I have seen these water squeegees for sale with that advertise "they do not scratch your finish". Has anyone used these after they wash their truck and do they live up the what they say? I have some reservations about squeegees and although they get the water off, I feel that they may leave scratches if they pick up some dirt. Anyone agree?

 

I've got a california water blade and i love it. no scratches.

 

I've got a water blade too and I haven't noticed it causing any scratches.

Bob

 

A good friend of mine bought the California brand "water blade"...and after a few uses, he did notice some scratches from it on his BLACK finish (F-150).

 

I use a California Water Blade on my black '00...no scratches from the blade...

 

Cali water blade is the only one i'd trust. especially with black. you look at black paint the wrong way and you'll get swirls

Anyway, i've got a cali blade, didnt notice any scratches from it, although i only use it when its not windy out so i know no crap is gonna blow up onto the truck and get drug across the paint. Also, a good tip is wipe the blade with a cloth after EVERY pass you make. that way if there is a piece of dirt that gets on there, you won't keep dragging it across the paint and not notice until its too late

works awsome though, good way to quickly dry the truck when its sunny out

 

get one

 

Cali water blade rocks. My mom recommended it after she used it on her black Navigator and silver MR2. Brother uses it on his dark green RX-7. No scratches on any of them.

 

I bought the Cali water blade and it does a great job. I usually use a cotton towel to "back it up", as it is hard to get over ridges, curves, etc. I have not seen any scratches and have used it for 2 years.

 

Time to go against the consensus...

I have one and hate it. Not because of scratches but because of the 'grabbing' effect that it occasionally has... what I mean is that you'll be dragging it across the surface and, unless you have a death grip on it, it'll 'grab' the paint and jump out of your hand thus scratching your paint.

I never use it.


RP

 

maybe you need to get one of those hand exercisers

 

I know what you are talking about, and the only time i ever had trouble with that, is if there's only a little bit of water on the truck to begin with. whenever i use the cali blade, i ALWAYS spray down the truck again so it beads up like crazy instead of getting it to sheet off. sounds kinda crazy to get as much water possible on the truck before drying it off, but it makes a huge difference. probably not a good idea to use the cali blade if there's only a little bit of water on your truck anyway. the more water on the truck, the more lube for the blade...


o yeah, also, i'm suprised nobody said anything about how it doesn't go around curves very well. I had this problem at 1st also, but after using it a few times, it breaks in, and can conform around the curves a whole lot better now.

 

Yeah, I suppose I should try that... I'll look into it and maybe pull it out of my detailing stash next wash...

 

I am with RockPick (oh God) I don't use a water blade, only 100% cotton towels. I am already a buffer wuss so I am not about to "drag" something across the paint...

 

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RP