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just washed and cleaned the vibe. it wasnt as dirty as some of the vibes ive seen posted(intentional dirty pics)but its been a few weeks and i had nothing better to do.i was itching to try out my new mr. clean autodry.so two hours later heres the result.5 new hood and body chips 3 scratches, one on my rim. a pinhole in my tint( no idea how that happened but it sucks). a big crack on the inside plastic of the tailgate(something must has bounced around in the trunk and hit it) and i bet that whole piece will be expensive. and 20 bucks wasted on the autodry. the pressure and spray pattern of the nozzle sucks so you have to really scrub .the soap bottle was supposed to be for 3 washes and it barely got thru one.it did dry pretty good. so mabey next time ill scrub it at the car wash a block away then go home and hit it again lightly with the autodry. which seems ironic like washing the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. youve all seen my car but heres a pic anyway.

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I got the Mr Clean AutoDry Pro, and like Satur, the sample bottle didn't last the 1st wash (my wife's white S10 Extended cab Pickup). The spray pattern is ok, but JUST ok.

Mine works great. I wash mine by hand every Wednesday and then use the Autodry every Friday. The sample only lasted 2 washes for me. You are suposed ot use a cloth to srub and you don't have to use more than a light spray of soap over each area since the rag will have soap in it still from the last area washed.Looks sexy when it's all shiny doesn't it

i had a scrubby sponge. i had to go over the whole car multiple times to just get the basic dirt off. i never have to do this at the quarter wash. i thougt id atleast get garden hose nozzle preasure out of it.its pretty weak to me.

I've been using it a while, the consumables are expensive - but the water around here is super hard... lots of spots if I do it at home. I think it does a pretty good job if you soap up your sponge and just get it soapy enough to wash it - keep it wet with reagular water until you're ready to use the softwater setting.The pressure washers never get the grime off unless you bring a mop like sponge...Word of warning - before the temps drop to below freezing - take out your filter, if it isn't used up by the end of the season - it'll bust open

I've never been too excited about the AutoDry. I pay the 15 bucks to have my car cleaned every week.

I hand wash all my cars the old way, car soap, wash mitt, towel dry. My water is hard but when you dry it with a terry towel it makes no difference between hard or soft. Do not believe in any spray and walk away products and the Autodry system is a waste of money IMO.

Quote, originally posted by satur9 »5 new hood and body chips 3 scratches, one on my rim. here's a sample on my hood...

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Quote, originally posted by Thewhite »here's a sample on my hood...Wow for a moment I thought you had a picture of MY hood lolI (like Toolguy) prefer the old school way of washing cars. Mothers Gold car wash, sheepskin wash cloth and my chamois with a bucket of water. Best couple of relaxing hours for me

Need to go get my ride washed!!Then need to get some fresh pics posted..Its summer already and there is still snow coverd vibe in my pics.