Emil St-Hilaire

Chamois do not seem to have the favor here.
Big blue is very popular; what else do you use and recommand???

MikeyC

Big Blue does seem to be very popular around here. I think most non-leaf blower people would agree that using a Microfiber Waffle Weave towel is the best/safest way to go. Big Blue I've heard is a good WW towel, but there are quite a number of other good WW towels as well. I'm currently using the Ultimate Guzzler by Cobra. It's a huge WW towel and one dries my entire car. It's also very soft and quite absorbent. I've also tried the Meguiar's Water Magnet and the Griot's Garage Waffle Weave Drying Towel. Neither were as soft as the Guzzler, but the Griot's was definitely softer and more durable than the Meguiar's towel.

wanabe

i use several methods, but they all include big blue... and also include "sheeting the water off of the car" with the hose-

sometimes big blue alone

sometimes with the calif water blade

sometimes with a leaf blower

on larger cars sometimes a blade then blower then big blue!

Emil St-Hilaire

How would you compare"Sonus der wunder drying towel" to big blue and others???

s2ksimon

I've been using the Big Blue for years now and love it.. its still my go to drying tool..

Meguiar's came out with their own version not too long ago, and i HATE it.. way less absorption, streaking and just makes a horrible time of drying or removing water and water beads..

s2kgeek9

i have a huge super soft terry cloth towel that I use for door seals, trunk seals, etc. i never have any issues with scratches. Every chamoi i have ever used leaves scratches if you do not replace it frequently or if you do not clean it regularly. Most people tend to ring it out and store it without cleaning it. You will scratch your car this way.
Other than that, I use my air hose and jet sprayer connected to my 120 gal air tank. Nothing like 120+psi of air.

Yflyer

I'm new here, so tell me aobut the leaf blower bit. You must talikng about an electric leaf blower 'cause my gas blower exhausts the engine through the blower. That would mean a lot of 2-cycle oil residue on the car. But it sure sounds like drying is easy.

wanabe

yup, electric blower...

just like any other process- top to bottom.
i spend a little more time on the "cracks" (around doors, hood, trunk, etc)
and finish it up with the big blue.

neighbors used to think i was really strange!
and now they know for sure!!

Harpoon

The nice thing about the electric blower option is that you can open the hood when you're done and blast all the water that leaks in.

You'll still want to use a microfiber towel on the door jams and trunk area. Blowing there would blast the water into the car.

dryfly

Waffle weave microfiber as the final step, but the leaf blower rules! I must admit I derive an inordinate amount of satisfaction watching the helpless water droplets fleeing from the wrath of the mighty McCulloch