*jagtemp: it depends on how dirty the car is, if it has mud splatters near the wheels then i do a quick shampoo and quick dry technique, i have a shampoo solution on a bucket and a drum of water on standby for that and a pressure washer rigged with a soft mist gun works wonders for me, and then i use Microtex Elite to dry it down i could wash the car and dry it in less than 30 minutes, but if the car doesn't have that much mud splatters and dirt stuck on the paint, i just hose down the car and use a QD along with the drying.