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How do you dry your truck?

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by Lentsnh, May 3, 2009.

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How do you dry off your truck?

  1. Absorber

    859 vote(s)
    46.2%

  2. Cotton Towel

    473 vote(s)
    25.4%

  3. Air dry

    373 vote(s)
    20.0%

  4. ShamWOW

    156 vote(s)
    8.4%
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  1. Nov 29, 2009 at 11:42 AM
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    ImpulseRed008

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    ImpulseRed008 Gone But Not Forgotten

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    OEM SS tube steps, Access LE tonneau cover, pop n'lock, AVS in-channel vent visors, stubby antenna, Wet Okole seat covers, bed mat, rear diff breather mod, 4 extra d rings in bed, K&N air filter.
    I have one of those big waffle weave towels and it's just too big for me to wring out :eek: Once it gets wet, it doesn't do me any good and I have to go back to my absorber.
     
    ImpulseRed008, Nov 29, 2009
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  2. Dec 2, 2009 at 8:48 PM
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    NotstockTRD

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    NotstockTRD TRD

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    california jelly blade followed by an absorber
     
    NotstockTRD, Dec 2, 2009
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  3. Dec 2, 2009 at 9:29 PM
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    pittim

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    pittim mittip backwards

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    It’sa Lexus, boogie woogie woogie
    The water spots match my custom trail striping pretty well.
     
    pittim, Dec 2, 2009
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  4. Dec 2, 2009 at 11:11 PM
    #184
    brutalguyracing

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    brutalguyracing BIG DADDY

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    F.U> GUYZ
    broken mods
    i drive like i stole it
     
    brutalguyracing, Dec 2, 2009
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  5. Dec 2, 2009 at 11:27 PM
    #185
    FirstCohort

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    FirstCohort Well-Known Member

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    WeatherTech Vent visors, access soft roll-up bed cover, factory side steps, factory bed mat, weathertech floorliner fore and aft, tinted front windows- State legal 50% : (
    Local and very good car wash dries my vehicles first with the air blower and second with microabsorbent towels. Much faster than I can get it done and the water gets recycled plus it stimulates the local economy. We can all use a little economic stimulation. : )
     
    FirstCohort, Dec 2, 2009
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  6. Dec 3, 2009 at 12:20 AM
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    alvto

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    i drymy taco with my shirt call me rancher! ha but i love my taco.
     
    alvto, Dec 3, 2009
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  7. Dec 3, 2009 at 10:03 AM
    #187
    dktaco

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    dktaco Yes MAObama is a joke!

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    5100's set @ 2.5", Wheeler's AAL, Toyota factory trailer hitch w/ a Reese 3.5" drop ball, Gaylord's Tonneau cover, BLHM w/ 35w 6000k HID's, Lumincs yellow fogs, Sylvania 886 bulbs in taillights for reverse lights, Debadged, Dee-Zee nerf bars, Shorty black antenna, 3M rubberized billet grille & surround, Toyo Open Country AT's 31's, K&N intake, 40 series Flowmaster, Redline Racing Synthetic fluid all the way around, Wet Okole set covers, dash mat, Sirius Starmate 5 hardwired, Cobra radar detector hardwired, paint always taken care of the finest products from Autogeek.net and a Porter Cable dual action polisher.
    I would hate to see your holograms, marring, etching, spider marks from that car wash. I will never in my life let someone wash my vehicles regardless. What can I say I used to detail and just do it on the side now. And it ain't stimulating anything since the illegals are washing and drying the vehicles! :rolleyes:
     
    dktaco, Dec 3, 2009
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  8. Dec 3, 2009 at 12:14 PM
    #188
    zanodave

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    zanodave, Dec 3, 2009
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  9. Dec 7, 2009 at 4:07 AM
    #189
    T@co_Pr3runn3r

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    T@co_Pr3runn3r XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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    drive it in rain to wash then it air dries when stopped.:D
     
    T@co_Pr3runn3r, Dec 7, 2009
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  10. Dec 7, 2009 at 4:09 AM
    #190
    James3492

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    hahaha. then when a cop pulls you over. "Sir, Why were you speeding. O I am sorry i was trying to dry off my car." Lol.
     
    James3492, Dec 7, 2009
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  11. Dec 9, 2009 at 9:36 PM
    #191
    Tacoma831

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    I drive fast for about 2 miles and finish with a cotton towel.
     
    Tacoma831, Dec 9, 2009
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  12. Dec 10, 2009 at 8:49 AM
    #192
    JTaco386

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    x2
     
    JTaco386, Dec 10, 2009
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  13. Dec 10, 2009 at 9:05 AM
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    Scooter

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    Too lazy to dry it, so I just let it air dry. Besides, I couldn't get the stupid leaf blower started this fall. I pulled on the cord over and over until I was too tired to rake. Good thing is that by the time I decided to quit trying to start the thing, my wife & kids have already finished raking! :)
     
    Scooter, Dec 10, 2009
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  14. Dec 10, 2009 at 9:47 AM
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    TurfTaco

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    TurfTaco Is there a long john silvers on the island?

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    Very quickly:D
     
    TurfTaco, Dec 10, 2009
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  15. Dec 10, 2009 at 9:48 AM
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    Afwrestler1986

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    Gray wire, Some lights in the bed area, and some character marks throughout.
    lots of skinny pedal. :burnrubber:
     
    Afwrestler1986, Dec 10, 2009
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  16. Dec 15, 2009 at 8:04 PM
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    eskamo23

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    absorber, FTW
     
    eskamo23, Dec 15, 2009
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  17. Dec 18, 2009 at 11:07 PM
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    BigJLarse83

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    No option for California Blade, but it's awesome!
     
    BigJLarse83, Dec 18, 2009
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  18. Dec 19, 2009 at 7:03 PM
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    HBMurphy

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    HBMurphy Ban Pending

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    I guess that presupposes that we wash it? ;)
     
    HBMurphy, Dec 19, 2009
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  19. Jan 7, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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    silverback

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    second that. Never use anything else on my cars.
     
    silverback, Jan 7, 2010
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  20. Jan 7, 2010 at 5:03 PM
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    CraigTRD

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    CraigTRD It's been a while

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    Will have: 6" FabTech Lift, Custom rear leaf packs. Hockey Stick Canadian Flag Mod.
    Where would a regular shammy fit in there?? ^^
    Sometimes I just drive it off, sometimes I shammy the bitch. I don't know why though....the truck has a big dent in the box and Colorado pin striping down both sides....
     
    CraigTRD, Jan 7, 2010
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