I bet a lot of you hate sitting there with your shammie or however you spell it drying off the car, taking over and hour removing water huh? Well I just removed all the water from my call in 15 minutes.. and no steaks or marks

Everyone who hates spending so much time on water marks and drying the car, get a CALIFORNIA WATER BLADE...!!!! They work amazingly. $20 bucks at most stores, saves so much time, and it's fun

 

http://www.calcarduster.com/autoOrig...Waterblade.asp


Price : $19.95

 

Unfortunately I think the purple windshield tint and the perky chick aren't included.

Looks good. Do any B&M stores carry these?

 

I got mine at target, 9.99

 

I got mine at costco! Cheap.

 

that looks like it'd drag any dirt across the paint, leaving scratches.

 

thats one of the complaints, its sorta required that you wash the car well, leaving no dirt. and even then, people ussually wipe the blade across a towel on each pass to clean off any dirt.

done properly, it is perfect, but if you do mess up it will slaughter you paint. just have to be very careful not to scrape it across any dirt and/or wipe it off.

 

Not really, you'd be suprised.. the tip of the blade isn't flat, it's a T shape.. meaning EVEN IF a tiny rock came on it, it would be scooped up.. also, given the way you wipe the car, it makes a big difference. I do a horizontal wipe, so even if I get dirt, it will fall naturally.

 

If the roads are dry, I usually just take mine for a spin around the block a few times. The higher the speed, the quicker the water flies off... And I get to enjoy my ride, too.

The water blade does seem 28932758295 times better than a Chamois, though.

 

I use one too. With all the Zaino on the car, the silicone blade just zips across the paint and the water flies off. It feels like its gliding on ice! It leaves the car completely dry too. It is a little awkward on some areas of the car where you can't get good contact of the blade with the surface. I just use a towel on these areas. No scratches or swirls whatsoever.

 

If you think about it, so would a towel, or a chamois, only this way, you would be able to see it infront of the blade, instead of underneath your towel. I think it's a great invention. Yo just cleaned the car, there should be nothing on it anyways

 

The Blade's either your best friend or your enemy. Make sure your care is 100% clean, and you wipe the blade down after EVERY swipe.

 

I still prefer the sheeting of water action.. followed by big blue... drying this car is EASY... huge panels with few obstructions. Only the lower panels can't be drug across.. for the verticle panels I kind of flap the towel against the car.

The big blue can do the whole car and barely be damp if you sheet the water off first.

I feel much safer with a big clean microfiber towel then dragging rubber across the car.

 

What about a rubber squiggee?

 

Absolutely.

If you did a proper job washing it using the 2 bucket method, you shouldn't even be concerned about dragging a piece of sand or a small rock across your car.

Plus, the Blade is silicon, not rubber so it will not mar. As well as the head of it is T-shaped. If it were to catch debris, it lifts it away from the edge that actually contacts the car.

I sheet water, blade then finish by hand.

Not a single scratch so far.

 

not to disagree, I may have to get one after all...

but there could be dirt.. I beleive we all wash our cars outside, and its not beyond comprehention for a breeze to blow some dust onto the car and get traped in the water.

better safe than sorry.

 

Dust, yes. Dirt, nah.

No airborne particles that I've encounted while washing my car were sizeable enough to scratch my car. But maybe that's just me.

 

Like I said, with Zaino on the car, the SILICON blade slips across the car like ice and DOES NOT scratch or swirl.

 

I've used the blade and found it works better if you leave water on the car. (beads) If you sheet the water it "drags" across the paint sometimes...not good. I'll either sheet the water off the car and then use a microfiber towel, or if I feel the need for speed I leave a lot of water on the car (just in case there is anything that could be damaging, it will "ride the wave" of water in front of the blade.) Either way I have had a few black cars and neither method leaves scratches. By the way I also use Eagle One's wipe and shine EVERY SINGLE WASH. It takes about 10 minutes at most to apply a quick coat of wax protection every wash and it doesn't seem to build up. It also removes any streaks left on the car from drying. I don't worry about 10 hours of my life being taken away from me by Zaino every few months, and there is a good chance my cars could be mistaken for one of the Zaino'd cars. Not that Zaino "ain't all that", I just prefer simplicity.

 

I still like my Absorber that I've had for awhile. I might one day give one of these a try, but the absorber is great and holds lots of water. The first pass around the car wipes the standing water off, and as you circle the car the second time, it pretty much has it dry. Takes 10-15 minutes or less on my GTP depending on temps. Shorter on the Z.

A leaf blower also cuts down on the time if you blow out all the water collecting areas before you start. Don't get down in the ground, though, to pick up dirt and grit. Leaf blowers especially work well to dry wheels and tires. I don't always use one, but it does help.

Who takes an hour? Drying with Kleenex or something?