Water Sprite Chamois

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I use these to dry my car after washing. I'm under the impression that this is supposed to completely pick water up off the surface of my car and not leave any spots or specks of water. Are my expectations of this out of line or am I (somehow) not using it correctly? I know, it's probably a stupid question but I'm learning, please bear with me. Thanks guys.
 
No shammy will pick up every single drop of water with one pass and you must ring them out often if they streak. I use absorbers as the Water Sprites don't perform anywhere near as well. I have about 6 Water Sprites and 2 absorbers, so there's my real-world comparison. ;)

I believe your expectations are a bit high, though shammys DO pick up the most water and quickest. Many will tell you to use a leaf blower instead though.
 
mcpp66 said:
I use these to dry my car after washing. I'm under the impression that this is supposed to completely pick water up off the surface of my car and not leave any spots or specks of water. Are my expectations of this out of line or am I (somehow) not using it correctly? I know, it's probably a stupid question but I'm learning, please bear with me. Thanks guys.
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I've found they work better the more you use them (break it in). When I used mine I would fly around the car with it and then use a MF to dry any remaining water.

I liked it better than the Absorber because it didn't cling to the paint as much. ;)
 
adrock2003 said:
No shammy will pick up every single drop of water with one pass and you must ring them out often if they streak. I use absorbers as the Water Sprites don't perform anywhere near as well. I have about 6 Water Sprites and 2 absorbers, so there's my real-world comparison. ;)

I believe your expectations are a bit high, though shammys DO pick up the most water and quickest. Many will tell you to use a leaf blower instead though.
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What are "absorbers"?
 
they are availiable at wally world or any other auto place for about $10 they are used as a shammy they work nice. I just got my cobra waffle towels from ag and they work wonderful.
 
Water Sprites will leave a film of water on the surface. You will not notice it on paint , but will notice it on windows . I follow with a MF towel on windows. I work part time at a Toyota dealership were every car gets washed . We use Water Sprites to wipe them off.
 
:iagree: Use a Waffle Weave Microfiber, I was thoroughly impressed with them the first time I used one.

I'm sure he means that you should use them, :nomore: sprites, absorbers or shamwows. :xyxthumbs:
 
Waffle Weave MF is the way to go ... Chamois, even synthetics have no nap and ability to handle a grain of sand and pull away from surface.
 
Its one of those things once you try it you will never go back to your old ways. I use my ww mf with a little qd and its a breeze just my 2 cents
 
When you have 25 cars to wipe off, how many Waffle Weave mf will you need. With a Water Sprite you only need one. I will admit that if you are doing one or two cars Waffle Weave is the way to go .
 
adrock2003 said:
No shammy will pick up every single drop of water with one pass and you must ring them out often if they streak.
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Just to add to this,

No chamois that's "wet" will leave a 100% droplet-free surface.

The technique I use and actually made a car wash video on the topic shows removing most of the water with a wet & ring chamois and then following up by blotting with a dry microfiber waffle weave chamois.

This is a two-step approach but insures no water droplets, tiny or small, or water streaks remaining on the finish.

At the time I though it was a little to D.O. and now in hindsight we were just barely scratching the surface of D.O.


:D
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Just to add to this,

No chamois that's "wet" will leave a 100% droplet-free surface.

The technique I use and actually made a car wash video on the topic shows removing most of the water with a wet & ring chamois and then following up by blotting with a dry microfiber waffle weave chamois.

This is a two-step approach but insures no water droplets, tiny or small, or water streaks remaining on the finish.

At the time I though it was a little to D.O. and now in hindsight we were just barely scratching the surface of D.O.


:D
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Do you have a link to the video? By the way, what's "D.O."?
 
Ha! I'm not sure about the "D.O." either (damn abbreviations). But here's the Absorber, which I swear by. Wash them frequently with your microfibers and they last long, long time. :)

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Located in your local auto parts store (Advanced, Auto Zone, Wal-Mart...)
 
I just used my new waffle weave from poorboys and it is simply amazing as to how much this thing absorbs.
 
VR8 said:
Ha! I'm not sure about the "D.O." either (damn abbreviations). But here's the Absorber, which I swear by. Wash them frequently with your microfibers and they last long, long time. :)

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Located in your local auto parts store (Advanced, Auto Zone, Wal-Mart...)
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The Absorber does absorb water well, but if a speck of sand or grit is on your paint you'll be dragging it across your panels. The waffle weave has little pockets to trap any debris thus less likely to scratch you paint.
 
I like my waffle weave for getting the big water off then taking the freahly wringed out water sprite to hit the finish and i usually go with QD later on.

Only thing I hate about the Big waffle weave towels are they are a PITA to wring out. You alsmot just have to leave them till they dry. once they are wet pretty much useless till they dry again
 
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