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Drifting
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From: Gainesville, Ga
More like $300+
Drifting
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From: Omaha
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Nice - these need to be washed like clothes EVERY time you are done with the wash/detail. Wash on hot with normal laundry detergent, with cold rinse, then into dryer but NO dryer sheet. Fold and store for next wash, NO OTHER USES. You just "hose off and hang up" these and you're looking at long term micro scratches....
Instructor
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Totally worth the money. It reduces the amount of time that is required actually touching the paint. Which reduces scratching. It also speeds up drying time! Especially if you have a polymer coating of some kind. I had Gtechnique EXO V2 applied to mine and most of the water just beads off and the master blaster takes care of the rest!
Instructor
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Glen when I was hand drying I was using somewhere between 6-12 towels to avoid using the same side of the towel over again. Which I believe is the same procedure you use. So by my calculations that would be about $192.00 in towels. So the master blaster is totally worth it.
Race Director
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The only time I use multiple towels -10 for $30 - (just 6) is when I perform a rinseless WASH....
Blowers are nice to use, people should just not think they NEED to have one....
Just my opin....
Last edited by Glen e; Jun 26, 2014 at 11:53 PM.
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For what it's worth, I've used a 'California water blade' on my C5 for many years and have never seen an ill effect from it .. no signs of any scratch or swirl at all. It's made of a super-soft silicone and is very flexible .. can get 90% of the water off in about 2 minutes. Not sure yet whether I'll use it on the C7 .. It's not at all like the kind of squeegee you'd use on glass..
then just dry it off with a McGuire's Water Magnet towel.
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You notice any significant loss in air velocity with the additional hoses ??
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