How do you dry your car, after washing it? Do you use a chamois, and if so, a natural or synthetic one? Which brand, and where do you suggest buying car care stuff from.

I've been using a P21 synthetic chamois, but the thing start disintegrating after a relatively short time, and leaves little pieces all over the car afterwards.

 

No, chamois can become abrasive over time.

Waffle weave microfiber towel is the way to go. They are pricey for a drying towel, but they are phenomenal. Check it out!

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By the way I am NOT affiliated in any way with Detailed Image, but I do buy all my products from them.

 

I use my leaf blower to get the majority of H2O off, works great, blows the water out of cracks etc. then I dry with bathroom towel. Im not to sold on the micro wipe things, tried them, didn't like.

 

Haha, I use my leaf blower for the cracks and wheels as well. The trick about a microfiber towel is finding the right one. The cheap ones do a terrible job and leave streaks behind, some even disintegrate. A good microfiber towel will do wonders!

 

"How do you dry your car, after washing it? "
Drive really really fast!

Actually I use a car squeegie then a terry towel

 

I use a squeegie for the big stuff, followed by a Master Blaster for the final product.

 

Dont need to dry when I rinse w my de-ioniser.
No water spots either w a Black car in the Sun.

 

I use microfiber towels and then go for a quick drive on the highway to blow the drips out of the nooks & crannies. Then I go home and wipe down with detailer.

 

What kind of power washer is that? I like the hose reel on it!

I have the same de-ionizer and use a power washer to minimize water use. The de-ionizer helps a lot, but I'm not sure it is 100% free of spotting sometimes. I still find myself wiping off residual drops, especially on windows. I use older bath towells that are washed without much detergent and dried without fabric softeners. I think a good blower woiuld be very helpful, but haven't sprung for one yet. I think filtered air would help reduce the chance of blowing dirty air on the wet car.

 

Compressed air, microfiber waffle towel.

If I had a black car I'd totally be using that de-ionized water setup.

 

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I drive 190mph- that does the trick!!

 

I use the leaf blower and then the microfiber towel and then a final pass with detail spray wax.

 

squeegee for the heavy stuff then a micro towel using a little WAX WHILE YOU DRY spray while drying. It seems to dry with less wipes with the spray.

 

Leaf blowers are too loud for me. The de-ionizer, while it would be ideal, is probably too expensive and too involved a solution. The squeegee I think would work best on a more angular car with more flat surfaces, not a curvy car like a 911. So at this point, I guess I'll try the waffle weave microfiber towel idea. I do have a lot of old cotton bath towels, but they're kind of heavy and cumbersome, and might scratch or deposit lint.

Thanks for all the ideas guys!