What do you think is the best material to dry after wash? The best way to maintain your paint and clear coat. Are shammies a bad way to dry off your car?

 

eagle one wax as you dry

 

leaf blower

 

I dont like shammies at all. I love my absorber (made in japan)

 

^^i use microfiber towels, but i like that leaf blower idea lol!!!! i've heard that before, uh, really?? does that work well?

 

ive always used a good shammy and then a micro fiber towel to get the little spots the shammy missed. worked great on the black srt4 and the beloved evo

 

blowdrier followed up by quick detail spray and a microfiber towel

 

No swirls ever..
...i use an absorber though, my friend owns a leaf blower.

 

A technique I like to do when initial towel drying is to remove the head/pressure nozzle from the hose so it's just flowing water. I then go all around the car and let this constant stream flow, letting it sheet off most of the water that would be on the car if I hadn't done this. This cuts the drying time in half. I then blot dry the little excess that is still on the car with microfiber waffle weave towels. And I also have a chamois absorber I stick in the crevices/mirrors/etc. that I do at the end to absorb the excess hidden water still on the car so I don't have any dribbles or surprise water marks later on.

Here's a couple shots of my relatively new PB Evo GSR after her weekly wash. Last shot is next to my cousin's Evo as well. Sorry about the underexposure.

 

I use large microfiber waffle weave towels for drying.

 

I use a shammy - but only because i dont own a leaf blower.

 

somehow those pics took awhileeee to load.

 

I love that stuff. I use it on all my cars, works wonders for a quick wax between washes. Smells great too.

 

California water blade.

 

I use an absorber works great for me.