How to dry the car effectively after washing

[spicy_taco]

Hey folks. I hand wash my pony. Most of the time after washing is spent drying, especially since the car seems to have endless places for water to hide: under headlights, under rear hatch window, between tail-lights and body. Many times I will find myself thinking that I'm done, only to find that a few minutes later a small drip of water makes its way out from under the rear window, or the seam between the body and the tail-lights.

Has anyone found a method to quickly get rid of all the water from those hiding spots?

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[MachEMaster]

Hey folks. I hand wash my pony. Most of the time after washing is spent drying, especially since the car seems to have endless places for water to hide: under headlights, under rear hatch window, between tail-lights and body. Many times I will find myself thinking that I'm done, only to find that a few minutes later a small drip of water makes its way out from under the rear window, or the seam between the body and the tail-lights.

Has anyone found a method to quickly get rid of all the water from those hiding spots?

The method I use is a clean synthetic chamois for drying the body. An older chamois for doing the door jambs, and under trunk/frunk lids. Then an air compressor with a blower gun with a rubber grommet on the tip. Blow out any water in the cracks, and continue to wipe down.

 

[raiderchop]

Microfiber towels followed by electric leafblower with touch up with a small MF towel. Have done a rinseless wash where I just went straight to leafblower but I was in a hurry.

 

[Mach1E]

Another vote for the electric leaf blower

 

[Womps]

Pedal to the metal for 5 minutes!

 

[Aubury]

Get on the freeway, enable Unbridle mode and go REALLY fast.

 

[RogueLegend]

Is this before or after you put on a graphene coating

I tend to open and close doors/tailgate multiple times to get any embedded water moving. Also get the side mirrors moving. Then I move on to a blower.

I finished with some edgeless microfiber towels from Chemical Guys. Worked great.

 

[HuntingPudel]

I use microfiber towels, then drive sedately until the rotors are dry. Then I take it on the freeway and beat on it. Unless it’s the Blazer. I just drop into a mud puddle and beat on it there. ??

 

[spicy_taco]

I use microfiber towels, then drive sedately until the rotors are dry. Then I take it on the freeway and beat on it. Unless it’s the Blazer. I just drop into a mud puddle and beat on it there. ??

I've done the drive fast down the block trick. But that causes water streaks, and a Karen down the block hates when I go 50 in 25 for some reason....

I wanted to find a more efficient way to prevent those, looks like the leaf blower is a common theme here, so I'll give that a try .

 

[Guss-E 2021]

Leaf blower? ??‍

 

[Briguy]

Whenever you are done rinsing the car, lift the back hatch. This drains the excessive water trapped there. Same for the frunk but it's not nearly as bad

 

[AtomicInternet]

You really can't beat a leaf blower, zero contact so no possibility of dirt ending up in your towel/chamois. Plus it's quick and gets water out of all the crevices easy.

 

[SoriceConsulting]

Another vote for Leaf Blower - works great!

 

[AZBill]

Leaf blower or air compressor first, followed up by some microfiber towels.

 

[MABachE131]

Leaf blower and leave tailgate open for 5 minutes.

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