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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 08:13 AM
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anyone use it before? does it really work and not leave water spots?
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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I have it and don't use it anymore. It worked for the first couple of times but I think its not worth it, it doesn't shoot out enough soap to even wash the car with.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 02:10 PM
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well i use it alot just cause I like the way the soap smells . But for me it doesnt dry like it says its supposed to. Maybe cause the water is really hard here but I still need to shami it when done or the car will be full of spots.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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I have it use it all the time and love it. You have to change the filter when it's worn out, or it won't dry properly.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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I know im always buying new filters and soap but still a no go for me as far as a no spot free dry surface.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 03:37 PM
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must be the water, mine's spot free!
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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i have it and only used it on my lancer it worked sometimes but for the hard to get off dirt you need to use a little bit of elbow grease and scrub it, i have not yet tried it on the scion maybe soon.
Old Jun 12, 2006 | 09:17 PM
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i have it and only used it on my lancer it worked sometimes but for the hard to get off dirt you need to use a little bit of elbow grease and scrub it, i have not yet tried it on the scion maybe soon.
Old Jun 13, 2006 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Importspeed
i have it and only used it on my lancer it worked sometimes but for the hard to get off dirt you need to use a little bit of elbow grease and scrub it, i have not yet tried it on the scion maybe soon.
When you apply the soap, your not suposed to just wash it off. Your suposed to use a sponge over the whole car then rinse and the final step is to use the Mineral remover feature, which is what makes it dry evenly.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 12:07 AM
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yeah which defeats the purpose of loose the bucket. i read a couple of reveiws. its all a matter of oppinon. i think its still easier to hand wash the car and make sure i get everything off.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 02:12 AM
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don't bother. just wash your car properly and try to not dry it in the sun.
to dry it spot free, use a waffleweave microfiber towel. drag it over the surface by the corners, don't be too concerned if it doesn't pick up all the water in one pass, thats not the point. what you want it to do is pick up a good amount of water with each pass. be sure to wring it out occassionally.

now, use a normal weave large microfiber towel, i like to use two of them, one for each side. mine are about 36" x 24". wipe down the car with that.

if you did it quick enough and not in direct sunlight, you should have a spot free finish. if you have spots, usually detailing spray like meg's nxt spray will get rid of them. i like to use klasse all in one.

the only trouble spots are areas that trap water:
the door handles
mirrors
grille
where the hood meets the bumper
headlights and tail lights
gas door
where the trunk meets the bumper
license plate area

sometimes water will leak out of those even a few hours after you wash your car, whatever
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 02:16 AM
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it works for me perfectly ! i just made the bad msitake of using another soap in it liek it says not to and it cloged.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 02:29 AM
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I have it, use it all the time, use it on both my wifes Flint Mica tC and my BCP xB, no water spots on either, and both these cars show water spots!!! remember you still need to scrub the soap, if you don't do that it won't clean your car, its not a high pressure system.... and yes change the filter frequently....to me its worth the money... I recomend it to everyone.
Old Jun 14, 2006 | 02:41 AM
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the mr clean auto dry is great. u just need to wash ur car in sections at a time. there is no need for a bucket. just rinse ur car really well and then soap it up often wif a clean sponge. it probably doesn't take any less time to "auto dry" than to dry wif a chammy. but it does look nice when it dries.
Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:15 AM
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I tried it once but it left a funky residue on the paint that needed to be cleaned off. JUST SAY NO and use regular carwash soap. Never wash in the sun light and rinse as you work your way down the car. Use ONLY microfiber towels for drying duty. Scion Paint is WAY TOO SOFT for anything else.
Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:22 AM
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I used it twice, and tossed it away. It wasn't good enough for me. I also didn't want to buy new filters every so often, which could become expensive.
Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:23 AM
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I love mine
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