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Old 03-05-2004, 06:41 AM
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yep. i'm in agreement with most around here. i like both the absorber and big blue. one word of caution on the abosorber ... make sure you check it out thoroughly before you let it touch the car. if you have any debris in there, you'll end up with a lot of swirl marks when you're finished.
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wow, lotsa good ideas above-
i use a blade (rinse well and wipe off with a clean mf first), and then big blue- blade one section, big blue it; then onto the next section.

sometimes use my leafblower too... got it just for the car- but find that the blade and big blue are almost as fast. the primary advantage to the blower is the cracks- doors, trunk, etc. are a bit easier to dry after the blower.
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Mr. Clean Auto Dry.
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Final rinse real well, then California Water Blade, then this bad boy:

If needed, touch up the odd smudgy area with Z6 spray and microfibre cloth.
Old 03-06-2004, 01:12 PM
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Originally posted by SuperDyu
Mr. Clean Auto Dry.

I was wondering, do you like this product?
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big blue MF towels.. or leaf blower
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Well, I drive for a few minutes as long as there isn't a lot of traffic or dust in the air. That can do wonders

Otherwise MF towels - I use the ones the sell in bulk at Costco.
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I use a chamois to get the large amounts of water off. Then I use microfiber towels. Hey Viper...I like your sawed off version of that leaf blower.
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Originally posted by DAR
Hey Viper...I like your sawed off version of that leaf blower.
It's not really "sawed off". I only used the tip section of the supplied tubing.


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