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hey peeps, i heard a few comments a while back that using chamios are bad for th epaint. what do you use i've summed up the options are, microfibre, drying towel, or rubber squeegy, or even speed detail it and dry the water and detail in one go. lol or move to spain and let the sun do the work

What do you use?

i use microfibre cloths mate there the nuts. Much quicker and cheaper then the others

I use a Auto Glym Hi Tech Water Blade.



Followed by a microfibre usually.

Dont use a rubber squeegy what ever you do lol, a proper drying towel is your best bet.

chamys dammage the paint... really?

BigTony wrote:I use a Auto Glym Hi Tech Water Blade.



Followed by a microfibre usually.

thats what i meant by a water squeegy thing, lol i couldn't think what they were called i got the ag one too

firemansam38 wrote:chamys dammage the paint... really?

with regards to leaving swils simular story to using a sponge instead of a washmit so i've heard.

Ellis

warrenlord51 wrote:Dont use a rubber squeegy what ever you do lol, a proper drying towel is your best bet.

Totaly agree if they pick a bit of grit up it will be dragged
across ur paint work

i also use a drying towel, the megs water magnet is the one iv got, i found it a lot quicker than using a MF cloth

if anyone watched fifth gear the other night they will know that using those squeegy things are the worst thing to use because if theres any tiny bits of dirt/grit still on car they will be dragged right along the paint work

thats where it came from i think mate

Avoid that aqua blade like the plague, should have posted in the detailing section mate, would have had a better reply i should imagine.
The tiniest bit of dirt plus that aqua blade mean a lot of little scratches.

Personally id go for a microfibre towel or a sonus wunder drying towel.

I'd go for a Drying Towel.

Bugger using a rubber blade thing

i use a sonus drying towel and an aqua blade for glass

if you use the aquablade, always wipe the blade between sweeps, keeps the windows smear free

Sonus Der Wunder drying towel mate, you'll dry the whole car and not need to wring it out!!!

www.cleanyourcar.co.uk is the place to get one.

The problem you have with a chamois and a drying blade is that if you get one bit of grit between it and the paint, you're left with scratches.

You can use them safely but you have to be very certain they are grit free. A drying towel has a decent pile too it which means any grit won't be as likely to be dragged across the paint.

firemansam38 wrote:chamys dammage the paint... really?

How do you think they had good paint finishes in the old days before they invented microfibre waffle weave super drying bollocks!

bunch of fairies! paint lasts 1000's of miles being abused by birds, stones, weather, muck, salt etc and you lot think a bit of leather will scratch it!

On a simillar note, i got one of the Meguires water magnet towels, and like F**k is it a water magnet, 12.99 i might aswell have wiped my ass with! ended up using my 4 year old autoglym synthetic chamois and it was still 1000x better.

Them squegee things dont work, well if you get an expensive 1 they might but i had a cheap 1 and it scratchd the bonnet, they look like fine key marks.

BigTony wrote:I use a Auto Glym Hi Tech Water Blade.



Followed by a microfibre usually.

Bad idea, marks the car

I no longer use a water blade any more

Cheers for the advice chaps.

Gilly wrote:

firemansam38 wrote:chamys dammage the paint... really?

How do you think they had good paint finishes in the old days before they invented microfibre waffle weave super drying bollocks!

bunch of fairies! paint lasts 1000's of miles being abused by birds, stones, weather, muck, salt etc and you lot think a bit of leather will scratch it!

On a simillar note, i got one of the Meguires water magnet towels, and like F**k is it a water magnet, 12.99 i might aswell have wiped my ass with! ended up using my 4 year old autoglym synthetic chamois and it was still 1000x better.

Its not that your paint is going to peel off and that in the old days all cars had crap paint. Fact is 20 years ago paint wouldn't have had the same quality as you can get now, the products aren't there.

Fact is, as with most things, times have moved on. A chamois works as does a sponge but both give more risk of damaging the paint whilst cleaning it. You do seem to be missing the point though, its not the chamois that would scratch its what could get caught under it that would. A drying towel has a deeper pile and in theory should trap the dirt, minimising your chances of scratching it.

Not everyone gives a sh!t about swirl marks but to be honest when you see a car thats swirl free compared to a cleaned but swirled car the difference is noticable.

For the cost of a wash mitt and drying towel, there's no reason not to try one. The Meguiars water magnet isn't a good example but a Sonus der Wunder drying towel is very impressive.

It may not bother most people but I personally wouldn't want to see my car have a finish like the bonnet of this car with the ammount of time and effort put in -



I would bet anyone that a simple, polish, wax and safe wash is all thats needed. You don't need hours like myself and other detailing (aka OCD) types would do.

i use a flunkey its ideal

You mean you take your car to the car wash? lol

no lol i use a videla flunkey

Jesus, now I can't even dry the car right

I tend to use a aqua blade on the roof, bonnet and boot, then detail it dry with a MF cloth. Sometimes i'll use a water magnet towel on the bodywork if i'm out of detailer, but i use it to dry my rims all the time.

I know deatiling is a hobby, but it's all getting a bit gay, I think i've already come a long way in how I wash my car.. somethings always going to be wrong whether it be the products, or the tools to do it.

what a post pea, i feel the same way at the moment it's getting a bit ott!