What to use to remove water after wash?

[WigsVR6 0]

The postie turned up today with the drying cloth. Alls I need now is some decent weather to try it out!

[millerman 0]

do you mean fabric softener or water softener salt (like calgon)?

 

just washing powder or like above the sonus stuff if you use any kind of fabric softner it makes the towels go hard and useless

 

same as your towels in the bathroom ask your ladies if they use fabric softner for any kind of towels if they do beat them untill they know not to :lol: :lol:

[WigsVR6 0]

Well I've used my drying cloth a couple of times now and I must say I'm very impressed with the results. I can actually concentrate on drying the car now rather than continually ringing out the leather. I can easily dry the car in half the time and the end result is very good. However it's not quite as good a finish on glass so the old leather aint been left out to dry completley. Well worth the money I spent on it and I'm getting a nice collection of products to use on the old girl !

[The_Dude 0]

Well I've used my drying cloth a couple of times now and I must say I'm very impressed with the results. I can actually concentrate on drying the car now rather than continually ringing out the leather. I can easily dry the car in half the time and the end result is very good. However it's not quite as good a finish on glass so the old leather aint been left out to dry completley. Well worth the money I spent on it and I'm getting a nice collection of products to use on the old girl !

 

For glass, use old newspaper. It will leave a lovely streak free finish, especially once it gets very slightly damp.

I used to work in a casino where we had lots of mirrors and the cleaners used to swear by the stuff, it works much better than any spray.

[WigsVR6 0]

Cheers Dude looks like I can now consign my old leather into retirement i.e. the bin LOL and thats two tips for the price of one.

[4eyes2wheels 0]

Clean your car have now sold out of those towels . . . .

[colinstubbs 0]

I used the newspaper trick on friday and it worked a treat! :wave:

[MonkeyVR6 0]

Does no-one use Autogylm AquaWax? Its so simple and effective.

 

After you've rinsed off whatever car shampoo you use, then spray this stuff off and wipe it off with a microfibe cloth. Simple.

 

Then polish/wax etc. Simples.

 

Never use a blade, thats just m-e-n-t-a-l, I'd also never use a shamois. :camp:

[Kempy 0]

Ive used it in the past for when I got less time... Ive recently come across this filter for the original problem about water/drying http://vimeo.com/11381105

[WigsVR6 0]

Thats aqua gleam is a really intersting product. Can I ask how much did you pay for it Kempy? It would save lots of time on drying. Also how long does the media last for and does it need replacing with use? Could be well worth the investment.

 

Cheers Alan

[Jim 1]

Been using Autoglym artificial chamois's now for the last 7 years or so. Don't think I'd use anything else!

[Kempy 0]

Thats aqua gleam is a really intersting product. Can I ask how much did you pay for it Kempy? It would save lots of time on drying. Also how long does the media last for and does it need replacing with use? Could be well worth the investment.

 

Cheers Alan

 

I dont own one so I got no experience. But I was sold when I saw the video

[WigsVR6 0]

I dont own one so I got no experience. But I was sold when I saw the video

 

Yes me too looks like some further research will be required when I get some time

[Conker 0]

Does no-one use Autogylm AquaWax? Its so simple and effective.

 

 

At Castle Coombe VAG day last year I bought a 5 gallon bottle of AG's express wax, which is 95% the same as Aqua Wax, for about £18 IIRC. Very good stuff, although I can't get it to give a really deep shine on its own - it needs a wax afterwards to get the best results, so I use it as more of a drying aid.

[Jim Bowen 1]

i've wanted to try it and been tempted to buy it, same as the dodo juice wax, i wanna buy them all. But the tin of collinite i have seems like it will last forever :lol: :(

[wy906 0]

Bought one of these http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/miracle-dryer-ultra-plush-25-x-36-/prod_362.html

 

Good stuff!

[The_Dude 0]

I used the newspaper trick on friday and it worked a treat! :wave:

 

Didn't see that (as you posted it on my birthday!) but its a great cheap little trick. :salute:

[Guest]

A neighbour of ours triple purifes (or maybe more) water for his window cleaning business to give a totally clear dry without having to 'dry' the glass.

He has often offered a supply of water for rinsing off the cars and as he was cleaning our house this afternoon I took him up on his offer for BVF.

 

I have 5+ litres in my pump spray for bringing down (and sparkely clean clear windows on the house 8) )

[MarkFoster 0]

......Hmmmmm interesting. How do you 'triple purify' water? - Presumably with some form of condensing equipment, but can it be done easily at home? As I discovered yesterday whilst trying to chisel flies off the front of the car at inters, it would be useful when at shows...

[Conker 0]

......Hmmmmm interesting. How do you 'triple purify' water? - Presumably with some form of condensing equipment, but can it be done easily at home? As I discovered yesterday whilst trying to chisel flies off the front of the car at inters, it would be useful when at shows...

 

 

Would be a bit of a pain, but a cheap way would be three big brita filters. I read that one pass through a brita removes particulates by a third (obviously depends on your tap water quality etc.)

[Guest]

Yeah, purify by filtering.

I looked up the filtering systems you can put on a hose and they are not cheap so had a chat to him about them. He has a small van which is filled with 3 very large filtering units though he filters and stores a supply of cleaned water to give him plenty on tap (pun indented) for local jobs.

 

He reconed the inline hose filtering is OK but obviously the better you filter the more it costs.

[drewiee99 0]

use aqua gleam for the final rinse to a spot free finish these are around £50 from the ultimate finish. I use these on hot days and a leaf blower to remove most water before using a drying towel. You can also use dodo juice time to dry

 

The Quick Detailer Designed To Quick Dry !

 

Why rely on a generic quick detailer as a drying aid, when you can use one made specifically for the task?

 

Time to Dry is made to make drying your car easier and safer, in three ways:

 

* Lubricates wet panels to minimise scratching from any dirt particles still on the surface

* Designed to break down remaining water beads and increase 'sheeting' to help water slide off the car

* Contains lime-scale inhibitors to reduce water marks

 

You can even use it as a general purpose quick detail spray, and also dilute it if required. Time To Dry detailer will not remove wax or affect wax's protective properties, although the beading effect will be reduced. A final spray of Red Mist can be applied to reintroduce the beading effect, if required.

[WigsVR6 0]

I've looked into the aqua gleam product and while it looks very good I can't get any more info on how long the product will last. I know there are variances to the differnt types of water throughout the country but I'm reluctent to pay 50 quid if I don't know how long it will last. Their own website dosn't contain any info or even a guidline on this matter and surley that as to be one main selling points of the product.

[hyland770 0]

been using a blade forever and never had a scratch from it although i do wipe the blade after every pass....plus saves money on having to buy new drying towels all the time, just take your time and youl be fine, generally i use a quick detailer (demon shine - as its as good as any and you get a lot for your money) once the car is dryish then polish then wax with a rotary polisher and bish bash bosh and the jobs is done (and i dont have swirl marks from the drying blade)

[WaxDaddy 0]

dodo juice supernatural drying towel, its huge and you could wrap yourself up in it its so big, the other thing to do is use a a quick detailer after washing to remove any water spots and finger prints, i use monkey spunk myself but you could use one of many available quick detailers.