Does anyone use this for drying their cars? Does it leave the car free from water spots? I heard this could be a good alternative to deionization. Thx
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I use this as a dedicated car dryer. I have a gas one for yard work.Yes it works well in drying the car. It works even better if the vehicle has been waxed.I tried the supplied multi-tubes and the Power Insert works the best. (Concentrator Insert takes too long)Toro Ultra 51609 is loud so wear hearing protection. It also has a vibration/buzz through the handle, so wear gloves to prevent hand and arm fatigue.The nozzle is long so be careful that you do not hit your car when drying. I taped some rubber foam to the multi tube to prevent scratches from accidental bumps.
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Well Bob, Never tried to dry a car with the blower, but I just might try it..... So far I have only used it to do what it was meant to do and it does it very well. Sucks up leaves and grinds them into great mulch... Blower is quite powerful..
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I think you run a risk of blowing dust all over your freshly washed car, especially if you have recently vaccuumed up debris
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Got enough power and would push all the excess water off. However, it depends how clean the water is . . . soft water? hard water? Hard water will leave streaks where the water trails off the surface.
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Got enough power and would push all the excess water off. However, it depends how clean the water is . . . soft water? hard water?Hard water will leave streaks where the water trails off the surface.
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Hi my friend, tell me about it!!! Worst product! Had the same problem with my new car. I finally took it to a car wash, and used a wand. By getting it wet, it became soft and pliable, allowing me to grab pieces at a time and tear it off. A lot of it peeled off just from the high water pressure. Sad product! It still takes time, but it will come off. Good luck!
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I use it for polishing off wax (Chemical Guys) and works well (tear off the tag b4 use). For windows, I spray distilled water (no streaks) or Luber and use the cloth to wipe off the wet (absorbs well). Dries off rims just fine. After washing the car, i use a big raffle Micro Fiber (Viking) as these are too small. They are inexpensive and plentiful so I use it like paper towels but wash them later. I use it for our shower doors, countertops, mirrors, TV screen, etc with distilled water spray bottle.
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I have it in my 2006 FLHRCI and I put it in full strength as directed. It helps immensely if you let it heat up in the sun for a couple of hours and even then it will take a while for it to run out of the bottle. Its an awesome product though (IMO). Quieted down my gear whine and made finding neutral easy from either direction......Just make sure everything is nice and warm when draining and refilling.
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Yes I have dried my vehicle with this. Works good. Dry under the hood, through the honeycomb, wheels and even the body with the wide attachment. Doesn't dry the windows streakless like my absorber.
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I purchased this item after doing some research on getting out water stains from car upholstery. I have grey and tan cloth interior and it seems to stain with every drop of water. Also the sun roof leaks from time to time. As well as sports water bottles/liquids and equipment in and out of our vehicle. So I was looking for something to get our the water/other marks. This product did the job. It's much cheaper then constantly having the vehicle detailed.
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About as effective as any other good quality nozzle. In other words....look into a pressure washer my friend.I like the "pam" suggestion though...along that line I wonder if rainx would bond to the car well enough to work without the buttery scent ;)
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I have not. You soak this whole pad in water to activate. I wouldn't want a real wet pad in my SUV. My personal opinion
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We used this material in a high pressure car wash. It bonded to fiberglass, metal and other materials. Once it's cured it seems to be working very well. Definelty the best product I have seen for wet areas.
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I emailed Meguires about a paint job on my older Ford Explorer. Seems that the body shop used a cheap clear coat over the base coat and began to haze prematurely. I suspected the clear coat was sprayed on too thin. I live in the southwest and auto paint is subject to harsh summer heat. I asked the shop to spray four clear coats but I'm sure they didn't and used some cheap stuff because paint failure happens after a couple of years but anyway, The customer care guys at Meguires suggested I use this product with a grey foam pad( I used a yellow) and my car looked like new after I finished it. The oxidized paint came right off. I also put the synthetic sealer soon afterwards and even left that on overnight to bind with the paint. You really dont need to polish your car often if you wash it by hand using a microfiber wash cloth and Meguires car wash then spray on the synthetic detailer (while car is still wet) dry off with a dry microfiber cloth. The polish is only to SLICK UP THE FINISH. Sometimes the birds get to my car and I polish that off after the hand wash but once the suface is slick and sealed, evrything will wash right off. You are right though, you go polish off some of the paint when you do this so go easy, low RPM on your rotary polisher,light pressure and remember to seal it up ! this stuff really worked well for me, I used a Dewalt rotary polisher that I purchased here on Amazon for about $150.00 a year ago. The rotary polisher is a little more difficult to use than the orbital(much lower oscillations per second) and you might want to consider that first. I have seen those at Harbour Freight Sales for about $25.00. I hope that helps !
