What does everybody else out there do with their cotton towels after waxing your truck? Is it OK to wash them and use them for waxing again or will the wax residues stay in the towels even after waxing. I'm asking because I have a bad case of the swirls and I'm following Typhoons advice in the post about swirls. I'm changing the way I wash and wax my truck and just looking for a little advice, Thanks!

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98' F-150, Off Road, Short Box, Blue, 4.6, K&N, Auto, Captain Chairs, Dual Exhaust
Alpine CD Player, (2) 10" Rockford Fosgate Subwoofers and a big ol' Arctic Cat
sticker on the rear sliding window!!!!! Soon to be chipped!!!

 

Zracer,

I wash the towels in hot water with a little bleach(No Fabric Softner) and reuse them to dry and wax.

Bono

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Bono is right...do not use fabric softener on your towels. The towels will not absorb as much if you add softener.

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'99 F150 SC, 4x2, Oxford white, flareside, 5.4, 3.55 rearend,
bodyside mouldings, Snugtop hard tonneau, K&N dropin and airbox mod.
Duraliner drop-in (gave up on the Penda Nascar). Gibson Supertruck
No door cracks yet at 3K!!!

Future mods: 2/4 lowering, bra and some Roush stuff.

 

I wash mine in hot water, dry and re-use.
I don't bother with the bleach. Should I?

 

If you want them whiter you would!


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97 F-150 SC Lariat, Styleside, White over Gold, 4.6L (Windsor), Automatic, 3.55 rear end, electronic 4X4, w/ every option of Lariat and ORP packages except the 17" wheels (I even got the OR decals now!), MOD's so far: K&N air box mod, Gibson Super Truck, clear Bugflector II, Leer TSC 600 hard cover, Bridgestone Dueler OWL ATP 265/75 R-16's, TrailMaster Invader N7 shocks, Smittybilt step bars, Ford moulded mud guards, "White-white" head lamps, Cloud Rider Design's SS Grill and bumper opening "Summer Grill's", Bosch platinum + 4's.




[This message has been edited by cphilip (edited 12-10-1999).]

 

Hmmm... Immediately after use, I toss the towels into the washer. Hot water, detergent, and bleach. Bleach not only whitens the towels, but helps cut into the wax.

I'm not too sure about the other guys just using hot water... I'm assuming they forgot to mention the detergent.

Everybody else is right. Don't use fabric softeners in the washer or the dryer.

BTW, I've been doing this for two years.

 

Washing and re-using the towels is fine. Just store them somewhere to keep them dust free until you're ready to use them again(fine scratches are so easy to get, so hard to remove). By the way, some fabric softeners will also leave an oily residue in the towels, leaving streaks and smears on a good finish the next time you use them.

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2000 XLT Black Sport, Flareside, 2WD, Ext. Cab, 5.4L Auto. Other factory options: 3.55 LS, Class III tow, 6-way Captains chairs w/CD changer, Remote entry , and Slider window.
Mods: Undercoat, window tint, headlight & tail light covers, removed "Sport" decals, upgraded Triton tailgate emblem, Linex spray-in bedliner, and an ARE LSII lid.
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