What to use when drying off car after wash?
I have a black 05 Ram. It has been my daily driver since new, mileage now 141K. It has no water spots or swirls in the paint. I always wash my wheels, tires, and fenderwells first so I can keep water off the paint as long as possible to avoid it drying into waterspots. Then I blast it off with water and using a thick terry cloth and Mequire's Car Wash, I soap down the entire truck as quickly as possible and make a second lap around it making sure I don't miss any spots. The soap will dry on the paint, but it won't leave water spots. Then I rinse off everything and use my cordless leaf blower to blast off most of the water. Finally, I dry it down with an old bath towel polishing off what little soap spots may be left. I even spray a little water on my towel as I go because it gets too dry.
I have a black 05 Ram. It has been my daily driver since new, mileage now 141K. It has no water spots or swirls in the paint. I always wash my wheels, tires, and fenderwells first so I can keep water off the paint as long as possible to avoid it drying into waterspots. Then I blast it off with water and using a thick terry cloth and Mequire's Car Wash, I soap down the entire truck as quickly as possible and make a second lap around it making sure I don't miss any spots. The soap will dry on the paint, but it won't leave water spots. Then I rinse off everything and use my cordless leaf blower to blast off most of the water. Finally, I dry it down with an old bath towel polishing off what little soap spots may be left. I even spray a little water on my towel as I go because it gets too dry.
