Eklipze3k said:

Chamois' retain grit and scratch paintwork

Click to expand...

Well guess what happens when you wash your car,,,, the grit gets washed away believe it or not and as long as you clean your shammies once in a while it will be ok

Its the best way to do it

I'm not going to get into an arguement about this but it really isn't

If I'm not intending to polish I don't dry mine. I use an Aquagleam filter for the final rinse, best sprayed on in a misty fashion. Car dries naturally with absolutely no streaking or water marks. Cuts down the risk of swirls to the absolute minimum.

lol it really is, hwo you think the professionals do it

fletch101101 said:

lol it really is, hwo you think the professionals do it

Click to expand...

large soft drying towel or an RO water rinse


next you will be telling us a drying "hydro blade" is good

http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-You-Should-Not-Dry-Your-Car-With-a-Chamois&id=4136610

I will own up to using a blade out of laziness though

Eklipze3k said:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-You-Should-Not-Dry-Your-Car-With-a-Chamois&id=4136610

I will own up to using a blade out of laziness though

Click to expand...

Carrie can do it on my behalf

Woahhh this threads still going

Still using the "Serious Performance Uber Premium Drying" and i'm happy with it however i noticed one of the edges has got a hole in it now so i'm sure it'll fall apart in the not too distant future, I shall get a dodo towel when it goes & see what i think of it!


Although, I must admit i can never get it as soft as it was when it was new, I don't know if i'm crap at washing or what! Maybe i should get a girlfriend... then again, it'd probably be cheaper to buy a brand new towel every time i clean the car

fletch101101 said:

lol it really is, hwo you think the professionals do it

Click to expand...

The way they recommend us to do when they show us reports of them detailing Veyrons, Zondas and so on at £5,000 a session?

Murano16v said:

If I'm not intending to polish I don't dry mine. I use an Aquagleam filter for the final rinse, best sprayed on in a misty fashion. Car dries naturally with absolutely no streaking or water marks. Cuts down the risk of swirls to the absolute minimum.

Click to expand...

I like the idea of this too, I've got a friend in Scotland who just hoses his car & lets it air dry and it doesn't mark due to there soft water so could be a good one.

Though i live in a hard water area, looks like i can get 20 washes out of £50 :bang: still tempted though!

Got one of these for Chrimbo:
http://www.chemicalguysuk.com/Chemical_Guys_Wooly_Mammoth_Drying_Towel_p/woolmamm.htm

Looking forward to trying it out this weekend. It's VERY thick, looks and feels excellent.

A lot of the time the streaking is down to the Shampoo you use, I use Merr Car Shampoo and I cant stress enough how good it is, it's only £9.99 a bottle and you only need a small cap full, gets off moulded in dirt and bugs a treat too, then I dry using a normal bath towel, making sure it's freshly clean so no bits stuck to it to scratch your car, never get smears on mine with that method.

Sorry if someones already mentioned this type of method havent had a chance to read through the thread yet.

Hope this helps

genious idea...i noticed if the water hits the car at a shallow enough angle it COMPLETLEY sheets off, negating the need to dry your car...perfectly dry, and you dont have to touch the paintwork...works perfectly for me, before this i used 2 microfibre towels...

mathew said:

Got one of these for Chrimbo:
http://www.chemicalguysuk.com/Chemical_Guys_Wooly_Mammoth_Drying_Towel_p/woolmamm.htm

Looking forward to trying it out this weekend. It's VERY thick, looks and feels excellent.

Click to expand...

I do like the look of that, planning a cleaning session soon as my car looks terrible & I feel guilty so its going to get a day of TLC.

just ordered snow foam lance & snow foam today... though, I don't have a pressure washer so that's a slight flaw in my plan but i shall borrow one and see if its any good.

marcusp13 said:

A lot of the time the streaking is down to the Shampoo you use, I use Merr Car Shampoo and I cant stress enough how good it is

Click to expand...

dont talk rubbish, the streaking and water marks spots etc are down to the water used on the final rinse, doesnt make a difference what shampoo you use.

anyone need any advice on zero ppm water pm me i have a business which uses hundreds of litres per day and I know a lot about.

oldskoolmk1unoturbo said:

dont talk rubbish, the streaking and water marks spots etc are down to the water used on the final rinse, doesnt make a difference what shampoo you use.

anyone need any advice on zero ppm water pm me i have a business which uses hundreds of litres per day and I know a lot about.

Click to expand...

I wanted one of the zero ppm filters to put on the hose, but in Bristol it seems id be lucky to get 20 washes for my £50-60 (cant remember exactly)... other areas are a cool 70+

its just de ionising resin, buy it from any car care site and its a proper rip off,

how long the resin lasts is down to the tds of your tap water, the lower it is the longer it will last.