Those with BLACK cars. How do you dry it?
06-08-2010, 11:56 AM
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I found the best way is to take the nozzle off of the hose and use the full stream of water to do the final rinse. Compared to just hosing it off with the jet setting or any other kind it makes 50% of the water run off so essentially you have a few larger 'puddles' to dry on different body panels instead of the whole car being covered with water in beads. It sounds weird but it's just simple diffusion, lol. After I get done with that I blow the parts of the car that always drip (under the tailights, front marker lights, tailpanel, underhood) with my compressor and finish with the absorber. I'm always worried about swirls so I wash my absorber after every drying. Sorry for the length but I wash the SS at least twice a week and it's absolutely the best way I've found to dry mine.
06-08-2010, 09:53 PM
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I found the best way is to take the nozzle off of the hose and use the full stream of water to do the final rinse. Compared to just hosing it off with the jet setting or any other kind it makes 50% of the water run off so essentially you have a few larger 'puddles' to dry on different body panels instead of the whole car being covered with water in beads. It sounds weird but it's just simple diffusion, lol. After I get done with that I blow the parts of the car that always drip (under the tailights, front marker lights, tailpanel, underhood) with my compressor and finish with the absorber. I'm always worried about swirls so I wash my absorber after every drying. Sorry for the length but I wash the SS at least twice a week and it's absolutely the best way I've found to dry mine.
06-09-2010, 04:05 PM
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The whole key to stopping the spots is to wash the car when it is cool, or in the shade. The spot free rinse is great if the car wash place is reputable and actually is using deionized water instead of just tap water put on a low pressure setting. Even with the spot free rinse, you'll get spots if you drive home with it in the hot sun. I vote for the Absorber/Microfiber.
06-09-2010, 06:59 PM
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the easiest way to wash a black car is to wash it once and wax it. then put a cover on it and never drive it again 
im going to try out that water hose thing next time i wash my car. i just need to get off my lazy *** and wash it already.
im going to try out that water hose thing next time i wash my car. i just need to get off my lazy *** and wash it already.
06-10-2010, 11:47 AM
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Let the water sheet off by flooding it with a hose and then use a leaf blower to blow out water from between all of the panels and mirrors and then follow up with detail spray/spray wax and microfiber.
There is absolutely no other way to dry a black car that is safer than that.
There is absolutely no other way to dry a black car that is safer than that.
