What do you use to dry your car

[jon.english68]

I have used micra fibre cloths for years on my Saab 9-3. Being black it couldn't be left to dry but I also use demon shine and it works very well

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[MercE350]

I use a car "blow drier" it has plenty of power, and good for getting all the drips that appear after a wash, in the seems, behind lights, wing mirrors etc.

 

[poormansporsche]

What do you use to dry your car ?

An Eastern European

 

[Deleted member 6183]

An Eastern European

See post 5

 

[renault12ts]

I only allow the breath of angels to dry my car.

 

[Alex225]

Microfibre drying towels for me. Soak up plenty of water and much kinder to the paintwork than a chamois or drying blade.

Breath of angels is wasted if you don't use the tears of orphans to actually wash the car!

 

[renault12ts]

Microfibre drying towels for me. Soak up plenty of water and much kinder to the paintwork than a chamois or drying blade.

Breath of angels is wasted if you don't use the tears of orphans to actually wash the car!

Damn...you got me there.

 

[Dickie Fix]

Large Turtlewax squeegee followed by a Kent microfibre towel.

 

[Lenny63]

The meguires chamois is very good and I've used for years - think they call
T a drying towel
I've just purchased an autofinesse microfibres drying towel - the thing is a beast , just soaks I'm anything and everything !

The only gripe so far is that it gets so heavy with all the water it can be a pain to ring out

 

[Alex225]

Damn...you got me there.

You amateur you!! Haha

 

[BernardB]

I did a lot of research for microfibre towels, mostly on Detailing World, and the best recommendation was the Uber towel (see Elite Ultra Plush UBER Drying Towel 40x70 As Seen on Fifth Gear Elite Car Care)

Sure enough it's far and away the best one I've used - and I've tried a lot.

One of the very good things about it is that although it's super-absorbent it's not so big that it's hard to wring out.

 

[Alex225]

I bought a similar towel to that Elite Car Care towel but by Chemical Guys. Massive and soaks up loads. Trouble is like a chamois an already damp towel doesn't absorb as well as when it's bone dry.

I found myself mostly using unbranded microfibre towels but once they're wet I grab another. Tend to use three towels to dry the car off! Haha

 

[StMarks]

If I was concerned about my Vito being wet (which I'm not) I may use the same tool that I use on my D675 after I clean her.
Works fantastically well, and like myself, many others of you on her may already have one in your garage already.:

Stihl leaf blower. (Other makes are available, apparently) Despite having dozens of trees around my garden, I probably use this more for drying than I do during the entire annual leaf purge season.

Hth

 

[Toobad]

When drying a car a no-touch solution such as an air blower will always inflict the least damage, as will using filtered water and allowing the car to drip-dry. Beyond that a coating or sealant that promotes "sheeting" will allow you to ostensibly dry your car with the flow of water from an open hose! A treatment like Kamiikaze's Myabi Coat produces insane sheeting but even a couple of coats of the humble Finish Kare FK1000P sealant, the go-to winter protection for many, will yield hugely impressive sheeting results.

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Accepting microfibre has now become the traditional drying method of choice, drying towels fall into two camps. The super-fluffy ones inflict little damage and soak up enormous amounts of water but on the downside they can become quite heavy, difficult to wring out and take an age to dry. If you accidently drop them, their grabby properties causes all manner of detritus to stick to them like the proverbial to a blanket. However German technology leads the way (at a price) and you will be hard pushed to find better than the:

Microfiber Madness "Dry Me Crazy" Towel

Polished Bliss are one of the main UK stockists.

I personally prefer waffle-weave drying towels and here Korean microfibre leads the way. Their specialised slitting process produces what they call ultrafibre and yield 220,000 fibres per square inch. They are significantly thinner, easier to wring out, dry quicker yet manage to hold 7 times their own weight in water. The edges are covered in satin to prevent the threads from scratching your paintwork. Here is the main importer, try the code 10DISC at Checkout for 10% off and if there's more than £20 of stuff in your Cart postage will be free:

Cobra Supreme Guzzler

I won't comment on Eastern European car washes or silicone drying blades, if they produce the result you desire then that's all that counts.

 

[markwibbs]

Here's a link to the water filter system I use.
Refillable 0ppm Water Filter (7 litre) RG-Filter-7L

Only washed 3 cars in the end on Saturday, 2 were left to drip dry, the other had to go back in the garage after a quick spin to dry the discs, I used the Race Glaze waffle OnePass on the glass (£5) and a big blue fluffy one on the body (£6.99).

The beauty of any microfibre over any chamois, fake or natural, is their depth of pile - so any grit wont become trapped between the cloth and paintwork to create a 3 foot long scratch before you notice... Same with blades - been there, done that. Reserved it for the shower now.

OnePass Microfibre Drying Towel

Deep Pile Massive Fluffy Drying Towel DeepDryer