Customer Reviews:
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 Extremely versatile October 24, 2008
Brandon Solomon (N. Va, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Other than drying your car, this cloth has many other uses. It can be used on countertops, on your dog after a bath or as a bath towel in itself.
I remember swim team kids having chamois in Korea that they used to dry off with and this cloth does an excellent job of that. The pool, the beach or as a sweat rag, this chamois can handle anything. I take mine whenever I travel and use it as a bath towel and I never have to worry about how sanitary towels are.
When it gets too dirty, all you have to do is throw it in the washing machine and all the dirt gets cleaned off. Remembering to store it wet and in its' tube goes a long way toward having it ready to use.
One more thing, no matter what it says, it can indeed get moldy. No matter what, DO NOT store this in a dark place. First the smell arrives, then the spots and before you know it, you have an absorber that has mildew damage and while it still works, it wont last as long.
Overall, this is a great product and I will continue to buy them til they are no longer in production.
The Absorber is GREAT October 20, 2008
M. Wade
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this Absorber for each of my adult children's stockings for Christmas and they are great. My husband is a "REAL Chamois" fan and he used my daughter's Absorber one day and was sold. So I had to get him his own!
The best to dry your car October 14, 2008
Jason Voakes (Cincinnati, Ohio)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have used many products to dry my cars over the years, this is the best. I even bought a cheaper product that looked the same to relace my first Absorber, a mistake. I ended up buying another Absorder. I should note my first one still worked fine, it was just looking old after a few years of use. I give The Abdsorber an A+ nothing works better.
Absorber Chamois work for me September 8, 2008
John E. Kearns
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I use the Absorber Chamois on my classic car, my boat, my truck and my daily driver. The latest use is for drying out my shower at home. Great product! In particular I like the ability to store the chamois in the container still damp without getting mildew. When the chamois get dirty I simply dump them in the wash machine and run through a regular wash cycle.
My wife is insane about this thing. September 3, 2008
John P. Thiel (Astoria, Queens, New York City)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
My wife was extremely pleased to find that this item is Made in Japan--both because she takes it as a sign of quality and because she's Made in Japan herself.
We're also familiar with this kind of product in Japan, where it's called a "gum towel."
I bought two actually, one for her and one for me to use on my bicycles--thinking it would be something like a super absorbant chamois rather than a gum towel. It's certainly super absorbant, but doesn't have the chamois quality I would need to, say, polish my bike frames. That is to say it's more sticky than soft, more like a piece of foam rubber or neoprene than a cloth.
So if I just hosed down the bike while cleaning and wanted to get on with the next steps of polishing and relubing, this towel is a great way to dry the bike when it's neither hot nor dry enough of a day for the bike to dry out on it's own in a fair amount of time.
It really draws the water out too, from every knook and cranny, so no need to use DW-40 before lubing my nice clean parts.
My wife uses ours for everything from picking up spills to quickly drying wet clothing that can't go in the dryer. If you wash a sweater for example, it's best to roll it up in the Absorber before laying it out to dry, as this will cut your drying time to at least half and make it less of a hazard that the sweater will get out of shape.
We use my far more grungy one as you might use a wet vac. It actually does a better job than a wet vac though.
Add that I've used several gum towels in Japan, mostly for swimming, and this is by far the thickest one I've used--therefore more absorbant. And at 27" x 17" it's big enough to be used as a bath towel without having to ring it out over and over again.
BOTTOM LINE:
I recommend this particular make and model over others simply based on the large size and the thickness of the towel.
Don't expect to use this to polish or dust, as the texture of the towel is far too sticky for that.
I initially searched for the Sham-Wow on Amazon because I had seen it on TV, and still would like to try it out because it seems like it might be more chamois like--where you could wipe and polish with it.
Overall, we're thrilled with the quality, size, and how well this item works. Absolutely 5 stars.
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