The Right Towel for the Job

Without towels made specifically for the automotive industry, you may be scratching vehicle surfaces, putting twice the elbow grease into your work or seeing less than ideal results. It isn’t a productive use of your team’s time – nobody enjoys spinning their wheels. Towels also help maintain a clean, healthy environment for employees as well as customers.

Job-Specific Towels

Let’s start with fender covers. Keep vehicles’ exteriors safe from paint scratches and other damage with a protective layer. The acrylic/cotton blend is soft and absorbent. If you’re working inside the vehicle, seat covers are a great way to defend against stains and dirty upholstery.

The MVP of automotive toweling has to be the shop towel. This 100% cotton do-it-all towel can hold up to various tasks with its durability and absorbency. Shop towels can be used wet or dry. Another important towel in your arsenal is the microfiber industrial towel. Microfiber can hold six times its weight in fluid, making these towels perfect for handling oil and grease spills. And since they are lint free and won’t scratch surfaces, they are a good choice for removing any last-minute fingerprints or dust. Both types of towels can wipe down auto parts, clean tools and equipment and detail tires.

Facility-Specific Towels

Moving out of the service, repair and tech areas, specific-use towels can help efficiently and effectively clean other spaces of your facility. First up is the employee breakroom. This area sees its fair share of crumbs, dust and debris. Use absorbent cotton towels to freshen up tables and counters and keep bacteria at bay. Offices can also benefit from surface cleaning with cotton towels.

The front reception and customer waiting areas experience high traffic volumes and are typically where customers spend most of their time. Therefore, you want desks, tables and coffee nooks to be clean and germ-free. Microfiber towels are great for glass surfaces, windows and mirrors because they virtually leave no lint behind. And since they are highly absorbent, you can use smaller amounts of cleaning solutions.

Choose Rental

When it comes to toweling, a fully managed rental program provides peace of mind and value to your business. Benefits include:

• Inventory management – With a rental service, you have no up-front investment costs. Your service representative works with you to determine usage levels and provides only the amount of towels you need – no storage space taken up by extras.
• Proper handling – You won’t need to worry about transporting or using home washers and dryers to clean large quantities of towels. With an industrial laundry service, automotive towels are handled separately to avoid cross contamination.
• Thorough clean – Industrial launderers have perfected heavy duty wash formulas and temperatures to clean stubborn stains while maintaining the towel’s integrity.
• On-time delivery – You benefit from convenient and scheduled deliveries so that you have the right amount of towels when you need them.
• Economical and environmentally responsible – According to TRSA, laundered shop towels are better at minimizing solid waste and energy consumption. Reusable laundered towels fit EPA’s profile for conservation while disposables do not. The process saves energy, improves air quality and reduces waste.

The right towel and service allows you to maximize your time, present a professional image to customers and maintain clean workstations. Talk to us today to set up a personalized plan for your automotive business needs.