We all enjoy the feeling of driving a freshly washed car. Some of us even enjoy the feeling of washing our own cars. However, did you know that incorrect drying methods account for 75% of scratches on your car? Changing what you use to dry your vehicle can prevent you from scratching your car.

Many people will grab whatever they see first to dry their car. This is one of the easiest ways you can damage your paint. Using an old t-shirt or bath towel to dry your car can cause swirls in your paint. These swirls are made up of thousand of micro-scratches and are most visible on vehicles with darker paint. Swirl marks can be noticed most in direct sunlight or under street lights at night.

So what should you be using to dry your car? A microfiber towel or waffle weave drying towel will lubricate the surface will drying. These products will softly absorb the water from your paint to your towel while providing lubrication to glide against the paint instead of causing friction. This unwanted friction is the culprit scratching your car and causing swirls in the paint.

Is your paint already damaged with swirl marks? Don’t worry, there are services to improve the look of your paint. A detail specialist will compound, glaze and wax the vehicle. We like to call this cut process and we use 3M products only; you can view all 3M products here. This can be a long process as it must done one section at a time but end result is worth the wait.

Interested in having your paint restored? You can schedule a detail directly on our website!

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