yanki01

no cotton, t shirts or household towels unless you want a ton of swirls. I use Meguiars water magnet and Cobra guzzler. both absorb a lot of water.

the process has to be correct or you'll be putting wax on a dirty truck. I've got Collinite 845 waiting for my next good wash.

HCFX2013

Drying black paint is where the majority of swirl marks come from. I have all of the following and use them to dry my white truck as well as my family's black vehicles. Zero swirl marks are made with this process:

1. Metro Air Force Master Blaster - better than a leaf blower, better than compressed air. Best car wash investment I've ever made.

2. Seamless Waffle Weave Microfiber towel to dry off any parts that the master blaster didn't quite get. Wheels and trim etc.

3. Collinite 845 to make sure you never have to deal with water spots.

Nayriles89

i give it a good wash and drive around to get a majority of the water off. then i let it completly air dry. after its completly dry, i go over it with detailer spray to get all of the water spots off. iv been using the amor all detailer for years now and it does great. gives it a wax feel and great shine.

mamonti

Same problem here! Hard water is a PITB! Couple of things that work are mentioned but I use a leaf blower mostly.

It works great getting the truck dry but even better getting the water trapped behind door handles, emblems, the front grill and mirrors,, which is where you find a drip line later when you dry it by hand!

The best solution is a water treatment system but it cost a couple hundred bucks to set up and this is a reverse osmoses system that is the same as the spotless rinse a the car wash. Nice thing is it does work and if you do wash the vehicles at home I think it is worth the investment and once you have it you will find washing any vehicle is much easier!

STX196

I use two buckets as well. 1 for wheels/wheel wells and 1 for the truck/paint. Clean/scrub all wheels, tires, wheel wells by hand with some car wash liquid and a some spray on tire cleaner. Then hand wash the whole truck with liquid car wash and do the initial drying with a water blade to remove most water on room, windows, bed cover, etc. Then go over the whole truck with waffle weave towel. I have some old cotton bath towels I save to use to clean out and dry each door jam, steps, etc. If I need to clean any water spots or go over the truck I have some Turtle Wax Ice spray on wax to keep it shining.

I do have TONS of small orange discoloration spots on my paint from the harsh salt and winter here in Central Pennsylvania. That will be my next issue to deal with.

NASSTY

I blast most of the water off with my 80 gallon air compressor. Then I finish with waffle weave microfiber towels using a patting motion. Too much wiping can cause swirls and fine scratches.
I couldn't blow my vehicles off with my old 26 gallon compressor. Once it got working too hard it would start spitting oil out.

CCR90

I wash one panel at a time, then try to keep the whole truck from drying too quick before I chamois it off. I don't get much in the way of water spots, except on the glass. But I just use glass cleaner afterwards. If I really want to, I will use a quick wax spray and microfiber rags over the entire truck.

gtguyonli

I use my Blaster motorcycle dryer to blow most of the water off, it is much better than an air compressor because it has a lot more volume of air also the air is heated from the motor. After 90% of the water is blown off I use those yellow microfiber clothes from Costco, for the roof I have a Swiffer handle that I push a dry microfiber into the head and dry the roof and areas where I can't reach, then just touch up everything with the micro fiber cloth. I do this on all my vehicles including my 2011 Shelby GT500 and my Harley, it leaves no spots, streaks, or scratches and it gets it done fast. If you do buy the Blaster Blower, buy the optional wheel kit, it makes it much more maneuverable.

http://www.autoanything.com/car-care/69A3935A0A0.aspx

DylMyr

- Wax: Collinite 845
- Drying method: The sun, slight country breeze

zacharyz

If the truck is dirty the best wash is to run it through the mud.