Best product to dry car?
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I've used this thing called the Absorber. They have different colors and it comes in its own tube. Advance, WalMart, and some hardware stores sell them. Work awesome and I've never had a problem with them removing wax.
Chamois, absorbers, etc... are garbage in my opinion. Get an electric leaf blower. If you keep your car waxed well, as we all should, the leaf blower will literally send the water flying off the car. You can dry the entire car in less than ten minutes even if you've never used a blower before. I can dry my car in about 5-8 mins. The best part is, you never even touch the car. No swirls, no wax stripping.
I picked mine up for 50 bucks at Sears a year ago. Best 50 bucks spent ever.
Here is teh blower I picked up. Its killer, looks like a bazooka and is a vac/mulcher also.
I picked mine up for 50 bucks at Sears a year ago. Best 50 bucks spent ever.
Here is teh blower I picked up. Its killer, looks like a bazooka and is a vac/mulcher also.
Snarf said:
Well, that is interesting! Very innovative. The only thing I'd be concerned about is when blowing near the ground, it might pick up sand and blow it on the car. I guess the only time this would be a concern is when you are about to wax the car (then you could use a mechanical method).
waffle weave towels are great. Like the meguiars water magnet, then i'll go over the car really quick with a microfiber towel to pick up anything i may have missed on the first pass.
i've used an absorber, it's a great product but KEEP IT CLEAN, dirt can get stuck on it and scratch the jesus out of your car.
i've used an absorber, it's a great product but KEEP IT CLEAN, dirt can get stuck on it and scratch the jesus out of your car.
u can find mcguiar's water magnet at like autozone...
I have the one from scott, it's huge and picks up water like I've never seen. http://www.specialtymotoring.com BTW a chamois will not strip wax, it will just scratch IF not maintained, thats all.
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A good drying tip is take the spray nozzle off your water hose and just use the straight water hose to do final rinse. You'll be surprised how much water sheets off. The I use the good ole' fashioned cotton towel. I've been afraid of microfiber a bit b/c all of them have polyester in it. I heard poly will scratch. Is that true?
SnipeJDM said:
Microfiber is 1/100 the size of a human hair. Good quality microfiber is safer than cotton on your finsh.
Forget the towels and chamois's. Go with the California Water Blade. I've been using this for about 7 years, it is the best for drying your car IMO. It's very soft, doesn't strip wax and I can dry my car in about five minutes. You can get at Wally world or just about any local auto store. http://www.calcarduster.com/autoOriginalCaliforniaWaterblade.asp
Pussy_Liquor said:
I'd considered one of these but I did not know how well it would do on a non-flat surface, like around the hood area on an 03/04 and the spoiler transition, for example. Seems like you would need a clear path for the water to go since you are not absorbing it.
Pussy_Liquor said:
amen brother the water blade is gift from the car gods! i love it i used it for the first time a few weeks ago and honestly there are a few spots the blade cant get but those spots are so small you can get them with a cotton hand towel. car is DRYED in less then 10 minutes
I hate the water blade as well... for me when it's hot I swear it leaves streakes from the silicone blade and I can't imagine if a piece of debris was on your car and you swiped it all over. I just use the cheap wallmart microfiber. One towel gets the car done, no scratching.
I use a leaf blower too, I have a gas one though prob should get an electric haha. Works great but I find water still collects around the rear wing and bumper as well as wheels so I just use a terry towel in those spots usually.
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