2xLS1

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Anyone using a Shamwow they are selling on TV? How good do they work? I tried a sililar product years ago called The Absorber and it didn't work that well.

drummydummy

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... every time you use it, you'll be saying WOW! lol

yea, it's a good deal if they work or not you get like 8 shammys for 20 bucks. it would be even a better deal if they actually worked like they say.

anyone use them yet??

samson_420

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Am I really admitting to this?

I guess. . . .

I have some still around the house.


They worked very well untill I washed them, then it started to fall appart.

Absorbs like a mother though. I still like the microfiber better. Use a heavy towel to dry and microfiber to polish.

twitchtwice

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i have a shammy from orielly auto for like 5 bucks probably, works great

MaroMan

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My buddy had the sham wow and it was trash except for cleaning up oil.

Racin96ss

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I thought they were meant for replacing paper towels? Go figure...I like the Absorber still.

onyx_rock

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I love the absorber. I have one for every car. Just need to ring it out good when it gets to wet to absorb anymore.

DevilDougWS6

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absorber all the way. better than a chamois. not shammy lol. the absorber is the best thing to use.....

99_Z_155

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I use the absorber as well, and it works fine. But hey, the guy with the weird face says that everyone knows the germans make great stuff, right?

BlackScreaminMachine

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Id use it strictly to asorb the water and the microfiber to detail the rest.

Trojan35

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So, here's the thing. It's basically the same as the absorber.

In favor of the absorber:
We know a fresh absorber is clean and won't scratch up your car if kept clean. We know this because many people on this site use it.

In favor of the Shamwow:
A few dollars cheaper.

So are you willing to risk swirling up your whole car to save a couple bucks? For me it aint' worth it until more people can confirm it won't swirl. I wouldn't assume that just because they look the same, they are the same.

Unstang

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I think the Shamwow is garbage for drying cars. I used mine one time, now they are just shop rags.

Absorbers are good, if you keep them 100% free of dirt.

mcalus

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Yeah, umm I detail cars, my boss just bought one to try it out....They SUCK!

Absorber all the way....

Just IMHO

2xLS1

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My experience with the Absorber was once it got wet it would always leave water behind on the surface and would never dry like good quality chamois. I ended up throwing it away.

The Batman

iTrader: (4)

i use an aquadry wgich is basically the same as an absorber just repackaged...been useing them for about 5 years and it works great

Gipraw

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I would not recommend one at all. very low quality, imo.

Furthermore, even an absorber is not the best thing for the paint.

Best for the paint is a sheeting the water, then a blower, then blot dry the rest with a high quality waffle weave MF.

slightly better is to sheet the water off, then blot dry with the WW and skip the blower.

using a chamois or an absorber can cause issues due to the lack of nap. if everythign is perfectly clean, then you susually won't have problems ..

but why take a chance?

Unstang

iTrader: (26)

Good points..The NBM taught me what not to do, in a hurry!

BadA$$

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My girlfriend just got me one of these, can't wait to use it! The absorber not the shamwow...lol

Fast_94_Z

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i like the absorber followed by a microfiber waffle weave.

ShortChevy

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I have the absorber, works great. I don't see how anyone would buy that shamwow. The guy selling it is an ******* and acts like he's doing you a favor. "But if you call now, becuase I mean we can't do this all day. We'll give you 8 gillion shamwow for the price of one" Yea sounds like a quality piece in my book.