How do you dry your truck?

I hit the highway!

 

Usually use a chamois, but when it warms up I am going to try a leaf blower also, for hard to get at places. Works great on a motorcycle.

 

california jelly water blade, then i dry the remaining off with a waffle weeve microfiber towel. NO swirl marks!

 

I'm going to have to invest in a jelly blade and waffle towel.

I've been using a shamwow and normal microfibers but there's always water being streaked.

 

Jelly blade and some high quality towels

 

I just bought one of these and it works so good at getting all the water between the cracks and crevices out. Do you hate how after you think you are done drying and you get those drips from your side mirrors or badges? It works great on wet tires and wheels too.

 

I have a white truck, so I just use micro-fiber towels, one in each hand.... but on my 2011 Black Mustang, I really have to be careful of what soap I use. The last 2 gallons have been Mothers California Gold. 1-2 oz per gallon of water and a micro-fiber wash mitt. I so the wheels first, but use an old towel and soft brush to bet around all of the lugs and openings. I dry the Mustang with a larger microfiber (O'Rileys Auto Parts) to dry it off. One of the most important things I learned was to use plenty of water, and not a hard spray, but a heavy rinse. I use the Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 and there is not a lot of drying to be done, and it has very few scratches in it. A detailer once told me to never never never use a cleaner wax on a black car because the cleaning actions in it are abrasive and you will get small swirls in it. Mothers makes a great straight carnuba wax which does not care what color it goes on. Insure that you use non-abrasive applicators and wipe off towels and you should be OK.

 

I use the Absorber on the paint, and have for years on all my rigs. I've never got scratches from it. I throw it in the wash when it starts to get dirty. I use my air compressor to blow water out of the cracks and a normal towel for the windows, chrome, badges, wheels, and glass. I throw on some spray n' wipe wax with micro fiber towels every other wash.

 

I cant ever get the jelly blade to do as good of a job as the Absorber, they last forever I have had it for at least 5 years and still drys awesome.

 

I'm blessed to have a industrial water distiller at work. I rinse it down with that after it gets a bath. no spots!

 

I use a landscaping backpack blower.
Its really high output.
Go over it 2x, & its done.

 

Squeegee FTW!

 

Usually hand wash then I hit the $1 wand wash for their spot free rinse (they keep their demin filters fresh) afterwards drive 2 miles down the highway to air dry. Then wax with Original Spirits/microfiber. AND DONE!

 

Backpack blower.

 

Shammy to dry & I put the hose on the shop vac in the exhaust to blow out the cracks. My wife thinks I'm crazy.

 

California blade with a microfiber towel.

 

sunlight dries my truck

 

MetroVac Masterblaster and waffle weave drying towels.

 

Ride around the neighborhood.

 

i've been using the leaf blower method followed up by the absorber lately. it works amazing since i just waxed the truck with 2 coats of collonite 845 wax