California Water Blade

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Ive been hearing alot about this for drying car instead of micro fiber or chamois.
Vlad, are you out there? I trust you implicitly on these topics. Have you tried this?
Would you recommend it? Also, what should be used to clean interior, like the dash,
etc? I really dont want to use Armor All. The dash material seems porous and has
a testured pattern. PLease advise.[???1]
 
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The California Water Blade is really great. I use it and it works really well...I was afraid it would scratch the paint, but this is not the case...the blade is very gentle to the paint. It works extremely well...it's very fast and easy and you don't have to use like 800 towels to dry your car.
As for the interior dash cleaning, do NOT use Armorall wipes...that crap is cheap and leaves marks all over the dash. Personally, I use an interior cleaner from Eagle One, but there are better ones out there from Meguiars, Mothers, and other companies...
 
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The CA Waterblade works great for large areas of exterior. You will still need a couple of cotton towels or microfiber towels to totally dry your car. The waterblade does take practice. The more you use it, the more water you will remove from your car. Good Luck![thumb]
 
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If anyone want a California Water Blade, I can get them for $21 + whatever the s/h..if anyone interested it..email me dumayou@hotmail.com

Work excellent!!!!

I love it..just want to help whoever can't get them, but tip for me on the side will be welcome [hihi]
 
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Costco sold them for a while (not sure if they still do). I believe I've seen them at Target as well. They're pretty common. You want the purple handle one which is bigger.

When using, make sure you rinse it off before first use. If using it on paint, make sure nothing is on the paint except water to avoid scratches. I haven't had a problem b/c I take those basic precautions. Cuts down drying by a ton of time. I use the Absorber to finish up and I only have to wring it dry once at most.
 

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I never use it on paint though.. only on windows. It makes such a load sound when you try it on paint that I feel like it will damage the paint very bad... especially if there is a dirty spot I missed.

Ira good for windows... but not for anything else.

Sorry Mr.E
 
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I can get it over at Wall Mart next to my house. $19.99 + tax totally almost $22. thanks for reminder me..I lost $1....so now it's $22 + s/h..thanks guy
 

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MrElussive said:
The California Water Blade is really great. I use it and it works really well...I was afraid it would scratch the paint, but this is not the case...the blade is very gentle to the paint. It works extremely well...it's very fast and easy and you don't have to use like 800 towels to dry your car.
As for the interior dash cleaning, do NOT use Armorall wipes...that crap is cheap and leaves marks all over the dash. Personally, I use an interior cleaner from Eagle One, but there are better ones out there from Meguiars, Mothers, and other companies...
I concur with MrElussive 100%! I use it.
 
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PuShAkOv said:
I never use it on paint though.. only on windows. It makes such a load sound when you try it on paint that I feel like it will damage the paint very bad... especially if there is a dirty spot I missed.

Ira good for windows... but not for anything else.

Sorry Mr.E
I agree with you Push...it makes that weird sound when there is not that much water on the place that you are wiping. It sounds bad but it's actually not...I don't think the blade is sharp/hard enough to harm the paint.

Also, Big Daddy once said that just to be on the safe side you can use a towel and every time you make a swipe with the Water Blade, use the towel and wipe off the Water Blade to get rid of any remaining dirt picked up...this way you are sure that you are drying with a clean blade...it adds some time to the Water Blade process, but it's definitely a great suggestion...this is exactly how I Water Blade my own car (if I'm not lazy). [thumb]
 

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hosagod said:
Why not just use a Chamoise (spelling??) = shamoo [fake] ....don't they work the same??
I have learned and many here have also stated that the chamois is rough on paint. They also retain dirt particles that get drug across your car. I have no evidence of this it just seems to be a recent discovery. I used a chamois for years.
 

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The blade is not hard enough but what it is doing is dragging all stuff on the surface with its precision..... if there is a rock/dust this will be swiped too and chances are that it will leave some scratches. It is just not worth it for me.
 
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Push, if your car was just washed, then there shouldn't be any rocks or dirt or anything. I have seriously used the Water Blade many times on my car and my car paint is scratch-free.

membim, how do you know the sound is coming from a lack of wax? I thought it just makes that noise when there is not that much water being wiped away?
 
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I use the water blade all the time on my new 330, I love it! A cloth or chamois is just as likely to scratch if there's dirt on the surface, maybe more so. If you put a towel over dirt, then wipe it around, that would scratch too. The water blade is like a big windshield washer blade, it's awesome!
 


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