The Towel Line

Tested in our own detail shop

The Shine Supply Towel Line

Twelve towels, every one built for a specific job. These four are the ones people order first.

Dries the most

The Drying Dutchman

4 reviews

1500gsm, 30x30

The most absorbent towel we make. One towel takes a full size truck down.

$35.00

Most versatile

The Black Pearl

5 reviews

1100gsm, three sizes

The versatile drying towel. Three sizes, and it clears glass streak free.

$20.00and up

Finish work

The Cosmo

600gsm, 5 pack

The softest thing we put on paint. Edgeless and tag free, nothing to leave a mark.

$35.00

Dirty work

The Taddy

1 review

300gsm, 10 pack

For the work you would never put a nice towel on. Wheels, jambs, engine bays.

$20.00and up

Never heard of us?

A family business, not a brand

Jeremy Stevens started detailing in 1996 and built Shine Supply out of the family garage in 2008. His two sons work alongside him today, and it is still run out of one shop in Ventura, California. It has never been sold to private equity and it never will be.

5.0Average rating across our best sellers

5,000+Reviews written by customers on shinesupply.com

1996Detailing since. Still the same family

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Still on the fence, or just want to learn more about the products? Call us at 805-535-4332. You will talk to one of our team members, not a robot and not AI, and you will not get an automated email back. Your connection with us is our top priority, always.

The whole line

Every towel has a job

Buying one towel for everything is how paint towels end up doing wheel work. Here is the full line and what each one is actually for.

The 400

1 review

400gsm circular knit. Detail sprays, waterless washes and everyday wipe downs.

$29.50

The Cosmo

600gsm plush, edgeless and tag free. For when the finish matters.

$35.00

The Taddy

1 review

300gsm terry. Wheels, jambs and engine bays, so your paint towels stay clean.

$20.00

The Versa

320gsm pearl weave. Leveling coatings, sealants and waxes.

$20.00

The Prince

420gsm dual pile. Pulls compound and polish off paint without smearing it.

$30.00

The Leveler, Low Pile

1 review

First towel after you lay a coating down. Grabs the bulk of the residue.

$25.00

The Leveler, High Pile

1 review

The last towel on the panel, after the low pile has done its pass.

$25.00

The Drying Dutchman

4 reviews

1500gsm at 30x30. Takes a full size truck down without wringing out.

$35.00

The Black Pearl

5 reviews

1100gsm in three sizes. Dries the body and clears glass streak free.

$20.00

The Look Out

2 reviews

Dual sided glass towel. One side cuts, one side buffs clear.

$15.00

The Clay Towel

Synthetic decon that pulls bonded contamination out of the paint.

$38.00

Shine Supply Wheel Mitt

Plush twist loop microfiber for scrubbing the faces of wheels. Two pack.

$14.00

Take care of them

A towel is only cheap until it scratches something

Most towels do not wear out. They get contaminated and then get used anyway.

1

Wash with Micro Clean

Our own microfiber detergent. Regular laundry detergent leaves brighteners and residue in the fibers that never fully rinse out.

2

No softener, no dryer sheets

Both coat the fibers with wax. A softened microfiber towel stops absorbing and starts pushing water around.

3

Never in with cotton

Cotton lint works its way into microfiber and kills the absorbency for good. Microfiber gets its own load.

4

Retire them honestly

When a towel stops absorbing or feels rough, move it down to dirty work instead of putting it back on paint.

Micro Clean is the one that matters here. It is our own microfiber detergent, it is a few dollars, and it decides whether a drawer full of towels lasts a year or a month. It is the first thing in the row below.

We make more than towels

What goes on the towel

A towel is only half of it. These are the best sellers people run with them, from washing the towels through the wash, the wheels and the interior.

Micro Clean

39 reviews

Our microfiber detergent. The one product that keeps every towel above working.

$14.0032 oz

Hotshot High-Foam Car Wash Soap - 16 oz.

