ok fella's,

In another thread we were discussing drying towel. I beleive that the Water magnet will cause swirling but I could be wrong. I would like to know what is the best drying towel that ADS or some other website sells.

 

Read my post in the other thread. I guess I was right LOL!!

 

lol. I bought 2 of the Meg's MF Water Magnets. They should arrive this Thursday but Im not sure if I want to use them. Im afraid that will cause swirling. My reason for saying this is b/c I bought a towel similar to the the WM b4 from Auto Zone and I felt it was causing swirling. I know it wasnt a Meg's towel but Im assuming. If you guys dont this it will cause swirling than I will put a smile back on my face and gladly use it. Thumper I also use a blower to help with my drying. What is your drying procedure for this?

 

Don't worry about using it. Keep the towel clean, don't try to scrub the car with it and you'll be good to go.

Are you asking how I blow the vehicle off? First off, having a good coat of wax on the vehicle makes this so much easier.

I usually start with the roof and get as much as I can done, move to windows, and than just work each panel pushing the water to the bottom and off. I do the tops, than the sides, and than front and rear. When I get to the fenders, I'll do the tires and wheels first because usually some water gets up on the fenders. It makes applying tire shine that much easier since it's dry and you don't have to wait.

 

cool. now where does your WM come into place. The reason I ask this is b/c you stated previously not to rub it across the vehicle. Since the truck is mostly dry what do you do. Also thanks a million.

 

PakShak waffle weave.

 

There's a few solutions. One is to use the "blotting" method, where you don't actually drag the towel across the paint. Rather, you just blot the entire vehicle. The other option (the one that I use) is to lightly wet your drying towel with some QD. The QD has some lubrication to it, so there's less of a chance of inducing swirls.

 

X2. I used to think the Megs WWs were good, but the PakShak towels are much better.

 

Where are you guys getting the pakshak from?

 

those pakshak towels look like the ones ADS sell

http://www.autodetailingsolutions.com/DSC00085.JPG

 

Here is the best drying method I have seen:

after washing the vehicle, take the nozzle off the hose and sheet the water off. If you have a good coat of wax on there it should get 95% of the water off (save for the hood which may stay pretty wet). Then, blot with the WW towel.

Several use leaf blowers, but since mine is gas, I dont like the exhaust getting shot at the truck, not to mention the fact that it is a PITA to retrieve, start, then put back.

As has also ben mentioned, using a QD or a spray wax while you dry is an effective way to minimize swirling.

Note that I used the term "minimize". Any time you touch your paint, you are running the risk of inducing swirls/micromarring/etc...

If you decide you dont want the WW's, I am sure someone here will buy them off of you...

 

Many blowers do not blow the exhaust through the blower tube. A lot of them put the exhaust out of the motor. I'm talking about back pack blowers though. The little hand held ones might be a little different.

 

http://pakshak.com

 

Rainey sells a great towel and I have a few of his WW towels... Definitely recommended.

 

The Absorber. After 10 years of use I can honestly say there are NO microscratches on my truck. It works like a charm but somewhat a PITA to wring out over and over. You can get them at Wally world. Here is a link:https://www.cleantools.net/WebSite/home.aspx