finally, great white worked perfect today!!

[hemi1300]

not sure what i did, but haven't been too impressed with the great white the first 5 or 6 uses. Decided to wash it the other day bc it was looking a little dirty, threw it in the dryer on low heat after wash. Tried it again today washing the wife's jeep, and finally it worked perfect!! Did the pooling sheetwater rinse (which i normally do anyway), and blew off the bulk of the standing water on the roof/hood with the gas leaf blower. Using ds as drying agent, dried the whole jeep cherokee without ringing out once, and left no water spots at all! Even tried to wring it out after drying the whole car, and no water would wring out. Not sure what i did so much differently, but was soooo happy with the great white's performance today lol. Think my main problem was just too much standing water on the panels, i found myself wringing the towel out probably 10 times during the drying process

Edited September 10, 2012 by MarylandTDI

[mc2hill]

[Chris@Adams]

[hemi1300]

Sorry about the title, man do I feel dumb! Meant to say great white worked perfect, stupid iPhone probably auto corrected my spelling lol

[Marylander]

Sorry about the title, man do I feel dumb! Meant to say great white worked perfect, stupid iPhone probably auto corrected my spelling lol

 

Fixed it for you.

[Redbeard]

Think my main problem was just too much standing water on the panels, i found myself wringing the towel out probably 10 times during the drying process

You're probably right. I've been impressed with my Great White from day 1. But I've been using the blower before a towel for years, so it's not like I'm soaking up a ton of water. Still, it's nice to dry my whole truck with one towel.

[Big O]

i can dry the whole yukon without wringing ... don't pool rinse either. I use the detail spray to knock down the beads and a lot runs off though.

[Team Adam's]

If I'm reading this right you didn't wash it during the first 5 or 6 uses?

 

Just for the record the towel should be washed after EVERY use.

[hemi1300]

If I'm reading this right you didn't wash it during the first 5 or 6 uses?

 

Just for the record the towel should be washed after EVERY use.

 

No, this was my first time washing it. Seriously though, it should be thrown in the wash after every use? I just figured when it looks like it's getting a bit dirty after a few uses then wash it?

[bamablueoval]

No, this was my first time washing it. Seriously though, it should be thrown in the wash after every use? I just figured when it looks like it's getting a bit dirty after a few uses then wash it?

 

EVERY time you use it!

[Team Adam's]

No, this was my first time washing it. Seriously though, it should be thrown in the wash after every use? I just figured when it looks like it's getting a bit dirty after a few uses then wash it?

 

Yep... wash after EVERY use. Its not always what you can see thats a potential swirl causer. There can be fine particles on the towel, maybe you missed a spot in the wash or something settled on the finish while you were drying.

 

Also if you use DS to dry each time, that buidup of polymer in the towels fibers could lead to the towel being less absorbent.

[Green Machine]

I lift the hood and tailgate drains a lot of water off or whatever is left. After that those two areas have almost no water! Just use two great whites and I am done!