Originally Posted by Goldwing
Mike, what do you think of those soft plastic "squeegees" like they use at auto dealerships?? I've been using one to get the bulk of the water off (the cars are so well waxed, there are huge beads of water after liberally hosing them off) and then final drying with a clean, soft microfiber towel or two.
Sorry for the delay - this one got by me.
Honestly, I'm not a fan of these things on a car that I care about. All it takes is one little bit of something getting caught in there and you've got a very long scratch in your paint. I've seen it happen waaaay too many times in the past.
If the car is that well waxed just take the nozzle off the hose and turn the water pressure down about half way, then just let a steady stream of water run over the paint. It will sheet 90% or so of the water off the car and you can then either blot it dry with a quality waffle weave microfiber drying towel or with a leaf blower/waffle weave towel combo.