Chamois Drying ... will it remove waxes?

[imported_KO78]

Hi All,



Just read in a local forum that using Chamois (either genuine or synthetic) to dry a wet car (after shampoo washing) will remove wax. Was concerned whether this is a myth or was the person just trying to promote MF/Terry cloth drying.

 

[Accumulator]

I never noticed any LSP degradation from using a chamois, either natural or synthetic. IMO it's a myth. Not that there aren't other downsides though.

 

[vapore0n]

I noticed that when I used to dry with a chamoise that the slickness and beed effect would wear off quiker than when using cotton terry cloths to dry the car. That was years ago when I used to use waxes. I now use WW to dry it and use acrylics.

YMMV

 

[Accumulator]

I've been thinking, and back when I used a (natural) chamois it was on cars that I waxed at almost every wash...hmmm. That was so long ago that I can barely remember doing it. Never noticed any problems with the Water Bandit or the similar thing from Griot's, which I used until the WWs came out.

 

[Kleanride]

The best way I have found for using a synthetic chamios (Water Bandit or Absorber) is to just set it on the surface, pat it a couple times and pull it straight up, instead of dragging it across the surface. It takes a little longer to do the whole car, but no big deal, really. I believe this is a tip that Brad B had written up a couple years ago during the Autopia/Water Bandit craze.

 

[vapore0n]

I pat my wallmart MF towel on my car, dries it up really nicely without having to drag it across the paint surface. Then I QD with Sonus and WW, that takes care of any spoting left.

 

[togwt]

~One man’s opinion / observations ~



Natural Chamois leather when laid wet on a paint surface has a tendency to disturb the surface tension of the applied wax and remove it. Polymer sealants tend to adhere (cross-link) very strongly to paint surface and a chamois doesn’t have the same detrimental effect.



~Hope this helps~



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