Mr Clean Autodry?

[94yotarunner]

Any reviews or opinions on this?

Obviously this isn't meant to be a serious wash, but it might be good just to do on a biweekly basis. Any reviews?

 

[momo.75]

I haven't used it personally, but from what I have heard, it does ok on lighter colored vehicles that don't show water spots. From a demonstration I saw, it was like watching a Snake Oil Salesman. I would save your money.

 

[dcampen]

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3112&highlight=Autodry

 

[cmachado]

I'm not sure how to rate my water in terms of "hardness." I live in New York City and have been using the Mr. Clean product for over a month now. I've probably washed the truck about 5 times so far and can't complain. It does exactly what it says. Leaves your car shiny and spot free. I have not noticed the sediments that others have, nor the streaking...but then again, I have a Titanium colored T4R.

The only negative I can say is that it would take me less time to actually dry the car up with Chamois than to let it sit and dry. I've done both and gotten same good results.

Just so you know, I'm a car detailing freak when it comes to my cars. I did not buy this product for the sake of being lazy.

My full detailing routine includes a wash, polish, glazing, waxing, wheel cleaner, tire dressing, interior detailing and rain x. I figured the Mr. Clean system would help me save some time when I wash in between full-blown detailing sesssions. And it does. Sometimes, I simply drive off with the car all wet and it still dries spot free. The only thing that needs attention are the windows, which I like to address separately anyway.

 

[d3cypher]

Great info to know.. I've eyed that thing so much lately.. It takes me 2 hours to wash my RAM and 1 hour to wash my wife's Runner. But I'm anal about washing and drying my cars.. The Runner is fine with the color we have, my black truck hold water spots bad, so that's why I've looked at it.. I think I'll get it now.

Thanks!

-john

 

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Any reviews or opinions on this?

Obviously this isn't meant to be a serious wash, but it might be good just to do on a biweekly basis. Any reviews?

Mr. Clean Auto-dry is P.O.S. Do not waste your money on it. It took only 3 washes for me to render filter useless and soap empty.

 

[dcampen]

It took only 3 washes for me to render filter useless and soap empty.

And this is why you call it a POS? What did you expect?

 

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I expect it to wash my car on its own, get the newspaper and bark. : For $7 filter and $8 soap refill, i'll get the bucket out and spend saved $15 on dog treats every month

 

[86runner-sas]

i was a sucker and bought the starter kit....woops! its doesnt work worth a dam! plus its a pain because u have nowhere to put your mit! im back to the old fashion bucket and water!

 

[cmachado]

wow, what on earth does it take to please human expectations these days? It only last 3 washes? Yep. Says so right on the filter label "lasts 3 washes." That's for the filter that comes with the kit. The retail version last 10.

But that's besides the point. I've now been using this product since I bought my truck in June '05. I did a full detail on my T4R yesterday (spent 5 hours outside washing, polishing & waxing) and still got great results from Mr. Clean. No waterspots whatsoever and very clean paint. After polishing and waxing the car looks absolutely amazing. Especially when you consider that my truck is titanium colored and doesn't reflect shine and gloss as well as darker colors.

The only thing I'll say is that if you want to use Mr. Cleas as intended (letting it dry on its own), you really have to work under some sun, preferably early morning or late afternoon. I find myself drying up the car with a towel so I can move on to the next step faster. But, there have a been a few times when I've washed the entire truck in about 20 minutes an simply driven off to run errands. When all dry, the car was still spotless.

 

[kglueck]

I've now been using this product since I bought my truck in June '05.

Dude! Can I borrow your time machine??

Kev

 

[86runner-sas]

well im glad it worked great for u. i want to kick myself in the junk for the $15 i spent!

 

[cmachado]

oops....I meant '04, of course. As for the Mr. Clean autodry...I would assume that water hardness might have something to do with the poor results some are getting. Then again, it makes you wonder if the filter is doing it's job in the first place.

Anyway, I'm sorry it didn't work out for some. I am only going to be using this when I need to do a quick 20 minute wash. I'm too impatient to let it dry on its own, so I am defeating the purpose of the device. But, for those times when I literally only have a few minutes, this thing will come in handy.

 

[kglueck]

oops....I meant '04, of course.

DOH! My dreams are shattered!!! :biggrin2:

 

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What's with the rinse pressure? Some dogs generate more force washing light pole. Anyways my Mr. Clean sits around the trash can. If anyone wants it it's free, better yet i'll pay $1 to somebody who will burn it.

 

[dcampen]

What's with the rinse pressure? Some dogs generate more force washing light pole.

RTFM. The point is that when you rinse you are supposed to leave behind enough of the "soap" so that the water doesn't bead but continues to sheet then you rinse with the deionized water.

I used this system yesterday to wash my truck midday when the place where I wash was in full sun. I washed with regular bucket, sponge and Turtle Wax car wash and rinsed thoroughly. Then I put down soap from the Mr Clean system, rinsed lightly leaving enough Mr. Clean soap so that the water was sheeting, followed with the deionized water spray from the Mr. Clean system and then finished drying with a chamois. The truck had less water on it and was faster to dry than if I hadn't used the Mr. Clean system and the water that did dry on the truck was deionized. In this way I managed to wash the truck in the midday sun without getting any water spots.

 

[Cliff s]

I bought one of the Mr. Cleans, it does seem to work. I used soft water from
my water softner. One thing I found was that you have to be very careful and
rinse thoroughly from top to bottom. I was a little disappointed when the soap
only lasted one wash. It did get the T4R clean though. The rinse did come out spot free.

Now to fix up the paint defects. Had a scratch fixed by a body shop and they did
a really poor job, over spray, dirt in the clear coat, plus they added a few extra
small scratches.

Cliff s