Quick Poll - Do you use a drying aid or drying agent after rinsing?

[Route246]

Sorry, messed up adding the poll.

I was interested about do or don't, what type of drying aid or drying agent if you do.

[PA DETAILER]

I do. Was looking for something a bit more economical, so went this route. Mixed up my first bottle today. Did not use it yet, but looking forward to the results.

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[georgeallen1]

D156 after ONR

[Chopper280]

Never, blow dry with Masterblaster.

[sixsix]

I always do. Usually just a detail spray, or sonax bsd on the coated cars, but I recently picked up a bottle of Poorboy's spray and gloss and I absolutely love it as a drying aid. It's super slick and leaves a great shine. Works great on the coated cars too.

[Rsurfer]

Never.. use the flood method when rinsing over a coated paint.

[FUNX650]

Not me; not on my vehicles!

I don’t want a bunch of dissimilar
hydrophobes attaching themselves
to the LSP, and other final-products,
that I have previously applied to the
various surfaces of the vehicles.


Bob

[Calendyr]

Depends what I am doing after the wash.

If I am applying a sealant or polishing the paint, then no.

If I don't do anything after the wash, I will use some sort of spray wax as a drying aid. In the past years I was using D156 Xpress Quick Spray Wax. I am about to run out and I purchased D155 Final Touch as a replacement. Hope I like it. I have also mixed Ech2O and Reload 20:1 each with distilled water as a drying aid for coated paint. Have not used it yet.

[acuRAS82]

Yes. QD within same brand of the LSP, or spray wax within same brand of LSP (where applicable as a drying aid), or just D156 or AquaWax where I don’t have a brand specific spray wax and I want that extra boost. If I really love the LSP, I will not use the spray waxes as drying aids until I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the LSP by itself first.

[mwoywod]

I always use wolfgang uber (3oz. per gallon) as my drying aid for maintenance washes

If I'm doing paint correction I use N-914 or D114 (1oz. per gallon)

N-914 and D114 don't offer much lubrication or slickness compared to other drying aids, but using them does seem to marginally improve the towel grab compared to using nothing.

[acuRAS82]

I should note that I only use spray waxes as drying aids for those sprays that advertise as good drying aids, else I just use the brand specific QD to dry, then add spray wax once dry if I want it.

[mwoywod]

also, one of my all time favorite drying aids

Diluting a 32oz bottle with
24oz Duragloss Fast clean & shine
8oz of Duragloss Aquawax

It smells amazing, is just as slick as wolfgang uber, and leaves the paint slicker than anything else I've tried

[LSNAutoDetailing]

answer to this question is going to depend on location, temperature, weather, humidity levels, angle of sun, and time of day wash is being done.

My answer: No

Here in AZ, my blower, the sun and temps 80+ are my drying aids. My water line goes through an industrial water system with several resin beds for spot-less water. So for me, it's final rinse, and blow dry... Let my LSP (CQ), sun and blower do the work for me. :)

[rlmccarty2000]

Yes. ECH2O with 3 oz Quartzmax. Adds gloss on my coated cars.

[mwoywod]

answer to this question is going to depend on location, temperature, weather, humidity levels, angle of sun, and time of day wash is being done.

My answer: No

Here in AZ, my blower, the sun and temps 80+ are my drying aids. My water line goes through an industrial water system with several resin beds for spot-less water. So for me, it's final rinse, and blow dry... Let my LSP (CQ), sun and blower do the work for me. :)

You lucky dog:xyxthumbs: