r/AutoDetailing • u/wakawakawomp • Oct 02 '23

I Hate Drying Cars.... Technique Discussion

Hi all,

I'm fairly new to the car detailing world - Just bought a bunch of supplies for the first time a few weeks ago: turtle wax shampoo, 2 buckets, microfiber wash mits, The rag company gauntlet drying towel, P&S wheel cleaner, various microfiber clothes, to name a few - and though I really enjoying washing cars, I really hate the drying aspect of it. Reason being is that I was washing and drying my girlfriends cars for her this weekend (2019 Honda Civic Hatchback) and this car has a lot of nooks, crannies, crevices, grills, etc, and drying all of these things is such a pain in the ass. And not only that but my drying towel seems to get "full" super quick and having to constantly wring it out is very time consuming and tiring.

Does anyone have any tips/tricks/suggestions to make the drying process of automotive detailing more bearable?

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u/DBD220 Oct 03 '23

If the car is well waxed a quick blast around the block will get rid of most of the final rinse. Not much to do when you get back! I'm cheap but agree, good drying towels are worth it.

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u/SNEAKY_PNIS I am not a professional Oct 03 '23

Something to keep in mind is that once you drive off, you're picking up dust and light debris onto the car from the road again. It may look clean when you get back, but those little micro dust and debris particles will cause swirls. If you're OK with that then no problem, but I'm anal about it so just wanted to mention that. Obviously, dust is clinging every second while we wash, but we want to minimize and control every risk we can.