How to use Meguiar's Water Magnet

[EPHIOS]

This might sound a no-brainer, but what is the proper way to use this drying towel? Do you just drag it over the surface of the paint, with NO pressure?

[Markus Kleis]

Re: How to use Meguiar's Water Magnet

This might sound a no-brainer, but what is the proper way to use this drying towel? Do you just drag it over the surface of the paint, with NO pressure?

Correct. Whenever you push down you run the risk of creating some type of swirls. Try and be gentle, and I find that keeping the towel evenly and only so slightly damp helps as well.

[ClearlyCoated]

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I prefer blotting myself. Blotting removes all friction from the process.

The trick is in the technique. When you rinse your car, flood the water over the surface. This actually reduces standing water on your horizontal surfaces and reduces water drops clinging to the sides. And/or use a leaf blower or shop vac to blow the water off the car. After that, it's relatively easy to blot up the remaining water with your WM's.

On the horizontal surfaces, just lay your WM's flat across the surface and gently pat the covered area. On vertical surfaces, I fold my WM into quarters and hold one edge while patting down the sides.

[Andrew C.]

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I have also found (well Michael Stoops tipped me off on this) that the water magnet tends to work better if it is washed at first and then used, rather than being used right off the shelf.

[Megafast13]

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Watch this video, Mike P. shows several ways how to use towels:

[Michael Stoops]

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The trick is in the technique. When you rinse your car, flood the water over the surface. This actually reduces standing water on your horizontal surfaces and reduces water drops clinging to the sides.

This is a simple but critical step in the drying of a vehicle. Swirls and other defects are caused by touching the paint, so the less you touch the paint the less chance you have of inflicting any marring. So it follows that the less water you have to remove (dry) from the paint the less you need to touch it. All those billions and billions (insert Carl Sagan voice ) of water beads may look cool, but you have to dry 'em all. Flood the finish first, as ClearlyCoated says, and drying is much faster, and much less invasive.

I have also found (well Michael Stoops tipped me off on this) that the water magnet tends to work better if it is washed at first and then used, rather than being used right off the shelf.

Yes, definitely run a new Water Magnet through a wash/dry cycle before first use.

[J. A. Michaels]

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I have used both techniques. Gliding it over the paint and blotting. Both work very well.

[Calais]

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I start by drying the vehicle with a huge plush drying towel made by Peak, it was $10 at my local Pep Boys. Its about 38x20". It gets most of the water off (like chamois) and only leaves little tiny bits of water on the surface. I follow up by lightly wiping the surface with a Water Magnet. I recently ordered some Cobra WW "Guzzlers" on BOGO, we will see how they match up to my beloved Water Magnets.