Car wash
1. Get two 5 gallon buckets from the hardware store
2. Fill one with un-softened water
3. Fill the other with 3 gallons of water and your choice of shampoo/carwash
4. Use a boar's hair brush. Unlike towels, mitts, etc, it will pull grime, dust, etc off the surface of the car. Swirl marks and scratches come from both the implement AND the dirt removed.
5. When done with a section, rinse your brush in the clean water.
drying--if you are in a hurry (shame on you) you can drive it to the store and blow the water off. Highway speeds are usually required.
Better plan,
1. Use a California blade (looks like big squeegee) to run the beaded water off.
2. Use a microfiber towel, chamois, or your favorite drying tool. You can use a high lubricity post-wash spritz to rub out water marks, etching or other imperfections.
**it helps if you clean the wheels first! Don't use waxes/shampoos on the rubber tires.
15 minutes to wash, 15 minutes to dry, when you get your system going.
Vaquero