how to dry car?

[JaY_JaY]

so was wondering how and wat do guys use to dry ur car after washing it and get rid of the little streams of water that come out of cracks (ex. by side mirros and trunk) and dry it with no stream marks? thx guys

[DNieves]

You could use the Mr Clean auto dry -> it uses purified water so that when the car dries there aren't any spots (filters $10 for maybe five uses, soap $8 for about ten washes) or use a <clean> leaf blower.

[Jardiniboy]

Air compresser. Or you could drive you car around the block after washing and then wipe the car down.

[Ryd1ZZ]

Leaf blower for all the cracks and hiding spots (air compressor works too). Then I dry the whole car with the Absorber. Then detail dry with the blower and absorber, blower in one hand absorber in the other.

[06blaksi]

Leaf blower

[Yodums]

Big microfibre cloth.

[wing_gundam]

yeah I dry my car with a chamois, then go around with the mf cloth and do things like

1. Move mirrors back and forth to get water
2. Pull on door handles
3. Open doors and clean the frame and around the doors
4. Keep doors open to air dry and let drip what missed
5. Slam doors to get extra water to fall out
6. Lift trunk up and starts to wipe
7. Lift rear license plate and wipe behind it
8. Close trunk and wipe the remaining water



Sounds long but its not - and definitely worth it!

[windforce]

socks...

[projekt1]

california car squeegee, chamois, and mf towel. anyone else using a squeegee o am i the only @#$#@E$%??

[Stylinhonda]

When I wash my own car and detail others I always.

Use California Squeegee
Whipe most of the water off with Micro Fiber Towel.
Open doors, trunk, hood, gas door and dry in those places.
Close all doors.
Use the air compressor on all areas.
Use Micro Fiber Towel and go over it all.
Spray off again with Air Compressor......MIRROS LIKE 10 TIMES they suck.
Open up all doors and give one last dry.

It's all good after that.

[kenchan]

final rinse is a stream of water (not a spray) to sheet most of the water
off the car. then use a MF towel to dry while using Hydro. there's some
water left in the crevis but i dont care... it's a daily driven car parked
outdoors 24/7.

on my hobby cars i dont use Hydro. I blot dry using MF towels
and use a leaf blower to remove all remaining water. At the very end
i do a final wipe down with Griot's SpeedShine.

[JaY_JaY]

dang thx for all the input today im gun try a MF towel and i hav a air comoresseor ill try that to and look into a leaf blower thx for the help guys ill post pic to c how she looks!

[tommyroo]

Originally Posted by Jardiniboy

Or you could drive you car around the block after washing and then wipe the car down.

Faster the better.

Originally Posted by wing_gundam

yeah I dry my car with a chamois, then go around with the mf cloth and do things like

1. Move mirrors back and forth to get water
2. Pull on door handles
3. Open doors and clean the frame and around the doors
4. Keep doors open to air dry and let drip what missed
5. Slam doors to get extra water to fall out
6. Lift trunk up and starts to wipe
7. Lift rear license plate and wipe behind it
8. Close trunk and wipe the remaining water

Haha, I do that too. Well not #1, I will have to add that. You should add #9

9. Open hood and wipe

Originally Posted by kenchan

final rinse is a stream of water (not a spray) to sheet most of the water off the car.

Agreed, that works wonders.

[Bootsie]

I use the Absorber, but it doesn't do a very good job for me, I have been trying to find something that works.

[projekt1]

Originally Posted by Bootsie

I use the Absorber, but it doesn't do a very good job for me, I have been trying to find something that works.

california squeegee!!

[Bootsie]

^ I have heard that those are scary and can scratch your car very easily. So I am a little hesitant to use it. Have any of you had problems with sratches when using a water blade?

[an0malous]

california wiper blade + absorber.

but you have to physically wash your car.
not this touchless shit, you have to actually use a MF mit or something to get your paint completely clean.

then the wiper blade is absolute magic.
absorber is equally good.


Leafblower?!?!? are you kidding? you think a leafblower has anything there to stop it from firing particles at your paint?

why not just sandblast your clearcoat.

[FijiDeez]

Originally Posted by an0malous

california wiper blade + absorber.

but you have to physically wash your car.
not this touchless shit, you have to actually use a MF mit or something to get your paint completely clean.

then the wiper blade is absolute magic.
absorber is equally good.


Leafblower?!?!? are you kidding? you think a leafblower has anything there to stop it from firing particles at your paint?

why not just sandblast your clearcoat.

As long as you are using a blower that doesn't have a suck option (or has never been used to suck) it shouldn't be a problem. I bought a little cheap ass Toro blower ($29.99) and it works great. There is nothing in there to shoot at your car. The only threat would be debris on the ground getting kicked up...

[an0malous]

I suppose....if your careful where you do it.
id just be worried something might get to the intake of it, and shot at your paint.

Id definately want to do it in a garage or something.

[kelmar]

Leafblower!!! FTW!

*don't use a gas blower though*