Mr. Cleans Autodry

Hey whats up everyone. Have any of you heard of Mr. Cleans Autodry carwash package. It comes with a spray gun with 3 different spray modes: rinse, soap, and dry. The rinse cycle releases a pretty strong stream of water to give the car a good rinse, the soap dispenses soap loaded into the gun, and the dry cycle releases filtered drying water so you dont have to use a towel or camosol to dry the car. It's really convienient. I've used it ever since I've bought the E and it saves me so much time on carwashes. Car washes usually take me about 10-15 minutes now. It's so fun to wash it too. Have anyone else used this product? Please comment.

Hey whats up everyone. Have any of you heard of Mr. Cleans Autodry carwash package. It comes with a spray gun with 3 different spray modes: rinse, soap, and dry. The rinse cycle releases a pretty strong stream of water to give the car a good rinse, the soap dispenses soap loaded into the gun, and the dry cycle releases filtered drying water so you dont have to use a towel or camosol to dry the car. It's really convienient. I've used it ever since I've bought the E and it saves me so much time on carwashes. Car washes usually take me about 10-15 minutes now. It's so fun to wash it too. Have anyone else used this product? Please comment.

Never heard of it. Where did you get it and how much?

I've used it and thought it worked really well although I thought it a little pricey to replace the soap and the filters. I made the mistake of leaving mine in the garage over the winter and it froze. Must have broken something inside, because now the on/off button doesn't work and the whole unit leaks.

You can find them at most auto parts places like Pep Boys or Autozone.

I like to take my time and go a little more in depth in detailing my ride, but the filter feature of that product would be nice to have.

LOL, Rube Rube Rube...its been around for over 3 years :) :wink:

To the OP, try these threads out:
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5538&highlight=clean+autodry
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8874&highlight=clean+autodry
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16356&highlight=clean+autodry
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15432&highlight=clean+autodry
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17823&highlight=clean+autodry


Never heard of it. Where did you get it and how much?

LOL, Rube Rube Rube...its been around for over 3 years :) :wink:

To the OP, try these threads out:
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5538&highlight=clean+autodry
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8874&highlight=clean+autodry
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16356&highlight=clean+autodry
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15432&highlight=clean+autodry
http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17823&highlight=clean+autodry

Lancers saves the day again!

On our local TV Station they test products and give reviews.
They reviewed this MR. Clean Auto Wash thingy and said it did very well -- showed them using it and the results too.

At our local Schucks Auto Supply they have it on sale for $9.99 for the kit..........there's a mail-in rebate for the $10 refund.

I didn't get one though so don't know the prices of refills.

(Don't know when the sale ends).

I use it and am very pleased. I like the detergent and how it cleans. I have used it on seriously dirty and sappy cars and it cuts through bugs, bird crap, sap and other grime really well. Better and quicker than dragging a bucket around which usually ends up that you are washing the car with dirty water. With Mr. Clean, you are always cleaning with clean water and soap.

I am not a big fan though of the de-ionized, filtered mist. I found that it is very weak and takes more time to flush away all the regular water than using a towel to hand dry. I use an Absorber, to dry the car. It is like a thin sponge in the form of a drying towel that will soak up the water from the surface. That way, I know I get a spot free car.

Had it and returned it. If you are just doing quick washes, it might be ok. If you do any in depth cleaning, I find I can do the actual washing faster with a bucket and mitt.

Had it and returned it. If you are just doing quick washes, it might be ok. If you do any in depth cleaning, I find I can do the actual washing faster with a bucket and mitt.

a car washing part should always be a quick and fast process, with the waxing and polishing details taking up more time. If you're gonna spend lots of time washing a car and spending the same amount of time detailing it, then thats kinda redundant and not efficient, right?

a car washing part should always be a quick and fast process, with the waxing and polishing details taking up more time. If you're gonna spend lots of time washing a car and spending the same amount of time detailing it, then thats kinda redundant and not efficient, right?

Not quite. I guess you need to know my expectations from the two types of washes. A quick wash is to get rid of dust and dirt that is fairly loosely bonded. (After a rain or drive down a dusty road.) The Autodry system can handle that. My more indepth wash is to take off everything, which the Autodry just can't handle anywhere as well as I can with a mitt and bucket. This means if I use the Autodry in my indepth workflow, I have a lot more claybar work to do than I would with a quick and simple scrub down with the mitt.

Not quite. I guess you need to know my expectations from the two types of washes. A quick wash is to get rid of dust and dirt that is fairly loosely bonded. (After a rain or drive down a dusty road.) The Autodry system can handle that. My more indepth wash is to take off everything, which the Autodry just can't handle anywhere as well as I can with a mitt and bucket. This means if I use the Autodry in my indepth workflow, I have a lot more claybar work to do than I would with a quick and simple scrub down with the mitt.


I hear things a lot that make me wonder if people follow the instructions.
I just feel that those who don't get the proper results from things, such as Mr. Clean Auto Dry may not be fully following the instructions or, in your case, you didn't specify clearly whether you did or not. So, if I am wrong, I do apologize.

The point that I am getting at, for the benefit of those who might consider using the system, is that it is no substitute for the use of a sponge or cleaning rag or mitt and changing your rag or rinsing it frequently. Don't expect it to just dissolve all the dirt and rinse it free. The only real benefit, I notice, is that it delivers a clean source of water and soap when cleaning my car. No bucket full of water that eventually gets dirty, knocked over by the hose... , and walking back and forth or draging it behind me. The bucket, that is. The instructions do say to spray the car with water and soap and do small managable sections at a time. Spray, wipe and scrub as you would otherwise and then spray to rinse before moving to the next section.

If the gripe is that the Mr. Clean Soap isn't that good, than that might be a different discussion. I don't feel that way though as that hasn't been my experience. But then, I am not that particular about my car. I have never taken a claybar to my Element and havn't felt the need to. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I am very satisfied with the looks of the SOP when it is clean and waxed or polished with the Klasse All In One and Sealant Glaze. I have used Mr Clean on cars that had sat in the driveway for months without a wash. Caked with bird crap, road salt, tree sap etc. It may have taken 2 full rounds of cleaning the car but it took everything off. Except for canvas tops. Tree Sap is murder on them.

One situation was a the car that I had before the Element. I kept it for almost a year after I got my E and it got driven very little. Washed even less. Before selling it, I had to clean about 8 months of grime off of it. Contrary to the instructions, I wetted down the whole car and sprayed it with soap. I wiped over the whole car and let it all sit while I went back to the beginning. Then, I started back where I started and went section by section. The Mr. Clean Soap, while sitting, had softened all the grime so that it came off with a fairly normal washing. Again though, there was no substitute for wipeing and scrubbing some. Also, giving attention to seams and edges of panels to get the stuff from in between. Still, I think it took about half the time as it would have otherwise if I was using a bucket and a sponge.

Then, there is the issue of the spot free rinse. To get the spot free rinse, you need to switch to the de-ionized filtered setting and rinse free all regular wash water. That is where my gripe is as that filtered rinse is not very intense and takes longer to rinse the car than hand drying it. To me, it is a matter of efficiency.

The purpose of the system, or attraction is, that it save time and effort and adds efficiency to the job. To me, hand drying does that but I feel that having a gun that I can dispense clean water and soap, at will, speeds along and makes the job more productive. I just roll up the hose and put the gun away. No bucket to dump, rinse out etc. Just my thoughts on the subject.