Best Material for Drying.

To be honest, and IMHO I find that a synthetic chamois is better than WW (of which I have two megs) at safely drying out a car. Its easier to wring, and easier to get into the smaller gaps. Just my opinion and preferred choice. There is not a swirl on my car to suggest any chamois damage.
 
Axe... the Megs WW's aren't the best IMO - maybe that's why you're not so pleased with them? Treat yourself to a massive PakShak WW and see if you notice a difference... I'm sure you will.
 
As a long time user of chamois, I was very impressed with WW towels. I like either Excel Detail or Poorboy's WW towels...
 
I think I must have a bad WW or something. Mine acts like it has been used for wax (it hasn't), but it just pushes water around until it finally, finally, gets moist enough to start absorbing. I had much better drying from the Absorber, however I won't use that because of the abrasive factor. I just use a water blade and the WW. I definitely want to try a blower, I think that is the ultimate solution to the problem.
 
Boxster, sometimes a WW will do that until its slightly damp.



I lay mine open onto the wet roof for a few seconds and let it get damp. After that it sucks like mad. Try fluffing it up in the drier when its nearly dry before next use.



On a small car my Packshak WW does the whole car without wringing.



I wouldn't recommend using a water blade.
 
Ok i am going to change things a little. I use a Water Sprite. Why?

I washed 10 cars today and i can't buy $200 worth of WW( i do have one). One of those cars was from an auto body shop with fresh paint. No marring.

I find the Water Sprite much better when it is used enough to form little "teets". It might not dry spot free unless you have R.O. water but it is soft and absorbent enough to minimize marring.
 
jeff5614 said:
Accumulator,

Would those be the gray WW's shown on their site? They look a lot like the gray Ultimate Detailing WW's I picked up here on Autopia a few months ago which are much softer than the large WW's I use for drying.
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Yeah, those are the ones. I picked up two more after talking with Ian and they're just as soft as they've always been. I *think* I discern some subtle differences between those and the gray Autopia ones, but they're certainly in the same ballpark; softer than the "big blue" ones.



BoxsterCharlie- Maybe try washing the WW in some MicroRestore. I have the Absorber and two similar "synthetic chamois" products, and my WWsabsorb better. Just no comparision, and that's trying them side-by-side; the WWs get every last bit of water and the others don't. Something's up with your WWs ;)
 
Another vote for PakShak WW's. I don't know what I'd do without them. I, however, also use a blower as my primary drying device, otherwise my window moldings and the like would still be holding water the next day!
 
THE ABSORBER! Believe me, I have a ton of WW's and they just don't work that well for me. However, before you go off on me, I have noticed that the more it gets washed the better it works. I have never tried to "get it a little damp", so I will try that next time. Right now, the quickest way is to use a Cali Water Blade in combination with a WW. Can dry the car in a few minutes.
 
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