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PGZL1 · 01-02-2014, 08:41 PM

When drying the wheels, should I use a different towel than the rest of the car, or use the Dry Me Crazy at the end and do them afterwards? Thanks for helping, I'm still new to detailing.

CamaroDreams07 · 01-02-2014, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PGZL1

When drying the wheels, should I use a different towel than the rest of the car, or use the Dry Me Crazy at the end and do them afterwards? Thanks for helping, I'm still new to detailing.

Definitely use a different towel. Nothing that touches your wheels should ever touch your paint.

Double definitely don't use a dry me crazy on wheels! That's towel abuse.

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axis · 01-02-2014, 08:56 PM

I wouldn't dry my wheels with an expensive towel. There always little nooks and crannies that hide brake dust and will come off on your expensive towels. Personally, I blow mine dry with a electric leaf blower. Using one of your old towels is perfectly fine. I would dedicate that towel to wheels only from now on though.

SSMickey · 01-02-2014, 08:56 PM

I would have a dedicated towel for your wheels. The rick of cross contamination is just to much IMO.

PGZL1 · 01-02-2014, 09:10 PM

So should I use the cheap towels from Walmart or have a dedicated "good" towel for the wheels?

CamaroDreams07 · 01-02-2014, 09:42 PM

Cheap Walmart.

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otter · 01-02-2014, 10:20 PM

I use an electric leaf blower. It's great for getting the water out of hard to reach areas.

JTruck · 01-02-2014, 10:47 PM

And might I suggest being weary of washing that towel in your washer. So much gunk gets on it that its not even worth washing in the same washer you wash your clothes. I just throw out my wheel/tire towel once it gets too dirty.

+1 to blowing all the air out.

charlietuna · 01-02-2014, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by axis

I wouldn't dry my wheels with an expensive towel. There always little nooks and crannies that hide brake dust and will come off on your expensive towels. Personally, I blow mine dry with a electric leaf blower. Using one of your old towels is perfectly fine. I would dedicate that towel to wheels only from now on though.

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PGZL1 · 01-03-2014, 07:18 AM

Thanks for all the help!

Haole · 01-03-2014, 11:16 AM

I use the sidekick blaster to get the water off my wheels and hard to reach areas

ClawSS · 02-11-2014, 03:08 PM

leaf blower...I have a combo Sears wet/dry vac that you can pull the motor off and wand out the exhaust. I use the square attachment and do the whole car.

jshaf · 02-11-2014, 05:26 PM

I use Metro dryer, nothing else needed...PERIOD!!

Todd@Autopia · 02-14-2014, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PGZL1

So should I use the cheap towels from Walmart or have a dedicated "good" towel for the wheels?

Good question. Both make sense....

I use the All Purpose & Wheel Microfiber Towel that we sell, vs. a cheap one, for a couple reasons...

- Usually cheaper towels stop absorbing water quickly, which defeats the purpose.
- The clear coat finish on your wheels is similar to finish on your paint. Just like cheap towels will dull the finish of your paint, using rough and cheap towels on your wheels will have (over time) the same effect.

The All Purpose & Wheel Microfibers are paint safe and high quality. They don't stop absorbing water, and the black color means you will never mistake them for other types of towel.

My 2 cents.

01-02-2014, 08:41 PM	#1
PGZL1 Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 43	Drying the Wheels When drying the wheels, should I use a different towel than the rest of the car, or use the Dry Me Crazy at the end and do them afterwards? Thanks for helping, I'm still new to detailing. __________________ 2014 CRT ZL1 M6, 5 Spokes, ECF, Nav, Suede, Recaros, Sunroof Ordered 7/30/13 8/8/13-1100 8/29/13-3000 TPW 9/9 9/9/13-BUILT #596 9/30/13-Delivered!

