Method of Drying..........

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Mommy Wagon

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I have secumb to the beast (Packaging and marketing), I had purchsed some Simoniz Speed Dry towels.



Looking for an alternate method to dry my vehicles, I have been using terrycloth towels for years, and this is the main reason for my required polishing.



This is not a suitable replacement. Its "drags" and causes streaking. It is a product I will be giving away the moment I have a chance. GARBAGE, I can't belive I bought them, I knew better.



Just wanted to poke around and see what some of you are using?
 
sheet rinse for sure, i was given this advice about 2 weeks ago and its been a dream drying my car since. Sheet rinse (just straight hose, no nozzle, letting the water sheet off) then use a Waffle Weave MF towel to dry!
 
Gimics gave you the gist of it all.



Sheet the car off at the end of the wash to cut your drying time basically in half if not more!



A lot of people get Waffle Weaves from the Kitchen towel aisle in Wal-mart. It is like $2.90 for 2 towels. They are white and are made by Mainstay's
 
Yeah i do a sheet rinse at the end, and then dry the car with PakShak WW towels.



And damn, what a difference a sheet rinse makes. Forgot to do it by accident last time i washed my car, and i definitly noticed it when it took twice as many towels to dry the car. Definitley makes a difference in the ease of drying and time.
 
Yeah, sheet the water, blot dry with WW, use air compressor to blow water out crevices, then dry again. It usually takes me a while because i'm pretty thorough.
 
Aloha all...



I would definitely recommend a sheeting action to help speed up your drying time since there would be less water afterwards on your vehicle which should require use of less towels to dry your vehicle.



Thank you & Aloha,

Ranney :)
 
i use the sheeting method with a fireman nozzle (turned on the way to where it has a blooming spray pattern) and then use a ultra-soft waffle weave OR x-large microfiber drying towel to dry. i also use the leaf blower to blow all the water out of the side mirrors, vents, windshield wipers, trim/cracks, wheels, etc..
 
I recommend sheet rinse too at the end of car wash.... Then to dry, I use Megs drying towel. I dont rub the towel, I just let it sit in water beads and it usually picks up the water. After that, I use the MF towel to dry off.
 
You can get a pack of 2 waffle weave microfiber towels at walmar for around $3. Best deal around for waffle weaves.
 
How are these Wal-Mart waffle weaves? Any good? I might have to pick some up if they are that cheap!



Personally, I sheet the water off first, then I go over it with my leafblower to get all the excess water off the paint and in between the cracks, then go over it with my Cobra Ultimate Guzzler.
 
P1et said:
How are these Wal-Mart waffle weaves? Any good? I might have to pick some up if they are that cheap!



Personally, I sheet the water off first, then I go over it with my leafblower to get all the excess water off the paint and in between the cracks, then go over it with my Cobra Ultimate Guzzler.
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so does anyone know?
 
It compares to the larger WW towel I picked up at pepboys, not sure what brand (something like detailer preference or whatever brand it is) - although the walmart ones don't have satin surrounded edges, the edges are as soft as some of hte better MF towels you find. However, both the pepboys and walmart towels are noticeably "tougher" than the Monterrey I bought from excel a few weeks ago - very, very soft WW :) I haven't tried drying with them yet, just picked up a two pack yesterday on a whim while driving by.
 
I use Sonus "Der Wunder" microfiber drying towels on the vehicles in "the stable".



For my detailing venture, I use the Absorber, since I am going to be polishing and protecting the finish afterwards
 
I tried the walmart ones this weekend, and they don't hold very much water at all. I'd need about a dozen to dry my jag coupe without left-over moisture.
 
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