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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 94cutlassvert
i was told by a detailer once if you put a bit of vineger in your water it wont spot i never have tried it though

the best chamois i have ever used is the absorber its $9 autozone
The detailer is correct. That'* how I keep water spots off my glass. 50/50 spray and old newspaper. Now, I have no idea what the newspaper does. It'* just a technique my mom taught me and it works.
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MouSe
The detailer is correct. That'* how I keep water spots off my glass. 50/50 spray and old newspaper. Now, I have no idea what the newspaper does. It'* just a technique my mom taught me and it works.
Works for homeless people too.

Yeah i need to get one. and i always just have water spot problems on the body. what about the shamwow! billy mays likes it. haha
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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Uhmmmmm, Billy Mays is dead. I have horribly calcium laden water and spots are the pits. Microfiber takes care of most, and then Mequiars Quick Detail deals with the rest and puts off waxing it longer.
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 12:21 AM
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Yeah, I had very hard water in Missouri. Never had water spots on the body though.

I just wash/rinse a section at a time. Then I rinse the entire thing and dry it with a chamois leather shamee. If I wanted to dry it quicker I'd body blade it first THEN take the chamois to it.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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i washed my car with dish soap and we have hard water and considering i washed it outside the wind dried the soap onto it plus our hard water made it look really bad.. but considering i was clay barring it anyway it didnt really matter.
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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The Absorber is hands down the best chamois I've ever used. I used mine as a travel towel on a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico years ago and I worked like a charm. Mine is 8 yrs old and still amazing. I wash it out in the sink with dish soap every now and then to keep it clean. Store it wet in the tube it comes in.

http://www.cleantools.net/WebSite/in...e_absorber.htm
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