I just wanted to let everybody know the best way to dry your car is the california water blade. I just got one and i had it at my old job which was at a detail shop. they are fantastic. wont ever scratch paint and drys faster and better than chamois.

 

where can i buy one??? and how much???

 

I bought mine at Target quite some time ago for like 10 bucks.i

 

Ebay, Target, and some car accessories magazines.
Just make sure you get at least the 12" size it has higher quality silicone and it is just lightning quick. Once you use it you will never use anything else.

 

I just have a hard time swallowing this device will not scratch the paint.

It sounds like a big windshield wiper. They wear down. Will this wear down and no longer be effective and/or scratch the paint after so many uses?

 

My brother has the Mr. Clean Autodry which you connect to your hose and then once you are done using soap and rinsing off you car, you turn a knob and know the water from the hose is filtered and you give your car a last rinse. Since the water is filtered, you can let the car "sun dry" and you will not see any water spots. Only bad thing is that every so often you will have to change the filters.

 

i also would be too paranoid of how the water blade cant scratch it, i know it has edges, and hard stuff rubbing on the paint just doesnt make sense to me, i use the absorber and ive never had any problems, plus my car is still almost scratch free

 

mr. clean autodry is better

 

that stuff is so expensive and barely works. the material is not hard it is surgical grade silicone it is really soft and flexable. as far as it braking down i worked in a detail shop for over a year literally washing hundreds of mercedes bmws vws audis and porsches. the water blade was in fine working condition after all that. it never scratched the paint on any of the cars as working in a detail shop and having your car come back all screewed up would be very bad for business. if you dont believe me what ever but if you try it you will write me back to apologize that you ever doubted me.

 

The california blade itself won't scratch the car it's the dirt that might still be on the car that scratches it, and unless you change the soap in the autodry it will strip your wax over 3 or 4 washes. I know it sounds stupid but when I don't quick wax my SS I use a commercial size leaf blower to dry it, one of the backpack ones it works awesome, but when I do quick wax it is the absorber all the way, followed by a cotton towel to wipe away any wax residue.

 

Yea what He said lol ... beat me to it.. but any I've even used mine in the winter to push snow of my cars .... works well and haven't seen a scratch from it yet... just need to try it on my Cobalt

http://www.calcarduster.com/default.asp

 

Absorber for life!

 

I might have to try that, I'm tired of water spots on my car because I can't dry it fast enough

 

The problem with MR Clean is that you are not actually washing your car if you dont touch it your just spraying soap onto it... there will always be a noticeable diff if you hand wash it... as for drying the Blades are GREAT they are soft and as someone said the silicone itself cannot scratch your car but if you get dirt on it it will.

 

if there is still dirt on your car after you washed it i guess it could scratch your car but if there is still dirt on your car when you are trying to dry it then you need to learn how to properly wash a car.

 

yea ive used that california water blade a number of times and it does do the job, but i still go over it with a chamois to leave it spotless...its a good product.

 

On the market now are many Quick Detailing Products. I to am not a fan of the california blade type products. When I wash my car I lightly spray once done. Dry wish soft towels(100% cotton) then use my air compressor with a blower attachment to spray all the windows, mirrors and other bodypanels to get any trapped water out. As I am doing this I have a smaller towel to get water as it comes out of these spots. Then I detail the wheels and tires, clean windows and for my last step I use a Quick Detailer over the entire car. This takes out any water spots or lines that I might have missed or where water was hiding and ran on the paint. The great thing about these products is they can also be thrown in the trunk with a couple of soft rags and you can clean up things you pick up while driving from the the house to work or track and shows. I think the best thing is that there are others out there that are as **** about keeping a car looking as good as it can. Coworkers are always giving me **** because I will go wipe my car down for the drive home. if they want to look like **** in a cool car, that's thier biz. For me i'm gonna look good in a cool car whenever weather allows it.

 

Hell yes.

I have 4 right now. One for each vehicle here, one for wheels.

 

Definately!!! I bought one 4 weeks ago and it works awesome. Literally soaks up all the water and leaves nothing on the car

 

I have been using The Absorber for 6 years now. It is the best thing, in my opinion, to drying a properly washed car.

 

have you ever used it?
doesnt sound like it
its a normal washing system, you spray the soap on, hand wash it, rinse it off
then you use the "dry" setting to spray deionized water on it