Shamwow For Drying Floor Mats?

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shadow85

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Shamwow is prob a no no on paint. So I was wondering, what about drying floor mats? So I was thinking, spray cleaner on the mats and blast with water. Maybe agitate, and then use shamwow to suck dry the water. Anyone know if shamwow is absorbant enough for this to work?
 
im sure it is, or you can spray and wash the mats then hang dry them, or throw them in the sun...shamwow is absorbent and will work...
 
shadow85 said:
Shamwow is prob a no no on paint. So I was wondering, what about drying floor mats? So I was thinking, spray cleaner on the mats and blast with water. Maybe agitate, and then use shamwow to suck dry the water. Anyone know if shamwow is absorbant enough for this to work?
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Although I have never tried it, why would it be a problem on paint. It is probably just made from a PVA material like other synthetic chamois which work quite well. PVA is a very soft man made material.
 
brwill2005 said:
Although I have never tried it, why would it be a problem on paint. It is probably just made from a PVA material like other synthetic chamois which work quite well. PVA is a very soft man made material.
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It's a rough fiber material and not the PVA stuff.
 
Twista616 said:
im sure it is, or you can spray and wash the mats then hang dry them, or throw them in the sun...shamwow is absorbent and will work...
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I have never washed my mats before so I dont know how long it will take to air dry (and I live in NYC where it prob wont get hot anytime soon). So I was just thinking maybe this will acelerate the drying time. Is the absorber as absorbant as the shamwow? Probably cost more but can get in stores easier.
 
Do you have a wet and dry vac? If not I'd just soak up the water with a regular towel and save your self some money. Also turning on the floor heater helps a ton as well.
 
I've found the ShamWows to be crap, be it in the kitchen or anywhere else. They are no more absorbent than a cotton towel. Don't waste your time.
 
Danase said:
Do you have a wet and dry vac? If not I'd just soak up the water with a regular towel and save your self some money. Also turning on the floor heater helps a ton as well.
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No wet dry vac but I got heat ;)



I wonder if the absorber is more absorbant that regular cotton. I dont mine paying for something that will do the job better.



Looks like shamwow is a gamble. Some batch work nicely, and some just are crap and lint.
 
I agree with above. I have found that the shamWOW products are just a waste of money. A good dry cotton towel washed and dryed WITHOUT fabric softener is the most obsorbent, cheapest, method of doing what you want to do.
 
please dont touch your paint with these things. Got some for x-mas and they are used for kitchen and bathroom duty only. Even though they might work fine for blotting out stains. Some carpet cleaner want you to just blot at the stains
 
I don't have the ShamWow product, but I have what I believe to be a very similar product. They are far from cr@p. The perform as advertised. They suck up liquids. And they do it better than any MF or cotton terry toweling that I have. Unlike terry towels which are useless for absorbing after they have reached their saturation point, you can wring these out and they keep on going.



It is true that they are not a PVA material, they are of viscose construction. They are far from rough. They adeptly serve a variety of duties in and around the house. Another unique use I found while I was involved in Scouting, put a hole in the corner, install a shower curtain ring and attach to your pack. Makes a great camp shower towel. Hand wring it dry, clip it to your pack and it is dry and ready the next evening. Unfortunately, someone figured this out and now you can buy these at places like REI, but mine cost considerably less and is larger.
 
I would not use them on paint either, i guess if i had to i would use the blotting method to try and avoid scratches/
 
fergnation said:
please dont touch your paint with these things. Got some for x-mas and they are used for kitchen and bathroom duty only.
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I will agree. I use them to clean around the house, for the really dirty crap I don't want to ruin my microfibers on. I only have them cause I got about 15 of them for $4 at a car show. They also start to smell after a while.
 
critical_level2 said:
I will agree. I use them to clean around the house, for the really dirty crap I don't want to ruin my microfibers on. I only have them cause I got about 15 of them for $4 at a car show. They also start to smell after a while.
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I can't remember any of mine smelling, but pop them in the washer. That should resolve that issue.
 
critical_level2 said:
I will agree. I use them to clean around the house, for the really dirty crap I don't want to ruin my microfibers on. I only have them cause I got about 15 of them for $4 at a car show. They also start to smell after a while.
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I got mine for the about the same price at the state fair in Dallas, TX a couple years ago. I wouldn't use them on paint, but wow, they do absorb like you wouldn't believe. I just throw them in the washer and they're fine, no smell afterwards.
 
There is a product called The Absorber that will run circles around SW . I think Walmart still carries them. But use a thick microfiber for drying after a wash.
 
For getting excess water out of your mat (If saturated) use the rubber part of a squeegee to squeegee it out. For blotting, I agree with Mr.Clean. The cloths do work at absorbing liquids out of carpet. I've used one (Not the ShamWow, but that type of cloth) on fresh spills on carpet and it worked well. The trick, of course is to be sure you have wet the cloth thoroughly and then wrung it out before you try to soak up liquids from the carpet.
 
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