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Bros who have used this product, please advise. Is it really that good? Or is it another over-hyped product? At $25 per piece, it is the most expensive MF towel I've seen so far. If it works as well as its ad, don't mind paying for it.

hi, anyone knows where to buy the above and how much? those made of stainless steel or alumimnum? to be fitted into HDB.

HDB's new clothes drying rack

Public toilets are getting convenient and hygienic in many public areas like shopping malls, schools, community centers, and even parks. Everytime after washing our hands in the public toilets, there will be choices of how to dry your wet hands fitted in the toilets, either paper towels or hand dryers or both. http://theconversation.com/the-great-bathroom-debate-paper-towel-or-hand-dryer-51197 Which one would you normally prefer to use? PAPER TOWELS OR HOT AIR DRYERS - WHICH IS BETTER & WHY? http://info.debgroup.com/blog/bid/297155/Paper-Towels-or-Hot-Air-Dryers-Which-is-Better-Why We all know 80% of common infectious diseases are spread by our hands and effective hand washingremains our best defense - but what about hand drying? Are all methods created equal? A recent hygienic efficacy study of different hand drying methods, led by researches at Queensland University in Brisbane, Australia put this question to the test. Hand drying after all is an essential part of the hand washing process, as the spread of bacteria is more likely to occur with wet skin than from dry skin. Scientists reviewed twelve independent studies comparing paper towels, cloth towels, and hot air dryers. Hand drying effectiveness included, "the speed of drying, degree of dryness, effective removal of bacteria, and prevention of cross-contamination." Before you read the results of this latest study, please cast your vote on which drying method is more effective. Please also use the comments section below to share your feedback and insight about other studies and best practice recommendations. The study revealed, "from a hygiene viewpoint, paper towels are superior to electronic air dryers" and "drying hands thoroughly with single-use, disposable paper towels is the preferred method of hand drying." It concluded by recommending, "The provision of paper towels should be considered as a means of improving hand hygiene adherence." When it came to drying efficiency for example, the results indicated that, "residual water was more efficiently removed from the hands by cloth or paper towels." In fact, with just 10 seconds of drying with a single serve towel, the residual water on the hands was reduced to just 4% and dropped to just 1% with 15 seconds of drying. Air dryers were much slower and required 45 seconds to reduce the residual water to 3%. The bottom line, paper towels can generally achieve 90% or more dryness with normal use. The effectiveness in the removal of bacteria was measured by assessing the, "changes in the number of bacteria on the hands before and after the use of paper towels, hot air dryer, or jet air dryer. Finger pads were sampled by contact plates, and the palms were sampled by swabbing and inoculation of agar plates." They found that paper towels, "reduced the numbers of all types of bacteria on the hands" and hot air dryers were the least effective method of removing bacteria from washed hands. Many studies have found that friction is the key component in hand drying as it helps to remove contamination. Micobiological testing of the paper towels after use, demonstrates that many bacteria are transferred from the hands to the paper towels." Even more terrifying for all of us is the fact that every time a toilet is flushed, "a fine aerosol mist can be sprayed into the air. This mist may contain may types of fecal bacteria that can cause diseases. Air movement can encourage the dispersal and transmission of bacteria and increase the chance of cross-contamination. Used air dryers in washrooms are often contaminated and can emit bacteria in their air flow. So there is a potential risk of persons standing in front of air dryers acquiring the bacteria being dispersed into the air current towards them. The bacteria can then be inhaled or can be deposited on the person's body or clothes, thus making him/her a potential mobile source of infection." No such spread was seen with either paper or cloth towels. The review suggests that ultimately paper towels are the best option for settings where infection prevention is critical. However you may have no choice, which is often the case in public or workplace washrooms in which only hot air dryers are provided. The study did reveal that users have a strong preference for using paper towels and that "hand hygiene adherence would possibly decrease if paper towels are not available in washrooms." Also, air dryers that are used in many washrooms allow for only one user at a time and each person could take up to one minute to dry their hands. This is not convenient and often leads to avoidance or incomplete drying. In several studies, on average people spent just 22.5 seconds drying hands, and 41% wiped their hands unhygienically on clothes. In instances where paper towels are not available remember to always follow recommended hand washing technique, take extra time to dry your hands with an air dryers and consider carrying a personal size bottle of alcohol hand sanitizer as an added level of defense.

