Drying your car

[canky]

How do u guys dry ur car after u washed it. whats the best thing to use?

 

[DrR]

I use a chamoise cloth.

 

[riz]

sonus der wonder waffle weave towel and synthetic detailer from chem guys or last touch from Megs

 

[Fred@BTM]

i drive down the M40 at 140, that drys it out a treat!

 

[canky]

sonus der wonder waffle weave towel and synthetic detailer from chem guys or last touch from Megs

u recomend this then how much is it? u got link

i drive down the M40 at 140, that drys it out a treat!

lol well my car only does 138mph so thats out the question

 

[Rich]

Sonus Drying towels with Last Touch quick detailer here too.

 

[*Clare*]

microfibre cloth or a chamois

 

[riz]

125 on the M40 today and my car was wobbling a bit so ill take the towel


http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/shop/washing-drying/c_1.html?ccSID=4e9eacaf89b88f1c902dc8eb5d5b15b2
or the normal ultimate one is good

http://www.carwashnwax.com/
(there waffle weave drying towel is good also, donrt get megs water magnet)
or


megs last touch

 

[canky]

cheers guys thanks 4 the quick replies

 

[JD]

Sonus Drying towels with Last Touch quick detailer here too.

could i use megs quick detailer spray rich? what is the advantage of using last touch stuff?

i tend to use the der wunder towel but just on its own, and have already got a few minor marks on the paintwork after the PC session over xmas

jamie

 

[JR]

Sonus Drying towels with Last Touch quick detailer here too.

Great minds

 

[Rich]

Sonus Drying towels with Last Touch quick detailer here too.

could i use megs quick detailer spray rich? what is the advantage of using last touch stuff?

i tend to use the der wunder towel but just on its own, and have already got a few minor marks on the paintwork after the PC session over xmas

jamie

Last Touch can be purchased cheaply ( 1 US gallon - about 3 litres ) for 18 quid, so cheap enough to spray all over wet panels when you dry. Using the noraml stuff would mean getting through lots of bottles.

The Last Touch can be watered down 50/50 with water for claying and drying so it goes further. Just cost effective TBH.

Also looks good.

I washed this 172 earlier, dried it using Last Touch and it looked nice.

 

[JR]

are those front disks slotted rich ?

 

[Rich]

They are yes, not sure who they are made by.

 

[JR]

They are yes, not sure who they are made by.

any chance you could ask for me ?

 

[JD]

but will it make any difference to me drying it? ie will it protect against swirls that little bit more by lubricating?

jamie

 

[Rich]

Dee may have a reciept with the car.

If not PM butch172 on here, that is who the car was purchased and we collected it from today.

 

[Rich]

but will it make any difference to me drying it? ie will it protect against swirls that little bit more by lubricating?

jamie

Thats is the idea, though they still say to blot with the towel not wipe.

 

[Gareth]

are those front disks slotted rich ?

the ones I had on my 172 were Power Slot discs from BBPT.

 

[JD]

Thats is the idea, though they still say to blot with the towel not wipe.

cheers rich

jamie

 

[Rich]

I also tend to get the water of the best I can with the drying towel, I dont worry to much about all the drips/runs etc, I get these with a ultra plush micropak MF towel after.

 

[JD]

yeah i usually get it dried as best as poss, then go for a quick pootle up my drive round a carpark to get rid of water out of places i cant reach then come home and quick detail it.

cheers for the info on the megs stuff rich, gonna get another wash mitt and some other bits on my next buy from autopia

jamie

 

[ado]

i drive down the M40 at 140, that drys it out a treat!

Didn't think the Clio diesel went that fast. When was the last time you washed the diesel or the vee?:rasp:

 

[JMR]

I'm using Aquatouch waffle weave microfibre drying towel at the moment.

Bought on here from Serious_Performance in the lambswool washmitt group buy.

Well impressed up to yet. Do the whole car easy without wringing it out.

 

[The Big Yin]

I have a poorboys one and a megs one ordered , do a comparison on the two when they arrive

 

[ajketley]

i drive down the M40 at 140, that drys it out a treat!

It really works

 

[Brand86]

Aquablade to get the worst off (making sure to rinse it first to get any grit off that could be on there) then waffle weave towel with megs QD for me.

 

[vavazoom]

my chamois was dirty so used microfibre!quite pleased with the resaults!:approve:

 

[vavazoom]

or if u really clever get rainwater from the water butt!and then u dnt have to worrie about water marks just leave it!

 

[Brand86]

or if u really clever get rainwater from the water butt!and then u dnt have to worrie about water marks just leave it!

Yeh I have seen those ionised water systems in use, look pretty good if you are working in volume. Damn calcium!!:rasp:

 

[Graham Gooch]

Can't remember what make my waffle weave drying towel is but its blue lol, it also happens to be one of the most useful and therefore one of the best detailing products I've ever bought.

 

[Fred@BTM]

i drive down the M40 at 140, that drys it out a treat!

Didn't think the Clio diesel went that fast. When was the last time you washed the diesel or the vee?:rasp:

the diesel never gets washed! (i used WD40 to get the caked on diesel off from round the filler cap)

i used to take the vee to the local jet wash, i don't know what chemical or whatever is in that machine, but the "spot free finish" (deionised water i guess) works SO well!! quick blast down the M40 and its as if i'd spent a few hours polishing it

 

[Alan]

Sonus der wunder microfiber towels with Chemical Guys synthetic QD tho going to try megs last touch when the better weather comes..

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Do you prefer the last touch to the chemical guys Alan ?

 

[Alan]

Well i've only tried last touch once when a mate brought it round as he'd been using it on black 330ci and was going how good it was...so i can't really say what i prefer between the two..

 

[Steve]

Auto glym aqua dry

 

[Ian_182]

Ultimately i would love an airline in the garage to blow all the last bits of water away,Until then i just go round the car with kitchen roll in all the seems and bits to draw it out.,

ian

 

[The Big Yin]

Why not try a leaf blower

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Why not try a leaf blower

Some people on DW already do...have you seen this?

http://www.detailplus.com/video/cars_large.swf

 

[RacerStu]

I use the meguiars water magnet drying towel. Find it works a treat.