How do you feel about Absorber?

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I recently bought the Absorber couple weeks ago and loved it. I wanted to know what do you guys think about it. I put it flat on the surface and drag it across the panel to remove all the water. Will this create swirls marks or scratches? Then I wipe it down with non name brand MF.
 
I much prefer a Guzzler WW MF towel ... we do offer the P21S Drying Towel and Water Sprite which are similar to Absorber as synthetic chamois.
 
I like it better than a chamois, but prefer the HD Guzzler over all else I have tried. I didnt have any marring, but my clears are very hard.
 
I used them for many years but have since switched to a MF drying towel with even better results.
 
Do the waffle MF rinse water out nicely? I read somewhere that the meguiar waffle were horrible. Are they the same in quality? I know when I use the absorber it takes in a lot of water and rinse out most of the water.
 
I have mixed feelings about them. Dragging them across the paint will create scratches if you trap any particles between the paint and absorber.

In theory a waffle weave is better for drying because any potential contaminet that would be dragged can now hide in an "waffle box" (for lack of a better term) until removed from the surface.

People will have mixed responses but with most things, so what works best for you. Id be lying if I said I don't own several of them
 
I love um. They're quick and easy to use. They wash easily in the machine. And they last! My vote is in. Keep them clean and flood your car with water before you wipe it off, you won't have any swirls.
 
I used to use an absorber all the time, but I tried a waffle weave drying towel (guzzler) and got much better results. It is so much easier to dry with and there are almost no water streaks.
 
Do they rinse out good? I read somewhere that it was very hard to rinse them dry. I dont know if that hold for other brands but it was Meguiar waffle MF.

I like my absorber because it makes drying more fun and I finish much quicker then using regular MF. Today I notice a lot of swirl marks on my hood, after getting it back from auto body shop. I didn't remember there were so many there before I gave it to them. Or it might of been lighten, today the sun was out and I saw a lot of swirl on the hood.
 
blackz said:
I have mixed feelings about them. Dragging them across the paint will create scratches if you trap any particles between the paint and absorber.

In theory a waffle weave is better for drying because any potential contaminet that would be dragged can now hide in an "waffle box" (for lack of a better term) until removed from the surface.

People will have mixed responses but with most things, so what works best for you. Id be lying if I said I don't own several of them
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I used to use an Absorber, and they do work fairly good at drying the car, but the risk of marring and scratching is just too big with these. There is no nap to trap dirt.
 
I've never just rinsed them out (ww), always treated them as you would all other micros as far as cleaning. Usually have a few on hand to dry a vehicle but with the guzzler only one is necessary.
 
I have one for about 15 years and it works great but I have since switched to Guzzlers because they dry just as well and don't feel as harsh on the paint!
 
I think they do a decent job. I used one for several years, switched to the Cobra Guzzler - no going back! Seriously, just get one and try it. If you don't like it, trade it off to another forum member. Worst case scenario, you're out a few bucks shipping. :xyxthumbs:
 
fairlady350z said:
I used to use an absorber all the time, but I tried a waffle weave drying towel (guzzler) and got much better results. It is so much easier to dry with and there are almost no water streaks.
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this is how i feel.

but i still have my absorber - i let my wife use it to dry her car.
 
I continue to use my Absorber on the horizontal surfaces but I only blot with it and follow up with my ultra-soft waffle weave towel. I do not believe I am risking marring by blotting up the water. And the Absorber sure does absorb a lot of water! On vertical surfaces, though, I only use my waffle weave towels.
 
Whats marring? I'm going try blotting technique next time. I'm not sure if the Absorber caused all the swirls on my hood. It's new just bought less then two months old, 2010 TSX. I just got few parts painted, so I'm going wait a month till I can do a full detail.
 
i have a few friends who swear by them. i personally like to use Turtle Wax's Ice waffle weave and it works great
 
works rather well on the shower walls too ... not my favorite on paint as it has no knap.
 
I myself like the Water Sprite better. Any syn. chamois will work better after its used a few times, they need to be broken in.
 
I used one for about 17 years in my Sanger Drag Boat to remove water. I taped off the J-Drains because I didn't like the way water could flow into the boat and blasting around just to blow the water out was a pain.

I would just lay it on the flow under the V-drive Tube and as it absorbed water once in a while I would hold it out over the edge of the hull and wring it out. Simple and effective.


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Then when we pulled the boat out of the water we could use it to dry the boat off... Worked well for my purposes...

I'm also very good friends with the owner of the company, Bill Stuart and actually worked for Bill representing the Absorber for about a year at all the big car shows in the Northwest, like World of Wheels and the Portland Roadster Show, the Seattle Roadster Show etc.

This was Terry Cook's "Scrape" that toured with the Absorber company at either the Portland Roadster Show or the Seattle Roadster Show circa 1999 or 2000

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I packed around the deck-lid off a 1938 Packard that I polished and waxed just one side and left the other side ugly and oxidized and then demonstrated how the Absorber would remove water off paint in any condition. Mostly the antique deck-lid just looked cool and was easy enough to pack around since it was smaller than a car hood.

Somewhere I have a picture of both the Packard and the decklid... even a video of the demo...


:)
 
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