Just curious is to what yall use to dry your cars.Heard the best way is to pull up beside a Honda or something at a redlight,let the Honda punch it and you slowly accelerate up behind him and let the "rice" fall of his car(knocking the beads of water off of yours)proceed into the lane you were in early,punch it and then pass him and throw your hand up in the air and thank him or her for the "nice dry" oops i mean "rice dry"..hehehe..just a little humor to make yall smile..:8^)..seriously though...how and with what do yall use to dry your rides with?

Brent

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Toys currently owned:
-91 MPFI Firebird
-97 Grand-Am GT
-96 Extreme Sonoma
-91 Suzuki GS500E
-89 Z28 Camaro(under construction)

 

I just use a towel, althouh soon I'm going to get the California water blade, heard it works really well.

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"Rice burners are like tampons...Every pu$$y has to have one"
'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
3" Hooker CatBack w/Aero Chamber muffler
EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
160* Stat, just switched to 180* b/c of winter coming and going to college in the mts.
3:73 Posi
Rebuilt 700R4
B&M Megashifter, 5" Autometer Tach w/shift lite

 

Mark..i'm glad you brought that up..i currently use the California water blade on my ride and let me tell you that...that has to be the best way to dry one with..no streaks,no little pieces of lint,nothing..it works just like a windshield wiper..except for your body of your car,it contours and flexes to all your body lines,mouldings..etc..$20 bucks at Wal-Mart i think..great product!

 

I use a standard "real" shammy. (I know it's spelled wrong), but you get the idea.

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Okanagan Thirdgen Association
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89 RS Camaro, LO3 305 TBI
Autometer Air/Fuel Ratio Guage
Cooling Fan Overide Switch
L69 Duel Snorkel Intake
Dynomax Ultra Flo SS Cat Back

 

I used to use a chamois. Until recently when i saw a guy using a california water blade on the $15,000 paint job on his custom truck. He explained to me that there is alot of friction between the paint and the chamois. Plus the chamois will collect dirt and you will just be putting fine scratches in your clearcoat the whole time. On the other hand, the water blade is made out of surgical grade silicon(i think thats what it was) and does not collect dirt like the chamois. I trust this guy's opinion, as he has won awards in many carshows.
My vote goes for th waterblade

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*1989 RS
*Red, Daytona Turbo fiberglass hood, chrome 16x8 IROC wheels
*355 CID
*TPI ported plenum, SLP siamesed runners, Edelbrock high flow intake
*Edelbrock TES Headers (getting SLP 1 3/4)
*Richmond 3.73, Auburn Posi
*Modded 700-R4, 2800 stall converter

 

I use a large fat orange tabby.



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un4givin89



[This message has been edited by un4givin89 (edited October 28, 2001).]

 

i use 100 percent cotton super soft cloths, i dont like towels becouse of harshness and i wont use "wind sheild wiper" or california wiper as u guys called it. I used to work at a jaguar dealer here in amherst NY and they always dryed the cars with those things, they suck *** . u cant get into crevices and they leave streaks that must be rubbed out of the car, its ****ed up. A brand new vanden plas with a huge mark down the center of the hood before it hits the road........ill pass

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1989 pontiac firebird
bright red exterior(just repainted)
grey interior
5 spd
305 TBI (stock)
WS.6 formula wheels
3.73 posi rear end
http://members.aol.com/j007golden/Mikey89.html
http://www.geocities.com/firebird/myfirebird.html
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1985 trans am
factory bright yellow
4 wheel disks
16 inch wheels
305 TPI
power antenna and mirrors
t tops

 

They probably dont know how to use the california blade right. I use mine and it takes about 95% of the water away, and in the spots where i cant use the water blade, i have this sponge towel type thing, it dries water instantly and NO STREAKS! and u can squeeze the water out of it and it become perfectly dry and you can continue cleaning without having any streaks

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1992 z28 25th Anniversary
All black w/ z28 wing
Flowmaster Exhaust
350 TPI

 

I used to use the chamois as well, but then I heard a lot of good things on this board about the California Water Blade. So I bought it. I only used it once so far, but I was definitely impressed. My vote goes to the Water Blade as well.

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1992 Camaro RS For sale! Email me for info!
5.0L TBI
K&N Airfilter and ready to take on the world!
My 1992 RS

Rate my car!
Love the country or leave the country.

