Mr Clean Autodry Car Wash
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I live at the end of a dirt road 2 miles long, and it is very hard to keep my cars clean. I picked up the Mr Clean Carwash kit at Target just after I bought my XB in November, but because of the winter weather I did not have a chance to test it out. All I can say is....WOW.
I started off with the front of the car. Sprayed it down with water, switched the nozzle to the soap setting and used a wash mitt to scrub it down. I switched to the filtered rinse setting and rinsed off the soap. The spray came out a little weak, but it got the job done. I moved on to the drivers side and let the front dry. When I finished the side I checked the front but really couldn't see too much because of the angle and brightness of the sun. I took 2 minutes to go check the mail, and when I came back I checked the side. I wasn't sure if it was wet or dry so I rubbed my finger across the window...again, all I can say is WOW. It was dry in just a few minutes and no streaks or waterspots.
I started off with the front of the car. Sprayed it down with water, switched the nozzle to the soap setting and used a wash mitt to scrub it down. I switched to the filtered rinse setting and rinsed off the soap. The spray came out a little weak, but it got the job done. I moved on to the drivers side and let the front dry. When I finished the side I checked the front but really couldn't see too much because of the angle and brightness of the sun. I took 2 minutes to go check the mail, and when I came back I checked the side. I wasn't sure if it was wet or dry so I rubbed my finger across the window...again, all I can say is WOW. It was dry in just a few minutes and no streaks or waterspots.
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Originally Posted by OMAC
I wasn't sure if it was wet or dry so I rubbed my finger across the window...again, all I can say is WOW. It was dry in just a few minutes and no streaks or waterspots.
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I guess I'll have to check this product out. I keep hearing good things about it.
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I have some pretty hard water and can't get it off fast enugh before it leaves spots.
I picked up a $10.00 spray jug @ Homer, with the hose and sprayer tip. Fill it up with .58 cent distilled water from the Mart and do a no spot rinse. Get like 2-5 washes per gallon.
Works great. Make sure you don't buy the good one with the brass tip. I have smacked the mirror a few times,
Glad it was cheep plastic and not US brass
Thadel-leav a mark.
I picked up a $10.00 spray jug @ Homer, with the hose and sprayer tip. Fill it up with .58 cent distilled water from the Mart and do a no spot rinse. Get like 2-5 washes per gallon.
Works great. Make sure you don't buy the good one with the brass tip. I have smacked the mirror a few times,
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one quick note on the use of it: rinse without the filter first(on the normal rinse setting) After the whole car is washed and rinsed then turn to the filter setting and rinse the whole car again. It'll rinse alot easier and faster and thats what the instructions tell ya to do. That fine mist puts deionized water in place of the other water on the car and thats what keeps it from spotting, your not supposed to rinse the soap off with it.
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I was going to get it but I heard from numerous people that it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Are you supposed to leave it in the sun for it to work? because the other people left it in the shade so that it wouldn't dry on.
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replace teh filter when it gets brown, thers an indicator line to show you. also the new model has more power during the filtered water cycle so it doesnt take as long fanning the mist and getting the whole car. I highly reccomend it for anyone who wants a good car wash w/o waxing and detailing.
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if anybody goes to get this, make sure you pay the extra 10 bucks to get the new black one. i think it's called the pro one or something. it has an additional water setting, an extra hard stream and they increased the pressure for the spot free mist.
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I find it to be ok. I have problems with all of the attachments to the hose that leak. They didn't provide enough gaskets in all of the right places in my opinion. Other than that I like the system. Makes for a quick wash. But I end up soaked with all of the leaky attachements going into the sprayer.
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So yeah I agree that the Mr Clean Autodry should come with a couple more gaskets to stop the swivel attachment from leaking.
Although I must say I am pretty impressed with the performance of the kit. The filters are by no means cheap and the soap could be sudsier but I have a feeling they will come out with some upgraded stuff soon.
The only issue I had with the MR is that you really should do a once over when it is pretty dry with a high quality quick detailer to make sure no polymer smudges are left. Overall car looks great. Highly reccommend.
P.S. Great thing to have in case of a situation like...oh say....crap I have a date in an hour and my car is dirty. MR CLEAN MR CLEAN !
Although I must say I am pretty impressed with the performance of the kit. The filters are by no means cheap and the soap could be sudsier but I have a feeling they will come out with some upgraded stuff soon.
The only issue I had with the MR is that you really should do a once over when it is pretty dry with a high quality quick detailer to make sure no polymer smudges are left. Overall car looks great. Highly reccommend.
P.S. Great thing to have in case of a situation like...oh say....crap I have a date in an hour and my car is dirty. MR CLEAN MR CLEAN !
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I just started using this, too. It's a great product that hasn't let me down yet; it won't give you a perfectly, flawless clean, but it's more than enough for my daily driver. ![Smile](https://www.scionlife.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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