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Decided to try something different to dry the car. The blade gets rid of excess water then the towel completes the job. No wringing required, it's really quick. It also works when applying Auotoglym rapid aqua wax, just don't use the blade. It's quite quick and the end result is very good. Towels available from Amazon. download/file.php?mode=view&id=1631

Not a blade!!!!

True, blade not necessary but I do use copious amounts of rinse water and have neither scratches nor swirls. The car has had something like 12 to 15 layers good quality polishes applied in the last seven months. Not using the blade when applying Aqua wax requires one wringing out of the cloth.

The towels you have are good (if they’re the Glart ones).

I have them. You couldn’t dry an entire care with one even if it had previous protection applied. I use them for lower sections and mopping up any drips.

They are Glart, 3 for around £15. After rinsing, a lot of surface water has already left my car so wringing out halfway through drying results in very little residual water and I give in using two of these Glarts speeds the process even more.

Rizmo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:26 pm True, blade not necessary but I do use copious amounts of rinse water and have neither scratches nor swirls. The car has had something like 12 to 15 layers good quality polishes applied in the last seven months. Not using the blade when applying Aqua wax requires one wringing out of the cloth.

I think I'd prefer never to wash a car than inflict a 'blade' on it. Nightmare product. Take a look at opinions from proper car detailers on detalingworld or any detailing forum worth its salt.

Also, a12-15 layers of polishes? 1) Why would you need 15 layers of polish, when 1 would suffice. 'Polish' isn't really a layer product, or 2) are you confusing 'polish' with 'wax'? Totally different things. As different as what is a garden fence to an aircraft. You see a million 'halfords' reviews of waxes which so often have 'it's a great polish' in the review, even through a polish isn't a wax just as a garden fence isn't an aircraft lol. Excuse me if you're not. However, 12-15 layers or anything isn't going to do much good, as I doubt you'd get any good bonding of the 'latest' layer with all that on it. More often than not paint needs a good decontamination (wax REMOVING shampoo (something like Chemical Guys Clean Slate/G3 Body Prep Shampoo etc); fall out remover; wax stripping panel wipe product like Bilt Hamber Cleaner Fluid etc) to make a new layer bond.

Microfibre towels, if totally clean, are fine, but it's best to pat dry with them- easy in this weather, as opposed to wiping dry.

Wow, that's fifty plus years of washing/polishing cars the wrong way. Makes me a bit of a numpty but then none of those products were available back then. Think it was a tin of turtle wax or carplan. You live and learn but i do remember a professional detailer telling me you can't have too much polish on a car and any polish is better than none at all. Thanks for all the info which I duly take on board.

As an aside, it's Amazon prime sale and the Glart microfibre towels are 3 for £10, that's saving a fiver so a bit of a bargain. Lots of other car cleaning products in the sale.

Rizmo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:02 pm Wow, that's fifty plus years of washing/polishing cars the wrong way. Makes me a bit of a numpty but then none of those products were available back then. Think it was a tin of turtle wax or carplan. You live and learn but i do remember a professional detailer telling me you can't have too much polish on a car and any polish is better than none at all. Thanks for all the info which I duly take on board.

Can't have too much polish?

Did he mean wax?

Today I had a dreaded wheel sealant day. Tried a new product: Bouncer's Sicure wheel sealant.
Anyway: Wash *a* wheel with AutoFiness Revolution wheel soap. Dry. The use Bilt Hamber Korrosal fallout remover. Rinse that off and wash the wheel lightly again. Dry again. The use Bilt Hamber Cleaners fluid to strip off any old sealant on it. This is a 'panel wipe' type of product where you wipe off almost straight after you've applied, as you go along. Then apply a coat of Bouncer's Sicure. Buff off and wait about 3 hours and applied another coat. I waited the time rather than apply a second coat straight away as I find it's better as it (the first coat) has some time to cure.
Dread decontamination wheel days. And this was one alloy!

Strange is that. An alloy wheel refurb specialist in Hartlepool told me to clean the alloy wheels often using a power washer taking care to get as much brake dust as possible from the brake caliper which is where most of the brake dust hides. When clean I asked about using the likes of Poorboys products and he reckons it's a waste of money. Just keep them clean.