Is it bad for the car?

 

It's not bad, but if you get a rock or piece of dirt, the blade literally just scratches it against the paint as you go. Personally, I recommend using waffle weave microfibers, you can dry the whole car with one towel, just wring it dry when it gets soaked.

Also, here's a tip when you're rinsing the car off, take the nozzle off of your hose. Let the water flow freely, and "aim" the hose so that the water flows out of the hose and onto the panels of your car. It takes some practice, but if you aim it just right and try your best to stop from it splashing and such, it will sheet over your body panel and pull most of the water off, you'll only have a few beads left. It cuts drying time in half.

 

I use a squeegie to get the bulk of the water off, then towel dry the rest, which isn't much. I haven't seen any blemishes as a result, but I've only done it the last 3 washes. Gets all the water off though and does really well on the windows.

 

How are you going to get a rock or a piece of dirt on the blade? Hopefully you just washed your car so it's clean and there isn't any junk on it. I just wipe off the blade before I use it to make sure there's nothing stuck on it.

 

True, there shouldn't be any dirt on the car if you just washed it, but there's always the chance of there being a piece of dirt that gets on the water or such just in time for you to wipe the blade across. Personally, I'd rather be safe than sorry.

 

i detail cars and i use it alot and love it! just make sure its clean and you use smooth fast swipes then come back with a towel/shamy and finish it up

 

on a black car the california waterblade SUCKS.

scratched my car all up (micro scratches).

Just use a waffle weave.. case closed.

I have thrown my blade away and ordered a cali car cover and it came with the blade.. took the blade and tossed it away.

 

i have a black car and the blade works great...before i use it though i clean it off and make sure the silicon is wet and lubed...then i follow with a mircrofiber drying towel

when i am done with that i go over the car with a regular microfiber towel...my car shines and i have the great way to do it...if not i wouldn't do it on a black car

 

Who makes the best waffle weave microfiber towels, and where can they be bought for the best price?

 

yeah i scratched the f outa my car and didnt realize. no squeegie for me any more.

 

i just discovered this little secret recently. and takes 95% of the water off, esp if uve got a nice layer of wax.

 

I only use it to dry off the windows and t-tops, I just use a cotton towel for the rest of the car(afraid of getting scratches).

 

Those blades are worthless on the curves on our cars, just use waffle towels.

 

I use Costco's yellow microfiber towels, what are waffle weave towels, and who sells them?

 

I use it and it saves time,and I've yet to see any scratches from it,as long as you keepthe blade clean you shouldn't have a problem....and it work's great on the hood, windows,fenders....it's just to get the majority of the water off....then go back with the big *** waffle weave MF....perfect!!

 

I tried extensively to get used to a water blade.

If your used to a chamois (?) then you might not ever like it.

I didnt. The factory vents in a '97 hood and the current cowl are kinda aggrivating. I wouldnt even try the lines coming off the headlights on the '99.

Any kind of drying cloth is sooo nice.

 

bingo....leaf blower plus one waffle weave for me please

 

Is a waffle weave the same as a micro fiber towel?

 

i use it on the hood of my truck and all windows of any vehicle i wash. but i get "the absorober" chamois to dry it off. best chamois i ever owned.

 

Seriously! I love that. I can dry my whole car perfectly in 10 minutes using this method. With all the layers of wax on my car, it really gets almost all the water off. The only spot I ever have problems on is the rear hatch under the spoiler. Otherwise, it gets almost all the water off and the waffle weave just works sweet.