I was wondering what everyone uses to dry their truck after they wash it? I have tried just about everything but i still get quite a bit of water marks and they are very noticable because my truck is dark green. I am starting to think its the me and not the tool. I have tried regular towels, chamois, and most recently the "california water blade" with no luck. So what does everyone use and how do you use it?

 

drive it

 

Griot's Microfiber Towel

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I just use a regular bath towel. I think your biggest problem is probably the heat and water quality where where you are at. The water is drying and leaving mineral deposits before you can dry it with a towel. If you can wash it in the shade that would be a plus. Also, try to keep the entire truck wet right up to the point its time to dry it. These do the trick for me anyway.

Good Luck!

Ray

 

well this past weekend, after washing it, I drove it around for a bit, then when it was semi-wet afterwards, I waxed it. So no water spots for me

 

What Cebby said
See my Detail Site for more info on the Griot's towel.

I'd never use anything else after using it.

 

I use a chamois, it works well. Just remember it also helps to dry your rig in the shade.

 

A leaf blower.

 

The same way my dog dries off after a washing....a dirt bath!

 

A chamois and a microfiber towel.

 

Here in Boulder, we're all tree-hugging dirt-worshipers, so I go solar. Best thing is it's FREE! I love the F word.
How do you rinse the truck? Spray nozzles tend to leave lots of drops which then spot. I use a simple on/off valve on the end of the hose. It makes a nice stream that just rolls off the truck.

 

The microfiber towel is by far the best way.

If you can wash your truck in the shade, that would eb a good start. If you can't, do what Ray said and keep the truck as wet as possible. After you are done washing and have rinsed it off really good, take the sprayer off your hose and just let the water run over your truck. Start at the top and work down. This will make the water sheet and take a lot of the water off the surface. Then, if possible, put your truck in the shade to dry it off. What I usually do is to dry it off as good as I can, then drive around the block to let the water come out of the hidden areas, then dry what is left.

 

i just wash mine in the shade and dry it off with one of those cheap synthetic chamois thingys. They suck up more water than real chamois and they are cheaper. Ive never had a problem with water spots as long as the metal is cool. Ill use an air gun to blow out the hard to get spots if im motivated.

 

I have about a dozen of those "absorber" chamois and since I got the micro fiber, i use them for the door jams and dash. I found that they were stripping the wax off the surface.

 

i just activate the flux capactitor and do a bit of time traveling. that always seems to do the trick

 

yup, i fire up my backpack blower.

 

I don't know if I'm the only one who uses the spray bottle "technique," but it works perfectly. My blue is basically the same darkness as your green, but after I wash it, I don't care if the sun is out or if I drive home from a car wash place first if I don't do it at home. All I do is spray an area with water and use a regular cotton towel to dry it off. Fight water spots with water and you will be spot-free. It doesn't take any longer to do. I'm not familiar with anything else that was mentioned above, but this works like a champ for me every time.

 

I was taught, and it now makes sense to this day, not to use chamois' and to use a soft terry towel. The chamois has a tendency to suction itself to your paint and as you DRAG it across it puts those fine scratches in your paint with the dust trapped underneath it. The terry towel helps pull the water up and away as well as any fine dust from the time you turn the water off.

 

let it sit there or drive it around...

 

Actually the underlying problem is the kind of wax or polish you are using. Most on the forum that use Griot's or Zainos don't have problems with water spots. A good polish will repel the water and prevent the mineral deposit from adhering to the surface.

I use Zainos and usually blow the water off at 60 MPH then all I need is a microfiber towel and the Gloss Enhancer spray (Quick Detail spray) to remove any water spots.

So, what kind of wax or polish are you using??