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You have unforunately contradicted yourself.
Getting the paint work corrected will need time and money. And the marks are likely to be down to previous washing with a sponge, yes. But also down to your method and products used as well.
If you want to get your alloys refurbed and that's not...
The only thing you can do is use a heated jet dryer, like the Black Barron. Or maybe a small electric leaf blower.
Depends on your budget. It can be solved, but may require investment (£60-200).
Not stupid at all lad - if you don't know something, you don't know it. The forum is here to help :)
As the above video shows, the idea behind the OHT is simply to sheet water across the panels so it doesn't leave beads everywhere on the panel. Instead it all runs off. But this is only...
Doing after you've used them...
But on a serious note, just some warm water. You can buy pad cleaning solution, but I find with a gentle massage (oo er misses) it generally gets the polishes out without too much trouble. Then leave them to air dry naturally.
If your car's performance is so greatly affected by switching the AC on, I would suggest buying a better car.
Now I know why my old 1.2 was da fastist arownd - know ayr condishining!
All about the open hose technique first. The idea being it sheets water off the surface so there is less water to soak up.
The one that Toby has linked to is my favourite, but the one you have posted is just as good.
Just unnecessary in my eyes. Strong is for chrome et al that is really highly deteriorated. But then again, if your frame of mind is £3 is nothing, then it being stronger won't do any harm buddy :)
The difference between an Acryllic sealant and Carnauba sealant on mine (red) is astounding. Just down to the gloss/wet look. Flat colours like RB, red, yellow etc benefit from Carnauba, where as something like a blue metallic will benefit from Acryllic for the flake pop.
Oh and I really don't feel you need to go down the strong route, over standard Prime.
One thing I would advise is the choice between Acryllic and Carnauba, for obvious colour related reasons.