The water at my house sux, it has rust and all kinds of other stuff in it . **** country water, Cause of this I have the most horrible time with keeping water spots off my car.

Can everyone tell me how they dry thier stang, or how they get rid of water spots.

Thanks,
Travis

 

get a fake shami and a real one, use the fake shami to get the big water off then come back with the leather shami, never streak and the leather helps buff out swirls, I have no swirls in my car at all right now.

 

I drive it around the block after I wash it then use a Shami to dry it...I also have a Mineral Grey car so you can't really notice watersports...I would listen more to the guys who own black cars.

 

If you dont mind shelling out some dough try this just dont use a leaf blower as they are not filters so you will actually be blowing dirt at hight speeds towards your paint http://www.superiorcarcare.net/vacmb3.html

 

The fake shami and real shami suggestion sounds like it would work well.
I've tried driving it around the block, but country rodes in southcarolina are way to dirty.
As for the blower I'd rather spend $400 on my car than on a way to dry it. Unless I was rich, Then it would'nt matter.

 

Try washing your whole car then hose it off and right after back it into your garage. Use 2 towels wowfel weave if you have them if not order some they are cheap. Do one section at a time rotating between the two and the shade should not leav any marks.

 

You have watersports on your car? Which sports?

 

*edit waterspots LOL...Thanks Shambles.

 

http://www.pakshak.com/waffle-weave-...l-16x24-1.html

 

Best product on the market for drying your car you ask?
Why, simply put, The Absorber!
You can buy it at autozone for $9.99 and it comes in a little plastic tube container.
This product dries your car without scratching it, leaving any lint, or removing wax... there are many ways to use it... roll it up a bit and dry in 8" linesm or unfold it when more dry and do a large area at a time. This drastically cuts down on the time needed to dry your car, and leaves nothing behind, i have never used anything like it... yeah
The Absorber
I am sure most of you have heard of it... it can be used for ather things too, but is AMAZING for cars.

 

Yep the absorber is the Shiznit.Thats all I use.Can't stand the leather shammys anymore.I've had the same absorber for about 4 years now and still works great.

 

Absorbers rock! The longer you use them the better they get. Mine is all ratty and has blood stains on it and it still dries better than anything I have ever tried.

 

Yep same here.Mine used to be purple but it's real faded now.

 

Water spots are that caused by having hard water that is left to dry on the surface of the car. To prevent spots, you either have to prevent the car from drying on its own, or get better water. Buying a water softener is the only permanent fix.

But, here are some good pointers and you will love me for them.

1 - Do not wash the car in the hot sun especially if you have hard water.

2 - Buy a few gallons of distilled water at the grocerly store. Put the distilled water in a clean garden sprayer and use this as your final rinse water. The distilled water will actually rinse away the hard water and will/can actually re-dissolved water spots.

3 - If all else fails, you can add a little bit Jet Dry to your rinse water. Just be sure that there is no detergents in the brand you select. That stuff will cause the water to sheet like a bastard and you wont even need to dry the car.

You can thank me later,

Signed,

The WaterDR
(and fellow multi-black car owner)

 

Thanks for all the replys guys You've all been a great help. Now I just have to try these suggestions and see wich one works best for me.

 

ahhh water ****!

 

lol, my bad.

 

I use a squeegy. Specificly the california water blade...

 

Absorber knock off, Im going to have to try that jet dry thing though, but doesnt it put soap back on the car? Also, how the hell do you get blood stains on an absorber?

 

the absorber by far is the best

 

Frito, may we ask why you're drying up blood w/ your Absorber? ............On second thought, we don't want to know.

...NOTE TO SELVES: Don't turn your back in Frito when he has an Absorber in his hand and a weird look in his eyes!!!




Absorbers are all I use, great around the house too.

 

Matt, that depends on what product you buy. You can get the straight Jet-Dry. Then you rinse the car with straight water.

 

Save time and invest in two products. The water blade and the absorber. It only takes me about 5 to 10 minutes to dry my car. I have a black car and I never have water spots. The water blade is great for getting most of the water off then you follow with the absorber. Good luck.

 

I use Mr clean autodry wash system. No waterspots at all. And it doesn't strip the wax like you would think it does. You just gotta use a shamois to get water out of the honeycomb stuff. been using it for the last 8 or 9 months, ya just gotta replace the filter and the soap every 5 or 6 washes..

 

i use a beach towel

 

rebelyell, sum1 was telling me that the mr clean thing sux, so im guesing it doesnt? lol, do you just wash it down then use the soap that comes with it? let it dry and no spots? if so then hmmm, might get one...

whats the best way to clean rims? i got this Black Magic stuff, just spray on when dry, wait 30 seconds and wash, looks pretty nice, wondering if anything better?

 

Mr. Clean Auto-Dry, for us lazy people, but works wonders

 

For rims i just washem with car bucket soap+ degreaser by hand. then when im putting on the tire shine i got some wheel shine as well and they look good after.

 

Mr Clean is OK.
Absorber is pretty good.
Water blade and a microfiber towel work well
Don't wash in the hot sun.
A light vinegar mist wipe down will remove water spots.

 

I have never tried that jet dry trick.. makes you wonder... but i would have to select a brand carefully eh? hmm
as far as the auto dry goes, you use it as a nozzle to wet the car with regular, hard dirty water, use it to put soap on the car, then switch it to rinse mode, which then engages the purification filter, which works much like a water softener, and tada, that dries off and no spots! Ours had the tiniest bit of water in it over the winter and broke, so then i found the absorber and am much happeir with the results...