What product do you use as a drying aid after maintenance washes?

DFB said:
I struggled to get my head around the thickness of Hydrate. It's a nice product, just a different way of using a Drying Aid.
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Anyone had a chance to try / done any reading on Hydrate Pro?

My only pause with Hydrate was I thought it affected the water behavior of whatever I had on the car at the time; but admittedly I don't think I had a solid foundation on the car at the time, and had too many things I wanted to try. Made it as far as doing a huge test layout on the roof, but lost track of keeping up and monitoring it.
 
My drying aid……a clean towel


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DFB said:
I struggled to get my head around the thickness of Hydrate. It's a nice product, just a different way of using a Drying Aid.
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Yes, it took a few times to get used to it, but I'm kind of enjoying it. I've admittedly only used it on a car with Collinite 845 so it's already pretty slick after RW.
 
I blow dry and then Sonax BSD. I don't use drying aids.
 
DFB said:
I struggled to get my head around the thickness of Hydrate. It's a nice product, just a different way of using a Drying Aid.
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Are you blow drying car 1st? If so hydrate not the product for that situation. Believe it so thick that it’s like that to have the water dilute it down some while drying.


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Coatingsarecrack said:
Are you blow drying car 1st? If so hydrate not the product for that situation. Believe it so thick that it’s like that to have the water dilute it down some while drying.


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Ahhh, gotcha. I might try it without the blower first.
 
Paul A. said:
I blow dry and then Sonax BSD. I don't use drying aids.
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Wouldn't BSD serve as a good drying aid? My understanding is it is thick and can be diluted ... seems like spraying on a wet vehicle should work.
 
It depends on what the customer pays for. With a regular hand wash I use quick wax like Meguiar's. Cars that pay for more service get Chemical Guys V07 or DP Wet Seal if they have a coating.
 
PBoy said:
3D Bead-It-Up for me.

Very easy to apply/remove even in direct sunlight. Descent durability.
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I use that too, very good product.

My kids like it because they always say ‘it smells like smarties!’


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