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chamois?
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ultrajim49
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Look what I've found in the archives :
The PERFECT Drying technique
I started this as a reply to the "MF vs. Chamois" thread but decided it was important enough to warrant its own thread. Guys - I believe I have come up with the absolute best drying method, which has evolved over time and I've tried a lot of stuff. I've only gotten this far recently, but I've tried it now 3 times and I am absolutely convinced it is "right".
Premise: I think we all agree that rubbing of any sort is the enemy, so the goal must be maximum drying with minimum rubbing. (And of course it goes without saying that you better have done a good job washing in the first place - we don't want to be rubbing dirt around on the paint!)
Observation: Nothing completely dries with minimal swipes and no scratching better than a MF towel. However MF towels load up with water pretty quick and don't work well once they're very wet. Which leads me to:
The Technique: First thing is to get MOST of the water off without touching the car. I've tried driving it, leaf blowers, air compressors, you name it - but frankly, low-pressure, high volume water is easiest and perfectly sufficient. Take the nozzle off the hose. Let it pour over the top. You will see the water sheet off. Move the hose down to "feed" the sheet as it flows down the car - this will keep the sheet wide and it will carry away more water that way. (i.e., feed the wet part, not the dry part.) This gets rid of about 90% of the water.
The remaining 10% is still enough to soak a MF towel - so - take a nice absorbent terry towel in one hand and your MF towel in the other. BLOT - do not rub - with the terry towel. This gets rid of all the remaining drops and leaves only a little moisture behind. One wipe with the MF in your other hand- voila! A perfectly dry car, wiped ONLY with MF, only one pass per area. A single terry and a single MF are more than sufficient.
PLEASE TRY THIS!!! If you can come up with anything better I want to know it.
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Hope this is an answer to your question
Greetings
Christiaan
The PERFECT Drying technique
I started this as a reply to the "MF vs. Chamois" thread but decided it was important enough to warrant its own thread. Guys - I believe I have come up with the absolute best drying method, which has evolved over time and I've tried a lot of stuff. I've only gotten this far recently, but I've tried it now 3 times and I am absolutely convinced it is "right".
Premise: I think we all agree that rubbing of any sort is the enemy, so the goal must be maximum drying with minimum rubbing. (And of course it goes without saying that you better have done a good job washing in the first place - we don't want to be rubbing dirt around on the paint!)
Observation: Nothing completely dries with minimal swipes and no scratching better than a MF towel. However MF towels load up with water pretty quick and don't work well once they're very wet. Which leads me to:
The Technique: First thing is to get MOST of the water off without touching the car. I've tried driving it, leaf blowers, air compressors, you name it - but frankly, low-pressure, high volume water is easiest and perfectly sufficient. Take the nozzle off the hose. Let it pour over the top. You will see the water sheet off. Move the hose down to "feed" the sheet as it flows down the car - this will keep the sheet wide and it will carry away more water that way. (i.e., feed the wet part, not the dry part.) This gets rid of about 90% of the water.
The remaining 10% is still enough to soak a MF towel - so - take a nice absorbent terry towel in one hand and your MF towel in the other. BLOT - do not rub - with the terry towel. This gets rid of all the remaining drops and leaves only a little moisture behind. One wipe with the MF in your other hand- voila! A perfectly dry car, wiped ONLY with MF, only one pass per area. A single terry and a single MF are more than sufficient.
PLEASE TRY THIS!!! If you can come up with anything better I want to know it.
__________________
Hope this is an answer to your question
Greetings
Christiaan
There is also the Big Blue Drying Towel from Classic Motoring Accessories which works wonders. It is a mf towel, but the waffle weave means less wringing out. I have 2 and to dry my Jetta, I have yet to need to wring them out. Even when using 1 towel, there was not a problem with streaking.
Of course, the whole issue with rubbing and possibly causing scratches by trapped dirt is to make sure that the car is well cleaned to begin with.
Of course, the whole issue with rubbing and possibly causing scratches by trapped dirt is to make sure that the car is well cleaned to begin with.
no i wasnt asking whats the best method of drying. I was just asking about genuine leather chamois only. like if its not recommended to use, or if it most likely to cause scratches or something like that.
cuz all i hear about is MFs , big bath 100% towels, or the big blue towels, but NOTHING abuot chamois.. do they suck?
cuz all i hear about is MFs , big bath 100% towels, or the big blue towels, but NOTHING abuot chamois.. do they suck?
imported_BretFraz
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Chamois (real or fake) are not favored by Autopians. The primary problem with them is that they have no ability to absorb grit, dirt, or grease. If you wipe the chamois across a greay spot accidentally, you drag the grease all over the car. If it picks up a piece of grit, that too gets dragged all over the paint, scratching like crazy.
The benefit of cotton terry towels is their nap which can lift away those little dangerous things. MF's are even better as they are softer and more absorbent.
Doesn't matter whether its something like The Absorber or a $50 chamois. They all have the same potential for problems. I used them for years, dealing with the problems until I started using the water blade and the big blue MF towel. It works perfectly for me.
The benefit of cotton terry towels is their nap which can lift away those little dangerous things. MF's are even better as they are softer and more absorbent.
Doesn't matter whether its something like The Absorber or a $50 chamois. They all have the same potential for problems. I used them for years, dealing with the problems until I started using the water blade and the big blue MF towel. It works perfectly for me.