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The case for the Absorber.
I have used one for a few years, and I have never seen a problem. I've never marred the paint, or scratched the paint. I do have a CG drying towel which i use on some cars, but the I use the Absorber the majority of the time. I don't get the hate on it!
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Re: The case for the Absorber.
I have one but never liked how "grabby" it was when getting residual water, which could potentially mar the paint. It does soak up a lot of water but I've retired it from the car in place of some Cobra Guzzlers.
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Re: The case for the Absorber.
Originally Posted by andy2485
I don't get the hate on it!
Most often: I don't either.
Bob
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."
~Joaquin de Setanti
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Re: The case for the Absorber.
It would probably be pretty safe if you used it blotting instead of wiping huh?
"Dirt likes detergent so much better than the surface that it's attached to, it'll leave that surface to go hang out with the soap"... aim4squirrels
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Re: The case for the Absorber.
I've used one for a very long time and not had issues with marring either. I have both a dark colored Toyota with soft paint and a black car.
When properly pre-wetted, I've not found it to be grabby at all.
Now that mine is so old, I have noticed it isn't absorbing water all that well and it's fraying along the edges. I'm looking to replace it with a MF drying towel only because I'm looking to use a drying aid and I don't see that working well with the Absorber Material.
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Re: The case for the Absorber.
blow a little sand on the surface, then wipe. It is indeed grippy and has no nap to move dirt/sand up and away from the surface. Its not a bad product, but likely better choices exist.
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Re: The case for the Absorber.
Just like a chamois they are great "Absorbers"........but they have no ability to lift dirt or dust that may be on the surface like a MF towel would.
If by some chance you missed a spot in the wash process you would be grinding that dirt into the paint rather than picking it up safely into the "Fibers" and carrying the particulates safely off the surface.
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Re: The case for the Absorber.
It's not so much that the "Absorber" would scratch on it's own, it's what could potentially be under the "Absorber" as it travels across the surface of the paint that could scratch.
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Re: The case for the Absorber.
I have two and used them until I found AG. They were always quite streaky for me.
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Re: The case for the Absorber.
I've always owned at least one convertible, and back in the day I used to use the absorber. After a few uses, they always left little specks of rubber from the towel on my roof.
Dunno.... It's too much like drying your car with a clay towel.
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