Jebb209

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I don't want to sound like an idiot... but for some freaky reason I can't find a decent way to dry my car... I've tried all the normal things; california blade, shammy, sham-wow and they all just smear it around. wtf

I seriously enjoy washing my car but drying just suuucks. help!

thanks

justin

AVAWRX

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the absorber. its awesome. you can get it at an auto parts store, or for cheap at target or walmart.

colton.

I always drive my car out to an old road and cruise about 60mph for a few miles..

xhengmanx

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i just use alot of microfiber towels. im actually washing all of my cars right now. and i used about 2 big micro fiber clothes and another dozen smaller ones.

04caliwrx

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Wash car
Drive on freeway to dry car
Clean windows with windex when u get back to the house
Put tire shine on all tires
Clean the inside of the car
Done, enjoy the nice clean car with no water it

That's what I do and everythin looks sexy!!

so steezy

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I know what you mean about the shamwow. Vince is full of s***

it does work great as a bath towel though.

I use the cali blade to get most of the water off then use the Absorber to hand dry everything else. looks great.

shagginwagon

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Subaru paint is quite prone to damage from drying (or anything I guess), so be careful. Shammy, shamwow, absorber, etc are all really absorbent, but if/when a stray piece of dirt is picked up by the towel, it gets dragged across the paint and WILL scratch. Same story with the jelly blade thing (there was a Fifth Gear episode last season about this).

I recommend a thick pile microfiber towel. It gives any dirt/dust picked up a place to go, instead of being dragged across the paint. They sell big ones for car care at Target for like $7. And you can just wash it in the machine when you're done (no fabric softener!).

SickNic

Honestly, and I'll probably get laughed at. But I use the Mr Clean car wash kit. It has the reverse ion dry cycle. It works better on my car than anything I have ever used. Dries perfect just like the commercial. Its cool to because it filters out any hard water. No spots. Does better if you use it in the shade

KrAzYkld

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i have to try the driving around method. does anyone else seems to get water spots like instantly on the plastic trim around the side windows or is it just me?

i actually used that for a while. only problem i really had was that it took a while cause i would spray just about every inch of the car with the filtered water and it took a long time.

wrxchase

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i wash my car and dry with a few clean towels. it works well.

JonCor2577

+1 for Mr. Clean. It works great!

One note...you have to use their soap. I tried something else in an effort to be cheap and I ended up having to buy a new mr. clean head and work on the car for over 2 hours to get all of the residue spots off. (I think it was soap w/wax car wash.) Bad move.

Jebb209

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Thanks for the input chall! One other question... All the water at my house is soft water... yes even the hose water... Think that makes a difference?

Lurk

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Shamwow.

wrx1020

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use a waffle drying towel thats what i use

MonsterGC

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i Blow dry it =D