Drying - spray DS on entire OR panel by panel

[EPHIOS]

In a warm day, after washing, I use DS as a drying aid. Now, do you guys prefer to spray the entire car, then use waffle-weave towel to dry, OR spray a panel then dry (and so on)?

 

I was trying to decide because if I should spray the entire car, then dry, it might dry too fast and becomes less effective as a drying agent. I might have to use more product to reactivate the dry DS on the paint.

 

OR

 

If I go panel-by-panel, then water might dry too fast on the paint, causing water spots.

[mc2hill]

I am in the middle - I spray and dry a section- roof & side windows, one side below the windows, hood & grill, and trunk & rear.

[Norton]

Panel-by-panel.  I don't think allowing DS to dry on the paint is much better than allowing water to do so.

[ExpressThis13]

Panel by Panel or sometimes I will spray a couple panels down depending on their size.

[KKJ]

I mist the whole vehicle, then I start to dry.  I have never had a problem.

[DonJuan692006]

Same here...I mist everything and then dry with no problems. I also have a garage so I'm never drying in the sun and I also always wash my car towards dusk so it's cooler and getting dark by the time I'm drying. I did wash my sister's car today and noticed that the panels in full sun the DS dried with the water. The water/DS spots just buffed out. I honestly thought that was the purpose of misting with DS to begin with....to help PH balance the water and cut down on the chances of etching etc. I haven read about anyone having issues with DS drying...only with WCW.

 

This all comes with the disclaimer of I've been wrong before and could very well be in this case also.

 

Note: my sister's car was done at a coin op in NC and my house is in VA.

Edited August 31, 2013 by DonJuan692006

[Beemer]

I move the Rocket into my garage after washing, mist it entirely with DS and dry with a GW or two.

[Chris@Adams]

I spray the whole car down, then dry with Great White.

BTW I wash & dry  in my garage......

[Gen9Rolla]

I spray the whole car down first as well.

[ArablueRS3]

I spray the whole car down, then dry with Great White.

BTW I wash & dry  in my garage......

Show off...lol

[Chris@Adams]

[BRZN]

I take most of the water off with my Master Blaster and finish up by misting and drying the vehicle one panel at a time.

[IrishCurse]

I like to use MB then mist whole car to inhibit water spots from water drying that was missed.

[SYMAWD]

I mist the whole car, but first I use the pooling rinse method.  By that time the car is probably 80% dry.  I also mist my great white with detail spray.  

[Baron_Von_Awesome]

Garage wash, blow dry, and finish off the rest with detail spray and a drying towel one panel at a time.

[stirthepot]

spray the whole car down. then great white to dry