eh i dont mind the streaks too much i wash and dry at night dusk right before sun is completeley gone then clean the interior in garage and between the doors shutting and wipeing everything down its pretty much all dry. If somethin streaks down i just hit it with some z6 and a micro towel and she looks perfect once again. that reminds me though i need another sheet of wax on my baby.

 

^^^^^Me too...i have been spending some time over at autopia trying to decide if i want to use what i have or try something new...but either way i need to re-detail the Z.

 

+ 1 on the leaf blower. Works really well, in conjuction with a good quality microfibre towel.

 

Note: instead of trying to vacuum behind and under the seats, just use a leaf blower.

 

I use an electric leaf blower. Its great for the wheels, tight areas, and reducing the amount of water to make drying faster and better. But, I do still need to go over the car with a microfibre cloth or chamois to eliminate the little micro water spots the leaf blower leaves behind.

 

If you are shopping for a blower, I recommend the Toro model 51591. #1 recommendation from Consumer Reports.

 

leaf blower works for me

 

hmm...i dont know if alot of people do this, but i take my car for a little spin to get most of the water off.

 

The only problem with taking it for a little spin is that I usually kick up dust that settles all over the back of the car.

 

+1. Leave that to the pro's and spend more time making money.. to pay the pros.

 

Picking my Toro up this Saturday along with $5K worth of other things,

 

that is a "rebadged" dog grooming dryer,(i own a dog grooming business) if you look around you will find similar dryers cheaper.
http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...=1176032360453
great idea guys!

 

i use the guys from home depot...i just sit down and supervise.

 

used to do that before i got a leaf blower...
-i just use the blower for tight spaces...and getting rid of the heavy water

 

I've been using a leaf blower for a couple of years now. I generally use it on the wheels and front end, but sometimes I've used it to dry most of the car. I'm still using MF towels to do most of the drying, but the leaf blower helps cut down the drying time.

Just make sure your blower is a dedicated car detailer. I don't use it to suck up leaves or anything else, otherwise you'll have a contaminated nozzle that blows gunk onto the car.

 

wow am gonna try this leaf blower thing!

 

Not knocking it but leaf blower seems a bit extreme to me.

I use "mother nature" (air dry) for part & then Big Blu towels. Can't wait to long with mother, though, or you end up with water spots.

 

I'm cursed with hard water so spotting is a bad problem. The leaf blower is really to get the water out of the tough to reach spots, I still dry the flat surfaces by laying a WWMF (Big Blue) towel on them.

 

Wow....


So let me get this straight; a good blow will do the job? I have got to get one and find out how good this works; I'm sure home depot has a decent return policy if this doesn't do the trick. Drying a super-black can be a *&%#

 

the leaf blower is definitely the way to go to get water out of hard to reach places as well as the whole car. saves time and works great.