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Title: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Uruk Hai on 05 April 2009, 09:46

As above, fed up with a crappy old shammy so what do you all use or what do you think is best ?

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Rhyso on 05 April 2009, 09:54

i use the Sonus Der Wunder drying towel - got 2 of them

soaks up loads of water and doesn't leave any marks behind

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Uruk Hai on 05 April 2009, 09:58

This one :-  http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/microfibre-cloths/sonus-der-wunder-drying-towel-pkg/2/prod_84.html

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Rhyso on 05 April 2009, 10:13

Quote from: Uruk Hai on 05 April 2009, 09:58

This one :-  http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/microfibre-cloths/sonus-der-wunder-drying-towel-pkg/2/prod_84.html

thats the one  :smiley:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Uruk Hai on 05 April 2009, 10:28

Cheers mate, I was gonna just get the megs one but thats two for only a few bucks more  :smiley:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Rhyso on 05 April 2009, 11:18

Quote from: Uruk Hai on 05 April 2009, 10:28

Cheers mate, I was gonna just get the megs one but thats two for only a few bucks more  :smiley:

i've had the Megs one and its rubbish in comparison to the Sonus

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Uruk Hai on 05 April 2009, 16:48

Fair play mate you've saved me wasting my hard earned pennys, thanks  :smiley:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: dan_apps on 05 April 2009, 16:50

Quote from: Rhyso on 05 April 2009, 11:18

Quote from: Uruk Hai on 05 April 2009, 10:28

Cheers mate, I was gonna just get the megs one but thats two for only a few bucks more  :smiley:

i've had the Megs one and its rubbish in comparison to the Sonus

:rolleyes: i got no issues with megs one, your just fussy, i suppose it comes with the territory of being a detailing mod :tongue:

:laugh:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Rhyso on 05 April 2009, 20:48

Quote from: cookiemonster on 05 April 2009, 16:50

Quote from: Rhyso on 05 April 2009, 11:18

Quote from: Uruk Hai on 05 April 2009, 10:28

Cheers mate, I was gonna just get the megs one but thats two for only a few bucks more  :smiley:

i've had the Megs one and its rubbish in comparison to the Sonus

:rolleyes: i got no issues with megs one, your just fussy, i suppose it comes with the territory of being a detailing mod :tongue:

:laugh:

look at your paintwork in about a month's time  :tongue:  also the Sonus ones soak up twice as much water as the Megs one

The Megs one i found just moved the water around rather than soak it up

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: JC on 05 April 2009, 20:50

tis all in the wrist action  :grin: i bought one ( was a tad cynical about them )  but it is excellent IMHO

what does it do to the paint then big boy ?  :huh:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Rhyso on 05 April 2009, 20:56

Quote from: chuff on 05 April 2009, 20:50

tis all in the wrist action  :grin: i bought one ( was a tad cynical about them )  but it is excellent IMHO

what does it do to the paint then big boy ?  :huh:

i found mine scratched fook out of my paintwork!  :shocked: :shocked:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: JC on 05 April 2009, 20:58

using mine for a month ( so 4 washes ) nothing here  :huh:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Rhyso on 05 April 2009, 21:16

Quote from: chuff on 05 April 2009, 20:58

using mine for a month ( so 4 washes ) nothing here  :huh:

mine was terrible  :undecided:  i binned mine after 3 months

perhaps they've improved them  :undecided:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Len on 06 April 2009, 10:36

Cant beat good old leather IMO!  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Guy on 06 April 2009, 14:30

i use megs, sonus and dodo waffles... all pretty much of a muchness...

the sonus ones have held their quality a lot longer...

the dodo one only comes out for special occasions  :laugh:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: dan_apps on 06 April 2009, 18:08

Quote from: Len on 06 April 2009, 10:36

Cant beat good old leather IMO!  :rolleyes:

apart from msn porn your into s&m aswell?!?? :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: jamie_pyrite on 06 April 2009, 20:20

Miracle Towel.. And water sheeting!

