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 enlarge | Brand: Mr. Clean
Category: Automotive Parts And Accessories
List Price: $59.90
Buy New: $39.93
You Save: $19.97 (33%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 406
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
MPN: MC-AK
Model: MC-AK
UPC: 037000011460
EAN: 0037000011460
ASIN: B0009V6U3Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Mr. Clean Autodry system July 28, 2007
I was pleasantly suprised by the performance of this unit. I have extremely hard water and I had no water spots on my car after washing. It makes washing your car a much quicker adventure. No buckets!
Try it.
Save 20 bucks and buy the non-pro version June 25, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
The pro version only adds a more powerful jet spray more, a wash mitt, a case, and a quick hose disconnect in addition to what is offered in the base starter kit. If these extras are worth 20 bucks to you, buy the pro version otherwise save the money and buy the base kit.
Who should buy the Mr. Clean AutoDry system? Someone who has hard water at the hose and who doesn't like to hand dry. The product works great, and as advertised. It is best to use it with a hose quick disconnect so it is easier to maneuver, or you will find yourself untwisting it occasionally.
The first step is to hose down the vehicle with the pass through jet of the AutoDry system. Wet the entire vehicle then fill a wash bucket with water and wet your mitt. I use a wash bucket in order to keep the mitt clean, even though you don't have to. Then switch to soap mode and add a little to the bucket and soap down the area you want to wash.
Turn the unit off and then scrub the area with the mitt, constantly dipping the mitt in the water bucket to get rid of debris. Put the AutoDry back to pass through mode and rinse the area you scrubbed. Move onto the next area, always keeping the entire car slightly wet, don't let the water dry anywhere on the car.
Once the entire car is scrubbed and rinsed, switch to the filtered mode. Start with the roof of the car and work your way down the hood, then down the sides, and down the back. Just be sure to wet each area for at least a little bit, and if there are beaded areas of water, go over them a couple extra times. It is very low water pressure, but it doesn't take much. The low pressure is caused by the filter restricting flow (this is normal). Once the entire car has been rinsed with the low pressure wash your car will dry spot free, even if you have very hard water like I have (expect shorter filter life with hard water).
The system works out to be less than a dollar a wash, much less than going to any automated or self car wash, and it takes a lot less time than drying by hand (all other steps are equal length), with as good of results. I like to stick my car in the garage by a floor fan (or outside in a breeze) to make sure the car drys quickly and completely. I washed a dark blue car and had no spots, I can't say the same when I use the Chamois because my water is so hard. Great product and worth every penny (buy the cheaper $20 kit if you don't need the extras). I will buy another when this one breaks.
 Produces Water Streaks instead of spots May 16, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The cheap plastic water hose coupling that comes with this product failed after about 20 washes.
The soap compartment leaks between washes. The only way I can prevent a puddle of soap from leaking onto the shelf is to empty the soap before storing the product.
Rinsing the car with the filter turned on takes a long time since the filter reduces the amount of water coming out of the gun dramatically.
It is 3 or 4 times quicker to use a drying cloth instead of the filtered water.
I use this product to wash a black Mustang. Black does not forgive water spots or streaks.
The water filters included in this kit say they are good for 3 washes. The replacement filters from Mr Clean say they are good for 10 washes. The filters that say 3 washes did not leave any water marks on my car. The filters that say 10 washes leave water streaks everywhere. If I could buy more of the original filters, I could overlook the other problems with this product.
Sure beats shammying April 18, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought one of these when they first came out, because we have very hard water and I HATE shammying my car. The soap doesn't foam up like it would if you were bucket-washing, but it gets the car just as clean. I sort of like that it doesn't have a trigger device, as it avoids accidentally spraying the vehicle when you don't want to. Another plus is you don't have to wash your car with a bucket full of dirty water. The super-fast jet spray setting is not that useful for me, but I'm sure you off-roaders would appreciate it. I don't agree with the reviewer who said it causes more water spots. I don't think they used it right. If you wash your car pretty often, this kit comes recommended.
LOVE IT! January 2, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'm a female senior citizen. I live on a 1 1/2 mile dirt road and commute 40 miles to another rural community (without a car wash)daily. I really like a clean car. In the past I would have the car washed on the rare occasions that I went to the big city. Or wash it at home and deal with the mud underneath the car, etc. It also snows here and there are times I can't wash the car. This unit is unbelievable! I love it. NO water spots and it's easy to use. There was a little leakage from the unit, however it's probably just an old woman not able to tighten enough. I highly recommend this. I washed two cars in 25 minutes.
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