So you have washed your car (the right way), now on the the drying part. There are three main products you can use for drying clean car.<\/p>\n
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- A Chamois<\/a><\/li>\n
- Microfiber Dryer Towel<\/a><\/li>\n
- Car air blower dryer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Chamois<\/h2>\n
Traditionally a chamois is the most common way of properly drying your car.<\/p>\n
A real chamois is made of sheep (or traditionally mountain goat) leather. A chamois is soft, non-abrasive and very absorbent. Get a good one here on Amazon<\/a>. The problem with a chamois is that they only work when they are wet. If you try to use a dry chamois on a car you risk scratching your car. Also, when they dry there is the possibility that they will crack and breakdown.<\/p>\n
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Using a chamois to dry your car<\/h3>\n
The trick to using a chamois to dry your car is to make sure that it is already damp. If you use a hard dry chamois it can scratch it. Also, when a chamois gets too dry it starts to deteriorate so it should always be kept moist in its container. See below for the proper drying technique.<\/p>\n
Microfiber dryer towel<\/h2>\n
There are microfiber dryer towels are made specifically for drying your car. If you don’t want to use a leather chamois then this could be an option for you. Microfiber is designed so that it will not scratch or leave swirl marks on your car. They are also designed to lot have any lint and be super adsorbent.\u00a0 The ones made by\u00a0Chemical Guys are a good option, you can see it here on amazon<\/a>. They have one side with short and the other long microfibers that can be used for not just drying your car but buffing and polishing.<\/p>\n
A great thing about the microfiber options are that they are machine washable (unlike a real leather chamios which should be hand washed).<\/p>\n
How to dry a car with a microfiber towel<\/h3>\n
With a microfiber towel you just need to make sure that it is clean before you start drying your car. As mentioned above, you can machine wash them. see below for the drying technique.<\/p>\n
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Car air blower dryer<\/h2>\n
A blower dryer is a bit like a leaf blower. There are models designed for drying your car or even your pet that come with all different kinds of nozzle attachments. However, that can be a bit pricey.<\/p>\n
A blower dryer is by far the best option but it is more costly. I recommend the EGO Power+ blow dryer, you can see it here on Amazon<\/a>. It is battery powered but more than powerful enough and has a good price for what you get compared to some other models.<\/p>\n
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The EGO Power+ blow dryer<\/p><\/div>\n
There are some other blower dryer options that are available such as:<\/p>\n
The JetSpeed VX6 Professional Surface Air Dryer and Blower, check it out here on Amazon<\/a>. The JetSpeed VX6 is a smaller model and not really very powerful. It is more suited to small cars or motorcycles, but even on a normal size car it is great to get into the cracks and crevices and blow the water out (e.g. the wheels, grill, trim, mirrors etc).<\/p>\n
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The JetSpeed VX6 Professional Surface Air Dryer and Blower<\/p><\/div>\n
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The Metro Vacuum SK-1 Air Force Blaster Sidekick Compact and Portable Car, Truck, SUV & Motorcycle Dryer, check it out here on Amazon<\/a>\u00a0or the bigger more powerful model designed for car detailing pros here<\/a>. This is similar to the other models above however with a big difference, it has a heating element in the bottom where the air is sucked in that heats the air that is being blown onto the car. I don’t think that you really need heated air unless you are drying your car in a very cold environment.<\/p>\n
- Microfiber Dryer Towel<\/a><\/li>\n
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