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Dubbz on 06 April 2009, 21:39

Quote from: Len on 06 April 2009, 10:36

Cant beat good old leather IMO!  :rolleyes:

Yeah leather all the way. :afro:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: boneybradley on 06 April 2009, 21:50

autoglym rubber dryer blade thingy!! I can't be ar5ed to chammy properly... I must say that quiet as its as bad as me using sponges!

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Len on 06 April 2009, 23:38

Quote from: cookiemonster on 06 April 2009, 18:08

Quote from: Len on 06 April 2009, 10:36

Cant beat good old leather IMO!  :rolleyes:

apart from msn porn your into s&m aswell?!?? :lipsrsealed:

Nah just the feel of leather mate!  :wink:


 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Guy on 07 April 2009, 08:29

Quote from: boneybradley on 06 April 2009, 21:50

autoglym rubber dryer blade thingy!! I can't be ar5ed to chammy properly... I must say that quiet as its as bad as me using sponges!

dude!!!!

:sigh: I give up!!  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: boneybradley on 08 April 2009, 22:44

Quote from: Guy on 07 April 2009, 08:29

:sigh: I give up!!  :rolleyes:

Ok to make you happy I've being looking at a Sonus Der Wunder Drying Towel ( I can get this quite cheap at the mo! If £7 is cheap?).. so will this be recommeneded over my rubber thing?  :lipsrsealed:

oh and so i don't start a new thread..If the weather is good this weekend my machine polisher will get some work with my merzerna stuff (I've had a few plays and seem to understand the workings!), although i've run out of wax to finish but might give some new polish a go? dodo juice or the new autoglym? rather than more collinite 915 (although i hear good things about R222 p21  :undecided:)

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: kanemartin101 on 09 April 2009, 10:44

Sheet off the water first if you dont know what this is look on youtube.... that will get most of the water off. Drying with water sounds bizzar i know but it works...then trust sonus trying towel does the trick!  :smiley:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Conker on 09 April 2009, 19:04

Just to give you a fairly cheap alternative, I use these towells (which are made for buffing off really), but they soak A LOT of water up and two does the entire car without the need to wring them out.

Pack of three for £9.50, and they do loads of other jobs too.

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/eurow-shagpile-double-density-towels-pack-of-3.php

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: gibby on 10 April 2009, 00:08

As I just put in another thread, get one of these to dry with http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/eurowxlarge-waffle-weave-microfibre-drying-towel-26-x36-.php I used a leather chamois for years, but this waffle towel is miles better. :wink:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 11 April 2009, 21:39

Quote from: Rhyso on 05 April 2009, 09:54

i use the Sonus Der Wunder drying towel - got 2 of them

soaks up loads of water and doesn't leave any marks behind

same as what i use  :wink: good product to

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Jkctr on 12 April 2009, 23:01

Me drying with water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgWHuMoQJQs

The megs drying towel is still shockingly bad, i use it for my wheels and it can barely do that lol

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: boneybradley on 13 April 2009, 16:02

I now have the best dryer/cleaner possible......(see my sig pic  :wink:)

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: vaughn on 14 April 2009, 13:13

i find these do a good job for the money :wink:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Waffle-Weave-Drying-Towel-Beige-free-Microfiber-Cloth_W0QQitemZ110374124737QQihZ001QQcategoryZ72201QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m183QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DCRX%26its%3DI%252BC%252BS%252BIA%26itu%3DUCC%252BUCI%252BSI%252BLM%252BUS-WP%252BLA%26otn%3D12%26ps%3D34

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: JC on 14 April 2009, 17:31

Quote from: boneybradley on 13 April 2009, 16:02

I now have the best dryer/cleaner possible......(see my sig pic  :wink:)

wont be bending that low when you got a pissrat  :laugh:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: erb91 on 15 April 2009, 21:50

A decent shammy  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: rskardon on 11 May 2009, 09:59

Hi Guys, i got the Sonus Der Wunder drying towels this weekend and gave them a go, i found they werent that great at completely dying the car, When i use a Chamoix Leather i get the bits i have done bone dry, with the cloths they dried it but not fully, leaving a few water marks.

At the time i hadnt given them a wash which i now have, will this help with absorbancy or are they just a different style of drying?

