Chamois use?

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Anyone use a chamois to dry their cars without causing damage to the finish?
 
I stopped using chamois years ago but to be honest, I never liked them.

95% of my drying is done with an electric leaf blower and the remainder with a Cobra guzzler Microfiber drying towel.
 
I use to use chamois years ago but realized that there are way better items out there, like the Cobra guzzler. I also do most of my drying with an electric leaf blower.

I'd suggest using it for rims and tires and get yourself a quality MF to dry with. That will ensure that you are not damaging your paint.
 
I've just changed to a water blade then finish with the guzzler.
 
I like chamois. You can dry many cars with 1 chamois. One thing to take the place of many MF towels, weather regular or waffel towels.
 
I've thought about the leaf blower idea - but does it not throw dust / dirt back on the car?
 
B&B Tennessee said:
I've thought about the leaf blower idea - but does it not throw dust / dirt back on the car?
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Old Tiger said:
This is my main concern too!
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I was worried about this too. After I finally took the plunge I never looked back.

When I wash a car the ground surrounding the vehicle and directly under the car is wet. This area extends several feet out from the car. That happens as a result of a natural process of rinsing the car prior to washing, washing the car and then a rinse afterwards.

When you consider this there really is no dust in the vicinity of the leaf blower. Another point to consider is that the leaf blower is pointed at the vehicle, not at the ground. Admittedly there is a small percent of the blown air that bounces off the vehicle that may hit the ground so I'm not saying there is no likelihood of it happening but in my many, many years of using a leaf blower the dust issue is nonexistent.

I also recommend a dedicated electric leaf blower if one chooses to do this.

For rinseless washes or waterless washes the above is obviously not valid.
 
I'm still using a chamois albeit a synthetic one.

I've started using a warm water rinse bucket with it (due to the cold - helps warm my hands and melts any ice that may form on the panel) but I like rinsing it and think I'll do it this way from now on. Minimal rubbing -- blot and dry the windows, then use quick detailer or spraywax.

Once I get my ONR, I might even put a capful in the rinse bucket water.

btw, I have no idea if this works b/c I haven't corrected as yet. Haven't noticed any worse swirling though...
 
mdb917 said:
I was worried about this too. After I finally took the plunge I never looked back.

When I wash a car the ground surrounding the vehicle and directly under the car is wet. This area extends several feet out from the car. That happens as a result of a natural process of rinsing the car prior to washing, washing the car and then a rinse afterwards.

When you consider this there really is no dust in the vicinity of the leaf blower. Another point to consider is that the leaf blower is pointed at the vehicle, not at the ground. Admittedly there is a small percent of the blown air that bounces off the vehicle that may hit the ground so I'm not saying there is no likelihood of it happening but in my many, many years of using a leaf blower the dust issue is nonexistent.

I also recommend a dedicated electric leaf blower if one chooses to do this.

For rinseless washes or waterless washes the above is obviously not valid.
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I was just about to reply with this exact answer. I've used a leaf blower for awhile now with no issues.
 
I only use the chamois if I am going to use a wax as you dry product as I don't want to mess up the MF towels. No marring yet.
 
mdb917 said:
I was worried about this too. After I finally took the plunge I never looked back.

When I wash a car the ground surrounding the vehicle and directly under the car is wet. This area extends several feet out from the car. That happens as a result of a natural process of rinsing the car prior to washing, washing the car and then a rinse afterwards.

When you consider this there really is no dust in the vicinity of the leaf blower. Another point to consider is that the leaf blower is pointed at the vehicle, not at the ground. Admittedly there is a small percent of the blown air that bounces off the vehicle that may hit the ground so I'm not saying there is no likelihood of it happening but in my many, many years of using a leaf blower the dust issue is nonexistent.

I also recommend a dedicated electric leaf blower if one chooses to do this.

For rinseless washes or waterless washes the above is obviously not valid.
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SeaJay's said:
I was just about to reply with this exact answer. I've used a leaf blower for awhile now with no issues.
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Cool - I may try that out this year then - I use 99% drywash methods , but I may be tossing in a wet wash if my fleet grows like Im expecting it to. This would be a great way to dry off tons of vehicles then.
 
I like the absorber , just got an x large size . I cant explain it but ONR did something (not good)weird to my absorber when I used it to dry after using ONR

I tried the water spite and did not like it at all.
 
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