Best Material to wash/dry cars with?

[Lapchern]

I know that terry cloths are best( i think) to dry cars with....so what yall think?

 

[Migroo]

Wash - clean sponge
Dry - old cotton towel.

 

[loup garou]

Chamois

 

[bacillus]

<< Chamois >>


very true

 

[Ladies Man]

for drying my car i found this thing....
its like a squeegee.. but its ment specifically for taking water off of cars after they have been washed... if i get off my lazy ass i'll go look at the name on it

it works out great

 

[randomlinh]

that california blade? that thing kicks so much ass.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

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<< Chamois >>

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I third the idea of using a chamois to dry. One square foot chamois cloth will dry an infinite number of cars. Just squeeze the water out of it every minute or 2 and continue on.

Those things rock!

Edit: For the unenlightened, chamois is pronounced "shammy."

 

[Ns1]

<< Edit: For the unenlightened, chamois is pronounced "shammy." >>




wtf? really? wow, learn something new everyday ^_^

 

[kt]

chamois is ok.. but i don't like the fact that it will get hard when it's dry. i found this product that works like a chamois, but it's always moist. i don't know what it's called, but it comes in a tube. the material is kinda rubbery but very soft.

 

[loup garou]

<< chamois is ok.. but i don't like the fact that it will get hard when it's dry. i found this product that works like a chamois, but it's always moist. i don't know what it's called, but it comes in a tube. the material is kinda rubbery but very soft. >>


Before you use the chamois to dry, you're supposed to wet it and wring it out to get it soft.

 

[goodoptics]

Wash - clean sponge
Dry - chamois (remember to get it thoroughly wet first)

 

[urameatball]

what's always worked for me was:
wash - dirty old t-shirt
dry - another 2 dirty old t-shirts

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

<< wtf? really? wow, learn something new everyday ^_^ >>


Yep.


<< chamois is ok.. but i don't like the fact that it will get hard when it's dry. i found this product that works like a chamois, but it's always moist. i don't know what it's called, but it comes in a tube. the material is kinda rubbery but very soft. >>


Your description sounds like a synthetic chamois.. The one I use is synthetic. Its soft and rubbery, but still gets stiff when it drys out.

 

[fastz28]

Wash - 100%cotton
Dry - The Absorber - synthetic chamois.

 

[Soybomb]

Just a heads up for those of you who use a tshirt/sponge, etc to wash. The idea behind using a terry cloth is that the deep pile takes the dirt and takes it away from the paint. With one of those 2 items they stay right on the surface and you just rub the dirt into your paint making lots of little scratches. Go get a few terry cloth towells, they're cheap.

 

[Howard]

Wouldn't it then be spelt 'chamis'? Cause those are French words.

Sham-mwah? The sound if you say ''mwok", only without the K.

 

[KokomoGST]

I hear that water blade thing... gets most of the water off QUICK, and hopefully the wax will protect it from scratching the finish. I always follow up with a soft cloth... chamois or soft cotton detail towel. Too cheap to try the Absorber... though I hear good things.

Wash? One of those scrubbers wit a handle... even though I know it might scratch the finish if I didn't wax... I don't care that much anymore since my car already had subsurface scratches in the finish from the previous owner. Do glazes really work that well?

 

[SiLEighTy]

The Absorber

 

[perry]

Wash with a synthetic sponge. Real sponges can still have a tiny bit of sand or shell in them and scratch the surface. I use one for the car and another for the wheels.

For drying, I use the water blade on all the flat surfaces of the car, and "The Absorber" for everything else.

If you're going to use a towel, make sure it's 100% cotton and made in the USA. Fieldcrest or Canon brands are good. Stuff made outside of the USA can still have some synthetic stuff in them, even though they say 100% cotton. That synthetic stuff can put small scratches on the car.

And don't use dish washing soap on the car. It'll strip all the wax off the surface. Use a soap made for cars, like Meguiar's.

 

[bUnMaNGo]

The Absorber along with the California Blade thingy =)