Glass towel... which side?

[paoutdoorsman]

Ok, should've asked this at the clinic today, but I didn't realize a difference until I just went to use it. The glass towel has two different textures/types on opposite sides. Is one or the other preferred, or are they for different types of cleaning? Call me a rookie .

Edited October 16, 2011 by paoutdoorsman

[ArmyAcadia09]

both are the same. its the way the towel is made.

[mc2hill]

Which ever side is 'up'!

 

Doesn't really matter, but some use the 'rougher' side when more forceful cleaning is needed.

[Chris@Adams]

Yea either side!

[Odds and Ends]

I clean with the rough side, buff dry with the soft side. I may be wrong, but pretty sure that's the intent.

 

- Darryl

[Guest Gone & Forgotten]

I try starting with the 'ribbed' side and end up with a ball of both sides. It's all relevant.

[BlueGenCoupe]

either or....

[Frid]

I never really have used a particular side for cleaning and another for wiping. It has always ended up perfect for me.

[Doug123]

I try and use the ribbed side first for getting the major stuff off

[paoutdoorsman]

I did the glass on my Colorado with it. It grips the glass like crazy and would just rip the towel out of my hand sometimes. Is that normal, or am I doing something wrong?

[Team Adam's]

Either side will work, BUT - and not to contradict the many helpful folks who chimed in before this - when we went to the green towels the sides were actually made a little different.

 

The side thats a little more rough is better for the initial scrub, the side thats 'sueded' (as I like to call it) is better for the final wipe down.

 

Again, both will work, but if you have very problematic glass, try using it like that and you'll see an improvement in how easy gunk comes off and how much less streaking you see.

[ArmyAcadia09]

gotta throw me off with the green ones eh Dylan? LOL

[rha600]

reminder: gotta get me some green ones.

[Team Adam's]

I did the glass on my Colorado with it. It grips the glass like crazy and would just rip the towel out of my hand sometimes. Is that normal, or am I doing something wrong?

 

Did you clay your glass first?

[rha600]

mine does that all the time until I get the glass a bit cleaner. I thought I remembered Junkman saying that if it's gripping, it's still dirty.

[THE Mook]

Clay your glass @ least once every 8 weeks on a daily. This revelation came to fruition for me a couple months back when I just couldn't get my glass clean enough.

[paoutdoorsman]

Did you clay your glass first?

 

I did not... but I probably should have. It did the same on the inside of the glass, but to be fair it hasn't been cleaned all summer.

[paoutdoorsman]

Clay your glass @ least once every 8 weeks on a daily. This revelation came to fruition for me a couple months back when I just couldn't get my glass clean enough.

 

This is my daily driver, so I'll have to add that to the cleaning routine. Thanks for the tip!

[Guest Gone & Forgotten]

I'm doing my wife's Mustang tint this weekend - I'll be claying her glass before doing that. Anyone ever clay on the inside? The car is a 2007 Mustang with about 47k on the odometer, always kept perfect on the inside, glass cleaned monthly (inside) - ?? I guess that's subjective eh? Baggy test on glass?

 

I have both blue and green, I favor the green, now I know why. Thanks for the info Mr. Dylan.

[texn884]

Use the bottom, lol

[eric@thompsonracing.us]

I agree with claying the glass. Glass is very porous and traps dirt, even worse than paint. Use Adam's Glass Cleaner as lubricant on the glass when claying. Yes, I've clayed glass inside and out. I haven't clayed tint.

 

If the towel is still gripping after you have clayed the glass, use a little more GC.

[bryAWD]

The glass towels I just purchased also grip the glass like crazy as well. Also happens, clayed or not. It often grips so much that I find it hard to get a nice final wipe with it.

[icantdrive55]

I've tried the glass towels both ways and found using the 'rough' side first works best, then the 'smoother' side for polishing. However, no matter how frequently I clay / wash / alcohol wipe / seal the windshield AND wipe down the wipers, my right side wiper chatters. Both wipers were replaced with OEM at the beginning of summer. No chatter from the driver side. It can be so annoying when driving around town at speeds that don't push the rain up the windshield.