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04-15-2009, 06:24 AM #1
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ShamWOW a bust...
If any of you guys/gsls use a shammy to drive your cars do NOT GET THE SHAMWOW. It is utter garbage. For like big pools of water it's good but I don't consider it a shammy for cars, it just spreads water around... I've used many others and the shamwow is just a complete waste.
The best shammy I've used are the ones tgat come in the tubes. Put them in there when done and they always stay moist. They are very good for drying a car off
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04-15-2009, 06:48 AM #2
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04-15-2009, 07:30 AM #3
Chamois or that other knock off chamois is what i use on the other car...i forget what it's called. Oh yea Absorber
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04-15-2009, 09:09 AM #4
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I've been using it for about 4 months been washed not dried and still blows. It's a good towel for washing down the car though LOL.
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04-15-2009, 10:24 AM #5
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THe Absorber is right on the money!! It is available at Wmart , Autozone ( I think) Pep Boys for sure. This is what you want to use on your car and you'll be amazed. It is not a real lamb skin chamois but a synthetic one. They go for under $10. This is through many years research as a custom painter and wanting my customers investments to last as long as possible.
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04-15-2009, 10:29 AM #6
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04-15-2009, 10:56 AM #7
I tried the shamsuck on my bike and it is the most worthless pile of crap, had to use a cheapy one my friend had in his car to dry off the water that it just smeared around!
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04-15-2009, 01:52 PM #8
Never used a Absorber....Or at least I don't think so. I used something so named (compared to) but not called as the same name...But I kinda thought the Sham and the Absorber were about the same thing....Neither would have gotten my vote......
If this were the case I would skip on both.2000 NBM WS6
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04-15-2009, 01:57 PM #9
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I was at an Advanced auto one day and they had small chamois' on clearance for $2.00 a piece...idk if they were real leather but good for wiping down the interior and such.
Oh and the ShamWow guy got arrested for beating up a hooker
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04-15-2009, 02:27 PM #10
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04-15-2009, 02:28 PM #11
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04-15-2009, 02:35 PM #12
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Because full size real chamois cloths are expensive, I've always used the ones that are sewn around a sponge with small holes in them. These work great but take a lot of time if doing the whole car using only that. As a result, I use a silicone blade to take off the bulk of the water and then go over the remaining spots with the chamois sponge. I also read previously on this site about the ShamWow's being garbage so I stayed away.
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04-15-2009, 02:50 PM #13
x512 on shamwow spreading the water around
Good for washing the car, that is all.00 Z28 M6 T-tops
00 SS A4 T-tops (Sold)
99 Corvette M6 (Sold)
98 Z28 A4 Coupe (Sold)
98 Z28 A4 T-tops (Sold)
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04-15-2009, 03:46 PM #14
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04-15-2009, 03:59 PM #15
Waffle Weaves FTW
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04-15-2009, 04:19 PM #16
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04-15-2009, 04:29 PM #17
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04-15-2009, 05:23 PM #18
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GOOD old fashion shamy is the way to go shamwoe is a bust for cars but good to pick up milk that my son spills on the floor
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04-15-2009, 05:55 PM #19
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04-15-2009, 06:11 PM #20
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SlapChop!
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