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mik
06-05-2002, 08:15
These things are excellent. (Black car ~ drying is essential! :( )

Got mine from Mark (WaxWizard) in the same consignment as my wheel cleaner - 1st opportunity to try it this weekend.

Does it mean you can throw away your chamois? No.

Does it mean you zip round and dry 90% of the car in approx 45seconds? Yup.

Chamois required to do all the fiddly bits, and any splashes caused by (clumsy use of) the water blade. You can finish the car off however without needing to wring out "yer chammy" at all.

Mark sells for £15 which [pobably isn't the keenest price in the world, but "it's a woppa". You can also get similar cheaper versions, but I think they are smaller.

There's a group-buy on offer on Scoobynet for £10 if there's enough interest (I always manage to mis-time these things! :rolleyes: ) If anyone is interested I'll post up the URL (or look for it yourself - last seen in "General" forum ~ title as per this thread).

(Some talk on that thread about these being potential source of scratches. Can't really see how - they're really soft, so unless you get a stone (or a small hedgehog) trapped in the blade ~ can't see there being a problem. Just ensure you remove that roll of sandpaper you'd been storing inside your chamois before you finish the car off). :)

ibizacupra
07-05-2002, 08:20
Originally posted by mik
These things are excellent. (Black car ~ drying is essential! :( )

Got mine from Mark (WaxWizard) in the same consignment as my wheel cleaner - 1st opportunity to try it this weekend.

Does it mean you can throw away your chamois? No.

Does it mean you zip round and dry 90% of the car in approx 45seconds? Yup.

Chamois required to do all the fiddly bits, and any splashes caused by (clumsy use of) the water blade. You can finish the car off however without needing to wring out "yer chammy" at all.

Mark sells for £15 which [pobably isn't the keenest price in the world, but "it's a woppa". You can also get similar cheaper versions, but I think they are smaller.

There's a group-buy on offer on Scoobynet for £10 if there's enough interest (I always manage to mis-time these things! :rolleyes: ) If anyone is interested I'll post up the URL (or look for it yourself - last seen in "General" forum ~ title as per this thread).

(Some talk on that thread about these being potential source of scratches. Can't really see how - they're really soft, so unless you get a stone (or a small hedgehog) trapped in the blade ~ can't see there being a problem. Just ensure you remove that roll of sandpaper you'd been storing inside your chamois before you finish the car off). :)


also known as Aquablade and available from Autoglym.
Excellent product.
Very quick to dry your car.
:)

regards
Bill

smithrc
07-05-2002, 09:06
are these similar to the California Water Babes i've been spending the evening in the spar with?

mik
07-05-2002, 09:33
:rolleyes:

Yeah right.....Pa(l)m and her 5 sisters in the bath more like. ;)

dreamer
07-05-2002, 14:10
If they're the same as the Autoglym product, you can buy them from Costco for less than a tenner.

johnsfb
09-05-2002, 18:35
Mik
Do you have a phone number for Waxwizard?
Can't seemto find it anywhere.
Thanks

john

WaxWizard
09-05-2002, 19:48
johnfsb

Its 07966 713177 seven days a week from 0900 thru to 1900hrs

mcrobiej
19-08-2002, 16:25
Just seen these for sale in Halfords