drying?

So the water that is left on the car mixes with QD and lets you dry the car without any swirls or scratches. That is how I'm reading that. I have a small car and drying the whole thing with the blower is a snap just not every drop.

I'll try that this weekend. Good thread.
 
I wash the entire car, then rinse, then use the sheeting method. 2 guzzlers to pad the remaining water off and I never occur scrathes, marring or waterspots. Pretty simple.
 
kids_gone said:
So the water that is left on the car mixes with QD and lets you dry the car without any swirls or scratches. That is how I'm reading that. I have a small car and drying the whole thing with the blower is a snap just not every drop.

I'll try that this weekend. Good thread.
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It would cut down on swirls and scratches, yes, because water itself isn't very, uhh, lubricious? But when you add a QD it has a little lubricity, so any dust or dirt that might have gotten on there while it was sitting after a wash won't have a better chance of swirling or scratching your paint. We were actually talking about how it prevents water spots because it mixes with the water and sort of "neutralizes it" so that you can towel down the water without worry of water spots :xyxthumbs:
 
I will never dry my vehicle without QD again!

Also, I heard someone who is also heavily involved in detailing explain to me his undying over-the-top love for Diamondite's foam clay while drying (Diamondite Spray Clay™ is formulated to remove embedded contaminants from glass to create a clean, smooth appearance.). I have never used or heard of it, but he said although marketed as a product for fiberglass and headlights, it adds an indescribable shine and gloss as he dries while using it. :) Anyone else ever tried/heard pf this?
 
PS: I wanted to apply this to my post above, but too much time passed to edit it... but aside from the Spray Clay and my questions about its possible use, what about Diamondite's Crystal Gloss (Diamondite Crystal Gloss™ Surface Protectant, Diamondite paint protectant) either while drying, or directly after to avoid water spots?

Is this just a Quick Detailer (QD) repackaged as a bug protectant, or does it really differ and have unique enough properties to make it useful in ADDITION to a good quality QD to maintain super-high-gloss and wax health between washes/waxing? THANKS! :)
 
cobalt9123 said:
I wash the whole car, then rinse the whole car. After using the free flow method I blow the majority of the water off the paint and out of the cracks with a leaf blower (such as you do). Once again, this is only for PH balanced soap, I have not tried it with something like Dawn. Then when MOST of the water is gone, I spray on ONR (diluted to QD strength with water out of my refrigerator-filtered). You would be surprised, when using a PH-balanced soap, how easily it washes off even when completely dry. I just did it today on my white cobalt SS. Windows spot a little, but paint comes almost completely clean after ONLY rinsing with hard water out of the hose. The few water spots on the window come off very easily with ONR. See pictures below of paint ONLY RINSED:
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And of windows, you can see the minor spots at the top:
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Sorry for the crappy iPhone pic quality. I focused on the reflection of the tree instead of the water spots, the little blurs up top.

I acquired this method, in part, from this video. Except, I don't use a quick detailer on the hard water, partially because I don't have a large waffle weave right now.. * Note for mods, I am not endorsing his products, and I don't use his products. I just want people to see the technique used in this video of washing the whole car before rinsing anything that I haven't seen on this site before:
YouTube - Adam's Polishes Video Vol. 6 - Chapter 05
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I have been using this method for over 15 years, it saves time and energy!
 
If the vehicle is not too dirty a rinseless wash wont be a problem because you dry a panel as soon as it is clean. I am blessed with soft water in Upstate SC so I dont have to worry about water spots.
 
Well after tried the method using just the blower with my two cars I liked because is faster however I had observations. In my sunset red car LSP used was a combo Megs M21+Pinnacle SSII and it worked flawlessly, just a few spotting in the windows but ONR (QD strength) took care of them but in my black car I had a few water spots and I think is due to my LSP, 2 layers of WDGPS 3.0, without any carnauba wax above. In the past I've noticed WDGPS 3.0 by its own is pretty weak against water spots, in the better case it was very hard to wipe them off, in part because in my area water is really really hard, so a good carnauba wax can handle and help against water spots and etching. What I did was spray a mist 50/50 vinegar/distilled water in those zones a water spots came relatively easily.

I like that method because drying is faster but if and only if you have a good LSP combo in your paint, if not a QD immediately after rinse is still the key against the dreadful water spots :D
 
Poe85 said:
Well after tried the method using just the blower with my two cars I liked because is faster however I had observations. In my sunset red car LSP used was a combo Megs M21+Pinnacle SSII and it worked flawlessly, just a few spotting in the windows but ONR (QD strength) took care of them but in my black car I had a few water spots and I think is due to my LSP, 2 layers of WDGPS 3.0, without any carnauba wax above. In the past I've noticed WDGPS 3.0 by its own is pretty weak against water spots, in the better case it was very hard to wipe them off, in part because in my area water is really really hard, so a good carnauba wax can handle and help against water spots and etching. What I did was spray a mist 50/50 vinegar/distilled water in those zones a water spots came relatively easily.

I like that method because drying is faster but if and only if you have a good LSP combo in your paint, if not a QD immediately after rinse is still the key against the dreadful water spots :D
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I washed my new JEEP last night for the first time since purchasing it earlier this week, and used the spray detailer/wax while drying method and it worked great! The sun was setting, so I didn't get an entirely detailed bird's eye view of every inch of the paint, but the gloss and water spot avoidance was very obvious! After reading the label on the gallon container, the QD I use actually says to spray on wet paint while drying - can't believe I've been detailing for so many years without using this method! :)
 
Dynamic_Detailing said:
I will never dry my vehicle without QD again!

Also, I heard someone who is also heavily involved in detailing explain to me his undying over-the-top love for Diamondite's foam clay while drying (Diamondite Spray Clay™ is formulated to remove embedded contaminants from glass to create a clean, smooth appearance.). I have never used or heard of it, but he said although marketed as a product for fiberglass and headlights, it adds an indescribable shine and gloss as he dries while using it. :) Anyone else ever tried/heard pf this?
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Bump :)
 
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