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I've tried many brands of Chamois' (genuine and synthetic) on my car and haven't been real impressed with any of them. They tend to leave very fine water spots/marks.

What do you use to dry your car and where did you get it from?

Kanebo - but takes a while to wear them in. But mine are well over 7years old now and still going well. I find they work better when the car is waxed (I use Swissol).

sab wrote:
What do you use to dry your car and where did you get it from?

chammios most of the time if i am desperate

towel out of the linen cupboard!
towels don't leave that little spots of water
but an mx is a one and a half towel car!!

Hey Sab,

I was exasperated by the same problem . . .

What I'm doing currently with some success, is using a genuine chamois and working in cool shade, but making a point of wringing out the chamois very severely and often as I work over the car. . . praps pretend it is your mother-in-law's kneck . . . works for me . . .

I use the Meguiars branded "synthetic" chamois. Seems pretty good for water spots etc.

I use baby nappies (the cloth ones, not the disposables ). They're basically small, soft towels and do a great job.

You can also buy "polishing cloths" at Repco, Supercheap, etc. which are much the same thing.

Stole mine from Mazda pre-delivery when I picked up my first NB in '98, still performs like a champ! No idea what brand? What ever it is, I'd love to know and get another (for spare)

Mr_Q wrote:I use baby nappies (the cloth ones, not the disposables ). They're basically small, soft towels and do a great job

Good for getting all types of sh*t off your car!

I quickly wipe the car to get the bulk of the water off with one of those el cheapo synthetic things. Then I use some of the towels that SWMBO has given to me because she deemed them too pov to be used in the bathroom.........I reckon they're good as new but hey........

I use the Meguiars microfibre chamois. It works great on dark colours in that it doesn't leave fluff or streaks. It needs to be kept clean though and doesn't totally dry the car but leavers a very fine film of water over it that evaporates very quickly.

Garry wrote:I use the Meguiars microfibre chamois. It works great on dark colours in that it doesn't leave fluff or streaks. It needs to be kept clean though and doesn't totally dry the car but leavers a very fine film of water over it that evaporates very quickly.

I have one of them too, they're great! Best part is they don't need the care and feeding a normal chamois will, you can let it completely dry out in between washes without a problem.

*prepares self to get beaten up*

i'm going out to wash Crystal for her QLD lights run tonite, plug the Karcher in, check that it's full of CT18 truck wash, plop the $1.50 big sponge in a bucket of CT18 bubbled hot water, chamois off with Enko $7.50 synthetic chamois which is at least 5 yrs old, then use the 10 yr old Enko synthetic chamois for inside of doors, boot, fuel lid & bonnet, then give wheels a swipe with same chamois

AJ wrote:*prepares self to get beaten up*

i'm going out to wash Crystal for her QLD lights run tonite, plug the Karcher in, check that it's full of CT18 truck wash, plop the $1.50 big sponge in a bucket of CT18 bubbled hot water, chamois off with Enko $7.50 synthetic chamois which is at least 5 yrs old, then use the 10 yr old Enko synthetic chamois for inside of doors, boot, fuel lid & bonnet, then give wheels a swipe with same chamois

Poor NC

Having tried a very large and expensive piece of genuine chamy, I would never use the genuine crap again. The instruction was to wash off the excess natural oil before using. I washed the damn thing many times with the strongest detergent I had but it's still too oily for a good grip in the hand. I reverted back to a synthetic chamy made by Motorsport available from K-mart. It comes in a tube to keep it moist for the next use. Best stuff so far. Each piece would last you at least five years.

The trick to easy drying is to remove the spray nozzle after the wash and lower the hose on the car and 'sheet' off most of the small water droplets.

Aion - made in japan. Synthetic chamois - Better than kenco and stuff like that.