Does the absorber work well?

Here is my opinion on it. On other vehicles I will use the absorber but I won't use it on my truck because it is VERY easy to scratch. I prefer the absorber on a vehicles that hasn't been waxed because they really don't sheet water off very well. On my truck I use a microfiber towel. Of course the final rinse is just with the water hose and with a good wax applied most of it sheets off.
 
I have both and had been using the absorber for the past 5 years or so but I am a recent convert to WW MF towels.
 
I would use the absorber to remove most of the water by simply putting the Absorber onto the paint and letting it absorb the water. After doing that to the whole car, then take a WW to the paint and dry off the entire car.
 
joyriiide1113 said:
Absorbers work well, but are risky.



You can get 3 water magnets for 22bucks.



Meguiars Microfiber Towels



All you need is two Waffleweaves MAX. Especially when sheeting water as your final rinse.
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Plus shipping = $33



For that much, you could go to target and get 3 packs of the Vroom drying towels, each pack has two towels, and you might even be able to get a soda and pack of gum while you're at the register.
 
I have quite a few Absorbers and use them on other people's car. Since I had the fact that I have to wring them out and they don't get the paint perfectly dry, I'm all about the Guzzler.



I have a 3/4 ton Dodge and it only takes the medium sized Guzzler to dry the whole thing, it's actually quite amazing. No wringing out or nothing and no streaking. Just perfect, really.



I use the Absorber on my vehicles on the lower panels, front and rear bumpers. Just to play it safe.
 
joshtpa said:
Superbee,

I have never seen s a towel perform this well. The glass towel they have is that good as well.
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I'll have to pick up a few of those, thanks for the info Josh.



They're also selling a two pack of the Dragon Big Blue Towel III for I think it was 27 bucks.



The dragon mf applicators are also the best I've found. VERY high quality.
 
mikebai1990 said:
I would use the absorber to remove most of the water by simply putting the Absorber onto the paint and letting it absorb the water. After doing that to the whole car, then take a WW to the paint and dry off the entire car.
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That is exactly how I do it. I find it best of both worls.
 
I used to use the Absorber, but have since switched to a waffle weave microfiber drying towel for my paint.



I still love the Absorber for wheels though, because no matter how well you clean wheels, whenever you go and wipe them down there's always something still left that will dirty your towels and with the Absorber, I love how well it comes out of the washer clean compared to a microfiber towel, which will usually have a permanent stain. Also since it doesn't lint, I can throw them in with the rest of my microfiber towels on the hot setting.
 
I use to use the absorber pre-autopia days and while at the time I thought it was ok ive found a much better alternative. The best drying towel i've used as far as efficiency, plushness, and longevity would be the extra large Viking microfiber drying towel with silk edges. They are between $10-$12 and are worth every bit of it.
 
Skillz said:
So the absorber wont damage your vehicle or cause swirls on the paint, just so long as the car is completely cleaned?
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That's correct, but it's almost impossible to keep the paint perfectly clean. Thus, you should use the blotting method when using the Absorber, instead of dragging it or wiping it.
 
mikebai1990 said:
That's correct, but it's almost impossible to keep the paint perfectly clean. Thus, you should use the blotting method when using the Absorber, instead of dragging it or wiping it.
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having used absorber i could say that is not so good as it mentioned in some topics here. WW is far better and more gentle to the car finish.
 
im not a fan of the absorber... ill stick to my WW towels... i find its much faster... ill have to try that magnet
 
Skillz said:
So the absorber wont damage your vehicle or cause swirls on the paint, just so long as the car is completely cleaned?
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The abosrber, like many materials, won't do any marring *in and of itself* but any dirt that gets between it and the paint (and it *will* happen) will mar.



I can never get *all* the water off with an Absorber, but then IMO when *any* drying media gets saturated it oughta be swapped out for something dry. Wringing things out only gets them somewhat dry, they'll pick up water, but not *all* the water.



The idea of using an Absorber to get most of the water off (without *moving* the Absorber, just laying it on the paint and letting it soak the water up) and then doing a follow-up with a WW makes a lot of sense.
 
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