what is the best towel to dry our civic after washing it clean.How is SHAM WOW towel.

 

Sham Wow is worth the money IMO.

I use just a regular shammy because I usually wax or buff after I wash. A Microfiber towel set from AutoZone does really really nice too.

 

Chamoise... pronounced chamoise. No streaks, durable, will last you forever.

 

best towel is prolly a microfiber towel.

 

I just use a waffle weave MF towel, seems to work best for me, and it was only $8 for the megs version which dries my whole car. I am planning on getting the 3 pack next time, just so I always have some around.

 

I too use a waffle weave drying microfiber towel like DAJellie. Works great!

 

anyone use that california blade thing? i use mine all the time to get most of the water off it then just wipe it down with a towel. seems to work pretty good for me.

 

^^^^ yea i think they work the best

 

i use a leaf blower to dry off my own personal cars and customer cars, compressed air if available in the crevices and use a micro-fiber for anything that did not blow off
i don't touch any car with a Chamois,towel or that scratch blade

 

The biggest thing about the blade is making sure the water left on the car is CLEAN....and the blade is CLEAN. IF the water and blade are clean, the blade is a good tool. I've known some detailers that use it to get the big amounts of water off of cars. Then, they follow with Waffle Weave Microfibers.

IDK about the ShamWOW...I've never used it. It seems like it's similar to those Absorber things they sell at parts stores. I don't mind using those on wheels and engine bay....but never on the outside paint!

Compressed air is great if you have access!

 

the meguairs waffle weave towel is one of my favorite drying towels. I usually can dry my entire car with no streaks or minature water spots with one towel. I personally hate chamoise, they just dont work for me. and if ur ever using the California blade, like C_Rock77, it is imperative that the blade is clean and free of any debris cause with one stroke, you can leave nasty marks on ur paint. If you use regular water (hard water) i wouldnt recommend it. If ur rich like my super spoiled gf and have a water softener, the california blade would be a good tool since there are no minerals in the water.

 

pakshak waffle weave ultra plush microfiber towel for the water that remains after using a leaf blower.

if your car has a nice coat of wax on it, the water will fly off when using a leaf blower. the water blade tends to leave streaks, and a non quality chamoise will leave streaks, and both of these methods tend to create swirls.

 

I use a towel called "The Absorber" it feels plastic-lly, I use that and also carry a MF towel to get into tighter spots. Its great, since I have large amounts of glass on the car I just lay the towel over, press lightly and pick it up and do another section. This picks up over 98% of the water, so I just do a very quick pass with the MF towel to finish evertything up.

I've always wanted to use compressed air but I'm afraid that unless the air is very clean, that I'll just be blowing dirt particles into the damp car.

 

also when you do a pass with the mf towel on a almost dry car, use some sort of qd to give the mf towel some lubrication and not marr the paint

 

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ive used both the shamwow and the absorber, there pretty much the same except the shamwow absorbs a little bit more water

 

good stuff