By Griot's Garage / Originally Published April 1, 2014 / Hagerty The biggest mistake you can make when drying a vehicle is applying too much&hellip;{"id":5249,"date":"2014-04-29T10:37:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T17:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2014-04-29T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T17:52:08","slug":"griots-car-care-tip-preventing-swirl-marks-with-proper-drying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/29\/griots-car-care-tip-preventing-swirl-marks-with-proper-drying\/","title":{"rendered":"Griot&#8217;s Car Care Tip: Preventing Swirl Marks With Proper Drying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Griot&#8217;s Garage \/ Originally Published April 1, 2014 \/ Hagerty<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The biggest mistake you can make when drying a vehicle is applying too much pressure to the towel. This drives any remaining dirt into your paint, causing micro scratches (and maybe some not-so-micro scratches).<\/p>\n<p>For stubborn grime, follow up your wash cycle with a speed detailer or spray-on car wash. These products feature excellent lubricity to lift dirty residue off your paint where it can be whisked away safely with a high quality micro fiber towel. For really stubborn grit like bug jerky, bird bombs, or tree sap, consider \u201cpre-treating\u201d before the wash with a high-powered bug and smudge remover. Coupled with a micro fiber mitt that has a textured surface, these spray-on liquids break through the tough stuff so your car wash soap can work more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, the bottom line is that the drying process is for removing water. Don\u2019t be tempted to apply extra towel pressure to remove leftover dirty spots, and you\u2019ll enjoy a scratch and swirl-free finish.<\/p>\n<p><i>This article has been reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, Hagerty. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Click here for more\u00a0<\/i><a title=\"Hagerty: Articles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hagerty.com\/articles-videos\/magazine\" target=\"_blank\"><i>classic car stories<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0from Hagerty.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":5252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[805],"tags":[1171,1100,1221,1107,1222,1224,1223,593,1231,885,1229,1228,1230,1232,1235,1236,1104,1233,1234,1111,1226,1225,1227],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/drying-towel.jpg?fit=800%2C519&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9nnZN-1mF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5249"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5253,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249\/revisions\/5253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}