*PRODUCT REVIEW* Mr. Clean AutoDry car wash

[Dieselboy]

This is the product under review for those who are unfamiliar with is:

http://www.homemadesimple.com/mrcleanautodry/

Most of us (espesially those of us with dark paint) are getting sick of water spots after washing our cars. I dont know about you, but I hate the choir of having to wipe down my car after washing to eliminate MOST of the spots. Mr. Clean AutoDry has been around for a little while now, but I never took the time to give it a try (wish I did now). For those who havent heard of it or tried it, this is how it works.

- You are supplied with a gun that screws to your garden hose. In that gun is a small tank for the specially formulated AutoDry soap (small bottle supplied), and a chamber for the AutoDry water filter (one is supplied, lasts up to 10 washes). Both the soap and the filter refills are available at any automotive store.

- The gun has 3 settings on it, one for water straight from the hose, one for the soap concetrate, and the last for the water to flow through the AutoDry filter.

- You begin with an overall basic rinse off of the straight hose water as you normally would. Afterward, you switch to the soap setting and spray a section (you want to spray only a section at a time). Follow that up with a quick scrub with a towel or mit and rinse the section off with the normal rinse.

- Follow through until the whole car is washed. Afterwards, switch the gun to the filtered spray and start at the top. Watch the filtered water basiclaly push off the normal tap water.

The results after drying, a crystal clear shine with no water spots what so ever. Even in 70F sunny weather, the car still dried with no spots (and I have a dark maroon paint w/ black top). Bottom line, this stuff really works.

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

I have one and it works great!!

 

[1998gstspyder]

works awesome on my annoyin black paint...

 

[Gigaah]

Yep, this product is the real thing. I've used it and love it. It filters the water and stuff and apparently ionized the water for the spot free rinse. It does shoot soap wich it comes with.

I'd recommend it to anyone.

 

[FreStylMotoX01]

yep i have one to definitly better than spending 10.00 at the carwash takes 20-30 min but definitly worth it

 

[FourG63GST]

I had one. Filter lasted about 3 washes and still left some water spots. Black paint.

 

[96TSi_Chris]

I have black also and im def not denying that it works, but it just doesnt give off the shine that my gold class soap does. I use it when im in a hurry and want the car to look decent.

 

[ETK-kAos]

you can use other soap also i actually ran out so i have used dish soap actually looks good... just dont use alot if you use dish soap...

 

[rowlex]

Ive never used the mr. cleen auto-dry. but for those it doesnt work out for, check out a line of products called dri-wash-and-guard

Before I used it I would never have given it a second thought, but it sure as hell beats washing, drying, then waxing a car. I can wash/polish my car in about 20 min with this stuff.

All you have to do is spray it on the car, rub it with a terry cloth, then buff with a thick buffing towel. Hasn't scratched my car even once.


http://www.dri-waterless-car-wash.com/


If you find an independent dealer he may or may not cut you a deal and give you better prices. I get my supply from a good buddy who hooks me up for cheap.

 

[FourG63GST]

Oh, and this was just for my black 1g. Works perfect on my moms camry.

 

[Redmachine]

It was funny they did a review of this product on the local news about 4 months ago. They gave it a poor rating, Apparently they thought it washed the car off completely, dirt and everything, without scrubbing the car. They got chewed out for not actually testing the product. I have seen it in action and have to admit it works awesome but I cannot justify buying the expensive refills every 10 washes.

 

[98eclipseRS]

the problem with the mr clean auto dry is half the way it works is by putting teflon in their soap. Not alot but just enough to helpthe paint absorb some of it so that the water kinda slips off, leaving less deionized water left over to dry off int he sun. If you just wash your car this isn't really a problem, but for me being the car detailing freak that I am, this creates a bit of a problem. See the teflon in the soap that is now on your paint creates a buffer that keeps the wax/polish/sealer from sticking to your paint. It also leaves the paint a bit greasy and that just makes it worse.

 

[Defiant]

seriously....how much more effort is 3 minutes to chamois ur car dry

Chamois?

You don't have a stretch where you can get 90 for a couple of miles?

 

[FiReBReTHa]

seriously....how much more effort is 3 minutes to chamois ur car dry

not even


The absorber > aLL

it uses water retained in it to wipe away those spots. it has NEVER failed me.

 

[DevilSperm]

not even


The absorber > aLL

it uses water retained in it to wipe away those spots. it has NEVER failed me.

totally agree....i love mine as well

 

[98eclipseRS]

not even


The absorber > aLL

it uses water retained in it to wipe away those spots. it has NEVER failed me.

correction

water blade>absorber>everthing else

 

[Ryans99OZ]

Chamois?

You don't have a stretch where you can get 90 for a couple of miles?

ya but those stretches are usually line w/ those pesky little signs that say 35...always get in the way....the city sucks

 

[9D9 MITSU RS]

Pay $10 for ur absorber. I'll pay $6 more and walk away. I got the Mr. Clean also. It works great. I washed 1 time tho, and the sun went down b4 it dried. I didn't get spots, but I had water standing on my car. The filtered water has to evaporate. SOOOO... I doubt I'll get much use out of this when it's cold out.

 

[MyEclipse5]

yep i have one to definitly better than spending 10.00 at the carwash takes 20-30 min but definitly worth it

wow

I pay maybe 5 max (me doing it myself)

"pre-soak"
"wash"
"soap"
"soapy wand thing (if i am getting a deep clean)"
"Wash"
""Wax""

And i live in a small town, s to dry my car:

Pull out of hucks, get on I51 and hit 70-80...go for about a mile and its done


Used the Mr. Clean. I duno, im mixed.

 

[98spydert]

Yep, DIY car wash costs about $2.50 in quarters and the wand has never scratched my car. I use the blade after that then a quick run down the highway.

I've never seen the Mr Clean in action but my buddy with a black truck says it works perfectly for him and he's a supper detail freak. Type of person who flips out if you shut the door and touch the paint.

 

[MyEclipse5]

Yep, DIY car wash costs about $2.50 in quarters and the wand has never scratched my car. I use the blade after that then a quick run down the highway.

I've never seen the Mr Clean in action but my buddy with a black truck says it works perfectly for him and he's a supper detail freak. Type of person who flips out if you shut the door and touch the paint.

then how do you cose the door?

 

[98spydert]

then how do you cose the door?

I don't know, he expects you to use push on the crome handle only but it's only about an inch thick and is the type that is flush with the door. I don't think he should own a black truck

 

[ben90tsi]

correction

water blade>absorber>everthing else

I agree, i always wash my car at work and i use a pressure wand to get all the hard stuff off, wash it, then rinse with a hose. And using a water blade before the absober gets you perfect results, that is if you have a good eye and some time on your hands.

 

[MrBentley]

then how do you cose the door?

My dad is a freak about this.... he told me that the best way to close the door w/o getting fingerprints on the paint is to close it be pushing the black weather strip thingy at the bottom of the window. It's hard to do but he gets pissy if you don't do it.

 

[HokieDSM]

correction

water blade>absorber>everthing else

You have GOT to be kidding me. I have a blade - it's put more scratches into my paint than any dumbass neighbor or redneck with his giant doors has. The absorber is great, but the blade...
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