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I guess you could try if you are ok with not liking it and losing the money. I have used mine several times to wash my car and every time I put the shampoo in the container it never mixes with the water and comes out. At the end 95% of the shampoo is still in the container so it doesn't work well for that. Also the plastic is cheap with little cracks in it so when you are using it the water is leaking out from different spots and you get wet from that. A friend bought one of these from the home shopping network and it was great, I had used it myself. Once found out the home shopping network didn't sell them anymore I found it here and thought since it's the same thing, same brand that it would be the same. I ordered 2. One was not useable from day 1 and the other one doesn't work very well. Sprays water (with leaks through out) and does not spray the shampoo out of the container.
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Well, I did not have water leaking into my vehicle , but a nasty wet, musty smell when I first air on. This stuff did not eliminate it. So I Googled my problem. Someone said spray Lysol disinfectant into air intake (by windshield ) with vehicle runn
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We love it! It's all we use on my husbands Jeep Cherokee and my Mercedes. It does not smear it just absorbes all the water. I don't remember having to wet it first but we DO put it away wet after wringing it out.
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Works really well. I had it on a 2010 acura. The key for me is using two towels. One when wiping the first time after spraying then one to buff a little. Don't Over apply.
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If I under your question right I don't think this product was intended for that use but it does have lubricity. What I would recommend for you is Gary Dean detail Juice. That's more of a waterless car wash product.
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We are very satisfied with Meguiar's M26. We have two black cars and DO NOT use a buffer because you have to have the right rpms and numerous clean pads (because they get filled with wax). We use big white towels and keep moving to another clean area of the towel. The entire towel will be full of wax and maybe even a second towel. Soak the towels in hot soapy water, even dishwasher soap a couple of times before putting in washing machine with other auto rags - NO fabric softener. The wax will eventually wear off, we use Dawn dish soap and Meguiars deep crystal car wash but even with only Dawn the wax will wear off. We are very satisfied with Meguiar's M26. We have two black cars and DO NOT use a buffer because you have to have the right rpms and numerous clean pads (because they get filled with wax). We use big white towels and keep moving to another clean area of the towel. The entire towel will be full of wax and maybe even a second towel. Soak the towels in hot soapy water, even dishwasher soap a couple of times before putting in washing machine with other auto rags - NO fabric softener. The wax will eventually wear off, we use Dawn dish soap and Meguiars deep crystal car wash but even with only... » Read More We are very satisfied with Meguiar's M26. We have two black cars and DO NOT use a buffer because you have to have the right rpms and numerous clean pads (because they get filled with wax). We use big white towels and keep moving to another clean area of the towel. The entire towel will be full of wax and maybe even a second towel. Soak the towels in hot soapy water, even dishwasher soap a couple of times before putting in washing machine with other auto rags - NO fabric softener. The wax will eventually wear off, we use Dawn dish soap and Meguiars deep crystal car wash but even with only Dawn the wax will wear off. « Show Less
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I always apply out of direct sunlight, ie in my garage. It goes on and looks a little cloudy at first but lays down nice and flat and is dry to the touch in minutes. Within one hour you can drive your car and use it like normal. Also be very sure to follow the recommended alcohol wipe down. It calls for a 13% alcohol wipe down first. This is important for the best end results. Also, I make sure my cars finish is at it's finest as this is a protectant only. I do this to all my vehicles once per year. What a difference I have seen sense I started doing this now going on my 4th year