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Drying blade - Good or bad?

They are good if you use them lightly and as PART of the drying process.

I have use one for a few years and never scratched the car

Purists will say no - but they are cleaning "geeks"

Yup, same here.

On a freshly washed and rinsed car there isn't any dirt/grit for a soft silicone blade to drag.

Provided it's scrupulously clean before use (same applies to anything used to dry paintwork) they are not as bad as suggested.
 
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Russ, I wouldn't use them on the soft glass of modern cars.

They may not be as bad as ice scrapers but be careful

Erm ... they are softer than windscreen wiper blades - which are often used on a dirty screen!
 
Sorry but if a car is scrupulously clean it was washed by a detailing geek and if they won't use a blade or california duster then I won't either.

Who can hand on heart say that their chamois or towel has come off the car as clean as it was before use?

There are usually a few nooks and crannies that deposit muck onto the drying "implement".
 
Erm ... they are softer than windscreen wiper blades - which are often used on a dirty screen!

Yep, used em before and binned the idea because the profiles of the damned things are too inflexible - imagine trying to blade the bonnet / wing of a CLK for example.

Too big a fag for anything other than large flat panels.
 
Too big a fag for anything other than large flat panels.
That's exactly what I use mine for. To quickly (and lightly) flick most of the water off big flat areas like boot lid, roof, bonnet, and windows. If those still have dirt & grit on after a pre-soak, wash, and rinse then whatever you use to dry is going to scratch.
 
I agree with Bill's (very fair) points about wiper blades etc.

But to be honest, I tried a silicon blade years ago (didn't many people?) and never really found it was worth the effort.

By the time you'd picked it up, made sure it was clean, wiped the only flat areas that it would be useful for (roof/bonnet/boot + glass), I reckon you could have dried these areas with a chamois or drying towel, and wringed it out once or twice before going over them for the second time as need be anyway.

Nice idea for vans/lorries I suppose (large flat areas), but the novelty wore off after a few washes for me.

No idea where it resides today, I don't think I've seen it for a couple of years!

All obviously just personal opinion and down to a choice :)

Will
 
That's exactly what I use mine for. To quickly (and lightly) flick most of the water off big flat areas like boot lid, roof, bonnet, and windows. If those still have dirt & grit on after a pre-soak, wash, and rinse then whatever you use to dry is going to scratch.

Me to.
 
I have a Turtle Wax silicone blade - I use to lightly flick water off most of the car and windows, then use an absorbent MF cloth of wipe away the remaining water.

I very rarely dry my car though, I almost always apply Turtle Wax High Gloss wax to the car when wet, let it dry and buff off.
 
When I wash my car, I usually use vinegar or window cleaner to clean the blades
 
+1

Wash/dry the car, and then clean the glass with window cleaner, then use the cloth (soft blue paper towel) from the windows to wipe the headlights etc and the wiper blades.

Will
 
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