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Old 06-15-2004, 04:35 PM   #1
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Mr clean auto-dry car wash

I have 3 black trucks and very hard water. It was always a challenge to find the right time of day to wash my trucks and towel dry them before getting water spots. This mr clean car wash works great. It reallly works no more drying after washing. Anyone else buy one of these yet? what do you think?
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Old 06-15-2004, 04:42 PM   #2
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A co-worker and friend of mine has one and he say's the same thing
i'll probably get one soon i saw them the other day @ wally world for 17 bux or so.
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Old 06-15-2004, 04:47 PM   #3
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I to bought the kit about 2 weeks after it became available. I use it on the burb....it to is black.

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Old 06-15-2004, 04:48 PM   #4
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I have 3 black trucks and very hard water. It was always a challenge to find the right time of day to wash my trucks and towel dry them before getting water spots. This mr clean car wash works great. It reallly works no more drying after washing. Anyone else buy one of these yet? what do you think?
I have not tried it, but several people have told me that it works as advertised, but only if you follow the instructions closely.

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Old 06-15-2004, 05:33 PM   #5
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I have not tried it, but several people have told me that it works as advertised, but only if you follow the instructions closely.

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You mean they put instructions with it??
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Old 06-15-2004, 05:35 PM   #6
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Got one recently using my $5.00 off coupon, for a net cost of $15. Does a real nice job. Looks like the filter has a limited lifespan and it goes through the special soap quite quickly. Looks like another income opportunity for Mr. Clean! But if you want that spotless car wash and you don't want to spend $6 every time you go through the car wash, then this is the way to go. I think you can still get the $5 off coupon by going to their website.
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Old 06-15-2004, 05:48 PM   #7
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I like mine too, I was kinda thinkin it used up soap fast to atfirst, but than if you think about it, it doesnt hold alot of soap.
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Old 06-15-2004, 06:10 PM   #8
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Get a new filter as soon as you see a hint of brown - Mine was only a little brown and it left water spots everywhere. They say the filter and bottle of soap last 10 washes but I think it is more 8 or 9.
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Old 06-15-2004, 07:26 PM   #9
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I went to a website called detailcity. I found a thread were they were talking about this. The guys said they needed to replace it after every 5th wash.
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Old 06-15-2004, 08:25 PM   #10
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I use a warm bucket of water with cheap-o soap, and dry it off with a chamois. I never get spots, and I also have hard water. I was thinkin of tryin that Mr. Clean thing though...
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Old 06-15-2004, 09:29 PM   #11
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My family has the Mr. Clean car was, system, and we too, think it is a great thing to have.. My mom bought about 5 filters and 2 or 3 things of soap before the stop selling them, and just put them in the kit, to where you have to keep buying the whole thing over and over (seems like every major company does this to their products)..

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Old 06-15-2004, 11:47 PM   #12
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i would by it if i cared what the truck looked liked, as a friend said "its a little ruff on the outside but its a roaring beauty inside", i think my friends been hitting something funny
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Old 06-18-2004, 12:16 AM   #13
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I've got one too, and I like it a lot. As for instructions... they're here, and they're goofy. :P

But the instructions aren't hard to follow, I mean, wet the car, soap and scrub car, rinse with plain water, rinse with filtered water. And it works as advertised.
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