Hotshot Soap

197 reviews

The wash that comes first. High foam, pH neutral, the number one thing we ship.

$12.0016 oz

Shift Soap

234 reviews

The coated car wash. Cleans without wearing a ceramic coating down.

$18.0016 oz

Wise Guy

194 reviews

Tires and inner barrels. Strips old dressing and road grime in one pass.

$26.0016 oz

Decked Out

310 reviews

Our most reviewed product. Tire dressing that soaks in instead of slinging.

$35.0016 oz

Punch-It

138 reviews

Ceramic detail spray. Final wipe on a Cosmo, drying aid, or spray on and rinse.

$24.0016 oz

Throttle

65 reviews

Everyday detail spray. Spray the towel, wipe the panel, done.

$18.0016 oz

Ignition

127 reviews

Ceramic waterless wash for the days a full wash is overkill.

$25.0016 oz

Cruise

140 reviews

Matte interior detailer. Factory finish with no greasy shine.

$20.0016 oz

Clean N Shine

106 reviews

Cleans and conditions the interior in one step.

$20.0016 oz

Leather & Interior Cleaner

65 reviews

For leather, vinyl and plastic when Solution is too aggressive.

$18.0016 oz

Cool Guy

117 reviews

Iron removing wheel cleaner. Turns bright red as it pulls the brake dust out.

$18.0016 oz

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How to use them

Three habits that keep paint clean

Most towel damage is not the towel. It is how it gets used.

1

Match the towel to the job

Plush for paint, terry for wheels and jambs, pearl weave for coatings, twist loop for drying. Grabbing whatever is closest is how paint gets marred.

2

Fold it in quarters

A quartered towel gives you eight clean sides. Flip to a fresh one the moment the side you are on loads up.

3

Spray the towel, not the panel

On detail sprays and interior work, product goes on the towel. It keeps overspray off glass and trim and uses less product.

Color code your sets if you can. It is the easiest way to stop a wheel towel from ending up on a hood.

Before you buy

Questions we get

Which towel do I actually need?

The 400 for everyday wipe downs, the Cosmo when the finish matters, the Dutchman or the Black Pearl for drying, the Look Out for glass, and the Taddy for wheels and jambs.

The Versa and both Levelers are coating work. The Prince is for pulling compound and polish. The Clay Towel is decon, and the Wheel Mitt is for wheel faces. If you are starting from nothing, the 400 and the Taddy cover most of a normal wash.

Does gsm matter?

It tells you how plush the towel is, not how good it is. A 300gsm terry is the right towel for a door jamb and a 600gsm plush is the wrong one.

Match the towel to the job instead of buying the highest number. That is the whole reason there are twelve of them.

How do I wash them, and how many do I need?

Micro Clean, no fabric softener and no dryer sheets, and never in the same load as cotton. Keep paint towels in a separate load from wheel and jamb towels.

On quantity, more than you think. Once a towel is loaded with product or grit it is done for that job, so most people run out mid detail. That is why they come in five and ten packs.

Who actually owns Shine Supply?

Jeremy Stevens. He got into detailing in 1996, started Shine Supply in 2008, and it has grown into what it is today. His two sons, Colby and Cory, work alongside him, and the rest of the team has been with us a long time.

No private equity, no parent company. Just the family and the people we work with every day.

I have never ordered from you. What if I have questions?

Call us at 805-535-4332. You will talk to a real person every single time. You can also email Info@shinesupply.com and someone will get back to you. Customer service is the foundation of this whole company, so ask us anything before you spend a dollar.

Once you order, we ship almost everything within one to two business days.

Can I buy this on Amazon?

No, and that is intentional. Staying off Amazon lets us keep full control over the experience and the connection to our customers.

It also protects our reputation and the reputation of the dealers who carry our product and use it to provide for their families. We want them to have full ownership of that. shinesupply.com is the only place to get it.

The Drying Dutchman $35.00

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