Car Drying Towel Buying Guide

When choosing a new car drying towel, you should consider the factors outlined below:

Material
When it comes to drying your automobile after hand-washing, car drying towels are the best way to go. They come in different materials such as microfiber, chamois, and cotton. Read on for brief introductions to each:

Microfiber
Many microfiber towels have a waffle texture with tiny depressions. They are particularly absorbent due to their larger surface area and are ideal for usage after washing your car. You can also use waffle microfiber towels to clean chrome and tires.

Size
Towels should be chosen according to the size of the car you’re cleaning. Smaller 16×16 inch towels are ideal for little activities such as spot-cleaning your windshield or interior cleaning.

If you would like to use only one towel for a task involving a larger car, the towel would also need to be larger. The finest car drying towels are between 12 by 12 and 16 by 27 inches, or as large as a hand towel. For use on the car’s exterior, larger towels are more suitable, with smaller towels being better suited to cleaning the interior. It is also usually a good idea to have spare towels on hand.

Pile
The pile depth is one of the most common ways to categorize a car drying towel and is a measure of how thick and soft the towel is. GSM is the correct way to measure pile thickness, with a higher GSM indicating a greater pile.

If you are going to use a short pile towel, it should have a weight of 200 to 250 GSM
Standard medium pile towels weighing between 250 and 400 GSM are ideal for buffing or cleaning your car’s paint.
Towels with a medium plush pile weight of 400 to 600 GSM are ideal for drying painted surfaces.
Long pile towels with a weight of 600 GSM or higher are more expensive, but they work even better for drying painted panels safely.
Plush towels often have higher GSM. You should go for a towel that’s 600 GSM or more to get a soft buff and choose a lower GSM if you want a multi-purpose product.

Longevity
Many towels seem fine when you initially use them, but they begin to come apart after a while. The easiest way to find out how long a towel will last is to look at other people’s reviews since you can’t test a product’s lifespan without using it for a while. You will likely save money by not having to buy a new towel every three months if you get a long-lasting one.

Weave
Different towel weaves vary in effectiveness. You will most commonly come across waffle weaves, which are extremely absorbent and ideal for drying automobiles. This weave is found in lower-pile towels that are crisscrossed with a higher-pile grid to resemble a waffle. These are excellent drying cloths, particularly for reflective surfaces and generally leave no streaks, lint, or residue on windshields, mirrors, and other glass.