BLACK CAR!!!!

Heater · Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 9:35 am Post subject:

Drying your car with the Absorber (or any Chamoise) leaves fine scratches and swirl marks in the clear coat.

My understanding is your to use a clean microfiber towel.

OR use a leaf blower to blow the water off and then go behind it with a microfiber towel. Need to have your car waxed with a quality wax for this to work properly.

tiddies · Site Admin Joined: Feb 11, 2009 Posts: 1720

leaf blower will work best just because anytime you are drying the car off with a cloth it will always leave scratch marks no matter what the maker says.
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Marauder · Noob Joined: Sep 15, 2009 Posts: 85 Location: Currie, NC

Being new to the dark colored/black car club I have had to go back to some of my old detailing techniques. What I do since I have well water with stuff in it was I bought some RV water filters from Walmart for like $25 that screw onto a water outlet. Then after I was the car that is fully waxed, I take off my nozzle off the hose and let the water free flow across my car so most of the water runs clean off the waxed car. Then I take some britta purified water in a pitcher and a microfiber towel and slightly dampen it with the water and go over the car completely. This leaves you with a perfect, spot free finish! Add water to the towel as needed to keep it moist and only do this on a cool surface.

Deuce · Joined: Feb 26, 2012 Posts: 32 Location: Havelock/New Bern

I heard somewhere that if you put deionized water in a chemical sprayer and use it for a final final rinse it's supposed to work good. I heard that is what the spot free rinse cycle at Car washes is...haven't got to try it yet because I usually pay someone to wash it for me....back problems...so when I do the car it takes me about three days to do it...lol I am usually pressed for time to so I take the easy way out...lol shouldn't cost much to try it....you could probably use any kind of mist type sprayer...good luck. Let me know if ya try it and if it actually works...

Deuce · Joined: Feb 26, 2012 Posts: 32 Location: Havelock/New Bern

They also make an actual blower for drying your car. It's called the Air Force Blaster Master. I bought one when I had a Harley so I use that. Works good and there is no residual water spot trails.....it Blows!...literally ....

Doogie · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:06 pm Post subject:

I use a leaf blower it works well too. I have a sprayer with distilled water that I use to spray the car off when I get to a show to rinse off any dirt from the drive. It works well too. And for the final rinse after I wash it, I turn the hose to a very low flow and go over the car. It takes most of the water off and then I just hit it with the leaf blower and it only takes a small microfiber towel to dry the rest off. It cuts down on the water spots.
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glittle75 · Parts Changer Joined: Sep 28, 2008 Posts: 474

i use my air compressor for the most of it, and a waffle weave / drying agent for the little bit thats left. For a quick thing before going somewhere, or after a drive I use a waterless waash and corresponding MF.


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