what do you use to dry?

what do you guys use to dry your car after youi wash it?

i personally use "the absorber"

i just use a regular towel. Shammy cloths work well also

nothing is wrong with a good old damp shammy. i never get water spots using one.

The California blade baby!

I have a california blade that I use to get the majority of the water off and then I finish up with the Absorber on anything that's hard to get to with the blade.

I admit I use The Absorber as well, even though a lot of people will tell you not to.

microfiber towels > anything else

microfiber towels, but i'm currently looking for something else because these seem to attract dust to my car. it's covered in a layer of dust about 20 minutes after drying. :(

microfiber towels, but i'm currently looking for something else because these seem to attract dust to my car. it's covered in a layer of dust about 20 minutes after drying. :(

that's b/c your car is black

black cars are the hardest to keep clean.... any spec of dirt shows up easily

but they look the sexiest when they are clean:cool:

I admit I use The Absorber as well, even though a lot of people will tell you not to.

Curiosity speaking, as I use the Absorber as well, who tells you not to use it and why?

Honest question, as I've been using one for years and I'd like to avoid any potential damage I may do to my paint.

Thanks

I'd say an Absorber is much more safe then using one of those California Water Blades, I'd think they'd be easier to hurt your paint with.

I use an Absorber, I've never heard of them possibily messing up paint.

I know that there are always some dirty spots on my Absorber after I use it. If there's any dirt left in any crevices (or even on the paint) after washing, the Absorber will pick it up. Then you smear that across the paint surface during drying, and you have a pretty good chance of creating marring in the paint. If you're careful, and keep the chamois wet and very clean, it just won't be too bad.
The less you actually touch the paint surface, the less chance you have of creating any damage. That's why a lot of diehards will even use a good leaf blower or compressed air to dry their vehicles.

The less you actually touch the paint surface, the less chance you have of creating any damage. That's why a lot of die hards will even use a good leaf blower or compressed air to dry their vehicles.

Could not agree more!

Personally I take the nossel off the end of the hose and rinse. Then pat the car down with a microfibre towel. This obviously leaves some water spots but atleast the car has very little swirls. If you do wipe your car make sure to go only back and forth in small portions NO circles.

Toro electric leaf blower and a cotton or microfiber towel for the few places any water sits.

I know that there are always some dirty spots on my Absorber after I use it. If there's any dirt left in any crevices (or even on the paint) after washing, the Absorber will pick it up. Then you smear that across the paint surface during drying, and you have a pretty good chance of creating marring in the paint. If you're careful, and keep the chamois wet and very clean, it just won't be too bad.
The less you actually touch the paint surface, the less chance you have of creating any damage. That's why a lot of diehards will even use a good leaf blower or compressed air to dry their vehicles.

Good point, well made.

Since I don't have access to a leaf blower of compressed air, I'll stick with the Absorber for now.

Thanks for the info.

Personally, for my daily drivers, it doesn't make a lot of difference. Scratches and marring are bound to happen. Just be more careful with that Ferrari 250 GTO in your garage ;)

What is this absorber ya'll talk of?

I use either a water blade lightly, or a shammy and finish up with a big microfiber towill I bought from Wall Mart and that really dries it up.

The Absorber is a synthetic chamois. It works good, but I prefer the cotton towels. I use the water blace on "spoiler" on my Formula, as water just likes to gather there.

Just be more careful with that Ferrari 250 GTO in your garage ;)

If only, if only.....

What is this absorber ya'll talk of?

I use either a water blade lightly, or a shammy and finish up with a big microfiber towill I bought from Wall Mart and that really dries it up.

https://www.cleantools.net/WebSite/inner.aspx?pg=../productDesc.aspx?pid=3&desc=../website/htm/the_absorber.htm

I've read somewhere before that a chamois will deplete the oils in the paint, so I've avoided using one. Anyone else heard this before? Any truth to it?

(I'm a nosey person...)

If only, if only.....



https://www.cleantools.net/WebSite/inner.aspx?pg=../productDesc.aspx?pid=3&desc=../website/htm/the_absorber.htm

I've read somewhere before that a chamois will deplete the oils in the paint, so I've avoided using one. Anyone else heard this before? Any truth to it?

(I'm a nosey person...)

There are no oils, that was true 30-40 years ago with single stage paint, clear coat seals that paint, and a chamois would not deplete oils any differently than a towel would, to say not at all, I think someone gave you bad info. :)

There are no oils, that was true 30-40 years ago with single stage paint, clear coat seals that paint, and a chamois would not deplete oils any differently than a towel would, to say not at all, I think someone gave you bad info. :)

Thank you very much. :)

compressed air... gets all the water and soap out of areas like the mirror.

I like to do a nice 90mph or so air dry down the highway. Use some show and shine to touch up the few remaining spots and thats that. With a good coat of wax the water just beads and flows right off at that speed. It seems this is the only way to avoid swirl marks for me.

I'm surprised I wasn't the only one who uses the Absorber on our toys. I of course then follow it up with a MicroFiber towel. Then a quick hot lap and tap of the brakes to break the rust free from the rotors and squeeze the runs out, then another pass with the microfiber towel(s.)