What do you use to dry your car

[BenannahCoupe]

Apologies if this has been asked before, i did have a quick look but couldnt find anything,

Im looking for recommended clothes/chamois to dry the car.

Does anybody find one to be better than another? or any specific cloth/chamois you use?

Thanks in advance

 

[PobodY]

I used to use a chamois, but changed to a microfiber cloth. - Mainly because I find it easier to use.

I also thought that a chamois could be worse for spreading debris across the cleaned surface whereas a microfiber should trap it.

The one I've got just came from Amazon and I think it's "Clarke" or something like that. - It's big (much bigger than my cleaning cloths) and yellow.

 

[markwibbs]

I used a raceglaze one pass drying towel for years until I discovered their water filters.

Now I don't dry the cars at all except if I have to put one in garage straight away.

Got 4 to wash today so that's a huge timesaver.

 

[tanuie]

I use a Micro fibre cloth as well.

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Polish.

 

[Robby122]

Take your car out for a blast?

 

[merc85]

Drying towel

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0030B9U6Q/?tag=amazon0e9db-21

 

[A250 Bennyboy]

Large micro fiber cloth

 

[BTB 500]

Microfibre towels are the 'in' thing and work well, but a good chamois is OK if you keep it scrupulously clean. We have a 'blaster' for our dogs and that actually works pretty well on the car. Blasting slightly warmed air is how car washes do it.

AEOLUS-TD-901T CYCLONE

 

[BenannahCoupe]

Take your car out for a blast?

Which is great unless the roads are wet and filthy, defeating the object of the exercise for me That being said, this time of year they get dirty just as quick as you clean them

Thanks for the replies, i think ill have a look on amazon for a decent microfibre cloth.

 

[whitenemesis]

You might like to check out this site as well, great products and quick delivery..

Microfibre car cleaning cloths - Clean Your Car

 

[thedruid]

I use the micro fibre cloths from ASDA. They are not as big as the specialist car ones but are currently selling at £1:50 for four and work fine. Mine last quite a few washes then get chucked and at that price I can't complain.

 

[C43AMG]

You might like to check out this site as well, great products and quick delivery..

Microfibre car cleaning cloths - Clean Your Car

Yes I have used the above company for years. Highly recommended

 

[developer]

DI Vessel.

Then you can leave it wet, saving much time/trouble.

They shouldn't work, but do

 

[erdnase]

Recently bought a Gtechniq Drying Towel which seems very good. Also spray the car with some Meguiars D156 X Press spray wax as well as a drying aid..

 

[PobodY]

Drying towel

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0030B9U6Q/?tag=amazon0e9db-21

That's the one I've got. - Clearly I've got Superman on my mind; that's "Kent" and not "Clarke". :fail

 

[optimusprime]

You dont know what your missing if you have never had an Autoglym synthetic leather .10 times better than any leather .i have used . Been a parrt of my cleaning kit for 10 years . I clean cars and caravans for a living ,well i did till i retired . They dont have the silly cotton backing like the others you find .And will not wear out ,this one i am using is three years old or more .They are made of spun rubber, more like a spiders web ,only hundreds and hundreds of frubber fibres in a flat sheet and just like a leather to look at. Tell you what, if you purchase one, and your not 100% happy i will buy it off you . Not only that, but you will clean off the water in 1/3 of the time ..

 

[BenannahCoupe]

You dont know what your missing if you have never had an Autoglym synthetic leather .10 times better than any leather .i have used . Been a parrt of my cleaning kit for 10 years . I clean cars and caravans for a living ,well i did till i retired . They dont have the silly cotton backing like the others you find .And will not wear out ,this one i am using is three years old or more .They are made of spun rubber, more like a spiders web ,only hundreds and hundreds of frubber fibres in a flat sheet and just like a leather to look at. Tell you what, if you purchase one, and your not 100% happy i will buy it off you . Not only that, but you will clean off the water in 1/3 of the time ..

Just ordered one, thanks for the advice

 

[J LAD]

The whole process of washing and drying increases the risk of introducing swirl marks into your paint, so you need a good regime.
Keeping the paint work regularly waxed will help the water "sheet" off and aid the drying process. If not you may find that those annoying drips and runs from wing mirrors may leave a permanent stain in the paint, especially in sunny weather.
Heres my drying method:
1. Thoroughly rinse the car down, removing all traces of shampoo.
2. Ifs its hot and sunny move car into shade.
3. To get most of the water off the car i use a small hand held blower, mine is a small Makita blower, great for getting water out of nooks and cranies.
If the car is well waxed you can push most of the water off with these types of blower.
4. Now i use a large drying towel and also a light misting of detailing spray, this helps the drying cloth to glide over the paint.
5. Once the car is dry i open all doors, bonnet etc and dry the door shuts.
6. I then go back to the blower and concentrate on those areas where the water collects, each car has there own unique trap points.
7 . After this its another wipe over with another clean, drying towel. This time i lightly mist the towel not the paint work.

Detailing sprays are bloody expensive as you know, buy some Autosmart Tango off Ebay, put around 50 to 100ml in a 500ml spray bottle then fill up with luke warm water. This makes a great detailing spray and puts a great shine on the paint. Tango is super concentrate so only use a little as a detailing spray, any more and it will start to clean the paint / remove wax. This way you will save loads of hard earned cash.

 

[J LAD]

PS Try a UK company called " Simplymicrofibre ". You will find their microfibre cloths and drying towels far cheaper than Cleanyourcar, especially if you buy in bulk with your mates, family?
Their premier microfibre GSM buffing cloths are great by the way.