California Water Blade

[Importz]

Hey do you guys have any idea where I can find this in Calgary?

[rage2]

that auto parts store on Mcleod by Cheesecake.

[jdmakkord]

I've seen them at crappy tire too

[Importz]

Originally posted by rage2
that auto parts store on Mcleod by Cheesecake.
Do you know the name of the store by any chance? Thanks....

[91_Integz]

I have one and it's ok...i don't know if it's worth the money though...it's damn expensive

[Importz]

Originally posted by 91_Integz
I have one and it's ok...i don't know if it's worth the money though...it's damn expensive
How much are they?? I havent really looked around yet?

[szw]

got one at costco a while back.

[Initial-D-Nerd]

yea, i got one at the home show a while ago :D, $29.99, and it works good for about a year.

[bigboom]

i heard that if something gets caught in the blade it can really scratch up your car?

[szw]

Well when you use it..you just drag it across your paint. If there's a small rock or a piece of sand caught on the edges of the blade..your dragging it across your paint!

[Fuji]

take your wiper off and use it. Same idea, but a fraction of the cost

[Weapon_R]

Is that like a squeegee?

You can get those for about 4 dollars...

[DSM Power]

Get the Absorber instead! :thumbsup:

[girlRACER]

It's like a sgueegee but it is bendable. I love my CWB. I use it all the time. As long as you're careful to wipe the blade down with a cloth then you will not scratch your car.

You can buy them at Canadian Tire but they are always sold out.

[sexualbanana]

i like the car duster

[ninspeed]

use it all the time at work to give a quick wipe down so i dont have to use as many towles.. ill make a swipe then wipe the blade off on a towel hanging out of my pocket.

[CRX crazy]

i have one there great crappy tire there like 30 bucks, but they are usually sold out

[shadowz]

Originally posted by importz

Do you know the name of the store by any chance? Thanks....

its Partsource and Costco does have it too

[calarina]

The detailers use those things all the time at work to dry off the cars. They work really well, but if you don't have one, one of your wipers will work just as well, but be careful, because the rubber blade is a lot smaller on a wiper than those things.

[Talon007]

I've had mine for a year now and It's worked great:D I always wipe it on a cloth after every pass. Everyone asks me what the hell that thing is:rolleyes:

[hkcivic2k2]

bought one from the part source

the one on 16 but it was alosmt 15 mnths ago

[kenny]

Just remember, if your car isn't completely clean, DONT use the California Water Blade on your car unless u want to damage ur paint :)

[D'z Nutz]

We have one. It doesn't work as well for more rounder cars.

[RiceCake]

Originally posted by D'z Nutz
We have one. It doesn't work as well for more rounder cars.

Hmm... too bad my car's so freaking round...:banghead:

Ahh well might try it out, but damn Nissan and their cheap paint... I don't want to scratch it!:(

[kenny]

Originally posted by D'z Nutz
We have one. It doesn't work as well for more rounder cars.

Press down on it :)

[szw]

I stopped using it because it makes a horrible squealing noise everytime. Does that happen on all of yours?

Not quite 'squeaky clean' but more of a scratching nails on a chalkboard sound. It became unnerving so I just ditched it for a bath towel.

[RCBVtec]

I use it on my windows only and I use a chamois on the rest of the car. The blade is to big to get all the little spots of water on the body, plus the blade doesn't leave and streaks on the windows like a chamois does.

That squealing noise happens to me but only if there isn't much water on the area I am drying.

[91_Integz]

mine does the squealing noise too. it does that if there is a dry patch. I just use it on the windows too.

[rage2]

The Blade isn't used to completely dry the car. I use it to get rid of the large amounts of water, then use a towel to wipe down the whole car... that way the towel doesn't get saturated and leave small water marks everywhere.

[RCBVtec]

Originally posted by rage2
The Blade isn't used to completely dry the car. I use it to get rid of the large amounts of water, then use a towel to wipe down the whole car... that way the towel doesn't get saturated and leave small water marks everywhere.

you should use a chamios man... the saturation problem doesn't happen as much.

[rage2]

Originally posted by RCBVtec
you should use a chamios man... the saturation problem doesn't happen as much.
As much... I'm thru with chamois... I'm trying to get a hold of cloth diapers, I heard they work awesome. Anyone got some UNUSED ones? :rofl:

[D'z Nutz]

Originally posted by kenny


Press down on it :)

Aaaah! Is that how it works?! Hahaha! :D

[RCBVtec]

Originally posted by rage2

As much... I'm thru with chamois... I'm trying to get a hold of cloth diapers, I heard they work awesome. Anyone got some UNUSED ones? :rofl:

:rofl: can't help you there man... don't you find that you get those flint things all over the car when using a towl?

[rage2]

Originally posted by RCBVtec
:rofl: can't help you there man... don't you find that you get those flint things all over the car when using a towl?
Just have to find the right towels :D. My wife got pissed off that I converted some of our bath towels to car towels. :rofl:

[calarina]

Originally posted by rage2

As much... I'm thru with chamois... I'm trying to get a hold of cloth diapers, I heard they work awesome. Anyone got some UNUSED ones? :rofl:

They do work great! We used to have TONS of them, but not we only have 1 or 2 :( Super absorbent :thumbsup:

[RCBVtec]

Originally posted by rage2

Just have to find the right towels :D. My wife got pissed off that I converted some of our bath towels to car towels. :rofl:

Those would work good, never thought of that... I can see why your wife got pissed :rofl:

[ninspeed]

yep, cloth baby diapers work the best.. thats what we use at work... got about 1500 of them :D.. Ill use the blade to remove large amounts of water from the hood, roof, truck ect, and then only use 1-2 cloths to finish drying...