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Not much exciting here, it's a matter of which one dries the car the best.
52* out, and mottled shade through the trees.
1) the Super Suede is not very good. It loads up with water quickly, wrings out poorly (holds too much water after wringing) then loads up quickly again. It seems to push water around on the car, and what is left is large droplets, not the tiny ones that evaporate in seconds.
I would go so far as to recommend Meguiar's pull this product; it isn't up to their standards. I won't use it again, I might not even give it away.
2) The natural chamois is a pleasant surprise. It's been a few years since I've used one, and it does a nice job of holding a lot of water and it wrings nicely. It has the advantage of consistent behavior from start to finish (in comparison to the ww towel).
3) The ww towel, when completely dry, has no equal. There is no comparison, a dry ww towel blows away the other two products. HOWEVER. When it gets wet, after "dry" and before "sopping", it isn't quite as good as the natural chamois at complete drying. The best way to use it is folded, and turning frequently to put a dry side against an already dried panel.
To me, I would choose the products in this order:
1) The ww towel. If you use the water sheeting method, the ww towel will be fine.
2) The natural chamois. If you haven't used one for a while, say hello to an old friend.
3) I would choose an old bath towel over the super suede drying towel; why would I buy a product when I had something already (like an old bath towel) that worked better?
Best recommendation, regardless, is to use two products or methods in tandem. one in each hand. use two ww towels, or a ww towel and a chamois, or an Absorber and a ww towel. That's what works best.
Tom
52* out, and mottled shade through the trees.
1) the Super Suede is not very good. It loads up with water quickly, wrings out poorly (holds too much water after wringing) then loads up quickly again. It seems to push water around on the car, and what is left is large droplets, not the tiny ones that evaporate in seconds.
I would go so far as to recommend Meguiar's pull this product; it isn't up to their standards. I won't use it again, I might not even give it away.
2) The natural chamois is a pleasant surprise. It's been a few years since I've used one, and it does a nice job of holding a lot of water and it wrings nicely. It has the advantage of consistent behavior from start to finish (in comparison to the ww towel).
3) The ww towel, when completely dry, has no equal. There is no comparison, a dry ww towel blows away the other two products. HOWEVER. When it gets wet, after "dry" and before "sopping", it isn't quite as good as the natural chamois at complete drying. The best way to use it is folded, and turning frequently to put a dry side against an already dried panel.
To me, I would choose the products in this order:
1) The ww towel. If you use the water sheeting method, the ww towel will be fine.
2) The natural chamois. If you haven't used one for a while, say hello to an old friend.
3) I would choose an old bath towel over the super suede drying towel; why would I buy a product when I had something already (like an old bath towel) that worked better?
Best recommendation, regardless, is to use two products or methods in tandem. one in each hand. use two ww towels, or a ww towel and a chamois, or an Absorber and a ww towel. That's what works best.
Tom
...I noticed this morning after cleaning it, a haze and I bet it's from the natural chamois !!...it's only a month old so I"m trying to do everything right to keep it pristine...going to NXT Paste wax it this weekend and will post before and after pictures...any suggestions from black car owners on the best way to dry a black car after washing (with Mequirs NXT Gen car wash of course !) THANKS
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