Sunset Vette

I read an article recently on AOL’s service that contained car cleaning tips from the owner of McGuires cleaning products. It was a decent article. It contained some real tips and not just plugs for McGuire’s stuff. (For the record I don’t use them anyway, I use Zaino, or used to when I still had time to properly detail my car…)

One of the tips was to use a nice, thick towel when drying off your car after washing. I was given that advice years ago when I bought my Corvette, but wasn’t quite sure why. It turns out the reason is quite simple. The deeper towel picks up any grit or other abrasive material that didn’t get washed off and embeds it in the towel, rather than embedding it in your paint. That’s a good thing.