the absorber was a bad idea....i don't know how to get the car dry before my fingers feel like they're about to fall off... i can't bring it into my garage becuase the car doesn't clear the driveway (hard to explain)...some help please...

 

wear gloves, water resistant, good absorbant towels

 

Have you considered an electric leaf blower. Most people got one or can borrow one for the winter.

Nice and dry and you mostly stay dry to.

(Some of us guys with motorcycles use leaf blowers because of all the nooks and crannies on a bike. It works pretty good. )

 

sears used to sell a shop vac/blower...you could vac the interior and the blower would detach from the "base" and you could dry after washing...not sure if they still sell it

 

I use a "Big Blue" microfiber - you can fold it into quarters and not get your hands as wet as you would with a chamois or an absorber. Plus, you will only have to wring it out once, if at all.

Also, keep a bucket of warm water nearby, and when your hands get cold, put them in the water. Not HOT water, warm.

Big Blue drying towel

 

i'll give the leaf blower a shot....people are gonna think i'm crazy, but i guess they already do when they see me washing my car in this weather...

 

Another option would be the California Water Blade...