Anyone any recommendation? Thinking of getting the Meguair's Ultimate Wipe cloth.

My neighbour put up laundry drying stand poles outside their door and infront of my corner unit blocking 50% of space of my walking space towards the lift area. At the lift area, there are more laudry stands where more laundries are put up. Sometimes they will also put out plastic tubs to dry on stair railing which reduces the 50% of my walk path even more. The most incovenience come from the maid doing the laundry. Somehow it seems like she always do the laundry during times when we are leaving for work and when coming home. At times she would just stand in front of the remaining walk space to do the laundry and we have to come up close to her then she will move. Even so, we have to avoid kicing the pail she put on the floor. I thought the common areas are not supposed to be allowed for such usage as it is hazardous in the event of fire emergencies. Does the town council perform regular checks and advise accordingly or even fine the recalcitrant ones. This neighbour is of a different ethnic group then I am and if I were to complain to them directly, things might get a bit sensitive.

Sorry Bros and Sis for the long wait. They are here. http://www.mycarforum.com/forum/MyCarForum_Sponsors_C15/Merchants_F70/gforum.cgi?post=1881591;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;page=la st;#last

Do you dry your car immediately after driving in the rain? i find that when i try to dry the car after driving in the rain without washing first, the drying chamois will turn BLACK! My immediate tot is SWIRL MARKS! especially on my black car. This means everytime i drive in the rain, i must wash and dry the car - which makes me a slave to the paint work and i just washed the car! is there an easiER way out? can i just leave the car wet from the rain? i can see the water still beading from my #951 earlier in the afternoon. should have some protection rite? I left the car wet... hope no etched watermarks tmr.

Q1. recently i open my bonnet and saw the coolant level only left 2-3cm of coolant level. coolant stain was all over the reservoir cap. i send to my workshop and realised that air con fan is not working at all. The temperature overheated. i have been driving quite sometime, maybe a week with over normal temperature. is my engine hurt in anyway? after replacing the motor fan, i topped up the reservior with distilled water. Q2. yesterday i opened my bonnet and i saw the coolant reservoir is almost empty again. what could have happen? advise???

How to use the blue waffle weave drying cloth? I tried dabbing the water but it doesn't seem to absorb the water as well as those chamois cloths, I notice that it will cause some streaking when I remove the cloth. I am not supposed to wipe dry, right? Also, it becomes really heavy when filled with water and quite hard to squeeze dry. So what is the correct way to use it?

Actually with the water cooling, turbo timer not necessary as even with engine off the water will still cool the bearings by convection flow. I installed a turbo timer when my brick was virgin out of over-enthusiasm, I use the timer now to allow my aircon blower to dry the evaporator instead (with engine off though).

hullo guys, Anyone using this drying towel? Is it a new product? Been using the MysticMaid Auto/Marine MF cloth for 3 months, seems a lil' detoriated already. Considering to get this MysticMaid Drying Towel or the Micropak WW Towels. Any advise?

Purchased this towel today and I'm pleased with its performance. It absorbs lots of water and I can dry the car faster, the edges are finished with satin to prevent scratching. Besides that, it does not cause any water smears on the paint and is wonderful to use on glass as well. Size wise, its slightly longer than 2ft. Much better than my cotton drying towels. More reviews: http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthrea...et+Drying+Towel

Not sure hv anyone try the both the Autoglym Chamois Leather or Mictopak WW drying towels? Which is better in term of absorbing water and lesser scratch? Current i am using the Autoglym Synthetic Chamois Leather .. find it quite good but wl also like to try out the WW dring towel ...

I always got problem drying the car properly after a wash as the cotton cloth that I use won't soak up the water well. And I also heard that chamois will scratch the paintwork. I'm driving a black car so new scratches are obvious to the naked eye.. so what do you all swear by? What 'bout the autoglym aqua dry?

Hi This question may sound kind of foolish, but would like to find out do bros here uses dry towel to dry the car or wet and wring the towel first to dry the car?

saw lots of drying cloth in autobacs...some very expensive....but any recommendations which one is good ? tks.

Dear All, Just wanna know if u dry up the car after rain ? Is it o.k to just leave it to dry naturally and will it cost water marks ? Me wash the car twice a week.. Cheers