Binding: Misc.
Brand: California Car Duster
EAN: 0731522200141
Feature: Medical-grade silicone won't scratch
Item Dimensions: Array
Label: The Original California Car Duster
Manufacturer: The Original California Car Duster
Model: 20014
MPN: 20014
Publisher: The Original California Car Duster
Release Date: 2002-12-18
Studio: The Original California Car Duster

• Medical-grade silicone won't scratch
• Ergonomic handle
• Great for drying cars, trucks, boats, and windows
• Patented "T-Bar" edge outperforms standard flat squeegees
• Virtually eliminates the need for chamois and towels

• The Original California Car Duster with Standard 15" Cleaning Head
• The Original California Mini Duster
• The Original California Super Duster
• The Original California Car Duster Water Blade
• The Original California Car Duster Speed Mitt

The Original California Dry Blade is smaller than the California Water Blade making it excellent at fitting into smaller areas. The blade is 1-3/8" x 11" and made of medical grade silicone, one of the most gentle and smooth substances available. The blade will mold itself to almost any contour, and dries the surface quickly, cleanly, and efficiently with just one pass.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Useless
Comment: One word: humbled. I consider myself a car buff and take pride in maintaining my car's looks and mechanical condition. I give any device that saves labor without cutting corners a fair shake. So when I thought I could shave a few minutes off my bi-weekly wash-dry-polish-wax routine, I wanted to give it a shot - after all the California duster worked great for me.
But the dry blade was an utter disappointment. After several tries at all kinds of angles and varying amounts of pressure, all it did like another reviewer said, was "stick & jump & bump" all over my car's paint. It even left ugly white marks which I had to buff off.
Sent it right back and am back to microfiber towels for drying.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Fire Trucks take time to wash and dry
Comment: As a firefighter, one of my responsibilities is to make sure the truck is clean when putting it back in service. The water blades are now standard issue in both of our stations. They save an INCREDIBLE amount of time. We use all sizes depending on the vehicles we're washing. Some towel drying is needed when we're being picky and getting ready for a parade and the such, otherwise the blades do the entire job. Upstate NY winters often require us to wash several trucks per day. Thank you California Duster Co.!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not perfect, of course, but works fine
Comment: We have fairly hard water so want to dry the car pretty well after washing. I no longer use a chamois but just use industrial towels - they work fine for a typical waxed car. But it used to take a half-dozen towels - there really is quite a lot of water on a wet car! I bought this because I'd found that an old windshield wiper worked pretty well to knock off the heavy water, but was dangerous... metal parts! This has a double-sided silicone blade and a hard plastic (thermoplastic) spine handle. It won't hurt the paint and knocks off the big water very quickly. In use: I keep the car wet until I've finished washing, i.e. wetting down the whole car when rinsing an area, until finished. Then I sweep off the thick water from a fairly large area, such as the hood and front fenders, then follow it with a towel, and continue. The "blade" does squeak a bit (it's silicone, after all, and a bit rubbery even when wet), but it works fine with a fast, affirmative, sweeping action. And for a really quick wash, I don't even follow with a towel; just take off the big drops with the blade. Takes less than a minute after washing. Good tool.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Product doesn't work
Comment: I've tried a number of car care products & found most of them to have some redeeming features. The Dry Blade doesn't. It doesn't glide over the suface of the car. Rather, it sticks & jumps & bumps over the car, without removing much water in the process. Hard to imagine that this is good for the car finish. I tried it twice (once each on my 2 cars). Same awful results both times. Went back to using a chamois & a few microfiber towels. Suggest steering clear of this product.

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