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Drying Towels

Microfibre, waffle weave, natural and synthetic chamois. These are all varieties of car drying towels designed to dry vehicles quickly and safely. Using this specialist type of towel will avoid water spots, streaking and smearing.

Drying your car is one of the times that swirls and scratches can be introduced. It is then vital to have a good quality drying towel or drying cloth to not scratch your car's paintwork. Ultimate Finish offer a variety of drying towels with soft high GSM microfibre, absorbent waffle weaves and even synthetic chamois.

Use your car drying towel to absorb the remaining water from the rinse phase on paintwork, wheels, glass and trim to leave you with a streak free finish. Many modern drying cloths also have advance construction within their materials to offer you both a softer and more absorbent cloth, but at the same time, being able to deal with many machine washes and uses.

What is a twist drying towel?

  • Twist or knotted pile such as the UF Twisted Loop Double Sided are the most absorbent microfibre towels for their weight and giving the best swirl protection.


What size drying towel do I need?

  • Bigger is not always better. We recommend having a couple of different size drying towels, those larger versions 60cm+ for tackling the large panels with a pat or drag drying method. A smaller drying towel to do lower seals and bumpers. Not only does this dedicate a drying towel to the potential dirtier areas, stopping the swirls over the rest of the car, but also you are less likely to drag the drying cloth across the floor by accident. Augtoglym InstaDry at around 40cm squared is a previous Auto Express winner, perfect for those more intricate areas and lower parts of your vehicle.


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What is the best type of drying towel?

  • Currently, a waffle weave, such as the Diamond Drying Towelor knotted pile such as the Hayabusa Drying Towel XXL are the most absorbent microfibre towels for their weight, with the knotted versions giving the best swirl protection.


Can I still use my old chamois leather?

  • A traditionally accepted method of drying a car after washing is to use a natural chamois leather. Whilst chamois leathers are effective, being a natural product, they are time-consuming to look after and if not properly cared for, have a tendency to rot. Above all, chamois leathers offer little to no protection against scratching and swirling. It would be our advice to ditch the older leather chamois in favour of a new synthetic version or even better, a microfiber towel.


Synthetic Chamois or Microfibre Drying Towels?

  • Microfibres with modern manufacturing process offer you advantages in all aspects of drying your car, compared to a synthetic chamois. It is the material preferred amongst all detailers and valeters and the one most likely found in an enthusiast kit. Softer, longer lasting, more absorbent, why would you then choose a synthetic chamois. There is one advantage to a chamois, with no lint to leave behind, that can be especially good at drying glass without any risk of scratching.

Ultimate Finish Ultra-Soft Microfibre Drying Towel (90 x 60cm) Ultra-Soft Microfibre Drying Towel by Ultimate Finish from £5.95 Gtechniq Zero Scratch Microfibre Towel (Single) MF2 Zero Scratch Microfibre Towel by Gtechniq £8.95 Auto Finesse Aqua Deluxe Drying Towel Aqua Deluxe Drying Towel by Auto Finesse from £14.95 Gtechniq MF4 Diamond Sandwich Microfibre Drying Towel MF4 Diamond Sandwich Microfibre Drying Towel by Gtechniq £9.95 Ultimate Finish Twisted Loop Double Sided Drying Towels Blue (60cm & 80cm) Twisted Loop Double Side Drying Towels (Blue) by Ultimate Finish from £25.00 Ultimate Finish UF Diamond Weave Drying Towel (60x60cm) Diamond Weave Drying Towel by Ultimate Finish £8.95 Dodo Juice Dry Hard (60 x 90cm) Dry Hard by Dodo Juice £23.00 Microfiber Madness Microfibre Madness Dry Me Crazy (65x42 cm) Dry Me Crazy by Microfiber Madness £19.95 Auto Finesse Silk Car Drying Towel (92 x 62cm) Silk Drying Towel by Auto Finesse £14.95 Kamikaze Collection Hayabusa Drying Towel XX-Large (160x60cm) Hayabusa Drying Towel (XXL) by Kamikaze Collection £59.95 Chemical Guys Woolly Mammoth Microfibre Dryer Towel (25 x 36 Inch) Woolly Mammoth Microfibre Dryer Towel by Chemical Guys £32.95 Stjarnagloss Törstig Drying Towel (Pink & Grey) Törstig Drying Towel by Stjarnagloss £20.00 Autoglym Instadry (60 x 60cm) Instadry by Autoglym £18.45 Meguiar's Meguiars Supreme Drying Towel Extra Large V2 Supreme Drying Towel Extra Large V2 by Meguiar's £21.95 Microfiber Madness Microfibre Madness Dry Me Crazy XL (100 x 65 cm) Dry Me Crazy XL by Microfiber Madness £44.90 Swissvax Micro-Dry Wunder Drying Towel Micro-Dry Wunder Drying Towel by Swissvax £26.00 Meguiar's Water Magnet Drying Towel (78 x 55cm) Water Magnet Drying Towel by Meguiar's £16.45 Autoglym Aqua-Dry (24 x 24cm) Hi-Tech Aqua-Dry by Autoglym £14.75 Autoglym Hi-Tech Microfibre Drying Towel (60x60cm) Hi-Tech Microfibre Drying Towel by Autoglym £17.95 Kamikaze Collection Hagakure Drying Towel (80x50cm) Hagakure Drying Towel by Kamikaze Collection £34.75 Ultimate Finish Twisted Loop Single Side Drying Towels (Green) Twisted Loop Single Side Drying Towels (Green) by Ultimate Finish from £16.00 Nanolex Ultra Microfiber Drying Towel (75 x 45cm) Ultra Microfiber Drying Towel by Nanolex £21.50 ValetPRO Valet Pro Drying Towel (Grey) Drying Towel (Grey) by ValetPRO £9.20 Ultimate Finish Wash Mitt & Drying Towel Giveaway Ultimate Finish Wash Mitt & Drying Towel by Ultimate Finish £20.00 Meguiar's Meguiars Duo Twist Drying Towel (50x90cm) Duo Twist Drying Towel by Meguiar's £27.95 Microfiber Madness Microfibre Madness Dry Me Crazy Jnr (40x40cm) Dry Me Crazy Jr. by Microfiber Madness from £14.50 Microfiber Madness Waverider Waffle Drying Towel (100 x 50cm) Waverider Waffle Drying Towel by Microfiber Madness £16.95 Microfiber Madness Waverider Waffle Drying Towel Jr. (60 x 40cm) Waverider Waffle Drying Towel Jr. by Microfiber Madness £10.50 Microfiber Madness Chipmunk Edgeless Microfibre Buffing Cloth Microfibre Madness Chipmunk Edgeless by Microfiber Madness from £16.95 Chemical Guys Fatty Super Dryer Microfibre Towel Orange (25 x 34 Inch) Fatty Super Dryer Microfibre Towel Orange by Chemical Guys £15.95 Microfiber Madness Chipmunk (40x40cm) Chipmunk by Microfiber Madness from £10.95