CHAMOIS LEATHER FOR DRYING OFF ???

[Jetpilot]

I use a leaf blower to get the main water off, gets all the water out of nooks and crannies and then its really easy with a microfibre towel

[wizurd]

out for interest with all these different towels do you all just lay the towel on part of a panel let it soak up the water then remove. as the car gets nearly done do you ever rub the towel along the paint work?

[Ekona]

I do for the bonnet or the roof (car dependant), but then I just dry as per a normal towel.

[wizurd]

good to know. I try to pat down as much as I can but normally have to wait dry then for the parts further down the side. glad to know I'm not getting it that wrong.

[Ekona]

If you've washed correctly, and that really is the key part, then you can be as aggressive with the towel as you dare. Within reason, of course!

[wizurd]

excellent will have to avoid any over exuberant towel burn though lol

[Madmarky]

i use a dodo juice microfibre drying towel, just make sure you wash it before you use it, i didn't and it could have dried it better with my bare hand the first use and it left fluff everywhere, but since its been washed its been amazing, and leaves my car looking polished even though it hasn't been

 

+1 to using this, they do 2 sizes i think, the one i have is about half the size of the roof, makes drying very easy.

[HaydnH]

Used these since the beginning of my ZED ownership days (all learnt from this forum) to remove all the excess water first

 

http://www.i4detaili...ng_Towel_1.html

 

and then a Mequires water magnet or similar microfibre for final drying.

 

Just machine wash both regularly but do not use fabric conditioners and they last years

 

+1, the i4d uber yellow is excellent.

[keiran D]

just brought a few Kent drying towels for 3 pounds a go. good size and worked really well, done whole car with one of them. very cheap but i like them.

[Ridz]

I agree with the general forum consensus .I used to use a chamois leather, now use microfibres. Much kinder to the Zed! .

[bpmjames]

Yep proper drying towels are the way forward and make sure you wash them after every use

 

Jim

 

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[stuarty]

Damp micro-fibre cloth then finish with a quick detailer!

[samsniss350z]

As with Fluke i bought a Meguiars water magnet towel with a slight waffle finish to it. It cost £12-99 and i swear by it. Chamois' seem to absorb bits of grit and dust the older they get and these Meguiars water drying towels are machine washable so you wash any grit out of them when you wash them. And as it says on the packet they're made of a 'no scratch design, i'd nrver use one of those wiper blade type things as you're asking for trouble.

[ioneabee]

don't forget to wash them with a liquid detergent - not powder - some powder grains will remain and cause the inevitable problem