Back to basics.... what do you dry your car with?

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MnRiverman

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100% cotton bath towel? Natural Chamois? Synthetic? California Water Blade?



I always use a 100% cotton bath towel, and I really don't think it's swirling my car. I use a leaf blower to get off most of the water, then I just gently have to drag the towel across the surface to get it dry. I usually wash these after 3 or 4 drying uses.



So, what do you guys use?



- Anthony
 
I use 2 Microfiber towels to dry my car after running the hose over it (without a nosel). Not much water on the car anyway at that point. Works for me :up



JD
 
Hi adg44,



I use a large size waffle weave micro fiber towel and follow-up with a 24" x 24" micro fiber towel as a final wipe towel. Then I get a smaller 16" x 16" micro fiber towel and some QuickShine QD to give it a just wax look. Works perfect everytime...unless it rains in Honolulu, HI :D



With Aloha,

~Ranney
 
I use 100% cotton towels for drying and works great.

But I wash it the same day after using it. If you use it a couple times without washing it really hardens unless you have super soft water.........but even then I recommend washing them after each use.
 
Big waffleweave MF. It is amazing. Perfectly soft, and amazingly absorbant.



I will never use cotton again. It seems "harsh"compared to MF.
 
You don't want to know! :D



I use the dreaded CWB and follow up with different things to try drying the spots the blade misses. Up until recently I didn't have any MF waffleweave-type towel so I've been experimenting or reverting to those felt-like synthetic chamois typically sold by people with microphones at fairs. :rolleyes: (Purchased pre-Autopia.)



I managed to acquire a ridiculously tiny waffleweave MF recently and found it absorbs water the best with the least water trails, which is probably why people have been continuously converting to waffleweaves more and more.
 
I do a final rinse with an open hose to reduce the amount of water left on the car. Then I use the Big Blue towel from CMA (waffleweave MF).



I would like to get an air compressor to blow the water out of crevices!



On the trim, wheels, grille and inside of trunk lid I use a clean soft terry towel because it seems to absorb better in those areas.
 
open hose rinse, followed by blotting with a cotton bath towel, wipe in short strokes with waffle-weave microfiber, final wipe with microfibertech MF using QD.



I get water out of the sideview mirrors by putting my mouth to the gap and blowing. :P
 
I am with Ranney on this one.



I use the hose nozzle to sheet off the water. I then use a waffle weave or Absorber, followed by a 24 x 24 MF towel.



Works great...:up
 
I use the CWB to push most of the water off, then a large MF waffle weave then I use my Vac-n-Blo to blow out the crevices that drip for hours after. Ranney's waffle weave are on the way and I'm anxious to give them a try.
 
Hose most of the water off, then use the Absorber, followed by the Big Blue. Then the same Big Blue is used on the wheels, grill, etc.
 
I use Carguy's "Perfect Drying Technique." I use a waffleweave MF towel, followed by one or 2 16x16 MF towels on the paint. Another 16x16 MF for the trim and any extra water drippings. I then use the cheap "cotton" terry towels that come in the big bag for the wheels, tires and other places that are "dirtier".
 
Sheet water off with no nozzle on hose (not using a nozzle at all now), then towel. As I posted recently, I'm now using Der Wunder Towel. Drag it across the surface. Used it again today. After sheeting the water off, there isn't much left and DWT sticks so much it felt like it was going to rip on the first couple of pulls, until it had some water in it to slicken it. Works though.
 
CWB, then Blue Shop Towel. Kinda like paper towels but softer and more absorbent. 2 sheets for the whole car. including all the seams where all the water tends to sit and drip later. damn... Then my shopvac to blow off anything else.
 
I use JT International's 16x24''waffleweave MF towels for most of the car. Use one to get most of the water off and then a second to finish up. I then use my Walmart Concordia MF towels to do the door jams, wheels, tires, etc.



My wife just informed me that when we move into our new house, she is buying all new towels. This now leaves me with about 15 used, but very nice Royal Velvet 100% cotton bath towels. I guess I might try using one to get most of the water off and then finish with MF--as others here are doing.
 
I'm sure I'm alone on this one........



I have both the Absorber and the Big Blue Drying Towel (MF)...



I really prefer the Absorber. Can't explain it, that's just my preference.



(Big blue just lays there folded and ready and never gets used!)...



Absorbers are also indestructible. I have one that's several years old........one to three dryings per week and it looks like new!
 
This weekend was my first experience using the "Sheeting technique" mentioned in previous posts. I used the technique on both of my cars. There was hardly any water on them. I follwed up with an absorber, then one of David's Ultimate Detailing towels from the Perfect Shine Kit. I dried the whole car with only one towel! These towels kick major butt!:xyxthumbs
 
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