bringit
10-31-2014, 06:02 PM
I'm using the Glacier waffle weave towel (meant to be good looking at reviews).
This dries well buy only if I swipe/drag it over the panel. About to get my car compounded and concerned dragging towel over panel may impart some marring (this is after pressure washing/snow foaming/3 bucket method wash)?
If I use the waffle weave to blot (preferred approach?) it leaves a fair amount of water left on the panel (water left matches the square waffle weave pattern of the towel). I have a leaf blower which is good for cracks & crevices but otherwise just smears water over panel (I'm using Blackfire wet diamond polymer sealant which beads water but maybe not as well as a wax which may work better with a blower).
Some articles talk about using a plush microfibre towel after using the waffle weave (to remove remaining water) with an instant detailer/wax to dry and wax at the same time. Whilst I like this idea (I do have some Optimum Instant Detailer - OID), my preferred final finish product is the Blackfire wet diamond polymer sealant (superior gloss from what I've read and experienced) and concerned this won't bond well if I put it over the OID)?
Maybe there's a non-waffle weave drying towel that does a better job a blot drying than a waffle weave, and whatever water remains I'll take off when I followup with the Blackfire polymer sealant and buff off?
This dries well buy only if I swipe/drag it over the panel. About to get my car compounded and concerned dragging towel over panel may impart some marring (this is after pressure washing/snow foaming/3 bucket method wash)?
If I use the waffle weave to blot (preferred approach?) it leaves a fair amount of water left on the panel (water left matches the square waffle weave pattern of the towel). I have a leaf blower which is good for cracks & crevices but otherwise just smears water over panel (I'm using Blackfire wet diamond polymer sealant which beads water but maybe not as well as a wax which may work better with a blower).
Some articles talk about using a plush microfibre towel after using the waffle weave (to remove remaining water) with an instant detailer/wax to dry and wax at the same time. Whilst I like this idea (I do have some Optimum Instant Detailer - OID), my preferred final finish product is the Blackfire wet diamond polymer sealant (superior gloss from what I've read and experienced) and concerned this won't bond well if I put it over the OID)?
Maybe there's a non-waffle weave drying towel that does a better job a blot drying than a waffle weave, and whatever water remains I'll take off when I followup with the Blackfire polymer sealant and buff off?