White threads on body after drying

tcg23 · 11-22-2003, 07:54 PM

After I was my truck and try it with a shammy it leaves small white fibers everywhere.
I don't know if this is the sponge I am using the the shammy.
Any thoughts?
-TheComputerGuy23

suckiemay · 11-24-2003, 01:56 AM

It is probably from the shimmy , i use old news paper to dry mine , it sounds weird i know but it works. make sure you have enough news paper though

AntiRice · 11-24-2003, 01:58 AM

i dry it with a chammy then i go over it with "micro fiber towels. looks like a wash cloth, takes all the lint, and fibers.... mike

blksdime03 · 12-01-2003, 09:11 PM

cut up an old sweater or sweat pants an use the inside after you dry it with a towel or wutever...works realllll good

rockfordhx · 12-03-2003, 08:27 AM

I use the shimmy too and it works great BUT I find that they need to be replaced often or as the shimmy wear it starts to leave behind a stringy substance

So you may have to get another shimmy.

Offthehook · 12-24-2003, 01:33 AM

whats better a natural like sheepskin shammy or manmade

dansellbuddy · 12-25-2003, 04:28 PM

i prefer the natural ones, the manmade ones (or at least the one i have) doesnt slide accross the vehicle like i think it should. its catches and just isnt fun to use.

Offthehook · 12-25-2003, 04:31 PM

i have a natural one and its coming apart like little peices and i have to dust after its dried

Futuresweets10 · 12-27-2003, 01:12 AM

IMO news paper can scratch the paint to easy. I hear of people cleaning glass with newspaper (ok becuase glass is hard to scratch) but not paint. If you want to fix the white fiber problem it is quite easy... Just paint the truck white and you will never see the fibers, lol..... J/K. But seriously, I would change what you are washing or drying with, or just let it completly air dry after you towel dry it and drive down the high way, all of the fibers should blow off. When you get new towwels run then through the washer and dryer a few times to get rid of lent, even if its a chammy (BTW, that is not how you spell chammy, but i dont know the correct way either)

Futuresweets10 · 12-27-2003, 01:15 AM

Just to help everyone out.... I work at a detail shop and here is what we do...

Dry the car with a cotton terry towel. It needs to be slightly damp so it doesnt scratch the car
Clean windows with same kind of towel, also damp
Apply wax with a terry bonnet
Remove wax with 3m micorofiber
Buff with wool pads
polish with foam pads (dont confuse buffing and polishing with waxing)

Edit: one day I will do a basic car wash and detail how to with pics and everything, but for now being lazy is more fun

Offthehook · 12-27-2003, 01:42 AM

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Originally posted by futuresweets10
Just to help everyone out.... I work at a detail shop and here is what we do...

Dry the car with a cotton terry towel. It needs to be slightly damp so it doesnt scratch the car
Clean windows with same kind of towel, also damp
Apply wax with a terry bonnet
Remove wax with 3m micorofiber
Buff with wool pads
polish with foam pads (dont confuse buffing and polishing with waxing)

Edit: one day I will do a basic car wash and detail how to with pics and everything, but for now being lazy is more fun

i think that would be awsome but now i have to go to pep boys and get some new stuff

Futuresweets10 · 12-27-2003, 11:46 AM

That is just how we do it where I work. A good bit of it is probably not good practice. I belive wool pads are a bad idea for one.

ChrisNJ · 01-11-2004, 10:24 PM

I always use a leaf blower to dry my car off after washing. Any remaining water i wipe off w/ micro fiber towels. mf towels are the one ones i would trust on my car. There really is a difference.

BigE441 · 01-14-2004, 04:18 PM

we use baby diapers where i work. No lint no scratching. You know the old style cloth ones.

ffbrass · 01-27-2004, 07:53 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by BigE441

we use baby diapers where i work. No lint no scratching. You know the old style cloth ones.

Thats funny.........I just use the babies.....the newer style ones.

