Fifth Gear Car Wash Test...

[MrWaxer]

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I use a drive thru with soft cloth, I asked them what they use and they assured me It was soft cloth!! I touched it my self to make sure!!

[MrWaxer]

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Touch less didn't seem to get All the dirt and salt off!!

[Fischer]

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I use a drive thru with soft cloth, I asked them what they use and they assured me It was soft cloth!! I touched it my self to make sure!!

Even that is a bit iffy!
At my work they use like a Foam type thing

[MrWaxer]

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I actually inspected the car after the wash and found no swirl marks!!

[gb387]

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I use a drive thru with soft cloth, I asked them what they use and they assured me It was soft cloth!! I touched it my self to make sure!!

They are suppose to be very soft but what I think is more of a problem is the dirt and grime that is stuck in the 'brush' and the car washes that don't change the brushes as they should to cut back on expenses.

[Johnson]

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Thanks for sharing!!
Time to get rid of the water blade.

seriously, that thing is amazing.
I guess I will just keep a good coat of wax on it and take the loss

What is the proper way to dry it then?

[Fischer]

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waffle weave
microfiber towels
you can use water to dry your car as well if it has a good coat of wax on it

[Johnson]

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I do use microfiber towels!! It takes 2-3 of them just to dry it when i use it with the water blade, I cant imagine how much I would use when I didnt use it?

How many do you towels do you use when drying your vehicle?

[Mikejl]

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It takes me 3 of Meguiar's waffle weave microfiber Water Magnets to dry my Camry properly.

Mike

[Mikejl]

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It takes me 3 of Meguiar's waffle weave microfiber Water Magnets to dry my Camry properly.

Mike

Let me amend that, It took 3 Water Magnets to dry my wife's Trailblazer and 2 to dry my Camry yesterday.

Mike

[ColonelCash]

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I like the Meguiars Marine Line Water Magnet. Next ADS order, I might pick up some of the California Drying Towels...has anyone used them before?

[Deaner5]

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Certainly an interesting thread. I have never liked a water blade or the premise of it. I guess I'm just surprized to hear so many people use them, especially considering how much touching it does of the surface. Then again, I like to use the wide body brush to wash my car so to each their own.

As far as towel, I use 2-3 cheap Sam's Club MFs on my Grand Prix and that's after flooding removed most of the water.

[Michael Stoops]

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Let me amend that, It took 3 Water Magnets to dry my wife's Trailblazer and 2 to dry my Camry yesterday.

Mike

I always use 2 Water Magnets to dry my vehicles as well. And that's after doing the nozzle-off-the-hose-sheeting-rinse too.

[Heatgain]

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As long as we're all listing our drying methods, I use a leaf blower to dry the vehicle and all the nooks and crannies, then blot anything left with a waffle weave MF.