Kind of a stupid question, do you dry certain areas first or just go top down? Do you use a dryer or leaf blower first then finish with a towel?
Yes, personally if we’re talking Large PFM [which is what I use] I 1st fold the dry towel in half and go along each side of the vehicle “matador style” meaning holding the corners of the folded towel and gently dragging it along the vertical panel and following it up with a broad wipe across any areas that were missed with the initial wipe. [usually the lower half of the doors and the pillar above the windows]
Once the sides have been dried, I either lay and drag the now damp towel across the hood, or sometimes I’ll just to broad wipes and dry it that way. [IMO either way is effective and safe]
Next is the trucklid. Lay and drag, same for the the rear of the vehicle, but I don’t let my best drying towel dry the bumpers or rocker panels, I have dedicated lesser quality drying towels for those duties.
Roof is last, followed by blower duty with a different drying towel i.e. waffle weave or small PFM. I don’t ever dry the glass with my drying towels because glass/rubber window trim tends to hold alot of dirt and I don’t want my drying towels getting that dirty, especially after just 1 use.
I forgot to mention the use of a good squeegee as sort of a rough draft drying of the windows before starting any the drying process. This also prevents any possible water spots, which seems to easily plague glass more than anything if you allow it.
Sometimes on my own vehicles I’ll use the blower before towel drying, that way you only have to towel dry once. Using the blower 1st is fine, as long as your lsp is solid and your paint is water fearing... Otherwise it’s best to towel dry 1st, and blower 2nd.
