I just bought one today and i am not to impresseed with it. any one esle have this and what do you think.. Do you need to get almost like a nack going to get it going good?

Thanks

Denny

I'd throw it away if I were you. That thing is really cool, but it only takes one grain of sand or something to leave a nasty scratch. I had one and it left a nast scratch on my back hatch.

You dont have to throw it away, but I would only use it on the glass to be safe.

should of bought some micro fiber towels and the absorber towel

as long as you rinse the car thoroughly it should work great
i use the blade first to rid most of the water then absorber for the rest

if u have any grit on your car when you use the blade, then your an idiot cause its a great thing to have cause it saves mad time and less towels.

The Water Blade is AWESOME! You can dry an entire vehicle w/ ONE towell instead of 2 or 3. Granted, it doesn't get all the water off, but most. Just remember to wipe the blade after each pass or so. I wouldn't worry about a grain of sand. That same grain could get caught in a microfibre towell too. It would be even worse caught in a shammy/chamois. I've used mine on every car since I bought it with NO problems. Now that the flexible one is availabe though, I might have to loose the original. Not to sound like a salesman or anything, but with it's "T-bar" design, it's not like you're using a typical squeegee, so the chances of getting something dangerous caught on it are remote.

I have one, and only use it on the glass now. I used to swear by it. I washed the crizap out of the box once, and wiped it down, and somehow, btfoom how, but it left a really nice footlong scratch on the driver's door. I used to take such good care of the blade, and would wash it before use... toss the thing.

I use the absorber now, and it's working very well

I don't have one, but I'd use it for glass and use micro's for the paint.
It may be fine 99% of the time, but that other 1% might make you cry.
And sure, a towel could do that too - but in 30 years of detailing, I've not seen it happen.
I think I'll get one for all the glass on the tC.

oh, and notice how the only ringing endoresment is from a 'future scion owner' :P


no offense, staley, but just be careful. I was steamed when I finally scratched mine...

It DOES work well on the GLASS. Use pressure just firm enough to allow the blade to bend slightly and make full contact on the curved front glass. Use horizontal motions starting at the top, and a slight angle like so:

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but please learn from my stupidity and only use it on the glass...

i have marks where the silicone rubbed on the paint....

it will buff out, but it shouldn't have left it there in the first place.

also got 2 scrathes from it. never using it on the paint again...

I used mine for months with no problems, but one scratch is one to many, it went in the trash, and I'll never use it again. Period.