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First of all - thanks to all on this forum. I learn SO much from you all. I just ordered my OctaneGuy DVD and will soon be taking the next step into PC land. I can't wait!
I tried a new trick yesterday. I'm on vacation and we've been having unusually warm weather here in Chicago. I washed my MINI and for drying I took one of the Detailers Paradise waffle weave drying towels and folded it over an Absorber synthetic chamois. The waffle weave towel was all that contacted the car and the Absorber kept the towel from becoming saturated. I was able to dry the whole car and only had to wring them out once - and I probably could have done the whole car without wringing if I had sheeted off most of the water first.
Just thought I'd share. Again - thanks for all the useful info.
First of all - thanks to all on this forum. I learn SO much from you all. I just ordered my OctaneGuy DVD and will soon be taking the next step into PC land. I can't wait!
I tried a new trick yesterday. I'm on vacation and we've been having unusually warm weather here in Chicago. I washed my MINI and for drying I took one of the Detailers Paradise waffle weave drying towels and folded it over an Absorber synthetic chamois. The waffle weave towel was all that contacted the car and the Absorber kept the towel from becoming saturated. I was able to dry the whole car and only had to wring them out once - and I probably could have done the whole car without wringing if I had sheeted off most of the water first.
Just thought I'd share. Again - thanks for all the useful info.
Mark S
thanks for sharing this idea. I usually use one waffle weave for the paint areas and another for the inside door jamb, inside hatch and under the bonnet, and other dirty areas (yes, that waffle weave is no longer pure white). (Which reminds me, time to get some more waffle weaves) The clean towel, I just lay on the car and let it absorb, so it does get a little wet. Sheeting the water does help.
maybe I'll try this trick. I have something called a "spotless dryer" which i guess is a type of chamois, but i tried it first thing before I had the waffle weaves and it while it absorbs, it gets soaked.
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I still like the idea of using a leaf blower to dry the car. Nothing touches the paint and all those hidden areas that like to drip when you go for the first ride are taken care of. Just a lite touch up with whatever towel you choose and your done. Steve
As I've said before, leaf blowers are fine for people with recently waxed finishes, since the water just blows off. Of course if the water has beaded up like this, an Absorber or most any drying towel using the blotting method will absorb the water without scratching as well.
Leaf blowers are bad in areas where there is lots of dust or debris around the car. The last thing you want to do is kick up the dust on the ground on your freshly washed car and have it settle back down on the paint.
For me the leaf blower is noisy, bulky, and slow. I prefer air from an airtank like from my $30 Kragen pancake compressor for blowing water from the cracks.
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I still like the idea of using a leaf blower to dry the car. Nothing touches the paint and all those hidden areas that like to drip when you go for the first ride are taken care of. Just a lite touch up with whatever towel you choose and your done. Steve
Interesting idea. I see how that could work. I usually use two towels--either 2 waffle weaves or 1 waffle weave and a mf drying towel.
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First of all - thanks to all on this forum. I learn SO much from you all. I just ordered my OctaneGuy DVD and will soon be taking the next step into PC land. I can't wait!
I tried a new trick yesterday. I'm on vacation and we've been having unusually warm weather here in Chicago. I washed my MINI and for drying I took one of the Detailers Paradise waffle weave drying towels and folded it over an Absorber synthetic chamois. The waffle weave towel was all that contacted the car and the Absorber kept the towel from becoming saturated. I was able to dry the whole car and only had to wring them out once - and I probably could have done the whole car without wringing if I had sheeted off most of the water first.
Just thought I'd share. Again - thanks for all the useful info.
Mark S
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That's a neat idea. To me, that's the fun of being on a forum like this... the creativity out there is exciting! Not to mention, it's always nice to have options... what works for one person best may not work for another and vice versa.
First of all - thanks to all on this forum. I learn SO much from you all. I just ordered my OctaneGuy DVD and will soon be taking the next step into PC land. I can't wait!
