What do you use to dry your vehicles?
 

I use a wet chamois cloth, but I'm beginning to wonder if all that contact is good for the endurance of the paint. Does anyone use an air blower to dry their car? If so, does it dry the car well without causing water spots?
Thanks!

I like using BIG waffle weave towels. It's less rubbing and more blotting with them.

Theoretically there shouldn't be anything on the paint as the car is clean, so rubbing slightly shouldn't harm it.

I use microfiber towels. They seem to dry it really well.

I use the absorber to dry my car. I have used a leaf blower but it just does not blow the air fast enough to dry everything, you have to get it real close to the car and im too cheap to buy the airforce master blaster

I use a chamois, and the wind while cruising when I get tired of using the chamois

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I use a High Powered Leaf Blower (it gets all the water from the doors/hood/trunk seams/wheels well & wheels) & if you have a good wax job, there's little to absorb with a chamois or micro fiber towel(s)

I use one of those super absorber towel things, probably not the best option as its alot of contact with the paint, but it works pretty good. Usually the best bet is a nice big microfiber towel or something similar.

Microfiber towels here. I see the waffle weave style, never have used them. Might have to score a couple and give them a try. It's just Sam's Club and COSTCO sell the 36 pack of micro's for about $15 and I usually trash a few each time I work on the car.

I use micro fiber towels on mine. But I like BBMikes idea!!! LOL

Airforce Masterblaster then whats left Adams drying towel. Remember the more you touch your paint the more chances you have to get micro scratches and swirls marks.
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This is what I use 1 swipe and its dry to the touch...
Its like a water magnet!
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Merely lay it flat on the car and watch the water disappear!
Best thing ive used yet... It worked espescially well at the Monte Nats as we had a cpl overnites of rain.. It worked fast and easy.
I got mine at Oreilys.:thumbsup:

I run water straight out of the hose over the car to get rid of water beads/excess water. Microfiber towels for drying.

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Nice, the Water Blade is quite useful. Works well!! :cool:

I use a sham wow, yup I fell victim to the infomercial

I have the Coba Guzzler waffle weave mf. I like using it because its big, making it easy to dry wide surfaces in one wipe.

Thanks to everyone for chiming in! I will give these a try, and let you all know what works the best for me.

my mom and aunt ran a detail shop for a few years and started using regular news papers for the windows,it doesn't streak or leave water spots,i wouldn't recommend them on paint though

they used some type of sheep skin material to dry the car it works well but I fell as if its too rough

I mentioned that I use a leaf blower but I keep finding myself going back to using "the absorber XL" I cut it in 2 half is my wash mitt the other half is for drying. The stuff soaks up soo much water.

Sometimes the AbsorberXL and sometimes Griot's Garage's drying towels.

+1 for California water blade and I follow up with wet chamois

I'm an auto detailer by profession, and what we do, if not using a wax-as-you-dry product, is use a water blade and squeegee as much of the water off as you can, then follow up using micro fiber towels! Preferably large microfiber towels so that you can fold them a couple times and flip them over once a side gets wet. Microfiber is the preferred material since it can be washed after each use, and the fibers won't cause swirling. Chamois carry lots of excess debris and can cause swirling with further use. And if you're concerned about dripping, use an air compressor with a blow tip attachment and blow out all the panels/lights/seems to your liking! Works like a charm :)

At what pressure do you run the air compressor?

I just use microfiber normally. That Master Blaster looks awesome though.

Here in California water conservation enforcement posse will come down on you for washing the car. I've not done a proper wash in a couple months.

On foggy drippy mornings very early (when the water posse are busy filling their little buckets with the first 20 seconds of cold shower water they use to flush the commode once a day) I might take the hose to it before getting on the freeway and driving real fast.

Otherwise - the floppy water blade and a microfiber towel or two.

That's crazy. I'd have a rough time handling that, especially in Cali.

The more touch the surface of your vehicle the more chance of micro scratches and swirls even using microfibers add a lubricant detail spray.The way to avoid this is to use air pressure master plaster is the best and the air is filtered and heated but you can use and air compressor, leaf blower, what ever if you use a leaf blower do not use a gas powered one because of the exhaust it will be all of the paint. So here is a few more options. In my opinion never ever use a water blade it will cause micro scratches. So here are a few options.

90 psi should be plenty!

I like the Microfiber, it does a great job. And its relaxing....

Depends on my location but usually flood the paint, folowed by waffle weave micro fiber

I must be in the minority, I let it air dry. :eek::o:rolleyes::(

I like to put a nice layer of meg's wax, sometimes multiple coats. I don't see any significant water marks, except the windows. I wash on a gravel drive, a blower would probably make a bigger mess :rotfl:.

I use I20 at 80 mph;)

You might have better water sources than we do also.

Could be :) I like to use a thin fan as a last pass to encourage as much as possible to run off. I tried a synthetic chamois last time and didn't see enough of a difference that would justify it's use over gravel.

Used to use an air compressor and waffle weave microfiber. Have a leaf blower now, so I'll have to give that a try.

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