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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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So can you refill the Mr. Clean thing with another kind of soap?
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by crayonBOX
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
Yeah, but you run the risk of blowing dirt and crap at your car. I wouldn't do it.
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 04:41 PM
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Here in vegas this time of year is the worst especially we got so much rain..... Mullberry (typo i think) well these trees produce so much pollen that i washed my car twice almost 3 times last week .... I washed my car at a washer came home 2 hours later had this fine coat of yellow pollen all over my car i said crap i thought i drove through something or what not didnt really know it was pollen. 2 days later washed it again same thing happened . It sucks so im not gonna wash it until all these trees are done blooming even though my car looks so dirty.


Btw if people dont know in Las Vegas its against the law to wash ur car at home. I guess its about wasting water and having all the run off from car washes go in the water system but i think its crap that u cant even wash at home.
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by glitterboy
So can you refill the Mr. Clean thing with another kind of soap?
I don't think so. They claim the soap is part of the spotless thing I think. I tried the Mr. Clean and it didn't work that well. I couldn't get the thing to stop leaking and I still got spots with a brand new filter. Oh well. I'm sticking with regular washing.
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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works very well for me, may go pick up the new one they have out.
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:17 PM
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I saw that. Isn't it like Auto Dry Pro or something? I might try when the price comes down a little.
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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ya i sow that thing at sima they just added nozels and a case i thing but its the same old Mr. C hay loo kthis thing realy dose work when u take your time and clean your car as if it was going to be in a car show and i will work trust me the first few times i used mine i was like wow i just wasted 20 bucks but the next time after that that i used it i was dang i must have done a good job or somethign cuz there was not even one sopt...... i swere to you "On my life".
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:32 PM
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i don't have anything to do with them...just trying to help some fellow Scion-heads
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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Have you guys seen the Rain-X verision called "Self-Dry" system. It was only like $6.99 at Pep-boys.

It has a two part bottle w/ a hose connection. One side is soap, the other side says "self-dry rinse"

For only 7 bucks I tried it. It didn't do sh*t!

Even the instructions say, "you may need to do some towel drying as well" WTF? Yeah, like the whole car!!

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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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that is what u get for douting Mr.C now bow to Mr.C and kiss the ring!!!!

J/K look u wasted 6:99+tax thats a bottle of sope or a new filter for Mr.C now what u think of that??

come on they us "Pure" Filtering Tech. IMO it can get any better then that... how much cash do you think they spent diveloping this thing it truly works and is the best out the so farr...... IMO!!!!!

So All bow to Mr.C and kiss his ring!!!!
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Pimpe_Ok
that is what u get for douting Mr.C now bow to Mr.C and kiss the ring!!!!

J/K look u wasted 6:99+tax thats a bottle of sope or a new filter for Mr.C now what u think of that??

come on they us "Pure" Filtering Tech. IMO it can get any better then that... how much cash do you think they spent diveloping this thing it truly works and is the best out the so farr...... IMO!!!!!

So All bow to Mr.C and kiss his ring!!!!



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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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just a little
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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All you people that are calling us crazy for washing out cars every week or less don't live in sunshine states, so I can understand why you guys are washing it once a month. It'd be pointless to wash your car and then dry it off so it can get rained and snowed on daily.

I can't even go 2 weeks without washing my car, I washed it a couple days ago for the first time in 2 weeks, all the bugs and tar baked onto the paint, it took a lot of elbow grease and bug and tar remover to get all that crap off. Not to mention the mud all over the car, it looked like a rally car. My last car, a corolla S, had crap stuck all over the front bumper, hood, and side mirrors, and it would NOT come off, because I let that car go weeks maybe even a couple months without washing it several times.. There was even paint overspray on there, that could have come off had I washed it when I first noticed it. Washing your car is underrated ok :p
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 11:11 PM
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I used the MC auto dry for awhile, but I got really tired of paying 10 bucks every time I had to get a new filter and soap...tiny bottles of soap...and on a good set of washes my filters only lasted two or three times...I just got really tired of paying that much...went back to handdrying...
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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Nothing good comes easy. If you want a nice detailed job you gotta do it by hand. Use micro fiber towels.
Old Mar 16, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Xcalibur1986
I used the MC auto dry for awhile, but I got really tired of paying 10 bucks every time I had to get a new filter and soap...tiny bottles of soap...and on a good set of washes my filters only lasted two or three times...I just got really tired of paying that much...went back to handdrying...
Still cheaper than going to a place or using those bays that eat up the quarters...
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:15 AM
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All I can say is if you have even remotely hard water those filters that are SUPPOSED to last for about 10 washes only last about 3. it gets very expensive , their soap is way pricey too , I tried with another sopa and it worked but very halfassedly.Not much worse than normal tho , best 20 I wasted , not I hate the crap.
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 08:14 AM
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Mr. Clean stars in the movie "the King and I." That was kinda weird to see that after just reading this post.. LOL
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by hotbox05
All I can say is if you have even remotely hard water those filters that are SUPPOSED to last for about 10 washes only last about 3. it gets very expensive , their soap is way pricey too , I tried with another sopa and it worked but very halfassedly.Not much worse than normal tho , best 20 I wasted , not I hate the crap.
Dude, I already mentioned the fact that the filters only last 3 washes...even still at $5 each, washes only cost about $2-$3 each. Not bad compared to many other options.

As for the soap, they tell you NOT to use other soaps, they can clog the unit, plus the Mr. Clean soap helps the spot-free process. may be why some folks were not having good luck.

Oh well....works great for me! That's all that matters!
Old Mar 17, 2005 | 08:36 AM
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hmmm... i might need to get this to find out for myself....



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