Best way to dry a car

[Prestige.Detail]

Whats the best way to dry a car, if you are drying more than 10 cars a week.. Would a metro sidekick be enough to dry most of the vehicle and then follow it up with a microfiber towel?

[Docpeanut]

I prefer a waffle weave drying towel, no streaking.

[SYMAWD]

The best way is to dry it with water by rinsing it with just the flow of water out of the hose. Then follow up with compressed air to remove water from the cracks. Then a waffle weave towel for any final drips.

[PaYnTwZRd]

Whats the best way to dry a car, if you are drying more than 10 cars a week.. Would a metro sidekick be enough to dry most of the vehicle and then follow it up with a microfiber towel?

Use a squeegee, the better technique you have the better it will be to dry, then use an air nozzle to get grill, rearend and trim where water seems stand for HOURS after that, ill actually use a SD and a water bandit or waffle towel, less haze more shine for just a wash and ALWAYS followup with a mf towel and SD

[ScottB]

MasterBlaster ... you can follow up with spray and towel as needed. Fast and efficient.

[HD.Detailing]

cheapo electric leaf blower and/or water sheeting

ww for left over drips.. less touching=less marring

[artofdetailing]

Use a squeegee, the better technique you have the better it will be to dry, then use an air nozzle to get grill, rearend and trim where water seems stand for HOURS after that, ill actually use a SD and a water bandit or waffle towel, less haze more shine for just a wash and ALWAYS followup with a mf towel and SD

squeegees scratch the heck out of paint. A towel alone is much safer

[Vortech5.0]

cheapo electric leaf blower and/or water sheeting

ww for left over drips.. less touching=less marring

^^^This

[Romach]

I use a karcher window vac to dry my car, it's like a California blade with suction!

Does an amazing job

[BobbyG]

After a wash I've found that high speed air gives the best results. Removing left over droplets of water will eliminate those pesky water spots we all despise which also if left can etch into the paint!

There I two methods I've found effective, an electric leaf blower and the Metro Master Blaster

Electric Leaf Blower - $50.00

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s225/BobbyG53/Detailing/Blower.jpg (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/BobbyG53/media/Detailing/Blower.jpg.html)


Metro Master Blaster (http://www.autogeek.net/mema.html) - $339.99


http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/autogeek_2270_229800012


Master Blaster

[Becciasm]

If it's just washing and drying, use the leaf blower/metro blaster method, above, and try some QD or spray wax on your drying towel.

[PaYnTwZRd]

squeegees scratch the heck out of paint. A towel alone is much safer

I've never had a problem with a good soft clean squeegee especially after doing a PROPER wash never a rinseless or touchless. But I wax to dry, after a good final rinse ill squeegee roof and windows down to trim, then air nozzle and SD and microfiber.. works amazing with little marring

[HD.Detailing]

I've never had a problem with a good soft clean squeegee especially after doing a PROPER wash never a rinseless or touchless. But I wax to dry, after a good final rinse ill squeegee roof and windows down to trim, then air nozzle and SD and microfiber.. works amazing with little marring

NO marring is better

[tpr1634]

No squeegee "water blade" electric leaf blower is what I use, with a final wipe down of wolfgang detail spritz.

[Sbmin]

Don't use a squeegee! Leaf blower and waffle weave.