You guys who hand wash... how do you dry?

I "put the good scrub on" my T4R last weekend and it looked great. Being in a bit of a rush, I backed it into the garage afterward and went on about other tasks. Last night I noticed the water spots that I had unwittingly not thought a thing about after the final rinse.

So. Chamois? Cotton towel? Battery-powered leaf blower? Other?

I feel like I need to wash this beast again [before it rains tonight] now.

 

I have always used the Absorber Synthetic Chamois for drying, they work awesome and i have had them for 20+ years. Now i use them first for the majority then finish with a cotton towel and my graphene spray wax touch up.

 

Use my 80v Greenworks leaf blower. Works way better when the vehicles have a fresh graphene coating but it's effectiveness tells me when it's time to redo the graphene.

 

Leaf blower and micro fiber towels followed by instant detail spray.

 

I rarely hand wash, but when I do, I use a corded leaf blower.

 

I just give it a pass or two with a dry microfiber.

Last time I forgot about the minerals in water I whacked it with a vinegar-water combo and rinsed again.

 

+1 for the synthetic chamois.

 

When I read your comment, I pictured you with the same accent as “The Most Interesting Man Alive”.

 

Chemical Guys Synthetic Chamois….drag wipe wherever possible.

 

I use the same. After I dried the 4R the 1st time with it, I ditched the chamois cloth permanently. No more wasting my time wringing out the chamois. Recommend this towel 100%. It works great.

 

I'll give this a shot... probably next weekend. My T4R is doing garage duty 'til then, so the spots aren't going to get baked on or anything.
And my local parts store has that Wooly Mammoth product. Might pick that up after work tonight.

 

This is the go to.
Chemical Guys EQP403 ProBlow High Flow Professional Hand Held Dryer & Blower (Car Wash Dryer) for Cars, Trucks, SUVs, RVs, Yard, Garage, Home, Work and More

$50 Chemical Guys EQP403 ProBlow High Flow Professional Hand Held Dryer & Blower (Car Wash Dryer) for Cars, Trucks, SUVs, RVs, Yard, Garage, Home, Work and More

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095FPJ6WH

 

$20 Griot's Garage PFM Terry Weave Microfiber Towel for Car Cleaning, Drying and Polishing, Vehicle Detailing, Scratch-Free, 16” x 16”, Set of 2, 55586

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BD5F1EA

 

I use two microfibers like mr miyagi

 

I drive it down the road a couple of miles and then back to blow off the water, and then remove the water that's left with a soft towel.

 

I usually use two buckets when washing the vehicles. One with the soap and one with water only for rinse water from the sponge. It removes the contaminants that stick to the sponge which also help with reducing the lime in the water here in Texas. I don’t know how or why that works, haven’t studied it, but it does. There’s an obvious difference in the finished wash with the two bucket method. I also have soft micro fiber type cloth for the vehicle once the washing is complete.

 

I use the Absorber chamois in XL

 

Kobalt KHB 25280-06 80-volt 630-CFM Leaf Blower

 

Im going to JA’s house for a wash!!!

 

The Absorber synthetic chamois works the best of all the products I have tried.

 

I use the microfiber towels from Harbor Freight

 

Battery leaf blower then giant microfiber drying towel.

 

Leaf blower and a microfiber.

 

Haha, someone posted a week or two ago about a new space balls movie coming out so I rewatched this over the weekend. Classic

 

I was just thinking the same thing! He has well organized toys!

 

3 ingredients:
A. Maybe 4 micro fibers
B. ONR green/blue mix
C. N the golden ticket…rain

15 minutes just now n it’s humid
My ‘16



Side note:
100% relax

 

In a commercial for Dos Toyotatas

 

Leaf blower