Synthetic Chamois with ONR?
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fellipe- Welcome to Autopia!
I'm far from being the resident expert on rinseless washes, but I see a few (potential?) problems with using a synthetic chamois for this:
-Mine never got 100% of the water off, maybe close, but they always left a *tiny* bit behind (which I either got off with something else or just let evaporate) and I wouldn't want to risk that with ONR
-Related to that, IMO the drying with ONR/etc. involves a bit of "buffing" as well as "drying" and a damp Absorber/etc. wouldn't, IMO, be well-suited to that
-If there's any residual dirt (that'll get taken care of during the drying), the lack of nap makes the synthethetic chamois risky with regard to marring
-The synthetic chamois' pores might "load up" with the polymers/etc. in the ONR, rendering it less effective
I don't even like using a WWMF for such drying, preferring a plush-style (MF) drying towel.
I'm far from being the resident expert on rinseless washes, but I see a few (potential?) problems with using a synthetic chamois for this:
-Mine never got 100% of the water off, maybe close, but they always left a *tiny* bit behind (which I either got off with something else or just let evaporate) and I wouldn't want to risk that with ONR
-Related to that, IMO the drying with ONR/etc. involves a bit of "buffing" as well as "drying" and a damp Absorber/etc. wouldn't, IMO, be well-suited to that
-If there's any residual dirt (that'll get taken care of during the drying), the lack of nap makes the synthethetic chamois risky with regard to marring
-The synthetic chamois' pores might "load up" with the polymers/etc. in the ONR, rendering it less effective
I don't even like using a WWMF for such drying, preferring a plush-style (MF) drying towel.
Anthony O.
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Never, never.....NEVER use a chamois for anything on a car especially when using No Rinse. Only use a chamois on a car that's going to be fully polished out.
Why?
Cause a chamois is a huge dirt magnet. Once it gets abrasive matter in it good luck getting it out. Get your car wet and lay a microfiber towel down and also a chamois. Notice anything? You'll see how the chamois sucks down onto the paint making full contact with it. A fabric towel will not do this due to the fiber strands. In short dirt has a place to go in a fabric towel. It has no place to go in a chamois but between your paint and the chamois.
Anthony
Why?
Cause a chamois is a huge dirt magnet. Once it gets abrasive matter in it good luck getting it out. Get your car wet and lay a microfiber towel down and also a chamois. Notice anything? You'll see how the chamois sucks down onto the paint making full contact with it. A fabric towel will not do this due to the fiber strands. In short dirt has a place to go in a fabric towel. It has no place to go in a chamois but between your paint and the chamois.
Anthony
Real Riders
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Just get a good waffle weave towel and you will be fine
RDKC
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RDKC- Heh heh, now there's a word I don't see here every day 
RDKC
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RDKC- Heh heh, now there's a word I don't see here every day
I watched The Physician a couple days ago... been stuck in my head since. Not very often you get a chance to use it.
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Heh heh, yeah...you might not get to trot that out all that often, good to take advantage of any opportunities