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Anybody using a Water Blade Squeegee on there truck if so what do you think of them and do they actually work
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If you aren't super careful you can scratch your paint with them, better to use a MF drying towel.
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Use to work at a detail shop and i loved them. Yes keep the blade clean.
Neat trick: buy yourself some cheap spray wax, spray detailer. Spray each panel one at a time, while still wet. Water beads off much easier. Hit with the water blade quick and then wipe with a clean chamois. Makes drying a large vehicle super easy.
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Neat trick: buy yourself some cheap spray wax, spray detailer. Spray each panel one at a time, while still wet. Water beads off much easier. Hit with the water blade quick and then wipe with a clean chamois. Makes drying a large vehicle super easy.
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I use my gas leaf blower to dry followed by Chemical guys woolly mammoths microfiber towel. Works great and you'll never get water running down from lights, emblems or anything. Plus reduces the amount you have to drag something over the paint
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I don't trust those water squeegees at all. I use microfiber drying towels, lightly pre-moistened with detailing spray (I like Adam's Detailing Spray, Griot's Garage, and Meguiar's Ultimate). Lightly mist the vehicle and your microfiber drying towel with your favorite detailing spray as you dry pulling your towel in one direction. This helps not only to clean up the particles that you may have missed while washing, most detailing sprays also act as a protective layer to further help protect your paint finish. Lubrication is key. Much better than dragging a dry rag across your paint, and if you do things right you shouldn't end up with water stains or anything else like that. I use this technique when I hand wash and dry, and even when I get out of the car wash. Just be sure to fold your towel and flip sides when it starts to get too wet, using a couple of different drying towels is best as you minimize the amount of debris in the towel that you've collected touching your paint.
I learned the technique from a friend who professionally details and it's worked for me for a long time now. If you do it all right you'll have nice clean glass, and a nice clean finish and the coating left by your detailing spray will help with beading.
I learned the technique from a friend who professionally details and it's worked for me for a long time now. If you do it all right you'll have nice clean glass, and a nice clean finish and the coating left by your detailing spray will help with beading.
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