Is it a leather chamois effective to clean and dry a car?

Question

What advantages and disadvantages while using it ?

Answer 1

The California Water Blade and microfiber towels have pretty much overtaken the chamois as a good way to dry a car. The chamois is an older method that still works, but the water blade works a lot faster and is less likely to scratch your paint due to contamination and dirt.

Answer 2

Some things to have are 2 wash mitts, 2 buckets, tire brush, a wheel cleaner safe for aluminum wheels if you car has them, a car washing soap (i prefer Meguiars products). Do not get car soap that is wash and wax in one, it doesnt work. Also get a good car wax, I prefer paste wax but you can use what you want. Commit one wash mitt and bucket to the top half of the car, The second for the lower half of the car and the wheels. Label the buckets with a sharpie so you dont get them mixed up. Also if you can lable the washmitts. I usually start with the wheels first. Most cleaners wont work as good if the wheels and tires are wet. Spray the cleaner on the wheels and wash the wheels with the mitt. Scrub the tires with the tire brush. Rinse wheel well first then rinse wheel and tire. I do one wheel at a time. After your done with the wheels, dump the bucket that you washed the wheels with and make 2 new buckets of water, one for the top, one for everything below the door molding if you have one (half way down the door) That is where most of the dirt is going to be. Just wash top to bottom. Rinse frequently if it is hot outside, you dont want the soap to dry. Dry car with a chamois, i like the man made kind the work better for me. When the car is competely dry, start to wax. Apply a thin layer of wax, do small sections at a time. When the wax is dry buff with a soft terry cloth or soft cheese cloth. After waxing, clean windows with windex or another type of glass cleaner. Sorry if i am long winded, just trying to help!!!