Absorber?
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Absorber?
Just wondering what you guys used to dry your cars? I usually use an absorber but have heard of people using a large microfiber towel. Also, if ya'll use the microfiber, how do you wash it correctly? Thanks
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 4,596
Likes: 2
From: Atlanta GA
What you want is waffle weave (ww) MF towels for drying.
Wash all your MF together but seperate from anything else. Hot water w/ liguid tide or micro restore. After the wash cycle is complete, do the rinse cycle again but add a few capfulls of vinegar. Dry on low heat and never use any fabric softner with MF.
Wash all your MF together but seperate from anything else. Hot water w/ liguid tide or micro restore. After the wash cycle is complete, do the rinse cycle again but add a few capfulls of vinegar. Dry on low heat and never use any fabric softner with MF.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,481
Likes: 267
From: So-Cal California
2023 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Modified
2022 C5 of the Year Winner - Modified
What you want is waffle weave (ww) MF towels for drying.
Wash all your MF together but seperate from anything else. Hot water w/ liguid tide or micro restore. After the wash cycle is complete, do the rinse cycle again but add a few capfulls of vinegar. Dry on low heat and never use any fabric softner with MF.
Wash all your MF together but seperate from anything else. Hot water w/ liguid tide or micro restore. After the wash cycle is complete, do the rinse cycle again but add a few capfulls of vinegar. Dry on low heat and never use any fabric softner with MF.
Works like a champ every time. 
CF Community Team
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 19,366
Likes: 5,244
From: Cape Cod, Mass.
2025 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2025 C8 Z06/7/E-Ray of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2023 C3 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2021 C8 of the Year Finalist Unmodified
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C1 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2017 Corvette of the Year Finalist
2016 C2 of Year
2015 C3 of Year Finalist
I like to "sheet" the water over the car and finish with a waffle weave. After sheeting there is very little left to dry unless the car has no protection. In that event a leaf blower followed by a waffle weave works well.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski