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When you use a spray wax for a drying aid such as aqua wax, do you spray directly on the paint or on your drying towel... or both?

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To neutralize the water dropplets on the paintwork its best to spray directly onto the paint though you could spray it onto the microfiber towel
 
I prefer spraying on the paint to allow chemistry to take place before wiping it off, but either method works.
 
I always spray the paint. Doing this also helps with water spots.
 
I do both if it is a new towel and dry..

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I apply to paint usually but depending on the product i will sometimes spray it on a MF towel first (Poor Boys carnauba based detail spray comes to mind...goes on pretty heavy even from the towel). When i spray directly on paint i work it in and try to get as much even coverage before turning to a fresh, dry side of the towel folds to finish to a shine.

Try both methods with whatever you are using to see what you like.
 
Just to continue the majority, I spray on the paint with AW. Wipe with one WW then buff with a dry WW.
 
I spray directly on the paint while the car is semi wet. It makes for a wonderful effect as the droplets of water flatten out once AW hits it
 
I use AMMO Hydrate as instructed. I wring out a wet towel and so spray a mist of Hydrate on the towel. I follow up with a dry towel. I use Microfiber Madness Dry Me Crazy.
 
Old Tiger said:
I use AMMO Hydrate as instructed. I wring out a wet towel and so spray a mist of Hydrate on the towel. I follow up with a dry towel. I use Microfiber Madness Dry Me Crazy.
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How wet is the paint when you do this? Do you typically first
sheet the paint by removing the fire hose nozzle from the garden
hose to remove a lot of the water? Feed back please. :buffing:
 
Always sheet the paint before drying regardless of drying methods.
 
I have been using a lot of Reload lately which I especially love as a drying aid. I spray it onto a MF towel, wipe it over the panel to remove 99% of the water, and wipe away any streaks with a second dry MF.
 
I mist spray Megs Ultimate Detailer onto a waffle weave mf towel and wipe the car which has a little water on it after sheeting the car with water. Works great. I do not have to use a drying towel afterwards, no streaks no big drops of detaier solution on the car. The megs bottle does a fairly good (not perfect) job of spaying a mist and not drops.
 
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