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Old Jul 18, 2005
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New Flash "auto dry" - no more chamios

Anyone else got one of these new fangled flash cleaner thingys? They're B****y brilliant! uses ionised water to dry watermark free! no more chamios.
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Old Jul 18, 2005
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OK, I must be stupid, or it's a UK thing, but I can't figure out what the "B****y" stands for. Give me some hints (I'm in the US BTW), I've got nothing better to do today (staying home cause I'm sick).
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it stands for bloody! tech not a swear word, but I thought i'd better be safe anyway!
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It sounds similar to the Mr. Clean autodry system.
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drying the car doesn't bother me at all.
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They work ok if you don't have a lot of wax on you car.
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i had no idea bloody was in any way a bad word.
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the best way to dry a car is with a waffle weave towel. they absorb alot of water and your less likely to drag dirt particles around like a chamois would, if you didn't get all of it when washing.
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i just use the silicon wiper. Gets 95% of the water off and then just use cotton cloth to get the few drops.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
i just use the silicon wiper. Gets 95% of the water off and then just use cotton cloth to get the few drops.
you have to be very careful with those. if any dirt particles gets stuck to the water blade, you'll drag it everywhere and that means scratch/swirl city...
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I've used it and have heard nothing but good things about the California Water Blade. It get's a lot of the water off. My biggest problem is always water in door handles and other recesses, like the fuel door. Then, when I'm waxing, all of a sudden there's water running down the work area. Just too lazy or impatient to let it all dry, I guess.
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My freind was using the autodry on his car and suggested it to me. However, the water dosn't seem to come out with any force. You need a certain amount of force to dislodge any larger particles but not too much so that you don't sand blast the paint or anything, I know that, But I swear I could probably **** harder than those things... The water just pretty much drizzles onto the car.

However, not having to dry could save your paint from quite a few marks in the future I guess.
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I think im going to get and try one of the California Water Blades this week and try that....it looks like it works pretty well...
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Meh my Mr. Clean Auto Dry works REALLY good
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I still like using a drying chamois I have the best one or aleast the best synthetic chamois I've ever used. It picks up so much water and its soft because of its micro fiber and safe for your cars paint.


http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog....1003&SKU=11005
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