One all around towel

Do you wash these towels by themselves? Then put them in the dryer or hang to dry?

I just ordered some to try out.

I donā€™t know. I use them just for detailing. I use terry cloth bath towels for slop.

Scrim cut in half are awesome for ā€œover the shoulderā€"ā€¦ hucks blow away too easy, making me look/feel stupid. lol

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And I KNOW I sound like a broken record, butā€¦ get a f ing sponge to clean up sills/wipe rubbers/etcā€¦

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I use Huckā€™s and a sponge. I also buy white cotton beach towels and cut them to size and use those just for tracks. Works well

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I use it for detailing. It works great. I would not use it for slop , cheaper rags can be used for slop. I fold it up into a square, no problem

I havenā€™t had to wash it yet. Itā€™s very new so we will see. I imagine I will hand wash it in vinegar and hang dry. But not sure yet.

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My son and I really like the Xero Fish Scale towels.

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I typically useā€¦

  1. Sponge (1/2) for bottom sills/frame.
  2. Waffle weave car drying towel Ɨ1for edge detail, if necessary.
  3. Scotch-Brite Stainless Steel Cleaning Cloth Ɨ2 for any window smudges/fingerprints. Non-scratch. (Awesome towels)

50 or so (backup) microfiber towels in the truck thoughā€¦lol!

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Iā€™ve never heaed of the sta8nless steek cloth. Iā€™ll have ro check it out. Where do you get it from?

Synthetic Chamois, they sell em at big box Automotive parts stores, saves so many towels in the wash. I clean mine with Bar Keepers Friend Foam. Sills, Frames, Tracks, rubber seals wiped, it is an all around towel that can be washed at the job site with a garden hose. Mine last about 4 months before I buy a new towel.

I also use Costco Hand Towels for detailing. If you use only one finger it will not leave behind and undesirable look.

Loweā€™s or Home Depot, apologize for the late reply.

Micro Fiber/ cleaning and sopping. Hucks for detailing edges. Wally World has a cheesecloth like dishtowel that is lint free and costs about 3 bucks for 5 towels. I have 20 of thoseā€¦fantastic for fine detailing. Have many old sheets I buy at garage sales for drops and covers. Have many old cotton bath towels from thrift stores for sopping, cleaningā€¦donā€™t care what happens to them. The great experiment continues. I have choices. Have about 50 lbs. of towelsā€¦donā€™t leave home without them. :smiley:

I understand what youā€™re looking for and amazingly, hucks are the best for what you want.

Scrims would be second. But if you donā€™t like the size, probably not for you.

Third would be a cheap 80/20 blend micro.
Quickie Jobsite at home depot are rugged.
Ettore Microswipe are a less dense alternative.
Unger hd4000 are also very good quality and color coded, better quality than the ettore.

15x27" cotton janitorial towels, wash them 3-4 times when you get them with a heavy dose of Tide. They cost nothing. I donā€™t really understand all the hype of the expensive fancy towels. They all get waterlogged the same eventually. They all clean grime the same.

In residential, I do not understand how guys do (a top quality job) with 1 towel in a 5000sq ft house. I could turn a towel black in one window track. My dad did this for 38 years, Iā€™ve done it for 15+ and it has never made sense to me. I wear a belt with 12-15 towels in bungee loops, I use a double bucket (Side by side, and makes for a killer step stool for that just out of reach window top). I know, mock away, but Iā€™ll stand by my results and especially efficiency against anyone. And Ill straight pull the shit out of everything too. No fancy twirling and swirling of that squeegee for me

Well that isnā€™t true, and its not about they all clean grime the same its about which towel is better for each application.
From what your saying you have been doing this for 15 years but still only using basic techniques and carry up to 15 towels for 1 house, claiming to be as efficient as anyone. That is difficult to imagine.

Thatā€™s coolā€¦I stand by my results too. For a 5000sf home?..1 maybe 2 (depending on how bad tracks are) Costco, yellow microfibers and 1 Scrim for detailing which will last me the rest of the week or more.

Itā€™s not that hard to imagine if you try. The picture doesnā€™t show the 15 towels around his waistā€¦
As you can tell, heā€™s a straight pulling machine. No fancy twirling on his part.

Same deal. These are what I was saying in another post here as well and just got made fun of.