Interior Exterior
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This is the one they sell out shows. Pretty impressive product so I bought one. It says that it is made out of 100% Vicose. Anyone familar with this product? Is it soft enough to use on the Elise without scratching it? Thanks.
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I've been using an "absorber" synthetic shammy for years. It's awesome. I picked up some synthetic shammy one time at a trade show, it seemed more like a thick piece of felt. The demo was amazing. I'm not sure how it worked so good in the demo, but they were steaming piles of crap when I got them home. I ended up just tossing them.
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I have a synthetic shammy also. It is good for sopping up puddles of water, but I prefer the real thing. The synthetic version just doesn't seem to get the car as dry.
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I havn't tried a real shammy in Yeeears. My recollection is that they were always all hard, and hard to use. The absorber is a two pass deal. First one gets most of the water, wring it, and the second pass it's DRY and streak/lint free. I like that it stays soft and ready to use in the tube as well. I have a bunch of them but only really use the one. Been using it at least 4 years now.
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I have some microfiber towels to finish off with but they get soaked pretty quick. I was planning to use these new ones for a first pass to soak up the majority of the water first.
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Does anyone use a "blade" to remove the bulk of the water first? I've been doing it for the Elise (and the MR2 before). Just wondering what the current thinking is.
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I've been using an "absorber" synthetic shammy for years. It's awesome.
Ditto. Insanely durable... you can easily get a decade out of one. Heck, I've used it to dry house carpet after a humidifier leak. I tried a P21S drying towel previously... not even close.
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I've been using a silicone blade & microfiber towls (with the edges trimmed off) on my cars for several years. No scratches, no problems. Get the water off quickly with the blade so the sun doesn't bake it then the microfiber towls work fairly quickly absorb the remainder of the water. Got the silicone blade in the bath department of either Target or Bed, Bath & Beyond. Just make sure it is the silicone blade NOT the rubber variety.
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I got the blade, it cost me $20. Took a while for me to decide it was worth it, but I'm glad I got it. It takes -forever- to dry this thing, even with the blade. I can wash, dry, and wax my buddy's Supra in less time than it takes me to wash and dry my Elise. Also, no matter how good a product is, I think it's REALLY lame to have 'California' in its name. I say this because I have the 'California' duster and the 'California' water blade.