what's the best product around that is use for drying the car?
are those sheep skin good?

also, what's the best kind of sponge or cloth that is good for applying soap to the car?

also, what product is good for swirl removal?

thanx

 

Drying= "Absorber" and a leaf blower[img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Applying Soap= "Wooly" mittens.

Swirl Marks= "Clay" Magic Bar or equivalent.

Merlin.

 

there is no "best" chpice - just a selection of good choices and they depend on your personal taste - and ability in some cases..

as noted above - drying can be 100% cotton towels, a waterblade, microfibre, absorber, leaf blower , and there are a couple more variations . . they all work fine, with the right technique. personally, Ive used the waterblade and royal velvet towels for 2.5 yrs on a large black car - no problems. some folks have had problems with the blade - it can happen by dragging debris with the blade. I sell a lot of absorbers - but dont actually use it much - just not my taste, but they work fine.

washing - a chenille wash mitt or "block" , some cut up 100% cotton towel pieces, genuine lambskin wash mitt, and theres more.

swirls - bad news - clay bars wont remove swirls and micro-marring. to remove them requires an abrasive - and there are a few good ones to choose from. clay bars are great, but at removing contaminents - and some surface marks (like paint rubs etc)



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1997 Olds Aurora
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leaf blower!
i thought i was the only one to use a blower to dry my car after i used a chammy, my neighbors think i am crazy, but my car is cleaner than theirs.

 

They look at you kind of funny?[img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img] LOL! Sure does get the wheels and those hard to get at areas free of water spots.

Merlin.

 

The California Water blade works fine for me. Just remember to rinse it off before use to remove any dust/dirt that may have accumulated.

 

I had never heard of using a leaf blower before reading your posts. So today I tried using the blower on my Craftsman shopvac. I was amazed at the result. Its faster and easier than using a chammy. I did use the chammy at the end however to wipe off those few drops of water I had missed with the blower. The car however was very clean with no dried water marks. Thanks for the idea everyone.

 

Did the neighbors look at you kind of funny?[img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img] Sure cuts the time to dry the water off!

Merlin.

 

None of the neighbours saw me this time. I'm sure they'll be wondering what's going on the next time they see me in 0 degrees celcius (32 F) giving a blow dry to my car ! Sure makes a hell of a lot of noise. But honestly it worked fine, I'm sure glad I was reading your posts. Thanks again.

 

Just for clairifiaction: any kind of leafblower?

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Most people use electric blowers, and I believe Toro was highly recommended by someone. Some gas blowers may deposit a smokey film from the exhaust, but I use an ECHO blower with no problems (synthetic 2 cycle oil minimizes smoking as well).

 

Any kind works, I use an electric and my cousin uses a 2 stroke.

Merlin.

 

Yes, any blower would work, but someone posted here or on another forum that I read, not to use a gas blower because of "an oily film that's deposited on the paint". I've never personally had that problem with my gas blower. You'd probably want to be careful to clean out the blower after sucking up and shredding a pile of leaves as well.
What would be a good idea is if you didn't already have a good shop vac or are planning to upgrade anyway, buy one of the shop vacs that converts to a leaf blower. That way, you'd be taking care of both the inside and outside of your car! [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]

 

why do people use a Leave blower after they dry the car??