CWB ain't NEVER touching my car again!! What's with that SQUEEEAAKing?!?!

Bought the CWB before. Don't like it and returned it (squeaking like hell). Bought the Absorber. It can hold a lot of water but it's difficult to wipe. Also return it. Now sticking back to my Autoglym's synthetic chamois. Easier to dry and effective compared to the two.
 
This is my leaf blower. I paid $29 on sale at home depot. Works great on crevices and hard-to-dry areas...



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mpauly said:
$34.99?!?! I think I paid $12 for mine at costco.



I really like my CWB and haven't had any squeeking, scratching or marring problems. I don't use the CWB to get all the water off, just most of it. I use very little pressure and try to only use in areas that are really wet. Any residual water left, I just get with a MF.



Give it another try, but go at it gently, just to remove the majority of water. If you've been trying to use it like a squegie on a window to get it completely dry, I can see where you might have problems.



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I agree, its been wonderful on my black '96 Cobra Garage Queen.
 
CWB = GLASS ONLY



Yes, I learned the hard way.



As careful as I am (was), I got a hood scratch by a tiny piece of debris flying onto my wet car.



Now I only use the "perfect drying method" and Big Blue.
 
mpauly: that's $34.99 CAD which is like $0.32 USD.



rightlane said:
Maybe some people should not use a leaf blower.
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stranger99: smartass.:D

ok.. they're not "swirls" per se, but swirl depth straight lines...



I'm sure my process is fine. I'm a bit anal because my car is black and you have to take extra care to be perfect...

(my wash cycle take at least 2 hours for example... including wheels and quick work in the interior...)

I was spraying the car down regularly partly because i was in some sunlight...

I was cleaning the blade regulary after every pass... with a spray and a wipe and inspection... before using it again...



light pressure didn't keep the blade against the car, even on the large flat areas... you HAD to apply at least moderate pressure even on places like the hood and trunk. (roof too i guess, have a cabby). The side panels are too contoured (and with moldings too), requiring pretty firm pressure to keep the blade against the car... otherwise, you're only working about 20% of the blade width, which saves practically no time really...

At the most, i can see it getting rid of 50% of the water, with little time savings...



I don't doubt it'll work for some, but the risk is too great for me.

As luster said: 'flying debris' that you're unable to catch will cause a nice 'straight swirl' before you know it..

How about if the blade becomes nicked?... or is uneven at the start (but too small for you to notice)... swirl.



I''m not saying it doesn't work for some, but for what i'm looking for, which is of course perfection :D , it's too great a risk.

So i'll 'just say no'.
 
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