towel/chamois wringer

[JeeperAz]

Something like this -
http://www.autogeek.net/tw2020.html

Any idea where to get one, other than online? Need to try to find one locally so I can get it before Xmas..

I'm going to check Grainger but was also hoping someone might have an idea what other types of places would carry these things.

 

[kartracer55]

Girots sells them... and a nice little catch tray thing too

Jim

 

[ranger_dood]

$120 for a towel wringer? Eesh! If you could've waited (or started looking earlier) I'd say go to some yard sales or antique stores and find an old clothes wringer!

 

[69lkmno]

I bought a mop bucket/wringer combo from Walmart for $37.00.

 

[Runner94]

Check out Harbor Freight. I bought the one they have and it's (I think) the same as the one from Griot's and about $100 cheaper. I paid $49.99. Many will say it's not the same but for my purposes I found it to work well. It has the the same tub and the rollers are set up the same way.

Just my 2 cents.


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=3989

 

[jfelbab]

Not sure if you intend to use this for wringing out towels when drying cars or just shop towels but...

I switched to using the Meguiar's Water Magnet Drying Towel recently and this waffle-weave microfiber towel will usually dry my whole SUV without ringing it out. And I mean completely dry. This towel wrings out nearly dry by hand as well. Amazing ability to absorb and hold water, three times that of terry towels. Much easier on the painted finish than terry towel or a chamois too.

I think I got mine at an AutoZone or Checkers.

 

[kartracer55]

Not sure if you intend to use this for wringing out towels when drying cars or just shop towels but...

I switched to using the Meguiar's Water Magnet Drying Towel recently and this waffle-weave microfiber towel will usually dry my whole SUV without ringing it out. And I mean completely dry. This towel wrings out nearly dry by hand as well. Amazing ability to absorb and hold water, three times that of terry towels. Much easier on the painted finish than terry towel or a chamois too.

I think I got mine at an AutoZone or Checkers.

The griots version of that same towel is amazing! One will dry almost an entire car.

Jim

 

[JeeperAz]

Thanks all. My father was able to find one locally.

Runner94... thanks for that link. I might have to pick that one up for myself.

 

[Runner94]

JeepersAZ

I also use a waffled microfiber towel and it works well. The wringer is around 24 pounds. I found that if you don't have a solid place to attach the unit it is rather cumbersome. All in all though it works well.

 

[Stuart in MN]

I just started using microfiber towels this summer, and they do work pretty well.

 

[Wile1Coyote]

Me too on the waffle towel but only on the good cars I still use old bath towels for the daily drivers so thanks for the links guys. I had seen that one at griots and thought is was cool but was put off by the price.

On a related note I picked up a drying rack that fold up to the wall when not in use at Target for $12! When you need to dry soemting just fold it down and it has like 6 or 7 towel bar length rods to hang stuff on works pretty good and helps me from having wet towels hanging all over the garage.

 

[dboat]

Thanks all. My father was able to find one locally.

Runner94... thanks for that link. I might have to pick that one up for myself.

So, where did you find one? and how much was it?

 

[JeeperAz]

He found it at a 'janitor supply' warehouse here in Phoenix. It's a DynaJet model and he paid about $150 for it.