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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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Any one know where I can buy chamois cloth?
online website?
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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 12:54 AM
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I just use my leaf blower lol. i think it works really good no water marks!!
 
Old Nov 29, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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That idea blows. I think I'll try it.
 
Old Dec 18, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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hey edwork ur the only one on so i can tell u
you can go to a near by auto zone and they sell those for about ranging around 10 to 50 dollars
 
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 04:09 AM
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jelly blade

http://www.autogeek.net/jelly-blade.html

these r probably the best for drying, all the dealerships use them to detail their cars
 
Old Dec 28, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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I blow my cars down with a leaf blower...seems to be pretty effective! haha

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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 07:14 AM
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Agreed - I use microfiber for a lot of things on the car- washing, drying, waxing, wiping down interior...they're great.
 
Old Dec 30, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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I just use my leaf blower lol. i think it works really good no water marks!!
Occasionally, So do I.

I also use the Cali water blade, similar to the Jelly blade already pictured, which gets the majority of the water off. I wipe the remaining water off with a micro towel.

I don't have any swirl/streaks on my OrientBlue Metalic BMW (very dark/Navy blue) and it's an'01.
 
Old Jan 2, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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We don't use the California or Jelly blades at the Lotus/Porsche dealership on any dark colored cars, although we probably could. We typically use them only on white and silver. They really do work amazing though.

The only reason they might swirl the paint is any fine dust or dirt stuck on the blade to act as an abrasive. If you use them, especially on dark cars, inspect the blade surface regularly and clean it if you can. Other than that they work real well.

Microfiber is the best quality finish I believe. It's mostly preference.
 
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 09:14 AM
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We don't use the California or Jelly blades at the Lotus/Porsche dealership on any dark colored cars, although we probably could. We typically use them only on white and silver. They really do work amazing though.

The only reason they might swirl the paint is any fine dust or dirt stuck on the blade to act as an abrasive. If you use them, especially on dark cars, inspect the blade surface regularly and clean it if you can. Other than that they work real well.

Microfiber is the best quality finish I believe. It's mostly preference.
Some washers when using the cali or jelly blade, after every wipe on the car body, they wipe the blade with a clean cloth. Those blades are best on lighter coloured cars, but red, black, blue, when its hot and dusty and your using it in the sun...ouch


I agree microfibre is probably the best
 



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