best way to dry

370zproject

dad got a new Z whats the best way to dry it other then a leaf blower.. to avoid swirls also best soap and wax?

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Nele22

Air dry or leaf blower has always worked for me. With that being said my newest Z is silver!

sstevens7

What works best for me is making sure the less I contact the car with any material the better. That being said, make sure there is a good layer of wax on the car so that 95% of the water will sheet off. The best way to rinse your car is to let water freely flow out of the hose so that it will sheet off versus spray rinsing where the water will seperate into smaller beeds making it harder for the water to sheet off the car, leaving more water on your surfaces. Then since that I dont have a blower of any kind I use a 100% cotton towel to dab, NOT WIPE, the rest of the standing water on ther car.

Works great for me! I hope it helps you!

Shane

Forrest

+1

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Junkman2008

If you are going to dry the car by hand using a towel, the first thing you must do is use a quality drying towel. Not that crappy stuff you buy over the counter that is made in China, a quality drying towel similar to the one sold here. Also, you need to use the pooling or sheeting rinse technique in order to dry most of the car with WATER.

Remember, the less you touch the paint, the better it is for the paint. That's why I use a leaf blower.

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Mike

Master Blaster is best choice, but it takes a lot of energy. I can only use one of the blower motors on mine if I don't want to pop a circuit breaker. I think it uses 20-25amps. 2 blowers and a heater.
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next is leaf blower

then california water blade and microfiber towel. I use the one Junkman recommends. I also only wipe in one direction with the towel, not circular.

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Lemers

155 mph down the highway

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Junkman2008

Naughty, naughty!

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partsguy

Seriously, I've found the best way is by hand and a good quality micro-fibre towel.

Lemers

Ok it's the funnest way to dry the Z

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370zproject

if u have good highways lol

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Lemers

I'm in the desert. The highways are open and in straight lines. You could land aircraft on them

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370zproject

mine are full off potholes

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Super Tanooki

I used to buff of my previous car with a high quality leather. They dry hard so wet it to soften the material, then ring out as much of the water as you can and you're left with a super-absorbent cloth that's softer then baby skin and doesn't leave smears or shed any dust whatsoever. They can be a little pricey though for a cloth.

Junkman2008

Sounds like you're talking about a "shammy" or Chamois. There is one major problem with those however, and that is not all Chamois are authentic. Everything that you will find in the big box and auto stores are usually made in China crap consisting of goat or pig skin, instead of being made from the actual Chamois, a goat-antelope species native to mountains in Europe, including the Carpathian Mountains of Romania, the European Alps, the Tatra Mountains, the Balkans, parts of Turkey, and the Caucasus.

Now I didn't remember that off the top of my head, I had to look that up!

Anywho, if you think that what you are getting in a auto store cost a lot, those prices are nothing compared to the cost of real Chamois which is often used in the glove making industry. For example, a 40x60cm piece of real Chamois will run you around $50 US. But man, they make some of the best driving and golf gloves that you will ever put your hands into. I paid $60 for my Chamois golf gloves.

That China made junk is garbage and will scratch up your paint. I used enough of it in the 80's to know first hand.

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