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Originally Posted by Coralyn
Ok great! Wow looks like everyone likes Adams! Their towels are so expensive but I imagine it's worth it. Do you dry with the regular microfiber or get a waffle weave one? Microfiber wash mitt or towels for washing? And if you clay how often do you do it - is it something I shoukd do regularly? There are "clay" towels & sponges now too - is that a better option?
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Originally Posted by Coralyn
Ok great! This is fabulous and I thank all of you!
Anyone use a California Duster on a daily basis to "dust" the daily pollen & dirt? Is is worth it, does it work, does it just cause more of a mess?
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When I have the ability, I use an electric leaf blower (cheap one from Sears I believe it was $20) to get the bulk of the water off after the final rinse. Then I spray a little bit of detail spray as I go and remove the rest with the Adams Great White Drying Towel. In other words, waffle weave, yes, but a big one.
For the wash, I use the Adams synthetic wool wash pad. I had a microfiber mitt thing I used for the lower sections like rockers and such but I just ordered a new Adams wash pad so I'll have two. Generally best to keep the lower bits of the car to a separate mitt/pad as that's where the dirt tends to be.
I just got the car so no clay yet (and I think they clayed it at the dealership anyway, prior to sealant) but typically, I would clay at least once, if not twice a year when I would do a full polish job, so no, not something you need to do frequently unless you just really want to. I've heard of the clay towels but I'd rather stick to the classic approach.
Also, I do own a California Duster and can attest to the fact that it works as advertised and you do, in fact, never need to clean it (and shouldn't, because it has built in oils to attract dust). I haven't used it on the new car yet but used it all the time on the old one. Great for shows to keep the dust at bay after you've detailed.