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Old May 23, 2014 | 04:54 PM
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Theragcompany's 'Dry me a river' towel.
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Old May 23, 2014 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by nullpointer
Couple 40-140 pulls should do it
Lol...
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Old May 23, 2014 | 06:59 PM
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Sheep skin shammy. natural... then a good coat of wax.

I have used synthetic ones that work good but are to grabby... i like the natural sheep skin ones the best.. the more you use them the better they brake in and work.

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Old May 24, 2014 | 04:03 PM
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waterfall method + basic clean cotton bath towels.. no problems here
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Old May 24, 2014 | 06:44 PM
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Water blade, then micro towel.
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Old May 24, 2014 | 08:20 PM
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Have done the Leaf Blower and it works good, but noisy, and you have to be careful with that long hard plastic tip.

Usually use a California Water Blade and a natural chamois. Works great. Have to say I haven't washed the Z06 in months, I keep it detailed every night so no need.
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Originally Posted by ztheusa
Electric leaf blower. No finer way to dry off your car.
Yep, totally agree!! What I use.
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Originally Posted by mammoth713
Lol...
Don't laugh..

When I go through the touchless car washes, precisely what I do!
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I used to use chamois but the fact that they can't be washed means the fine particles that get trapped don't get removed, and I ALWAYS wash my towels after each use. When drying the towel I never use fabric softeners.

Chamios
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Old May 25, 2014 | 06:48 PM
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I use this with my hands to clean it and have zero water spots and don't use anything to dry it off..


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