What's the best way to dry you car??
 

i was wondering have anybody use something called absorber i saw at wal-mart...seem to dry faster..just want feedback for anyone that might have use it..i normally use towels..

I highly recommend that you use the Absorber. It does a good job of removing stains that you left behind when you washed your car. Make sure you keep it nice and clean so it won't scratch up your paint.

Ditto on the absorber, thing is awesome

Not joking. Leaf blower. :D

Done that. Works well but takes a while. I use a chamois.

Gange

I have the absober as well... I dig it..

BUT KEEP IT CLEAN AND DAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I sold both my Absorber and chamois in a garage sale after buying and using a California Water Blade squeegee with a quick follow up with a terry cloth towel. I really don't like chamois with the constant ringing out and all, and the Absorber was a gift and worked no better after trying it a few times.

I'll have to give the leaf blower a try. It does a great job on cleaning the garage floor. Maybe the water blade will be for sale too. :laugh:

hang dry

Either use the Absorber(best choice) or if the highway is near by drive real fast on it and finish off drying with 100% cotton towel(last resort if you are not daring enough):D

California Water Blade and 100% cotton drying cloths for the spots the blade misses.

it's the best,I've had one for about 10 years and it still is in good shape...Buy 1 you will luv it...When it get dirty wash it in the washing machine with liquid soap but don't dry ....Keep it in the tube....

The absorber rocks. Drys the Max in about 5 minutes for me.

diddo,California Water Blade

Water Blade and waffle weave microfiber towel. :cool:

Not everyone is keen on the idea of using the Water Blade but I've used it safely. Between that and the waffle weave it's the fastest way to safely dry the car. Alternatively you can skip the Water Blade all together to be extra gentle.

...then save the Absorber or chamois for drying the engine bay and stuff. :D

ditto on microfiber waffle weaves from pakshak

The best way for me to dry the car is to take the nozzle off the hose on my final rinse and just rinse the car with water flowing freely from the hose. You will notice that the water will just sheet off the car. Once you are done, there won't be as much water on the cars surface. From there take the absorber or chamois or microfiber and just blot (not rub) the remaining water off the car. To me that is the best way to dry the car with-out causing damage to our fragile paint.

Absorber is okay, but the Waffle Weave MF towels from Pakshak are the vogue right now. Use compressed air to blow the water out of the mirrors and door handles.

Hey I totally forgot about this method! :cool: This is absolutely the safest way to dry off your car but only works well on waxed paint. The trick is to use water flowing with high volume, but very low pressure (a cut off garden hose for example). The only con to this method is that it consumes a lot of water and fills up my driveway. :p

Where can I get the water blade thing at?

Most any auto type store...Auto Zone, Advance Auto, Pep Boys etc. I think some of the discount stores may have them, too. (Wal-Mart etc..)

Absorber is the bomb digity!

California Water Blade and Chamois for the moment. Pretty soon, I'll be getting the waffle weaves.

I use two water blades and I want to pick up an absorber. Buddy of mine has an absorber and he swears by it. The combo of blades, absorber, and a good wax job makes drying soo quick.

first use waterblade, then use absorber....ya can't lose

Absorber :thumbsup:

big blue microfiber towel from properautocare.com

microfiber everything, polishing clothes, buffing clothes, even the freaken mitts hahaha. that stuff is expensive, but works beautiful.

micro-fiber cloth...thats CLEAN

California Water blade- followed by the absorber for the hard to reach areas such as inbetween the spoiler and trunk

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If you are a non-believer in this method, you MUST at least give it a try. My car has no wax on it right now and it still works like a charm.

Waterblade is the only thing I've found that dries my car off relatively quickly without leaving water spots. You do have to be careful to keep it clean cause I have noticed a few scratches that may be from it. How much is the absorber that everyones talking about to get the spots left over cause I've tried using terry cloth towels and they don't work that well

My absorber was like 10 bucks at autozone.

in the summer here in arizona if you was your car between 6am and 9pm you dont even get a chance to dry your car :-(

yea i also use the absorber!!! :Party: Have been looking and the blade though??? Was a little concerned about the blades material? will it causes scratches in the paint???

No, the blade of the California Water Blade itself won't scratch, but you have to be careful and attentive using it because it IS a squeegee afterall. That said, I use the Calif. Blade and waffle weave for drying bliss. :)

The Blade won't scratch the paint. I clean the blade with fresh water before I use it though.

Like some people said before,Taking the nozzle off the hose,then using the absorber.

i use the california water blade to take off all the big water...then use the absorber to take whats left off. good combo i think.

--Paul

My mom is still ****ed at me for trying the dryer...I reccomend a really good coat of wax and try eagleone wax as you dry....You simply mist the car with a spray of wax while it is still wet and dry with a good terry towel....dont use white on a black car if youhave one...this will so two things First you will help maintain your wax and second you will avoid swirl mark due o over drying. Good Luck and stay out of car washes.

i get free carwashes at the local drivethru carwash here in my area since i know a couple of guys that work there.. unfortunatelly i hate driving thru those things so i don't take advantage of the perk.. i may go there once every couple of months or so, but everytime i go thru i see that big curtain thing slapping on my body and the huge rolling brushes just scratching my weak clear coat. i feel like it's hurting me more than it does my car.
today i hand washed my max and dried it with the absorber.. i don't know if it's because it is getting old but it is leaving spots behind and i'm not liking it much. however, i waxed it and removed the wax with the micofiber weave and i must say.. it was simply great.. minimal wax dust was left behind that i have to blow off with my tired old lungs. the weave gets two :thumbsup: :thumbsup: