Nice write up, Dylan.
I find my method personally also to be a Hybrid of sorts. I used 8 Single Soft Towels today, after I had blasted all the heavy stuff off last week, once the snow started melting a bit...some towels were one panel only, some towels I was able to get multi-panel use out of.
A couple things I tried out too: AFTER I was done with the paint, I chose to soak some Utility Towels in the solution, and do my wheels, wheel wells, and tires that way. Turned out Exactly how I wanted it to be.