pel C

My '02 240 (basic black) has been nothing but a pain in the butt to keep looking good. The swirls and/or streaking after each wash leave me frustrated and depressed. I've been following all your advice - polish then wax - but it's time consuming and I can't locate a karate kid to help. Anyway, I ordered the Big Blue Towel from CMA, and used it for the first time this weekend. Far be from me to endorse a product (especially w/no compensation), but that thing is amazing. It wasn't particularly wet even after drying the entire car, there were no streaks, and the swirls weren't as noticable. I know this isn't the ultimate solution, but it does a heck of a job - thought you might be interested.

Pete

NANA

How much does it cost and where is it available?

pel C

Classic Motoring Accessories website:

http://www.properautocare.com/bigbludryint.html

The towel is about $25.00, but worth it.

Accord

Our Obsidian Black S600 has the same problem. We will never buy another Black car, that's why the '03 S600 we have on order is Brilliant Silver.

We have all sorts of towels, brushes, etc. but none of them work very well.

MsMercedes

I have the black as well, and I don't have a garage. Keeping that car as clean as I can seems to be one of my goals in life now! I wash it by hand and wax every weekend.

I have found a thing called "the Absorber" at Wal-Mart that's about $8 and works great. It's also blue and is made of some kind of rubbery material that soaks up any moisture it touches and leaves the car looking great. You have to make sure it's completely wrung out between passes for it to work it's best.

Harris

They can only ship within the US!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who can order an extra one for me???

young

what about the california water blade squeegee thing? have you tried that?

revstriker

I use this and it works well. You still have to go over the car with a towel, but it does get most of the water off, and it's quick to use.

Pweb

Accord, why do you need so many cars?

pel C

You mean people live other places? Us Amerrricans can be so self-centered...

The towels are made in Korea - someone else must have them. A quick Yahoo search came up with this place: http://www.hawg-wash.com/detailingtools.html Good Luck.

mrgolf25

i use a touchless wash and both of my families cars are black. u dont notice it at all

Vince

MsMercedes, you took the words right out of my mouth. The Absorber is the best. Got mine at pepboys. My friend has the water blade, and that's alright too, but we still have to use the absorber.

young

big blue towels on backorder...

btw, pel C, the 2 places you linked look like the same store - just different logos. a search on google has another yahoo store. same thing. did you get it there? all 3 have it on backorder.