Mr.clean

[turtles_ride]

well i got this for my birthday in march and this is the first time i got to use it. The ho had about 3 months of salt and sand on it, and i notices how gross it was yesterday when i was putting on my cross drilled rotors (good photo how-to on the way). The Mr.Clean thing is pretty cool, its got a knob to change from wash water to soap to deionized(filtered)water, and a tap on/off switch. you rinse your car, then wash it with the soap and scrub it as usual, then you rinse off the soap, and then you rinse it all down with the deionized water and just let it dry. No more drying the car, and it is spotless!!! saves me a good half hour everytime i wash the car now, I'd recommend it, :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[little_pontiac]

Now wheres the pictures jason??? lol

[turtles_ride]

Not worth puttin a picture up until the rims and chrome are back on. a couple more weeks until i'm sure all the snow and salt will STAY gone.

[little_pontiac]

Originally posted by turtles_ride@Mar 27 2005, 12:32 PM
Not worth puttin a picture up until the rims and chrome are back on. a couple more weeks until i'm sure all the snow and salt will STAY gone.
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yes yes... its almost gone :) summer is almost here :grin:

[|Rev|]

nice, I'll have to pick one of these up, where can I get one??

[99ALERO]

I think they sell it at Wal Mart or stores like that. I got it for Christmas and cant wait to use it! Damn Wisconsin weather is soo fussy!

[cutelilcntrygrl]

I bought one of these last year when they first came out.. pretty good but not good if you're in a hurry. You have to make sure you spray every little spot with the spot free stuff. Sucks that the filters only last for like 2 washes tho...

[Sno]

wal mart is hwere i got mine, it is definately an awesome product, i always wash w/ mr clean auto dry :thumbsup:

[Crolero]

Cant wait fot that how-to.

[stealthlero]

how much do the mr clean auto drys usually cost and how much are the filters u gotta replace?

[turtles_ride]

i'm not sure what they cost, mine was a gift, and i'm not sure how much the soap or filters run, but it does save alot of time, and time is money(especially if you wash your car lots, so i think its worth it.

[Naich]

These things work well but use a TON of that soap and they go through filters very fast.

[stealthlero]

i'd say maybe i could find the soap and filters in bulk packs at a walmart or sam's club, but i wouldnt be caught dead in either of those two places, so ill find a cheap site to get them.... :grin:

[PimpinGad]

why you so good you can't walk into wal-mart

[Alero04]

Originally posted by stealthlero@Mar 29 2005, 12:53 AM
but i wouldnt be caught dead in either of those two places, so ill find a cheap site to get them.... :grin:
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LMAO!! spare me!

[PimpinGad]

really anyone that can say they wouldn't be caught dead in a wal-mart shouldn't be driving an Alero, I keep it pimpin out o' wally world, f*ck it

[IndyAlero]

spotless lol i think not...Mine is never spotless...Im probably doing it wrong but i always have to end up drying it up which makes me mad.....

[BigJon34]

I've been thinking about getting one of these but like Naich said, it goes through the special soap very fast. Can you put regular car washing liquid in there? And am I wrong for wanting to put mild dishwashing liquid in there?

[turtles_ride]

i just used regular soap last time and it worked fine. The problem with dish soap is that it cuts oil, so if you have wax on your car it may remove it (not neccessarily a bad thing tho)

[Mischief007]

I just bought it today and used it on the Alero. 1800 km in one week of ownership puts a lot of crap on the car.

Anyways, she's nice and clean now. Worked like a charm. No water spots this time around. All the other times I used our water at this house it left water spots SO this is a nice solution. I love it.

[alerocar01]

in case anybody is wondering the basic mr.clean auto dry is $20 and the one that has a bunch of other with it is $35. the filter replacement are $5.

[mfuller]

Originally posted by Naich@Mar 28 2005, 10:39 PM
These things work well but use a TON of that soap and they go through filters very fast.
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I agree...lotsa waste. I still prefer the old way.....

http://www.griotsgarage.com/images/products/lg/11321_LG.jpg and http://www.griotsgarage.com/images/products/lg/10220_LG.jpg

[Redog]

Yeah it's not bad but to get the full clean out of it I found that between soap and drying you gotta scrub in the soap.

I don't away use the "dry" part. I use the Eagle 1 wax as you dry stuff and damn is that a shiny car afterwards :smokin:

[cannaert]

i bought one right after it came out for 10 bucks and i love it. I still do the hand wash thought befor i wax my cars. But in betwen waxing i ues Mr. Clean. Only used one filter all last summer with no cloging up of it.

[stealthlero]

in order for these to work really good, u should use it in an area w/ little wind so the car doesnt dry as your soaping it right?