shammying car problem..

[LondonMX]

Hi everyone

Have washed my car a couple of times and when i come to chamoising it it just slides the water around the surface and it took me ages to dry the car. its weird its like polishing a mirror with lard???

The only thing i have put on the car is some cheap carnauba liquid wax might that be to blame? (i bought some more expensive carnauba wax polish off ebay and never had any troubel with that.

any ideas? :

Cheers, J

[ttrw2]

Use a towel

[listie]

New Chammy (sp) needed

[LondonMX]

ok then thanks ill buy a new one

[BazR]

Get yourself one of those massive towels as mentioned above and you will be around the car in no time. I find a quick blast down the lane helps remove and lying water.

[Beaker]

Quick blast down the lane, lol. You might as well take a through a car wash.

How hard is the chamois? You know your supposed to treat it with soap before after use to keep it supple?

I normally place it in the clean car shampoo bucket before I start washing, so it is nice and supple when I come to use it.

[BazR]

I dont have a car wash at the end of my lane

The car is still wet when I return, then I towel dry it.

[C2K]

TBH, don't bother washing it - I find that works best.

[r44flyer]

I don't think a chamois is the best thing to use. Get a Sonus der wunder drying towel, or two, and some Meguiars Last Touch (dilute it 50/50 with water). Spray the last touch onto the wet car, just a light mist, and wipe/dry as you go, turning the towel regularly to a dry side.

The last touch lifts the water off the surface to aid drying and water uptake by the towel (somehow!, but it works) and adds gloss as well.

[Din]

Use a towel

+1

[volf]

I use one of those drying-blades. Works well on windows.

[Semproxion]

I use a micro-fibre towel. Always brings mine up a treat.

[DAMAGE INC RACING]

how you doing mate i used to have a valeting business and we used to use a small wiper blade to get rid of excess water first then used a leather for the small bits left or a paper hand roll takes 2 mins

[Sheaf]

A few months back I invested in a wash mit and a drying towel. Both are atleast 10 times better than their equivilents (sponge and chamois). The mit is far far easier to keep hold of, to get in every place etc. The towel is soft, very absorbent and doesn't feel like you're drying your car with a wet shoe.

I also highly recommend microfibre cloths for polishing, I always used to use rags and got loads of dust. Microfibre cloths just absorb it all and make it so much less hassle.

Always worth spending out a little on the right equipment to make a better/easier job.

[shen]

I use one of those drying-blades. Works well on windows.

Mum got some of these from Wilkos or something and I used them....awesome.

Are specifically for car not windows..i'll have to find the name

[Rizzy]

I use one of those drying-blades. Works well on windows.

Mum got some of these from Wilkos or something and I used them....awesome.

Are specifically for car not windows..i'll have to find the name

i feel sorry for the paint work, them blades do shift water, gotta admit but the also scratch paint work, fine lines will appear.

[shen]

I use one of those drying-blades. Works well on windows.

Mum got some of these from Wilkos or something and I used them....awesome.

Are specifically for car not windows..i'll have to find the name

i feel sorry for the paint work, them blades do shift water, gotta admit but the also scratch paint work, fine lines will appear.

can't remember where I posted the pics of my car but you'll see that fine lines may not bother me too much

still, good advice for others matey, thanks.

[Punx0r]

They do work well, but I scratched my windscreen the first time I used one so didn't bother again.