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SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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I did a seach, didn't find anything so........

 

I bought the California Water Blade, $20 at AutoZOne, and it works awesome. The area you use it on is perfectly dry after one pass. You will still need a towel though, or the crevaces, but you can, for the most part, dry the crevaces with the Water Blade, if you work at it. It DOES cut down dry time, And it dosnet leaves the streaks behind a towel does.  My Chamios(sp?) worked alright for a while, but now it can't hold the water as well, so I bought this. I highly reccomed it for anyone who is as obsessed about drying it as they are about washing it.  the only thing would be long term duribilty.  I guess I'll dig this up and report back in 6 months to a year.

Blue Bowtie Enthusiast

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This looks like a great product, but the thing I am worried about is scratching that might occur.  Can you tell if this would be a possibility?  I would hate to scratch the paint drying it with this thing...I've seen them at Walmart and thought about purchasing it, but then I talked myself out of it when I thought of this possibility.

 

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LarryE Senior Enthusiast

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used mine for months now and I'll never use another chamois

 

what I do is keep a terry cloth with me and wipe the blade off every few wipes to keep it clean of debri

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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used mine for months now and I'll never use another chamois

 

what I do is keep a terry cloth with me and wipe the blade off every few wipes to keep it clean of debri

ditto, I just wipe mine off every few strokes

Kania2k1 Senior Enthusiast

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I've had mine for almost as long as the truck.  No scratches at all, from the blade that is.  I use a small towel to dry the blade every few strokes.  Works well as a snow remover also!

HillHound Senior Enthusiast

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I agree-bought one a few months ago and it's great.  Saves alot of time and effort and works as well or better than towels or chamois cloths.  One thing I really like about the blade is that it works particularly well for cleaning the truck's windows-no streaking marks from water if you run it across the glass while it's still wet. :thumbs:

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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I just realized that you guys with the 99-up body stle will have an easier time with it, my truck has all those  "Body lines" that the water gets stuck in.

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MarkD Senior Enthusiast

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Bought one yesterday.  I have yet to use it though.  It will definately get broken in this weekend.

99silveradoz71 Senior Enthusiast

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Have used mine a few times, not too bad.  Just hard with the curves of the truck- having a bug guard, tonneau, etc.  But it does save time and towels.

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MarkD Senior Enthusiast

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I like using it.  Definately cuts down on dry time.  I do have to go back over the truck w/ a drying towel, but only have to use one and it doesn't get soaked.

rrsob Enthusiast

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I'v used one all this summer and they are great. Gets 90 percent of the water than I just get the rest with an "absorber". If you ever try an "absorber" you'll throw that chamois away.  :D

MarkD Senior Enthusiast

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Yeah, I have used an absorber for years.  The only drawback is that once you get any dirt/oil/dressing on them, you can forget about getting it out.

CMNTMXR81 Senior Enthusiast

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It works?  Yes and no!

 

On vehicle's like our trucks, they work great.  However you still need to use a chamois (at least I do) to get the grooves, indents, door jambs, creases, and fine details.

 

On vehicles like my Camaro, it's only marginal in performance.  The Camaro with the exception of the hood, spoiler, and doors really doesn't have enough flat surface for it to be effective.  The blade will flex but not enough for my needs and I end up using the chamois for a majority of it anyway.

 

On my Aurora...it was useless!  I ended up chamois'ing.

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