I just washed my babay after installing the new TRD swaybar (never pay a dealer to do that...it's too easy!)

I've been using the Mr Clean Autro Dry thing for over a year now on my old WRX and now my tC. I'll never go back to hand drying...no way.

The whole system costs under $19 and comes with everything you need to get started, basically, it looks sorta like a gun and attaches to the end of your hose. You have three jet heads: Regular rinse water, soapy water and filtered water.

The catch is that you have to use their special soap and replace the filter periodically but it comes out to around $2-$3/wash... that's cheap!

I rinse my car down, then cover it with the soapy water and then use a sponge to wash her down. I fill a bucket full of water and use some of the Mr Clean soap. the key is to always wash on a surface full of the soapy water. keep your sponge rinsed often and keep your car wet.

then when I'm done I rinse her off and then use the Filtered water for the final rinse. Take your time here and make sure you rinse every part off well with this water. there's no minerals in the water so when it dries there's no spots! It's not 100% perfect but it's so damn close and easy I really like it.

They claim that the filters last 10 washes but that's crap. I replace mine after every 3-4 or else I get spots. I guess it depends on how bad your water is in your town.

But it's so nice not having to dry plus there's less of a chance of getting swirls if you're not hand drying.

Just my 2 cents fellas...try it out...it's nice!

http://www.homemadesimple.com/mrcleanautodry/toc.shtml

 

geez u sound like u wash ur car every few days.. i wash mine every 2 weeks or more.

 

Every 2 weeks? Crazy talk. Once a month is enough for me . Unless of course it snows and my car is more white than FM because of the salt.

 

I have it and it works pretty well.

 

I wash between snow storms.

Otherwise I'd wash once a week.

 

I don't understand this concept of washing your own car...

I go to a local BP and for 5 bucks they hand dry and make sure there are no spots. Thants the way to go.

 

its too cold to wash it here in chicago. by the time i try to dry it, the water is already frozen.

 

you people are crazy... C R A Z Y...

I wash my car every 3 to 4 days... that's pushing it...

but then again, I've had my car for less than a month and I enjoy doing it so when I'm bored, I wash it... and plus, black is hard to maintain so lol

I might try this Mr. Clean

 

I wash once a week.

I've used Mr. Clean, and it sucks on a black car!

And, you should ALWAYS wash your car yourself. You think those carwash employees give a crap about your car? They'll never treat it as nice as you would.

-THE DON

 

True, My car is FM and so the dirst shows pretty easily.

I was about once a week. I love the car and want it to look good so...

No way is soemone else doing it. THE DON is right...those employees are just rushing through to get to the next one.

The key to the Mr Clean thingy is to replace the filter often and rinse really really well with the filtered water.

 

True dat.

 

Motion carried!

 

i used a similar product many years ago, the de-ionizer or something. they're all the same, you're just rinsing with de-ionized water so when it dries there's nothing to leave spots.

 

Mr. Clean is GOD!!! bow to Mr. Clean I use it t time a week and OMG is my car clean..... i love it so much i think i might just write them a letter...... BTW its PURE filtered water that means there is nothing but H2O in that thing nor de ionized or what ever i take out the minerals like calciam and what not....

 

Wow sounds like you need to get a room with Mr. Clean, then you can have little clean sons and daughters.

 

Mr. Clean works great on my black cherry tC. Remember to rinse all the soap off with the regular water, then use the filtered (demineralized, since the minerals in the water are what leave spots) water to rinse off the regular water.

 

ok ok i really really like the producte "Mr.Clean" puts out... i don't want to marry hime or anything....

 

moved...

 

I hope this isn't a spam advertising lol. You sound like a salesman for it you'd make a good pitchman hehe

I like it too... It rocks and makes washing soo much easier!!!

 

i think it's great, but also to add, drying the car is a breeze w/a weed blower... i just decided to try that, and though you may look stoopid doing it, it seroiously drys the car spotless

mr clean + weed blower = clean bsp 05 xb