I tried a new trick yesterday. I'm on vacation and we've been having unusually warm weather here in Chicago. I washed my MINI and for drying I took one of the Detailers Paradise waffle weave drying towels and folded it over an Absorber synthetic chamois. The waffle weave towel was all that contacted the car and the Absorber kept the towel from becoming saturated. I was able to dry the whole car and only had to wring them out once - and I probably could have done the whole car without wringing if I had sheeted off most of the water first.
Just thought I'd share. Again - thanks for all the useful info.
Mark S
Sorry for a newbie question ... where do you purchase this OctaneGuy DVD?
I've searched the NAM store but couldn't find it there.
I'm always curious about what store people are searching to not find my video??? I hear this quite often and seems strange to me. Here's what I do.
At the top left of every page is a STORE LINK.
To find my video you can click the VIDEO link on the upper left in Categories. It takes you directly to the only videos' that NAM sells, mine. You can also type "PC" in the Search Box at the upper Right. "DVD" also works.
Or from the same page, below VIDEO under BestSellers, you can click here
You don't need to click all of these, doing just one of these possibilities will take you there.
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Sorry for a newbie question ... where do you purchase this OctaneGuy DVD?
I've searched the NAM store but couldn't find it there.
__________________ 5548 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, CA 92807 866 707 9292
Looking for Prima?? Buy Prima at ShowCarSupplies.com
11% off everyday discount code: MINI11NAM 2010 Midnight Black MCCSa
As you can see, many ways to find my DVD, so I'm surprised to frequently hear that people can't find it.
Richard
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Looking for Prima?? Buy Prima at ShowCarSupplies.com
11% off everyday discount code: MINI11NAM 2010 Midnight Black MCCSa
You know, if you drive your car fast enough, it's nearly as good as a leaf blower. ;)
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You're just not driving FAST ENOUGH. At some magical speed, the water gets scared and leaps off the car.
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yah, but you get sand all over the boot and lower parts of doors
and makes QD even harder.
What, are you driving on Oak Street Beach or a buggy trail or something? Try a nice road next time, you Amish hippie! Isn't a MINI considered to be "too fancy" to drive?
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~Matt Cook | Dublin, Ohio | '92 Classic Mini Sprite: "Fiona" + Purple Haze 2005 MCS Cabrio: "Dawn". See old MODs from "Nano" HERE - post #166 - many with How-to links!
What, are you driving on Oak Street Beach or a buggy trail or something? Try a nice road next time, you Amish hippie! Isn't a MINI considered to be "too fancy" to drive?
ive been call many things in the past, but Amish hippie?
wow!!!
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~Matt Cook | Dublin, Ohio | '92 Classic Mini Sprite: "Fiona" + Purple Haze 2005 MCS Cabrio: "Dawn". See old MODs from "Nano" HERE - post #166 - many with How-to links!
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~Matt Cook | Dublin, Ohio | '92 Classic Mini Sprite: "Fiona" + Purple Haze 2005 MCS Cabrio: "Dawn". See old MODs from "Nano" HERE - post #166 - many with How-to links!
stupidest easiest technique today. I tried it once before and it didnt do much. I know many people on the forum do this, but man, I didnt realize how well it could work. This was when my car was stripped of all coatings and was day 1 from the dealer. It just didnt work well until now when I had the car for a good while and I had my own carnauba wax on it.
I turned on the open hose on like a decent flowrate after the car was thoroughly washed. It reduced my normal drying step by about 90% or maybe more! i never had to wring out my drying mf towel and my towel isnt that big. Also note that today was dry out, about 55% humidity (dry for LI)
This only works to that degree if your car is really clean, your water is pure like mine here on LongIsland, and your wax is still going decently strong. I noticed that this works better with my 30% carnauba based wax vs synthetic one on other family cars.
It was almost dry.
give one up for carnauba it seems in repelling clean water. what a simple technique that saved me like 10 minutes of drying and wringing out water
jk