 

I use chamois and sometimes towls. I'm gonna have to try a water blade though, sounds kind of neat.

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"I have the car, now I need a license!"
235 days till temps as of Oct. 27! yeah, I'm only 14.
1982 Firebird S/E
sbc 307 with summit cam and lifters, Performer intake, 305 heads, quadrajet, all smog equipment removed, soon to be silver.

 

200+ MPH leaf blower, followed by White Cannon/Fieldcrest 100% cotton made in usa towels.

 

I mainly use the dirty old rag treatment followed by dusting it with some sand so that it will suck up of the rest of the water, then i kinda massage the sand into all the little areas and rub really really hard. Ok, i really don't do that, but I agree the most with Coldy's method.

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92 RS vert, LT1 with SLP headers, CSI water pump, LT4 hotcam, 1.6:1 GM roller rockers, LT4 knock module, SLP headers, high flow cats, 3" flowmaster, T56 tranny, centerforce clutch, B&M shifter, 1LE brakes and sway bars, polygraphite bushings, KYB shocks and struts, "modified" eibach springs, 4.10 gears, 17" torq-thrust II's.
www.angelfire.com/tx/brune

 

I simply dont wash my car, that awy I dont have to dry it. When ever the car gets dirty I just get a new paint job.


Nate

 

i work at a body shop and i have to clean every car that comes out of there..
i use the california water blade every day. i have scratched only two cars ever and i buff the one out and the other i didnt see till it was too late then lady was leaving in the car. anyways if you clean the car off with a mitt and soap now just spray it off this way you get the deep dirt seperated away from the paint then wash that dirt off then use the water blade. it wont scratch the car. and you can only get 90-95% of the water on the car. so then i use a real chamois and i get the rest of the water and tah-dah. its done on the outside.

its real easy and real quick, and i use them everyday.

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Jarrad
United States ARMY Military Police Officer 339th Division


formerly owned:
1990 IROC-Z L98

 

I use the Absorber myself. I'm probably going to try to get one of the water blades, but you still need something to get what's left behind. I like the Absorber because it lasts forever and comes in a case which keeps it from collecting dirt when it's not being used. I've had one that I kept for about three years.

 

I use the Absorber and I love it, it works really good!!

 

i use the water blade also, and i fear getting fine scratches in my paint, but then again i have the same fear using shammys (sp?) and towels (actualy did have a towel scratch paint really bad). so for now i use the water blade, and use paper towels to suck up the water behind the emblems, and the mirrors.

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- David
88' GTA 5.7L TPI MODS---> air foil, K&N, Shift Kit, 180* therm, TB bypass, Gutted CAT, Flowmaster 80 Series

http://www.geocities.com/david_angel_16

 

I'm telling you a fat tabby is the best towl, just lope that kitty up against the car.


I use cotton towls.

 

unfrgivn89...thats funny!..i am truly laughing out loud!..we need some more cut ups like you my friend...keep them comin!

Brent

 

I use the water blade with the absorber to pick up what's left behind in the tight spots. My clear coat is still in great condition so I have a lot of water just run off, but that combination works great to pick it up.

 

umm ok bret whatever you say man, err more power to ya bro.

 

I use the Absorber and love it! Best 8.99 I ever spent

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yellow 86 Camaro
LG4 700R4
ROH RH 17x9
Bridgestone Potenza RE730 255/45ZR17 all around
Pioneer head unit
Kenwood speakers
Infinity Beta Digital 300 amp
2 Infinity Perfect 12s

Now KYB equipped!!

 

California WaterBlade for the big puddles of water followed by the Absorber for all the cracks and crevices including inside the door jams and ground efx.

 

well i don't have a 15,000 dollar paint job, but it was half that and i wouldn't use any thing other than the california water blade. I've tried them all from the obsorber to the shami's to even 100% cotton fieldcrest towels; can't be an imitation though they use rubber an not silicone; if i have the time though nothing beats an electric leaf blower... pure genius without ANY streaks, scratches, or water spots.

just looks funny to the neighbors.

 

I have seen some posts about people using their leaf blowers.Seems to me that it would hurt the paints surface,seeing that leaf blowers pull air from around it in order to blow it out,dust,dirt,etc...Sounds like a good idea i guess,but i will stick to using the ol' California Water Blade.

Brent