11-22-2003, 07:54 PM	#1
tcg23 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 81 Location: User is: OffLine	White threads on body after drying After I was my truck and try it with a shammy it leaves small white fibers everywhere. I don't know if this is the sponge I am using the the shammy. Any thoughts? -TheComputerGuy23
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11-24-2003, 01:56 AM	#2
suckiemay Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 52 Location: User is: OffLine	It is probably from the shimmy , i use old news paper to dry mine , it sounds weird i know but it works. make sure you have enough news paper though
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11-24-2003, 01:58 AM	#3
AntiRice Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 911 Location: T a M p A User is: OffLine	i dry it with a chammy then i go over it with "micro fiber towels. looks like a wash cloth, takes all the lint, and fibers.... mike
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12-01-2003, 09:11 PM	#4
blksdime03 Fatty~BooM~Daddy Age: 24 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 4,234 Location: Jacksonville User is: OffLine	cut up an old sweater or sweat pants an use the inside after you dry it with a towel or wutever...works realllll good
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12-03-2003, 08:27 AM	#5
rockfordhx Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 247 Location: Tampa, FL User is: OffLine	I use the shimmy too and it works great BUT I find that they need to be replaced often or as the shimmy wear it starts to leave behind a stringy substance So you may have to get another shimmy.
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12-24-2003, 01:33 AM	#6
Offthehook SVT Cobra Moderator Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16,006 Location: LA california User is: OffLine	whats better a natural like sheepskin shammy or manmade
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12-25-2003, 04:28 PM	#7
dansellbuddy Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,055 Location: dayton oh User is: OffLine	i prefer the natural ones, the manmade ones (or at least the one i have) doesnt slide accross the vehicle like i think it should. its catches and just isnt fun to use.
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12-25-2003, 04:31 PM	#8
Offthehook SVT Cobra Moderator Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16,006 Location: LA california User is: OffLine	i have a natural one and its coming apart like little peices and i have to dust after its dried
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12-27-2003, 01:12 AM	#9
Futuresweets10 former title junky mod Age: 23 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 6,453 Location: Biloxi MS User is: OffLine	IMO news paper can scratch the paint to easy. I hear of people cleaning glass with newspaper (ok becuase glass is hard to scratch) but not paint. If you want to fix the white fiber problem it is quite easy... Just paint the truck white and you will never see the fibers, lol..... J/K. But seriously, I would change what you are washing or drying with, or just let it completly air dry after you towel dry it and drive down the high way, all of the fibers should blow off. When you get new towwels run then through the washer and dryer a few times to get rid of lent, even if its a chammy (BTW, that is not how you spell chammy, but i dont know the correct way either)
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12-27-2003, 01:15 AM	#10
Futuresweets10 former title junky mod Age: 23 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 6,453 Location: Biloxi MS User is: OffLine	Just to help everyone out.... I work at a detail shop and here is what we do... Dry the car with a cotton terry towel. It needs to be slightly damp so it doesnt scratch the car Clean windows with same kind of towel, also damp Apply wax with a terry bonnet Remove wax with 3m micorofiber Buff with wool pads polish with foam pads (dont confuse buffing and polishing with waxing) Edit: one day I will do a basic car wash and detail how to with pics and everything, but for now being lazy is more fun Last edited by Futuresweets10 : 12-27-2003 at 01:16 AM.
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12-27-2003, 01:42 AM	#11
Offthehook SVT Cobra Moderator Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16,006 Location: LA california User is: OffLine	Quote: Originally posted by futuresweets10 Just to help everyone out.... I work at a detail shop and here is what we do... Dry the car with a cotton terry towel. It needs to be slightly damp so it doesnt scratch the car Clean windows with same kind of towel, also damp Apply wax with a terry bonnet Remove wax with 3m micorofiber Buff with wool pads polish with foam pads (dont confuse buffing and polishing with waxing) Edit: one day I will do a basic car wash and detail how to with pics and everything, but for now being lazy is more fun i think that would be awsome but now i have to go to pep boys and get some new stuff
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12-27-2003, 11:46 AM	#12
Futuresweets10 former title junky mod Age: 23 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 6,453 Location: Biloxi MS User is: OffLine	That is just how we do it where I work. A good bit of it is probably not good practice. I belive wool pads are a bad idea for one.
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01-11-2004, 10:24 PM	#13
ChrisNJ Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 254 Location: jersey User is: OffLine	I always use a leaf blower to dry my car off after washing. Any remaining water i wipe off w/ micro fiber towels. mf towels are the one ones i would trust on my car. There really is a difference.
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01-14-2004, 04:18 PM	#14
BigE441 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76 Location: User is: OffLine	we use baby diapers where i work. No lint no scratching. You know the old style cloth ones.
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01-27-2004, 07:53 PM	#15
ffbrass Registered User Age: 32 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 166 Location: Florida User is: OffLine	Re: White threads on body after drying Quote: Originally Posted by BigE441 we use baby diapers where i work. No lint no scratching. You know the old style cloth ones. Thats funny.........I just use the babies.....the newer style ones.
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