[craney]

I currently dry mine with the meguirs drying towel thingy but it only gets the majority of the water off and i have to wipe over the car with another rag, which always leaves little scratches. They always polish out but i dont want to polish it every time i wash it. I tried my microfibre cloths and they are useless at drying! any ideas would be great. I also heard that shammy's are a no no?

thanks in advance, Steve.

 

[LawwaST]

I use 2 water magnets - one to take the worst off and one to finish it off.

 

[African Sky]

I go over the car twice with a shammy then one of my wifes bathroom towels

but then

and then

 

[Legogirl]

Here is a link to an interesting topic about drying towels with different peoples recommendations:

http://www.focusstoc.com/forums/Drying-Tow...ml&hl=donna I'm still using the same brand that I mention in the post and get on just fine with it.

As for shammys being a no-no, I would guess that because any grit left on the car hasn't got anywhere to go in a shammy it could cause scratches in the same way that people say sponges and water blades do, whereas with the drying towel any little bits of grit left are magically sucked up into the weave of the towel so don't damage the paintwork.

Hope this helps

 

[GeoNo1]

These are brilliant

http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/sonus/d...wel-2-pack.aspx

 

[Rob]

This is what I use: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-...-/prod_362.html
Out of stock at the moment but they do slightly smaller one:
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/microfibre-c...6-/prod_69.html

With the larger one I can do both my cars, and still has capacity to take more water.

Ow just a note use a separate towel/cloth for the sill's and shuts. As they are mucky even after a good wash!

 

[dee4life2005]

QUOTE(Rob @ 16 Feb 2010, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>This is what I use: http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-...-/prod_362.html

+1 I have a few of these, they dry the car really well - sucking up loads of water.

I also lightly spray the car with some Meguiars Last Touch, which also helps prevent inflicting the dreaded swirls. At £25 a gallon it aint that cheap but it can be diluted 1:1 with water and has many other uses as well (e.g. can be used as a clay lube).

 

[DaveCHCI]

Autoglym water blade then a megs drying cloth

 

[gizm0]

i hate them water blades!! scratched my last car with one of them! i use a sonus drying towel, started to go off it abit because it seemed like it wasnt being as good as when i first got it until i applied dodo juice polish n wax then washed it with their shampoo it dried the water up very easily so i think its down to what other products you use to wash your car with that make the towel work its best

 

[craney]

Thankyou all for the fast responses.

Unfortunately whilst ordering my drying towels a few more posts came in, however i went for these, hope you approve

http
://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/microfibre-c...2/prod_84.html


and whilst i was at it got some of these http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/microfibre-c...-/prod_163.html I needed some new ones anyway as my old ones have seen better days.

 

[DaveCHCI]

QUOTE(gizm0 @ 16 Feb 2010, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i hate them water blades!! scratched my last car with one of them! i use a sonus drying towel, started to go off it abit because it seemed like it wasnt being as good as when i first got it until i applied dodo juice polish n wax then washed it with their shampoo it dried the water up very easily so i think its down to what other products you use to wash your car with that make the towel work its best

No offense intended here but you probably brought a

one! I went to a detailing day a few years back and was shown the differences between the rubber types (the blade bit). Spend anywhere over £20 on one and you'll be ok, mine is the Autoglym one and the rubber is really soft, I'd say impossible to scratch the car.

 

[gray]

a nice CLEAN artifical shammy. there is a skill to getting a car dry without water marks ect... ive mastered it due to 5 years being a valeter and 2 years detailing

 

[gizm0]

QUOTE(DaveCHCI @ 16 Feb 2010, 04:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>No offense intended here but you probably brought a

one! I went to a detailing day a few years back and was shown the differences between the rubber types (the blade bit). Spend anywhere over £20 on one and you'll be ok, mine is the Autoglym one and the rubber is really soft, I'd say impossible to scratch the car.

none taken but mine was autoglym too...it ended up in next doors vegetable patch (dont like my neighbours) lol

 

[christiano]

QUOTE(gray @ 16 Feb 2010, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>a nice CLEAN artifical shammy. there is a skill to getting a car dry without water marks ect... ive mastered it due to 5 years being a valeter and 2 years detailing

Seconded. - I find the AG synthetic chamois by far the best, Tried 80% of the top end drying towels on the market and am still to find one that out performs the AG Chamois.

 

[geesta]

I use poorboys waffle towel.

 

[RichFST]

MF's are by far the safest and most effective. I would not use a chamois on mine, let alone an aqua blade.

Craney, if your MF towels aren't working they sound like they're wrecked. Washing with fabric conditioner will kill MFs as it removes the static in them that keeps the fibres apart so that they can absorb.

 

[kjw]

 

[gray]

^^^^^^ i know what you mean.....

 

[craney]

QUOTE(RichFST @ 17 Feb 2010, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>MF's are by far the safest and most effective. I would not use a chamois on mine, let alone an aqua blade.

Craney, if your MF towels aren't working they sound like they're wrecked. Washing with fabric conditioner will kill MFs as it removes the static in them that keeps the fibres apart so that they can absorb.

Yeah the missus did wash them with a fabric softner! wont be doing that to my new ones though!

 

[Liz-whizz]

I use a waffle towel to get most of the water off, then finish with a microfibre towel. I do not get left with any water marks, just great results. I now would never use a sponge or leather chamois.