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Maximizing product removal efficiency...
I've done a cursory search and didn't find this, so here goes...
This falls under the heading "Yeah, I always suspected he was nuts, but this proves it!"
When removing product, I'm always diligent about flipping my towel to the clean side after my first few initial passes. However, by the 3rd panel or so, I've by then lost track of which side is which, so I refold the towel hoping to find two clean sides to work with.
No laughing please... I fold my towels in half lengthwise and then fold them back up into quarters. I carefully unfold the towel, and label each opposing "quadrant" with a Sharpie Marker. i.e. 1 & 2, 3 & 4, and for the reverse side if the towel has two good sides, 5 & 6, and 7 & 8.
I start removing product with quadrant #1 and quickly flip to #2 on the directly opposite side of #1. Once these areas are too contaminated with product to render clean results, I then go onto the remaining areas in ascending order; in this case, now onto folded areas 3 & 4. #3 for the initial removal, and now #4 for the final buff.
So now, instead of losing track of where I was, or merely grabbing another towel, or just giving up and bunching the towel up and hoping for the best, I've always got a lock on where I am with regards to any towel.
It also works well for window cleaning rags, and for that matter, for all the rags and such that I use for any sort of cleaning around the house.
It also guarantees, and forces me to use a nicely folded and efficient square towel with the proper thickly padded effect that maximizes my towel's performance.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know...Pretty anal retentive, but give it a fair chance and you might be surprised how much more efficiently you can work.
O.K. now, Everybody "
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This falls under the heading "Yeah, I always suspected he was nuts, but this proves it!"
When removing product, I'm always diligent about flipping my towel to the clean side after my first few initial passes. However, by the 3rd panel or so, I've by then lost track of which side is which, so I refold the towel hoping to find two clean sides to work with.
No laughing please... I fold my towels in half lengthwise and then fold them back up into quarters. I carefully unfold the towel, and label each opposing "quadrant" with a Sharpie Marker. i.e. 1 & 2, 3 & 4, and for the reverse side if the towel has two good sides, 5 & 6, and 7 & 8.
I start removing product with quadrant #1 and quickly flip to #2 on the directly opposite side of #1. Once these areas are too contaminated with product to render clean results, I then go onto the remaining areas in ascending order; in this case, now onto folded areas 3 & 4. #3 for the initial removal, and now #4 for the final buff.
So now, instead of losing track of where I was, or merely grabbing another towel, or just giving up and bunching the towel up and hoping for the best, I've always got a lock on where I am with regards to any towel.
It also works well for window cleaning rags, and for that matter, for all the rags and such that I use for any sort of cleaning around the house.
It also guarantees, and forces me to use a nicely folded and efficient square towel with the proper thickly padded effect that maximizes my towel's performance.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know...Pretty anal retentive, but give it a fair chance and you might be surprised how much more efficiently you can work.
O.K. now, Everybody "
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Sometimes the most basic aid can give the biggest return! Thanks for posting the tip! 
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