Which is best to dry vehicles after a wash?

[Abram86]

I've seen Chamois, water blades and microfiber drying towels advertised as the best but which is the best to use?

[jamesboyy]

Microfiber towel's are a good way to go, and also using a blower(leaf blower, metro air forced blaster) is an another great way too, water blades scratch the paint, and chamois mar the paint in my experience

[HateSwirls]

Um, stay away from chamois and far, far away from a water blade.
Buy yourself a couple of good drying towels,the Guzzler is a good one.
I find spraying DP Quick Detailer after rinsing and before drying helps a lot in getting the car dry.

Welcome to AGO

[Abram86]

Wont blow drying a vehicle leave water spots? At least thats what I've been told. Is there certain qualities to look for in a micro fiber towel? I've seen some that say microfiber drying towel and are thicker and some that are thinner.

[HD.Detailing]

Wont blow drying a vehicle leave water spots? At least thats what I've been told. Is there certain qualities to look for in a micro fiber towel? I've seen some that say microfiber drying towel and are thicker and some that are thinner.

if you have none or bad protection... my paint is so slick I can literally blow the water off with just my human wind

[jamesboyy]

Wont blow drying a vehicle leave water spots? At least thats what I've been told. Is there certain qualities to look for in a micro fiber towel? I've seen some that say microfiber drying towel and are thicker and some that are thinner.

Yes it will if your in direct sunlight, have too much water on the paint surface or like stated before if there's little to no protection on the paintwork, as for the microfiber waffle weave towels are a good choice cause they soak up even more water than a regular microfiber

[FUNX650]

Sheet; Blow; Blot.

Bob

[asalesagent912]

Sheet; Blow; Blot.

Bob

u hit it righ on the head.
thats exactly how i do it

[GreatAvalon]

Sheet; Blow; Blot.

Bob

+2

I sheet, blow w/ an electric Craftsman leaf blower, and blot with a Guzzler Waffle Weave towel

[theparmachine]

Let's dispell a couple of myths here....

I have a black car and have yet to do any damage with the wather blade. As long as your car is clean and the blade is clean you have nothing to worry about.

The Guzzlers work well but for the price I'd rather get 7 drying towels from Walmart and have a product that works just as good. Wish I would have known that before I wasted $60 on two large guzzler towels, they hardly get into the rotation because of their size and lack of ease to use.

The metro blaster is awesome. Even better once I opti-coated my car. A bit of a paint to get out but always fun to use.