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Old 04-09-2007, 10:44 AM
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Mr Clean AutoDry

Anyone try this for rinsing?

http://www.homemadesimple.com/sites/..._carwash.shtml
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Old 04-09-2007, 12:56 PM
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Works great for me
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Old 04-09-2007, 01:34 PM
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Love it!

my procedure is:
rinse car with water
use meguiars car wash soap pouring it all over the car
rinse and wipe
use autoclean system's soap
use autoclean system's drying thing
and all the water amazingly falls off the car (well...more of evenly spacing the water)

it's pretty good
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Old 04-09-2007, 02:25 PM
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Just found this...might be a cheaper solution in the long run:

http://crspotless.com/index.php?tpl=
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I heard it is not so good because barely any water comes out
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Old 04-15-2007, 12:17 AM
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I highly recommend it for handwashing. I've used the Mr. Clean autowash system on my cars for several years now and love it. I live in FL and using the Mr. clean system I can use the spray rinse in direct sunlight without any waterspots.
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Old 04-15-2007, 11:39 PM
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x5fx, 2nd the cr spotless.
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Had it and used it for about a year. It worked as advertised, meaning dried without water spots. But I could never see the deep shine I worked so hard to get polishing and waxing come through. It always seemed (to my eyes anyway) slightly dull. Plus, replacement soap and filters were a bit expensive, especially washing a beast like an X5. Ditched it in favor of good old hand wash and dry using Griot's Garage products. Car looks much better.
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I've been using it for around 3 years now and love it. The soap is very good at cleaning road film and it always drys spotless.

Based on the amount of soap required to clean my X5 and the number of spot-free rinses I get out of one filter, I've roughly worked out that it costs me around $1.50 per wash...definitely worth all the time it saves me in not having to wipe dry the vehicle...
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Old 05-08-2007, 06:41 PM
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definitely worth all the time it saves me in not having to wipe dry the vehicle...
my dad and i washed the x on sunday. i never dried the car after the Mr. Clean system, but my dad did with a couple of microfiber gloves...needless to say, it looks even better when you dry it.
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