California Water Blade
 

Anyone tried it. I use a leaf blower and a absorber cloth.

Works well on the larger parts of the car. You still need to use towels for the harder to reach areas. I use it on the roof, hood, doors, fenders, trunk and microfiber towels to finish up.

I used to use it. What ^ he said about the larger parts, like the roof.

I've gone back to the leaf blower.

never tried it. i always use the good 'ol chamois

It's good for clearing off the excess water if you use short, brush-like strokes. The 8 has so many curves that you can't really try to squeege it. It will never get it entirely dry but it will save you a bunch of towels. Honestly, if the leaf blower was an option for me, I'd take that in a second over the blade...

I have the California water blade. It works okay. Like expo said, you still need to towel it down afterwards. It's good for removing large water puddles and such.

Hardly anybody on Autopia recommends it, though. Think about it--a flat, non-porous surface gliding on your car surface. If there is any dirt on your paint surface, the blade will only carry it and scrape it against your car. You can imagine that marring that could occur. (Obviously, I bought mine before I did any research--I'll sell you mine if you want it!)

I don't have the cali blade, but the turtle wax brand is similar. Make sure you follow the advice markd gave you. Make sure the blade and the paint are free of dirt.

Works great on the roof and the sides, works pretty well on most of the hood. It used to work really well on the trunk, but I now have a spoiler that prevents me using it there.

Yea...i use to love mine..now i just have the mr. clean auto-dry..lol! I'll sell you my water blade for 5 bucks + shipping where ever you are. LOL! i used it maybe 3, 4 times before getting the Mr. clean. But it works well if you want to get the job done fast. Also very good for not getting water spots on windows!

how good is that Mr. Clean stuff??? how well does it do inside the door jams and all the little crevices?

i love my mr. clean. It honestly makes my car nice and shiney....but i dont just spray..i actually spray the clean h2o/soap into a bucket and do it that way as well as spraying it on the car. But it makes it REALLY easy to clean off bugs and dirt that is stuck on there...stuff i'd usually have to sit there and pick off pretty much just fall off. If i need to do a quickie, i may not use a scruby thing and just spray the crap off, but either way works well....Plus, the soap smells SO good!!! LOL!

oh and since our car is so leaky (ie: out the mirror, back window and such) the auto dry stuff gets in the little places so the leaks dont leave water marks. I LOVE IT!

mr clean stuff is amazing....

since using it i have never had one "waterspot" on a window nor the body...its cool watching the beads run off.. :D

Bought the water blade, tried it once and returned it. The noise is painful at times and just couldn't trust it. I'll stick to my absorber and towels.

I have one and I used to use it. It works well, but I started using the "rinse without hose nozzle" trick, and I haven't needed it since.

If you take off your hose nozzle and let the water run free and do your final rinse that way, it doesn't leave a bunch of water beads. It sheets the water right off. Then, I just use a couple waffle weave microfiber towels, and I'm done in a jiffy.

The water blade is OK if you are meticulous about keeping it free of contaminants. But the above method just feels much safer to me. Either way, you still need towels, so why bother with the water blade if you don't really need it?

Dibs to the Absorber. I use either that or a leather chamois and they work very well.