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lscamaro · 08-03-2012, 10:07 PM

Has anyone else happened to run into the problem of the great white drying towel leaving a sort of streak or something like that? I dont really know how to explain it but it kind of looks like it streaked but even after its dry. I dry with my blue waterless wash towels and it doesn't happen. So I'm thinking that its the great white towel? Any suggestions on how to stop it?

Fiveg56 · 08-03-2012, 11:16 PM

I have not had this problem...how are you washing the towel?

the rich dude · 08-04-2012, 12:09 AM

Love my great white towel. Best towel I've ever used for drying a car!!

ChadG · 08-04-2012, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by lscamaro

Has anyone else happened to run into the problem of the great white drying towel leaving a sort of streak or something like that? I dont really know how to explain it but it kind of looks like it streaked but even after its dry. I dry with my blue waterless wash towels and it doesn't happen. So I'm thinking that its the great white towel? Any suggestions on how to stop it?

The best thing to do is sheet as much water off of your car with a regular hose as you can, then spritz detail spray on the panel before you dry it. It will break up the water beads and lubricate the towel as it dries your paint. I have done this method with great success on my black DD Camaro for years now.

lscamaro · 08-04-2012, 02:30 AM

I have never washed the towel.

This is happening to my great white drying towel. My blue waterless wash towels don't seem to have this problem.

Also, I do sheet rinse panels. I usually sheet rinse, use a leaf blower and then just dab up what is left. My leaf blower recently went out on me :( and I haven't been able to get another one yet. So that is when I started noticing this

the rich dude · 08-04-2012, 04:47 AM

Towel needs to be washed. You've picked something up that is causing streaks. Either wax residue, tar, something along that line.

Al C. · 08-04-2012, 10:16 AM

I wash after EVERY use, towel still performing like a champ

lscamaro · 08-05-2012, 03:13 AM

Wow, didn't know it had to be washed that much.... I'll wash it and see what happens. Anyone got any detergent they recommend?

scott53 · 08-05-2012, 10:30 AM

Instructions according to Junkman: Wash in cold water on gentile cycle with just a little bit of mild soap, like Woolite. Do not use fabric softner. Dry on lowest heat or line dry. Do not use fabric sheets. I've been using this procedure for nearly three years and it works great.

ChadG · 08-05-2012, 10:44 AM

Agreed, I wash all my towels after every use. You don't want contaminants transferring to your car from wash to wash.

Lil' Nasty · 08-05-2012, 10:59 AM

Like what junk man said, or I use arm & hammer with no perfumes or dyes and works great

Adam's Polishes · 08-05-2012, 11:08 AM

Waterless wash towels and great whites are made from the exact same material and weave, only difference is size/color so I'd suspect your towel needs to be washed. Follow the directions in this write up and you should be good to go:

http://www.adamsforums.com/forums/mi...ucts/14121.htm

CamaroDreams07 · 08-05-2012, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lscamaro

Wow, didn't know it had to be washed that much.... I'll wash it and see what happens. Anyone got any detergent they recommend?

Blackfire microfiber cleaner and restorer.

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IBMCamaro · 08-06-2012, 12:46 PM

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Like what junk man said, or I use arm & hammer with no perfumes or dyes and works great

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08-04-2012, 02:30 AM	#5
lscamaro Drives: 2011 CGM Camaro LS A6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 10,305	I have never washed the towel. This is happening to my great white drying towel. My blue waterless wash towels don't seem to have this problem. Also, I do sheet rinse panels. I usually sheet rinse, use a leaf blower and then just dab up what is left. My leaf blower recently went out on me :( and I haven't been able to get another one yet. So that is when I started noticing this __________________ Click Picture for Build Thread

08-05-2012, 03:13 AM	#8
lscamaro Drives: 2011 CGM Camaro LS A6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 10,305	Wow, didn't know it had to be washed that much.... I'll wash it and see what happens. Anyone got any detergent they recommend? __________________ Click Picture for Build Thread

08-05-2012, 10:59 AM	#11
Lil' Nasty [COTW 4/13/15] Drives: Supercharged LLT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 5,957	Like what junk man said, or I use arm & hammer with no perfumes or dyes and works great __________________ LiL' Nasty's Build Journal

08-03-2012, 11:16 PM	#2
Fiveg56 Drives: - Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: MN Posts: 1,654 View My Garage	I have not had this problem...how are you washing the towel?

08-04-2012, 12:09 AM	#3
the rich dude Drives: Getting 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,149	Love my great white towel. Best towel I've ever used for drying a car!!

08-04-2012, 04:47 AM	#6
the rich dude Drives: Getting 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,149	Towel needs to be washed. You've picked something up that is causing streaks. Either wax residue, tar, something along that line.

08-04-2012, 10:16 AM	#7
Al C. Drives: ZL1 #529 "El-Jefe" Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 668	I wash after EVERY use, towel still performing like a champ

08-05-2012, 10:30 AM	#9
scott53 Drives: '19 Camaro 2SS, '12 GMC Yukon Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW PA Posts: 174	Instructions according to Junkman: Wash in cold water on gentile cycle with just a little bit of mild soap, like Woolite. Do not use fabric softner. Dry on lowest heat or line dry. Do not use fabric sheets. I've been using this procedure for nearly three years and it works great.

08-05-2012, 10:44 AM	#10
ChadG Drives: 2010 Black Camaro LS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,679 View My Garage	Agreed, I wash all my towels after every use. You don't want contaminants transferring to your car from wash to wash.

08-05-2012, 11:08 AM	#12
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	Waterless wash towels and great whites are made from the exact same material and weave, only difference is size/color so I'd suspect your towel needs to be washed. Follow the directions in this write up and you should be good to go: http://www.adamsforums.com/forums/mi...ucts/14121.htm