate a particular color of towel for different tasks in your shop. As an example, it's very common to specify blue towels with him waffle weave pattern specifically for glass cleaning.

If you can fit into your budget, by the very highest quality towels available. What you get for your money is a towel with no tags. These tags are notorious for scratching paint. Also, you get a towel with a very soft edge. In a economy microfiber towel, you tend to have a rough edge which can put scratches in very fine paint finishes.

And don't ignore the manufacturer's recommendations for cleaning microfiber towels. These may be very specific to each set of towels, but you do need to pay attention to them. These towels can be sensitive to heat and excessive drying. What happens is they tend to shed fibers when they are excessively dried in high heat. That causes the towel to become thin and not become as absorbent as intended.