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Tough and Microsilk Glass Towels Review


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To me, having dirty glass is a huge pet peeve. I want the glass I'm looking through to be as invisible as humanly possible. This is why I own every glass cleaning product Adams offers. I'm constantly looking for the most effective and efficient way of cleaning glass and keeping it clean. (this is a relatively long review. If you're looking for a TL;DR, jump to the bottom).

 

Enter the tough and microsilk glass towels. When these were released, I was hesitant. My current approach works rather well. I clean heavy dirt with the aerosol glass cleaner and fuzzy side of a green towel. I use the smoother side of the green towel to remove as many streaks as possible. If I'm applying the glass sealant I follow the process on the bottle. If not, I follow the heavy dirt cleaning by wiping the glass as clean as possible with the blue "perfect glass" cleaning towel. If I'm cleaning only mildly dirty glass I use the glass cleaner and the same two towel approach. However I was still curious about the new towels so I snagged a couple of each type.

 

The first towel I used was the microsilk towel. As soon as I held it for the first time, I was immediately reminded of the tiny Oakley cases that come with their sunglasses/glasses. This made me realize these towels were going to be used on interior glass only. Which wasn't a problem. In fact, the inside windshield of my Corvette had a haze on it which was a perfect test for these towels. I quickly went outside and began to clean the interior glass without any other products other than the towel. I was impressed at how easily it cleaned the glass. All the haze came off quickly. The towel slid over the glass nice and easily without grabbing (like those blue "perfect glass" towels). It's now stored nice and neatly in the center console of the car, ready for use when ever I need it.

 

Now for the tough glass towel. I wasn't smart and didn't read up on these towels so I didn't fully understand the difference between them and the green towels Adams sells. Usually that's not a good idea (always do your research before spending money), however I was very pleasantly surprised with these. When I opened the package I realized these were VERY different from any other towel. They are much stiffer. Reminds me of those pads you put under the dish drying rack in your kitchen. It's not super thick, but it definitely is thicker than a standard towel. This gives the towel not only great absorbent properties, but also cleaning properties. When I use the green towel, it gets saturated quickly. I find myself constantly folding and re-folding so as to not leave streaks. With the new tough glass towel I didn't have to do that once. In fact, I covered the outside of the windshield in the standard glass cleaner, had the tough glass towel folded into fourths, and scrubbed away. It cleaned like no other with less effort! In fact, all corners of the glass, side windows especially, were easy to clean given how stiff this towel is. I could get the corner of the towel into tight spots and remove any dirt, smears, or smudges. Once I was done cleaning, I flipped the towel over to the dry side (which was bone dry as the other side trapped all the glass cleaner) and made sure no streaks were left. There was no need to follow it up with a different towel. I proceeded to clean all the other windows on the corvette with one side of the towel. I even used less glass cleaner! I also was able to use the one towel for the entire process and not leave a single streak. This towel is now an absolute staple in my detailing arsenal. 100% would recommend to anyone.

 

 

TL;DR:

Microsilk towel is awesome for interior glass. Effortlessly glides over glass and is very efficient.

 

The tough glass towel is an incredible one stop product for all exterior glass. Gets heavy dirt off without getting saturated, and doesn't leave any streaks. Allowed me to use less cleaning product.

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Was waiting for a review of the silk towels, may have to try them. Picked up a 6 pack of the tough towels when they came out, thought I didn't like them at first and was gonna return them, but after a few times I am starting to like them more and more

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Glad you guys liked the review.

 

Thanks for the review, Jon. Good stuff.

In para 3, you mentioned the haze on your interior windshield. Recommend you apply some BG, per this video. It works wonders!

I did it a while ago but keep forgetting to reapply. It does work that’s for sure.

 

 

Great review. Have these towels now replaced the need for you to use the green towels or blue "perfect glass" cleaning towels?

Today I detailed my wife’s SUV and I only used one tough towel for every window on it. Zero streaks. Honestly not sure if I’ll end up using the green ones anymore. Perhaps only when applying the glass sealant.

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  • 1 month later...

Tried the Tough Glass Towel today for the first time. I like it!

I had to clean the windows on my loaner car. They were really hazy.  I appreciate the padded feel/ structure of the towel, because It allowed me to get down to the edge of the windshield and back window more effectively.  It looks like it even removed some left over goo from the car's window sticker. The windows look awesome for very little little effort. When night falls, I will see if I have any streaks.  These Tough towels could very well make their way onto the stocking stuffer list this year. 

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What do you guys think about using the tough glass towel for bug guts on the front bumper? Would it be to rough for paint or soft enough for removing stuck on bugs? I was thinking you could dip it into the wash bucket and use it to get the stubborn bugs off but not sure if it it to aggressive for paint or not. Thoughts? 

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1 hour ago, pirahnah3 said:

For baked on tough bug guts I still subscribe to the method of just laying towels soaked in waterless, rinseless, or just car wash water on them to soak. Its just easier to get them off afterwards rather than try to scrub or clay them off. 

And it does not remove the wax/sealant

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Thanks for the review. I'll add i really like how the new tough towel is thicker and when you are cleaning the glass its padded. Past glass towels I've used even after folding into 1/4's they are still not as "cushioned" like the tough towel.

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