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    Mr. Clean

    Has anyone used the new Mr. Clean AutoDry, yet? Consumer Reports did a quick eval in the current issue, and they think it does a good job...
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    Quote Originally Posted by RF Overlord
    Has anyone used the new Mr. Clean AutoDry, yet? Consumer Reports did a quick eval in the current issue, and they think it does a good job...
    I believe there was a thread recently that gave the indication that the soap stripped the wax off the car.

    I have used it before and it did a good job. I can't confirm if it stripped or not because I wasn't paying attention because I was waxing my car afterwards anyway.

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    Does an excellent job, but you need to rewax................wax on wax off, wax on wax off.......

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    RF: I used on Garfield's Highlander and it DID strip the wax

    Garfield is writting a letter to ask for a refund

    But, it really did dry much quicker.
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    I have 2 of them now.
    I find if your just doing general wash and run,between rain storms it works ok so you don't have to drive a "grey"black car.
    But used over and over the deep shine does go away but it seems a little towel drying shines it up some.
    For general quick washes it's OK but for me I don't think it saves much time,I still get water runs near the mirrors,and from under the trunk.

    It works better on my wifes truck because of the light color,yellow.

    For really great,detail shine you got to do the work,and yes I would say it removes or removes the shine from, my Mequires NXT wax jobs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marauder8
    Does an excellent job, but you need to rewax................wax on wax off, wax on wax off.......
    ROFL, Ron...!

    I was afraid of that...oh, well...
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    mine stripped the wax real bad off the Marauder and the Mach 1. Its boxed up going back to them for a refund.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sailsmen
    I wasn't satisfied and got a refund.
    Im shipping mine off this week, did they take care of you? This thing is quite the piece of shat.

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    I haven't used it. I've read a lot of comments about it, good and bad.
    On an automotive detailing list I belong to, the pros don't seem to like it, mostly.
    I'd say it's good for the average guy who just wants to keep his car clean and avoid water spots, but amongst this high shine Wax and Zaino crazy crowd, it may not be the best choice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RCSignals
    I haven't used it. I've read a lot of comments about it, good and bad.
    On an automotive detailing list I belong to, the pros don't seem to like it, mostly.
    I'd say it's good for the average guy who just wants to keep his car clean and avoid water spots, but amongst this high shine Wax and Zaino crazy crowd, it may not be the best choice.
    which detailing list do you belong to?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sactown
    which detailing list do you belong to?
    oh yea, it takes the wax of. it does clean nice though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nexstar7
    oh yea, it takes the wax of. it does clean nice though.
    is it the soap or the ionizer?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sactown
    which detailing list do you belong to?
    It's a list on Yahoo. I mostly read. Lots of info.

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    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/automobiledetailing
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    The kids got it for be for Christmas. It still left spots, but not nearly as bad as tap water. I think in my case our water is a smidge on the hard side.

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