What do you guys use to dry your car off after a good wash? With my previous car (2001 silver civic) I used the Absorber. It was by far the best product I have ever used. Now that I have a WRB WRX it leaves swirl marks after drying the car off. Any advice? Thanks.

 

i use a chamiois (spelling?).
it usually takes a few passes, but it gets the car dry w/o any scratches. they make leather ones that are really expensive, or you can get the synthetic ones that work just as good. just remember to get it wet before you use it. you have to moisten them, then sqeeze them dry.

 

You guys may think i'm weird but I use the lawn blower first to remove the excess water... It helps to remove those water on the edges of your doors/hood/trunk, lights.. etc.. then I wipe it out with the chamois (not sure on spelling too). Its pretty effective with the high speed air blown out by the blower. You could those blower on home depot for like.. 40-75 (electric one).

 

The absorber is a type of chamois. I have also tried the "dabbing" method instead of dragging it across the car. The "dabbing" method leaves water spots and takes waaaaaaaaaaaay to long to dry the car. Anyone else have any suggestions?

 

I got some cheap immitation from Wallmart called "aqua dry" and it works fine for me.

 

I use a California Water Blade (CanadianDriver Review). What they say is true - when you first start, you suck at it, then you continue to get better the more you use it. It's sort of tricky on the WRX because the only flat panels are the roof and trunk (and I have a wing which makes the blade hard to use back there). Once I'm done with the blade, I usually just do a quick pass with a soft towel to get the extra wet spots and she's clean.

 

absorder is the best. in my opinion. just never let it dry out


Giligan

 

i'm with sonicsuby,
the waterblade is amazing, saves 1/2 the time at least when you're trying to dry your car. extends the life of your chamois too.

 

I just a chamois and a soft towel to catch any excess water that didn't get absorbed.

 

I use old 100% cotton bath towels and keep a garbage bag full of them clean and ready in the garage. I can buy them at thrift stores for $1.00 apiece and they last for years. I haven't found anything that works faster.

 

I use the blade as well.

I also usually wash my car at the shop so I use the compressor to blow the water out of the seams and from the side mirrors, this way I get less streaks form the water that drips out after the car moves.

 

I like your basic 100% cotton towels, honestly sounds like in this case its all a preference. Anyone will tell you their way will work

 

I'm not looking for a preference though. I'm looking for a product that won't create swirl marks in my pain.

 

I think the swirl marks are baked in at the Subaru factory. Seriously.

But, no, the water blade won't swirl, and if you follow it up with a chamois to catch any excess water, you'll be stylin.