01-02-2014, 08:56 PM	#3
axis Search Ninja Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Ark Posts: 7,183	I wouldn't dry my wheels with an expensive towel. There always little nooks and crannies that hide brake dust and will come off on your expensive towels. Personally, I blow mine dry with a electric leaf blower. Using one of your old towels is perfectly fine. I would dedicate that towel to wheels only from now on though. __________________ 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Halltech CF 102 fed GPI modded intake manifold Bo (knows) White ported TB Kooks LT's/ Dynomax VT Pfadted (springs/sways) Dyno tuned by Rhino and GPI I once parallel parked a train.

01-02-2014, 08:56 PM	#4
SSMickey Drives: 2010 IBM 2SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Columbia S.C. Posts: 1,455 View My Garage	I would have a dedicated towel for your wheels. The rick of cross contamination is just to much IMO. __________________ ProCharger P1X, Vengeance Racing Kaotic Cam, ARH Headers and Exhaust with Borla ATAK mufflers, MGW Shifter, MTI Drop Springs, Forgeline RB3C Wheels, 3.91 gears, Night Owl LED Control System

01-02-2014, 09:10 PM	#5
PGZL1 Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 43	So should I use the cheap towels from Walmart or have a dedicated "good" towel for the wheels? __________________ 2014 CRT ZL1 M6, 5 Spokes, ECF, Nav, Suede, Recaros, Sunroof Ordered 7/30/13 8/8/13-1100 8/29/13-3000 TPW 9/9 9/9/13-BUILT #596 9/30/13-Delivered!

01-02-2014, 09:42 PM	#6
CamaroDreams07 Drives: Slow V6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 9,361 View My Garage	Cheap Walmart. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2 __________________ [B]

01-02-2014, 10:20 PM	#7
otter Drives: Eastbound and Down Join Date: May 2012 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 555	I use an electric leaf blower. It's great for getting the water out of hard to reach areas. __________________

01-02-2014, 10:47 PM	#8
JTruck Drives: 2014 Camaro 1LT/RS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,693	And might I suggest being weary of washing that towel in your washer. So much gunk gets on it that its not even worth washing in the same washer you wash your clothes. I just throw out my wheel/tire towel once it gets too dirty. +1 to blowing all the air out. __________________ Detailing is an involuntary obsession.

01-03-2014, 07:18 AM	#10
PGZL1 Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 43	Thanks for all the help! __________________ 2014 CRT ZL1 M6, 5 Spokes, ECF, Nav, Suede, Recaros, Sunroof Ordered 7/30/13 8/8/13-1100 8/29/13-3000 TPW 9/9 9/9/13-BUILT #596 9/30/13-Delivered!

01-03-2014, 11:16 AM	#11
Haole 2017 SS Drives: 2017 Summit White 2SS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 1,362 View My Garage	I use the sidekick blaster to get the water off my wheels and hard to reach areas

02-11-2014, 03:08 PM	#12
ClawSS High-tech Redneck Drives: '10 CGM SS, '02 2500HD, '09 300SRT8 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 757	leaf blower...I have a combo Sears wet/dry vac that you can pull the motor off and wand out the exhaust. I use the square attachment and do the whole car. __________________ "My friends call me Chris. Are you my friend?" 2010 CGM L99 2SS/RS - GPI SS3 VVT, BTR DoD Delete, Circle D 4c, BTR springs, Katech C5R Timing Chain, MRR-228 315/275, CAI, Elite catch-can, TSP 1 7/8" Headers + offroad pipes, Magnaflow 3", Pfadt springs, BMR LCAs, toelinks, trailing arms, cradle bushings, & sway bars w/ endlinks, Vitesse paddles, heritage grille, and an eBay splitter. Power upgrades by Race Proven Perf.; Tuning by ShorTuning.

02-11-2014, 05:26 PM	#13
jshaf Montani Semper Liberi Drives: 2011 Black 2SS/RS w/ IOM stripes Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Masontown, WV Posts: 4,841	I use Metro dryer, nothing else needed...PERIOD!! __________________ Stainless Works 1 7/8 Long Tude Headers, Stainless Works High Flow Cats, Stainless Works Retro Chambered Catback, Z/28 Air Intake, RDP Tuned, FR41 Chrome Rims, 1100W stereo, 35% Tint