Thanks,

R

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Guy on 11 May 2009, 10:07

Quote from: rskardon on 11 May 2009, 09:59

Hi Guys, i got the Sonus Der Wunder drying towels this weekend and gave them a go, i found they werent that great at completely dying the car, When i use a Chamoix Leather i get the bits i have done bone dry, with the cloths they dried it but not fully, leaving a few water marks.

At the time i hadnt given them a wash which i now have, will this help with absorbancy or are they just a different style of drying?

Thanks,

R

i found completely the opposite tbh... my towels get the car completely bone dry... and chamois leaves water marks  :wink:

wash with liquid detergent and don't use conditioner  :wink:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: rskardon on 11 May 2009, 10:26

I gave them a wash, no conditioner so hopefully this will help, If not i guess i'll have some expensive dish cloths!

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Uruk Hai on 11 May 2009, 16:10

Well to add to my own topic I've just bought and try'd for the first time a Flash Autowash and the autodry is brilliant and worked a treat, no streaks, no water marks  :smiley:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: stevengeelan on 12 May 2009, 21:29

Ordered one of these the other night,

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=64&products_id=539 (http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=64&products_id=539)

planning to give it a go sometime soon, I'll let you know how I get on with it.

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: rskardon on 29 May 2009, 08:51

Well I've officially given up on the Sonus Towels after using them 3 times. They just dont seem to get the car dry properly and in fact yesterday after using them i noticed they had left a whirling effect on the paintwork in the sun meaning i had to give the motor a good wax to restore the shine.

I know a lot of people use them and i cant really see how i can be doing it wrong but they just dont seem to work as well as a good Shammy for me.

R

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: whitegtidriver on 29 May 2009, 22:36

try using a leaf blower,weyred looks from neighbours though.

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Jkctr on 31 May 2009, 00:11

A whirling? How would waxing fix this?

Drying towels get better and better as they are used. They also work better the wetter they are.

Try soaking it and then drying it out as much as possible before use, also use a detailer spray while drying.

My towel is brilliant. Are you sheeting the water off before drying? A leather chamois is useless, i dont wring out my towel once and had to al the time with a chamois! Then there were the scratches it left from being to tough!  :sick:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: rskardon on 01 June 2009, 16:58

Quote from: JulesV6 on 31 May 2009, 00:11

A whirling? How would waxing fix this?

Drying towels get better and better as they are used. They also work better the wetter they are.

Try soaking it and then drying it out as much as possible before use, also use a detailer spray while drying.

My towel is brilliant. Are you sheeting the water off before drying? A leather chamois is useless, i dont wring out my towel once and had to al the time with a chamois! Then there were the scratches it left from being to tough!  :sick:

A quick layer of Megs NXT Wax 2.0 seemed to get rid of the marking the towel left, it wasnt deep, just showed up quite badly in the sun.

Maybe i just need to try it more, i'll go for the soak + wring option before i use it next time, though i have tried this before too, I just dont find it leaves it completely dry where as my good quality shammy does.

When you say sheeting, what do you mean? I normally give it a blast with the pressure washer and push as much of the standing water as possible off with that but there is usually still some on the flat surfaces etc...

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: Rhyso on 02 June 2009, 13:48

Quote from: rskardon on 01 June 2009, 16:58

When you say sheeting, what do you mean? I normally give it a blast with the pressure washer and push as much of the standing water as possible off with that but there is usually still some on the flat surfaces etc...

don't use the pressure washer for this - just use the hose (without any attachments) and literally let the water fall onto the car

a carefully prepared / waxed surface will 'sheet' the water away leaving either tiny droplets or next to no water on the surface meaning no unsightly marks if the water drys quickly and less need for the use of a drying towel  :smiley:

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: jaydubveedub on 04 June 2009, 13:35

OK this is a stupid question but what is the difference between something like the Sonus and a synthetic chamois?

I've been using AG Aqua-dry for years and it seems very good.

Would something like the Sonus towels be better for my paintwork?

Bear in mind I wax after every wash anyway.

Title: Re: What do you all use to dry your freshly washed cars with ?
Post by: jaydubveedub on 15 June 2009, 13:50

Bought the Sonus. It's very good.