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Bowden's Own The Big Green Sucker Drying Towel $25 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Repco (Free Membership Required)

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Bowden's Own The Big Green Sucker Drying Towel $25 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Repco (Free Membership Required)
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hotrod01 on 29/05/2023 - 15:43 repco.com.au (1430 clicks)
Last edited 29/05/2023 - 16:29 by 1 other user

Ozbargains favourite automotive drying towel. Not the cheapest price ever but a decent price noneless. RRP is $40.

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Specs:
Super absorbent microfibre towel that literally sucks water into its fibres, so you can dry in half the time.
Ultra soft and thick fibres minimise any chance of dirt or grit micro-scratching your paint when drying.
Bright green colour, to easily see dirt in the cloth, and not wipe it back into your paint.
Nice big 40 x 70cm in size
Holds 2 and half litres of water in its fibres, that's some serious sucking.

Automotive Bowden's Own Microfibre Towel

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  • dynaflow on 29/05/2023 - 15:55
    +2

    Still the gold standard…

    • greennick on 29/05/2023 - 17:13
      -1

      Chemical Guys Woolly Mammoth better IMO

      • Trip on 29/05/2023 - 17:15
        +1

        For over twice the price I'm sure it is.

        • greennick on 29/05/2023 - 17:24
          -4

          By that logic, the Kmart one for 5 bucks is the gold standard.

          Wooly Mammoth can often be had for 40 bucks in sales at SCA for those willing to wait.

          • quikstix on 30/05/2023 - 08:17

            @greennick: Have 3 of the kmart and one of the Bowdens and recently gifted a wooly mammoth.
            The kmart are great for the price and for someone on a tight budget
            wooly mammoth is just bigger than the green sucker otherwise i cant tell the difference… well and the colour

    • Phesto on 29/05/2023 - 20:15
      +3

      Absolutely not the gold standard, gyeon silk is much better

      • camerongb on 30/05/2023 - 16:40

        Agreed, or the rag company's offerings

  • One2catch on 29/05/2023 - 16:45

    Spend the extra $7 and get the 18ct gold flake version. The neighbours cant stay away when im giving the car a mop!

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 29/05/2023 - 17:19

    The best

  • sob baget on 29/05/2023 - 17:37
    +2

    Conversely, that's also what they call me down my local PCYC on Irish night

  • bloom on 29/05/2023 - 18:04

    How do you ‘revive’ one of these? Mines no where near as good as when I bought it a year ago. Leaving a lot of water behind

    • AusNugz on 29/05/2023 - 18:17

      Read the part under machine washable :) https://www.bowdensown.com.au/guides/how-to-use/exterior-car….

      • bloom on 29/05/2023 - 18:45

        I do the machine wash & tumble dry but storing it in a sealed container seems crazy?

        • AusNugz on 29/05/2023 - 18:57

          Do you use microfibre wash or something similar like free and clear/wool wash?

          • bloom on 29/05/2023 - 21:14

            @AusNugz: Wash it on its own
            Thought maybe it’s picking up residue from the Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Spray I use which repelling the water

            • AusNugz on 29/05/2023 - 21:31

              @bloom: You will need to wash straight away before the ceramic spray turns the cloth hydrophobic.
              Also if you use regular laundry detergent it’s probably clogged all the fibres.

              • bloom on 29/05/2023 - 21:43

                @AusNugz: Ah didn’t even know there was detergent specifically for microfibres, will give it a try

                • MS Paint on 30/05/2023 - 00:28

                  @bloom: And definitely don't use fabric softener.

  • AusNugz on 29/05/2023 - 18:17
    +3

    If you are just getting in to washing your car at home I suggest ordering this instead. $20.95 extra but you get a superior drying towel, wash mitt, car wash and a iron reactive wheel cleaner.
    Compared to Bowdens products & pricing:
    BGS $25
    Shagamittastic $22 (Automotive Superstore)
    Auto Body Gel $12.34 (Automotive Superstore)
    Wheely Clean $26 (Automotive Superstore)

    Total price for Bowdens $85.34
    Waxit price $45.95
    Saving: $39.39

  • fantacular on 29/05/2023 - 19:01

    Is this better than using a chamois ?

    • phamaroo on 29/05/2023 - 19:04

      Yes it is safer (that is considering you are already undertaking wash techniques that prevent scratching/marring like using the two bucket method, microfibre wash pad instead of a regular sponge, etc.)

  • phamaroo on 29/05/2023 - 19:05

    I prefer twist loop towels but my mate is a happy BGS user

  • pacificstorm on 29/05/2023 - 19:17
    -2

    It's great while it last which isn't long before the towel degrades from drying cars effectively. Such a shame.

    • mangolassi on 29/05/2023 - 19:42

      Depends how you wash and dry it. I've had mine for over 2 years and still looks and performs like new.

  • knasty on 29/05/2023 - 20:15

    I've used individual microfibre towels before but this is certainly much superior.

  • fullspend on 29/05/2023 - 21:02
    +1

    I have one of these as well as a collection of $5 Kmart drying towels

    Kmart drying towels are my go-to every single time. They aren't as absorbent but depending on the deal you can get 4-5 of them for the same price and collectively, they hold more water than 1x BGS.

    This means you can do different parts of the car with different towels saving you potential scratches and marring eg. upper body, lower body, door jambs & engine bay, wheels.

    Not saying the BGS is a bad towel, you'll just get a better result from several Kmart towels than you will from 1 BGS

  • Madbro on 29/05/2023 - 22:26

    I use the BGS and marvel at the green shedding on the car. I think it is getting better but I don't worry as I use the Meguiars detail spray after most washes.

  • JafferMoney on 30/05/2023 - 09:39

    Anyone have recommendations for a separate washer/washing machine for all these microfibre cloths/towels that are used on cars?

  • jmel on 30/05/2023 - 09:50

    i've been using meguairs water magnet for the past 10 years. it's amazing, but i have to twist dry a few times when washing suv, which is not too bad considering the towel isn't that big. Is the green sucker much better?

  • camerongb on 30/05/2023 - 16:40

    These aren't bad from supercheap, however as someone else has said, better absorbency can be found from the likes of waxit and the rag company. I personally have used I'd say a good 70% of the towels out there and my top 3 are the liquid8r from the ragcompany, supercell from waxit and the gyeon silk drying towel so far.

  • go2force on 06/06/2023 - 20:34

    Can't see the price after login, has the offer expired?

  • Spending2Much on 06/06/2023 - 20:46

    Picked up two of the Meguiar's new orange mega dry towels, for $46 at SCA. Wasn't on the shopping list, but grabbed them quickly.

    Obviously a pricing error, but grabbed two to add to the collection of microfiber drying towels.

    Rate it as good a the Chemical Guys Woolly Mammoth, especially at that price.!

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